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

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When targeted surveillance is required to maintain Category I health status, as provided for in Article 2c of Commission Decision 2009/177/EC, all farms keeping susceptible species ... .. within the constituent GB territory, zone or compartment concerned shall be subject to health inspections and sampled in accordance with Table 3.B 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1554/annex/I/part/3/division/I/division/I.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-I/part-3/division-I/division-I.3
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