# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/718 of 14 May 2018 on the suspension of the officially tuberculosis-free status of Malta as regards bovine herds and amending Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC (notified under document C(2018) 2762) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The officially tuberculosis-free status of Malta regarding bovine herds shall be suspended.
2. In order to regain officially tuberculosis-free status regarding bovine herds, Malta shall comply with the following conditions:
(a) the conditions set out in paragraph 4(b), (c) and (d) of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC continue to be met;
(b) all bovine herds have been subjected to testing for bovine tuberculosis following the procedures set out in paragraph 1 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(c) the percentage of bovine herds confirmed as infected with tuberculosis has not exceeded 0,1 % of all herds during a continuous 12-month period;
(d) at the end of the 12-month period referred to in point (c), at least 99,9 % of bovine herds have achieved officially tuberculosis-free status.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/718/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-718/article-1
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