# Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (Text with EEA relevance), Annex II: Principles and procedures for cleansing, disinfection and treatment with insecticides

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

1.. General principles and procedures:
(a) the cleansing and disinfection operations and, where necessary, the measures to destroy rodents and insects using officially authorised products must be carried out under official supervision and in accordance with the instructions given by the official veterinarian;
(b) the disinfectants to be used and their concentrations must be officially approved by the competent authority to ensure destruction of African swine fever virus;
(c) the efficacy of disinfectants must be regularly checked before use, as the efficacity of certain disinfectants is diminished by prolonged storage;
(d) the choice of disinfectants, insecticides and of procedures for disinfection and disinsectisation must be made taking into account the nature of the premises, vehicles and objects which are to be treated;
(e) the conditions under which degreasing agents, disinfectants and insecticides are used must ensure that their efficacy is not impaired. In particular technical parameters indicated by the manufacturer, such as pressure, minimum temperature and required contact time must be observed;
(f) irrespective of the disinfectant used, the following general rules should be applied:
thorough soaking of bedding and litter as well as faecal matter with the disinfectant,
washing and cleansing by careful brushing and scrubbing of the ground, floor, ramps and walls, if possible after the removal or dismantling of equipment or installations so as not to impair the effective cleansing and disinfection procedures,
then, further application of disinfectant for a minimum contact time as stipulated in the manufacturer's recommendations,
the water used for cleaning operations must be disposed of in such a way as to avoid any risk of spreading the virus, in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian;
(g) where washing is carried out with liquids applied under pressure, re-contamination of the previously cleansed parts must be avoided;
(h) washing, disinfecting or destroying of equipment, installations, articles or compartments likely to be contaminated must be included;
(i) following the disinfection procedures, re-contamination must be avoided;
(j) cleansing, disinfection and disinsectisation required in the framework of this Directive must be documented in the holding or vehicle register and where official approval is required, be certified by the supervising official veterinarian.
2.. Special provisions on the cleansing and disinfection of infected holdings:
(a) preliminary cleansing and disinfection:
during the killing of the animals, all necessary measures must be taken to avoid or minimise the spread of African swine fever virus. Those measures include, inter alia, the installation of temporary disinfection equipment, supply of protective clothing, showers, decontamination of used equipment, instruments and facilities and the interruption of power supply to the ventilation,
carcases of killed animals must be sprayed with disinfectant,
if the carcases have to be removed from the holding for processing, covered and leak proof containers must be used,
as soon as the carcases of the pigs have been removed for processing, those parts of the holding in which the animals were housed and any parts of other buildings, yards etc., contaminated during killing, or post-mortem examination must be sprayed with disinfectants approved in accordance with Article 12,
any tissue or blood spilled during slaughter or post-mortem or gross contamination of buildings, yards, utensils etc. must be carefully collected and processed with the carcases,
the disinfectant must remain on the surface for at least 24 hours;
(b) final cleansing and disinfection:
manure and used bedding must be removed and treated as provided in point 3(a),
grease and dirt must be removed from all surfaces by the application of a degreasing agent and the surfaces washed with water,
after washing with cold water, further spraying with disinfectant must be applied,
after seven days the premises must be treated with a degreasing agent, rinsed with water, sprayed with disinfectant and rinsed again with water.
3.. Disinfection of contaminated bedding, manure and slurry:
(a) manure and used bedding must be stacked to heat, sprayed with disinfectant and left for at least 42 days or destroyed by burning or burying;
(b) slurry must be stored for at least 60 days after the last addition of infective material, unless the competent authorities authorise a reduced storage period for slurry which has been effectively treated in accordance with the instructions given by the official veterinarian so as to ensure the destruction of the virus.
4.. However, by way of derogation from points 1 and 2, in the case of open-air holdings the competent authority may establish specific procedures for cleansing and disinfection, taking into account the type of holding and the climatic conditions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/60/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-60/annex-II
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