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Article 27 Testing and removal of animals from infected establishments

United Kingdom

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1.

Following confirmation of the disease, the competent authority shall order that in infected establishments the following testing is conducted within a maximum period of time to be determined by it:

(a)

testing of those animals whose testing is considered necessary to complete the epidemiological enquiry;

(b)

testing to restore the disease-free status as laid down in:

  1. (i)

    Section 4 of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

  2. (ii)

    Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

  3. (iii)

    Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

  4. (iv)

    Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

  5. (v)

    Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

  6. (vi)

    Section 4 of Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD; and

(c)

any additional testing it considers necessary to ensure the swift detection of infected animals that may contribute to the spreading of the disease.

2.

By way of derogation from point (b) of paragraph 1, testing shall not be ordered when disease-free status is restored in accordance with:

  1. (i)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part I of Annex IV for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis;

  2. (ii)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex IV for infection with MTBC;

  3. (iii)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part III of Annex IV for EBL;

  4. (iv)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part IV of Annex IV for IBR/IPV;

  5. (v)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part V of Annex IV for infection with ADV;

  6. (vi)

    point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part VI of Annex IV for BVD.

3.

The competent authority shall order that in infected establishments all animals recognised as confirmed cases and, if necessary, as suspected cases are slaughtered within a maximum period of time it determines.

4.

The slaughtering of the animals referred to in paragraph 3 shall be carried out under official supervision in a designated slaughterhouse.

5.

The competent authority may order the killing and destruction of some or all of the animals referred to in paragraph 3 instead of their slaughtering.

6.

The competent authority shall extend the measures laid down in this Article to animals from additional animal populations when this is necessary to eradicate the disease in the infected establishments.