# Council Directive of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community (82/894/EEC), Article 3

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

1. Each Member State shall notify directly to both the Commission and the other Member States within 24 hours:
the primary outbreak of any of the diseases listed in Annex I which is confirmed in its territory;
the removal — after the eradication of the last outbreak — of restrictions from its territory in relation to the outbreak of any of the diseases listed in Annex I;
2. The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the information featured in Annex II and shall be communicated by telex.
3. In the case of classical swine fever, the information provided under Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever, as last amended by Directive 80/1274/EEC, shall be considered to be sufficient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1982/894/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1982-894/article-3
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