Division 4

The Member State concerned shall ensure that the information to be provided in relation to any outbreak or case of classical swine fever in a holding, slaughterhouse or means of transport in accordance with points 1, 2 and 3 is followed as soon as possible by a written report to the Commission and the other Member States including at least:

1. (a)

   the date on which the pigs on the holding, slaughterhouse or means of transport were killed and their carcases processed;

2. (b)

   the results of the tests carried out on samples taken when pigs were killed;

3. (c)

   where the derogation provided for in Article 6(1) has been applied, the number of pigs killed and processed and the number of pigs which are to be slaughtered at a later date and the time limit laid down for their slaughter;

4. (d)

   any information relating to the possible origin of the disease or the origin of the disease if this has been ascertained;

5. (e)

   in the case of a primary outbreak or a case of classical swine fever in a slaughterhouse or means of transport, the genetic type of virus responsible for the outbreak or the case;

6. (f)

   in cases where pigs have been killed in contact holdings or in holdings containing pigs suspected of being infected with classical swine fever virus, information on:

   • the date of killing and the number of pigs of each category killed in each holding,

   • the epidemiological link between the outbreak or case of classical swine fever and each contact holding or the reasons that have induced suspicion of classical swine fever in each suspected holding,

   • the results of the laboratory tests carried out on the samples taken from the pigs in the holdings and when they were killed.

   In cases where pigs in contact holdings were not killed, information must be provided on the reasons for this decision.