# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for surveillance, eradication programmes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases (Text with EEA relevance), Article 13: Territorial scope and animal populations

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

1. The competent authority shall determine the scope of the eradication programme, including:
(a) the territory covered; and
(b) the targeted animal population and, as necessary, additional animal populations.
2. The territory covered by the eradication programme referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be:
(a) the entire territory of the Member State; or
(b) one or several zones, provided that each zone corresponds to administrative unit(s) of at least 2 000 km2 and includes at least one of the regions established in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authority may define zones smaller than 2 000 km2 taking into account:
(a) a minimum surface not significantly lower than 2 000 km2; or
(b) the existence of natural barriers relevant to the disease profile.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689/article-13
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