# 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 79: Specific derogations from control measures in establishments where listed species are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of endangered species

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

1. The competent authority may grant derogations from the measures provided for in Article 78(1)(a) and (c) in the event of an official confirmation of a category A disease in establishments where listed species are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of endangered species, provided that:
(a) the animal health status of the concerned Member State, or of other Member States, is not jeopardised; and
(b) all appropriate biosecurity measures as listed in Article 78 are taken to prevent any risk of spreading of the category A disease agent.
2. Where a derogation is granted pursuant to paragraph 1, the competent authority shall ensure that aquaculture animals of listed species covered by the derogation are:
(a) kept in premises where appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid spread of the relevant category A disease are implemented; and
(b) subjected to further surveillance and laboratory examination and are not moved from the establishment until the laboratory tests have indicated that they do not pose a risk of further spread of the relevant category A disease.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-79
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