{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/annex-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/annex-IV.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2005/94",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94",
  "path": "annex/IV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "(referred to in Article 15(2), Article 32(2) and Article 42(2))",
  "text": "Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the Decision to apply measures in contact holdings or holdings and areas at risk in the further restricted zones\nIn cases where poultry density is very high, a greater distance must be considered.\nIndicative criteria\nFor depopulation\nAgainst depopulation\nClinical signs suggesting avian influenza in contact holdings\nNo clinical signs suggesting avian influenza on the contact holdings and no epidemiological link\nHigh susceptibility of predominant poultry species\nLow susceptibility of predominant poultry species\nMovement of poultry or other captive birds from holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed to contact holdings after the likely time of introduction of virus on to those infected holdings\nNo known movement of poultry or other captive birds from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed to contact holdings after the likely time of introduction of virus on to those infected holdings\nLocation of contact holdings in an area with a high density of poultry\nLocation of contact holdings in an area with a low density of poultry\nDisease has been present for some time with likely spreading of virus from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed before application of eradication measures\nDisease present but with limited spreading of virus from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed before application of eradication measures\nLocation of contact holdings within 500 metres of the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed\nLocation of contact holdings more than 500 metres from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed\nThe contact holdings are linked to more than one holding where avian influenza has been confirmed\nThe contact holdings are not linked to holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed\nThe epidemic is not under control and the number of holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed is rising\nThe epidemic is under control",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "In cases where poultry density is very high, a greater distance must be considered."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/94/annex/IV",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}