Article 19 Derogation with regard to granting disease-free status to establishments

By way of derogation from Article 18 and provided that the relevant targeted animal populations comply with the general requirements laid down in point (a) of Article 18(1), the competent authority may decide that the obligations of operators to obtain and maintain disease-free status laid down in Article 18(1) do not apply to operators of the following establishments:

1. (a)

   confined establishments;

2. (b)

   establishments where animals are only kept for assembly operations;

3. (c)

   establishments where animals are only kept for the purpose of animal acts;

4. (d)

   travelling circuses.