Part C Definition of the containment area

The following factors influencing the risks for the spread of the disease shall be taken into account when defining the containment area in accordance with Article 2(2):

1. (a)

   the number, rate and distribution of molluscs on the farm or mollusc farming area infected;

2. (b)

   distance and density of neighbouring farms or mollusc farming areas;

3. (c)

   proximity to processing establishments, contact farms or contact mollusc farming areas;

4. (d)

   species present at the farms or mollusc farming areas;

5. (e)

   farming practices applied in the affected and the neighbouring farms or mollusc farming areas; and

6. (f)

   hydrodynamic conditions and other factors of epizootiological significance identified.