Article 39 Containment measures

In the case of confirmation of a non-exotic disease listed in Part II of Annex IV in a Member State, zone or compartment not declared free of that disease, the Member State concerned shall take measures to contain the disease.

Those measures shall at least consist of:

1. (a)

   declaring the farm or mollusc farming area to be infected;

2. (b)

   establishing a containment area appropriate to the disease in question, including a protection zone and surveillance zone around the farm or mollusc farming area declared infected;

3. (c)

   restricting the movement of aquaculture animals from the containment area to the effect that such animals may only be:

   1. (i)

      introduced into farms or mollusc farming areas in accordance with Article 12(2);

      or

   2. (ii)

      harvested and slaughtered for human consumption in accordance with Article 33(1);

4. (d)

   the removal and disposal of dead fish and crustaceans, under the supervision of the competent authority in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, in an appropriate timeframe taking into account the type of production and the risk such dead animals pose for further spread of the disease.