# 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 97: Duration of disease control measures in the protection zone, repopulation of establishments covered by the protection zone

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

1. The competent authority shall maintain the disease control measures in the protection zone provided for in Section 2 of this Chapter until:
(a) the measures in Article 96 are carried out and completed; and
(b) the competent authority has, based on the outcome of the investigations conducted in accordance with Article 88, ruled out any occurrence of the relevant category A disease in the other establishments within the protection zone.
2. When the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are met:
(a) the competent authority shall apply the measures provided for in Section 3 of this Chapter in the protection zone for the period of time set out in Article 101; and
(b) the establishments referred to in Article 96(1) and (2) and previously covered by the protection zone may be repopulated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/97 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-97
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