{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-I/part-1/division-I/division-I.2/division-I.2.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1554",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1554 of 11 September 2015 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods (notified under document C(2015) 6188) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554",
  "path": "annex/I/part/1/division/I/division/I.2/division/I.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "I.2.1",
  "heading": "Surveillance programmes:",
  "text": "(a)a constituent GB territory, zone or compartment that has Category III health status as referred to in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2006/88/EC with regard to VHS or IHN or both, may achieve Category I health status with regard to those listed diseases provided that all farms keeping susceptible species ... within that constituent GB territory, zone or compartment comply with the requirements laid down in Annex V to that Directive and all those farms and, when required by the second paragraph of point 2 of Part I of Annex V thereto, sampling points in wild populations selected in accordance with that Part, have been subject to one of the following surveillance programmes:\n(i)model A — 2-year surveillance programme:\nThe farms or sampling points must have been subject to health inspections and sampled for a minimum period of two consecutive years as laid down in Table 1.A set out in Section II.\nDuring that 2-year period, the testing of all samples using the diagnostic methods set out in point II.2 must have produced negative results for either VHS or IHN or both, and any suspicion of either VHS or IHN or both must have been ruled out in accordance with the sampling and diagnostic methods set out in point II.3;\n(ii)model B — 4-year surveillance programme with reduced sample size:\nThe farms or sampling points must have been subject to health inspections and sampled for a minimum period of four consecutive years as laid down in Table 1.B set out in Section II.\nDuring that 4-year period, the testing of all samples using the diagnostic methods set out in point II.2 must have produced negative results for either VHS or IHN or both and any suspicion of either VHS or IHN or both must have been ruled out in accordance with the sampling and diagnostic methods set out in point II.3;\n(b)if during the implementation of the surveillance programme referred to in point (a), infection with either VHS or IHN or both is confirmed in a farm included in that surveillance programme, and therefore the farm's Category II health status has been withdrawn, that farm may immediately regain its Category II health status and continue the implementation of the surveillance programme to obtain disease-free status without implementing an eradication programme as set out in point I.2.2 provided that the farm complies with the following conditions:\n(i)it is a continental farm whose health status regarding either VHS or IHN or both is independent of the health status of aquatic animal populations in the surrounding natural waters as regards those listed diseases in accordance with point 3 of Part II of Annex V to Directive 2006/88/EC;\n(ii)it is emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed; the duration of the fallowing period shall be at least 6 weeks;\n(iii)it has been restocked with fish from—\n(aa)a constituent GB territory, zone or compartment with a Category 1 health status with regard to either VHS or IHN or both;\n(bb)any part of Northern Ireland which has Category 1 health status, within the meaning of Part A of Annex 3 to the EU Directive, in respect of either or both of those diseases;\n(cc)the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a third country, where the appropriate authority has consented to the restocking.\n(c)For the purposes of point (b)(iii)(cc), consent may only be given if the appropriate authority is satisfied that the disease risk posed by fish from that source is no greater than if they were from a source which would satisfy point (b)(iii)(aa).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 1 Pt. 1 para. I.2.1(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 11(12)(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 1 omitted (15.8.2022) by virtue of The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/835), regs. 1(2), 6(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Annex 1 Pt. 1 para. I.2.1(b)(iii) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 11(12)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Annex 1 Pt. 1 para. I.2.1(c) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 11(12)(b)(iii)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:14.330569+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}