# Commission Regulation (EU) No 175/2010 of 2 March 2010 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards measures to control increased mortality in oysters of the species Crassostrea gigas in connection with the detection of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μvar) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Sampling, testing and establishment of containment areas

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

1. When increased mortality in oysters of the species Crassostrea gigas (Crassostrea gigas oysters) is detected, the competent authority shall:
(a) take samples in accordance with Part A of Annex I;
(b) test for the presence of OsHV-1 μvar in accordance with the diagnostic methods set out in Part B of Annex I.
2. When the results of the tests referred to in paragraph 1(b) reveal the presence of OsHV-1 μvar, the competent authority shall establish a containment area. That area shall be defined on the basis of a case-by-case analysis taking into account the factors influencing the risk for the spread of the disease set out in Part C of Annex I.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission and other Member States without undue delay of the first containment area established on their territory in 2010.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/175/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-175/article-2
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