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Article 5 Maintenance and review of risk mitigation and reinforced biosecurity measures applied in high risk areas

United Kingdom

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1.

F1The appropriate Minister shall maintain the measures applied pursuant to Article 4(4) in the high risk areas for the time period during which the heightened risk for HPAI virus introduction and spread persists on their territory.

2.

F2Each authority who in relation to a constituent part of the United Kingdom is the appropriate Minister shall regularly review the measures they have taken pursuant to Article 4(4) in order to adjust and adapt them to the prevailing epidemiological situation, in particular as regards the risks posed by wild birds.

3.

F3The appropriate Minister shall base the review referred to in paragraph 2 on the assessment of the following factors:

(a)

the development of the disease situation in wild birds, the epidemiological curve, namely, the number of new infections per time unit, the mapping of positive and negative findings and the dynamics of infection;

(b)

the presence of species of migratory and sedentary wild birds, in particular those identified as target species for avian influenza surveillance;

(c)

the occurrence of HPAI outbreaks in poultry and other captive birds, in particular as a consequence of primary virus introduction from wild birds;

(d)

the detection of HPAI in poultry, other captive birds and wild birds during ongoing surveillance;

(e)

the HPAI virus subtype or subtypes, virus evolution and the potential relevance to human health;

(f)

the epidemiological situation for HPAI in wild birds, poultry and other captive birds on the territory of nearby F4... countries and risk assessments performed by F5..., national and international risk assessment bodies;

(g)

the level of implementation and efficiency of the measures laid down in this Decision.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 19(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 19(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in Art. 5(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 19(5)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Art. 5(3)(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 19(5)(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Word in Art. 5(3)(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 19(5)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)