# Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals, Division: Types of health surveillance

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

Passive surveillance shall include mandatory immediate notification of the occurrence or suspicion of specified diseases or of any increased mortalities. In such cases investigation in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter V shall be required.
Active surveillance shall include:
(a) routine inspection by the competent authority or by other qualified health services on behalf of the competent authorities;
(b) examination of the aquaculture animal population on the farm or in the mollusc farming area for clinical disease;
(c) diagnostic samples to be collected on suspicion of a listed disease or observed increased mortality during inspection;
(d) mandatory immediate notification of occurrence or suspicion of specified diseases or of any increased mortalities.
Targeted surveillance shall include:
(a) routine inspection by the competent authority or by other qualified health services on behalf of the competent authorities;
(b) prescribed samples of aquaculture animals to be taken and tested for specific pathogen(s) by specified methods;
(c) mandatory immediate notification of occurrence or suspicion of specified diseases or of any increased mortalities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/88/annex/III/part/B/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-88/annex-III/part-B/division-3
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