# Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease, Article 7

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

1. In the case of holdings which consist of two or more separate production units, the competent authority may derogate from the requirements of Article 5 (1) (a) as regards healthy production units of a holding which is infected, provided that the official veterinarian has confirmed that the structure and size of these units and the operations carried out therein are such that they are completely separate as regards housing, keeping, staff, equipment and feeding, so as to prevent the spread of the agent of the disease from one unit to another.
2. Where recourse is had to paragraph 1, the rules laid down in Commission Decision 88/397/EEC shall apply mutatis mutandis. These rules may be amended for the disease in question under the procedure laid down in Article 25 in order to take account of the specific nature of the disease.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/119/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-119/article-7
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