Division I.4 Specific requirements to achieve Category III health status with regard to HPR-deleted ISAV in constituent GB territories, zones or compartments that previously held Category V health statusF1

A F2constituent GB territory, zone or compartment that has Category V health status with regard to ISA may achieve Category III status provided that:

1. (a)

   the requirements set out in point I.2.2.1 (a), (b) and (c) have been met. In case fallowing is not technically possible, the farms shall be subject to an alternative measure which provides almost similar guarantee for extermination of ISAV from the environment of the farm;

2. (b)

   all farms officially declared infected and all other farms fallowed or been subject to alternative measures in accordance with (a) within the protection and surveillance zones established, have been restocked with fish F3from—

   1. (i)

      a constituent GB territory, zone or compartment with a Category 1, 2 or 3 health status with regard to ISA;

   2. (ii)

      any part of Northern Ireland which has Category 1, 2 or 3 health status, within the meaning of Part A of Annex 3 to the EU Directive, in respect of ISA;

   3. (iii)

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

3. (c)

   that such restocking has only taken place after all farms officially declared infected have been emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed/been subject to alternative measures in accordance with (a).

4. (d)

   no confirmation of HPR-deleted ISAV has occurred during the period of 2 years that follows the completion of the measures referred to in (a), (b) and (c), and suspicions during this period have been ruled out in accordance with the procedures established in point II.3.

F4For the purposes of point (b)(iii), 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)(i).