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

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 or mollusc farming areas keeping susceptible species ... within 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1554/annex/I/part/4/division/I/division/I.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-I/part-4/division-I/division-I.3
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