Division I.3 Minimum control measures for the maintenance of Category I status with regard to ISA

United Kingdom

When targeted surveillance is required to maintain Category I health status, as provided for in F1Article 2c of Commission Decision 2009/177/EC, all farms keeping susceptible species F2... F3.. within the constituent GB territory, zone or compartment concerned shall be subject to health inspections and sampled in accordance with Table 3.B^f1 set out in Section II of this Part, taking into account the risk level of the farm for the contraction of ISA.

When determining the health inspection frequency for category I health status with regard to ISA for compartments which are placed in continental areas and where the health status with regard to ISA is dependent of the health status of surrounding natural waters that are housing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), the risk for the contraction of ISA shall be regarded as high.

Disease-free status with regard to ISA may only be maintained as long as all samples tested using the diagnostic methods set out in point II.2 have produced negative results for HPR-deleted ISAV and any suspicion of ISA has been ruled out in accordance with the diagnostic methods set out in point II.3.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Annex 1 Pt. 3 para. l.3 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(14)(e)(i)(aa)
F2: 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)
F3: Words in Annex 1 Pt. 3 para. l.3 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(14)(e)(i)(bb)

Footnotes

f1: Shall not apply to farms only rearing rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) or brown trout (Salmo trutta) or both and where the water supply is exclusively based on fresh water sources not housing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Notes on Part 3

Footnotes

f1: Samples must be collected and stored and examined during two 1 month test periods per year (namely spring and autumn) or when appropriate in accordance with practical considerations.
f2: Maximum number of fish per pool: 5.
f3: Shall not apply to farms only rearing rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) or brown trout (Salmo trutta) or both and where the water supply is exclusively based on fresh water sources not housing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
f4: Samples must be collected and examined during two 1 month test periods per year (namely spring and autumn) or when appropriate in accordance with practical considerations.