# 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 55: Duration of the disease control measures in the surveillance zone

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

1. The competent authority may lift the disease control measures applied in the surveillance zone pursuant to Sections 1 and 3 of this Chapter only if the period set out in Annex XI has elapsed and the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the requirements provided for in Article 39 have been met in the protection zone; and
(b) a representative number of establishments keeping animals of listed species have undergone, with favourable results, visits carried out by official veterinarians, in accordance with Article 41.
2. Where the relevant category A disease is transmitted by a listed vector, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1882, the competent authority may:
(a) set the duration of the measures in the surveillance zone on a case by case basis taking into account factors influencing the risk of spreading the disease; and
(b) provide for the introduction of sentinel animals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-55
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