Division I.2.2.2 Requirements for regaining disease free status for continental compartments comprising one single farm previously declared free of KHVD

A continental compartment comprising one single farm that has Category I health status with regard to KHVD, whose health status with regard to KHVD 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waters in accordance with point 3 of Part II of Annex V to Directive 2006/88/EC, and whose Category I status has been withdrawn in accordance with F1Article 2d(3) of Commission Decision 2009/177/EC, may regain Category I health status with regard to KHVD immediately after the competent authority has confirmed that it has complied with the following conditions:

1. (a)

   it has been emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed; the duration of the fallowing period must have been be at least 6 weeks;

2. (b)

   it 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).