Division 3

If infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in porcine animals kept on the establishment has been reported, such animals may be moved to another Member State only when all porcine animals kept on the establishment have been subjected to a test on two occasions, with negative results. The first test must be carried out on samples collected no earlier than 3 months after the removal of the infected animals and the animals which tested positive using one of the diagnostic methods provided for in Part 1(2) of Annex I. The second test must be carried out on samples collected no earlier than 6 months and no later than 12 months after the first test.