Division I.3 Specific requirements for the maintenance of disease-free health status (Category I) with regard to infection with Marteilia refringens

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 or mollusc farming areas keeping susceptible species F2... F3within the constituent GB territory, zone or compartment concerned shall be subject to health inspections and sampled in accordance with Table 4.B set out in Section II, taking into account the risk level of the farm or mollusc farming area for the contraction of Marteilia refringens.

The disease-free status may only be maintained as long as all samples using the diagnostic methods set out in point II.2 produced negative results for Marteilia refringens and any suspicion of Marteilia refringens is ruled out in accordance with the diagnostic methods set out in point II.3.