# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (Text with EEA relevance), Annex IV: Criteria for the designation of slaughterhouses for exemption from the exit ban (referred to in the second paragraph of Article 8(4))

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

For the purpose of the risk assessment for the designation of slaughterhouses for the channelling of movements of animals from a holding located in a restricted zone for immediate slaughter, the competent authority of destination shall use at least the following criteria:
1.. the data available through the monitoring and surveillance programmes, especially as regards the vector’s activity;
2.. the distance from the point of entry in the non-restricted zone to the slaughterhouse;
3.. the entomological data on the route;
4.. the period of the day during which the transport takes place in relation to the hours of activity of the vectors;
5.. the possible use of insecticides and repellents in compliance with Council Directive 96/23/EC;
6.. the location of the slaughterhouse as regards livestock holdings;
7.. the biosecurity measures in place at the slaughterhouse.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/1266/annex/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1266/annex-IV
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