# 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 47: Territorial scope and animal population

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, if necessary, additional animal populations.
2. The territory covered by the eradication programme referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be:
(a) the entire territory of the Member State;
(b) one or several zones; or
(c) the geographical location of the establishments of which the compartment or compartments are comprised.
3. All establishments located within the Member State, zone or compartment covered by the eradication programme shall be included in the eradication programme.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 the competent authority may exclude from the eradication programme, aquaculture establishments which do not pose a significant risk to the success of that programme and which are exempted from the obligation to apply for approval.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689/article-47
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