# 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 70: Obligations on operators in the event of suspicion of category A disease in aquaculture animals in establishments

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

In the event of suspicion of a category A disease in aquaculture animals of listed species, operators shall take the following disease control measures in order to prevent the spread of the category A disease from the affected animals and aquaculture establishments under their responsibility to other unaffected aquatic animals until the competent authority rules out the presence of the category A disease:
(a) isolate, where technically possible, all aquaculture animals in the establishment suspected of being infected with the category A disease;
(b) prevent movements of aquaculture animals into and from the establishment;
(c) keep records of all visits and movements from and to the establishment;
(d) keep any product, piece of equipment, material or substance likely to be contaminated with and to transmit category A diseases isolated and as far as practicable protected from vectors and other aquatic animals;;
(e) implement the appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid spread of the category A disease;
(f) provide the competent authority, on its request, with any relevant information regarding the category A disease; and
(g) follow any instructions given by the competent authority regarding the control of category A disease, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-70
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