Division I.4 Requirements for the lifting of the containment measures provided for in Part 4 of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations (the change from Category V to Category III health status) with regard to WSDF1

A F2constituent GB territory, zone or a compartment which has Category V health status with regard to WSD may achieve Category III health status with regard to that listed disease provided that:

1. (a)

   the requirements set out in points 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 WSSV from the environment of the farm;

2. (b)

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

   1. (i)

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

   2. (ii)

      any part of Northern Ireland which has a Category 1, 2 or 3 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.

3. (c)

   the restocking has only taken place when all farms officially declared infected with WSD have been emptied, cleansed, disinfected and fallowed/been subject to alternative measures in accordance with (a);

4. (d)

   no detection of WSD has occurred during the period of 2 years that follows the completion of the measures set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) and suspicions during this period have been ruled out according to the procedures established in point II.3.

5. (da)

   F4For 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).