# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance), Article 107: Operational expert group

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

1. In the event of a confirmed case of a category A disease in wild aquatic animals of listed species, the competent authority shall establish an operational expert group as referred to in Article 43(2)(d)(iii) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.
2. The operational expert group shall assist the competent authority in:
(a) assessing the epidemiological situation and its evolution;
(b) determining the infected zone; and
(c) establishing the appropriate measures to be applied in the infected zone and their duration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/107 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-107
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