Division I.2.2.2 Requirements for regaining disease-free status with regard to WSD for continental compartments comprising one single farm that previously was declared free of WSD

A continental compartment comprising one single farm that has Category I health status with regard to WSD, whose health status with regard to that listed disease is independent of the surrounding natural waters in accordance with point 3 of Part II of Annex V to Directive 2006/88/EC, and whose Category I status has been withdrawn in accordance with F1Article 2d of Commission Decision 2009/177/EC, may regain Category I health status immediately after the competent authority has confirmed that the following conditions have been complied with:

1. (a)

   the farm with WSD has been emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed; the duration of the fallowing period must have been at least 6 weeks;

2. (b)

   the farm with WSD has been restocked with crustaceans F2from—

   1. (i)

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

   2. (ii)

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

   3. (iii)

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

F3For the purposes of point (b)(iii), consent may only be given if the appropriate authority is satisfied that the disease risk posed by crustaceans from that source is no greater than if they were from a source which would satisfy point (b)(i).