{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2008/annex-II/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2008/annex-II/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/2008",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 of 15 November 2016 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States (notified under document C(2016) 7023) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2008",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "GENERAL REQUIREMENTS",
  "text": "The vaccination programmes submitted by the Member States shall provide at least for:\n(a) vaccination of all bovine animals and where applicable captive wild ruminants, independently of their sex, age and gestational or productive status within the area where vaccination will be implemented;\n(b) vaccination of the offspring of vaccinated bovine animals and where applicable captive wild ruminants, in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the vaccine used at the age of not less than 4 months;\n(c) revaccination of all bovine animals and where applicable captive wild ruminants, in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer;\n(d) measures that will be in place to avoid the spread of possible vaccine virus. Any residual quantities of vaccine shall be returned to the point of vaccine distribution with a written record on the number of animals vaccinated and the number of doses used and subsequently safely destroyed under official supervision;\n(e) vaccination to be carried out under the supervision and control of the competent authority, by an official of the competent authority or a veterinarian authorised by and under supervision of the competent authority;\n(f) entry of the details for each vaccinated bovine animal by the competent authority in the dedicated online database connected with the central database established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The records shall ensure a link between the vaccinated dam and the offspring;\n(g) establishment of an increased surveillance area of at least 20 km around the area where vaccination is practiced, in which intensified surveillance shall be carried out and the movement of bovine animals shall be subject to controls by the competent authority.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/2008/annex/II/division/1",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}