Division I.2.2.2 Requirements for regaining disease-free status for continental compartments comprising one single farm previously being declared free of either IHN or VHS or both

A continental compartment comprising one single farm previously declared free of either VHS or IHN or both of those listed diseases, whose health status with regard to those listed diseases is independent of the surrounding natural waters in accordance with point 3 of Part II of Annex V to Directive 2006/88/EC, and whose Category I health status has been withdrawn in accordance with F1Article 2d(3) of Commission Decision 2009/177/EC, may regain Category I health status immediately after the competent authority has confirmed that the following conditions have been complied with:

1. (a)

   the officially confirmed infected farm with either VHS or IHN or both must have been emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed; the duration of the fallowing period must be at least 6 weeks;

2. (b)

   the officially confirmed infected farm with either VHS or IHN or both has been restocked with fish F2from—

   1. (i)

      a constituent GB territory, zone or compartment with a Category 1 health status with regard to KHVD;

   2. (ii)

      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 KHVD;

   3. (iii)

      the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a third country, where the appropriate authority has consented to the restocking.

3. (c)

   F3For the purposes of point (b)(iii), consent may only be given if the appropriate authority is satisfied that the disease risk posed by the fish from that source is no greater than if they were from a source which would satisfy point (b)(i).