# Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, Division: Criteria for the Decision to apply measures to holdings in relation to LPAI

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

When deciding on the movement of poultry or eggs and on depopulation of holdings in accordance with Article 39(1) the competent authority shall consider the following criteria at least:
(a) species in question;
(b) number of holdings in the area around the holding of dispatch;
(c) location of designated slaughterhouses, hatcheries and packing centres;
(d) biosecurity measures applied in holdings, poultry or other captive bird compartments, during transport and during slaughter;
(e) transport route;
(f) evidence of spread;
(g) public health risk, if any;
(h) further treatments of the products in question;
(i) socio-economic and other impacts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/94/annex/V/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/annex-V/division-1
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