Article 5 Exclusion of certain kept terrestrial animals from the targeted animal population
United Kingdom
1.
By way of derogation from point (a) of Article 4(1), the competent authority may limit the targeted animal population for the surveillance of a disease other than a category A disease to the categories of kept animals of listed species that are subject, for that disease, to:
(a)
Union surveillance programmes;
(b)
compulsory or optional eradication programmes or surveillance necessary for the granting or maintenance of a disease-free status; or
(c)
surveillance-based animal health requirements for the movements within the Union or the entry into the Union.
2.
The categories of kept animals referred to in paragraph 1 may be based on the animals’ age, their sex, the location and type of production.