# 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 52: Measures to be taken in Member States, zones or compartments covered by eradication programmes

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

1. In order to monitor the progress of eradication programmes, the competent authority shall classify the health status of all establishments where animals from the listed species are kept according to:
(a) the health status of each establishment as known at the time the eradication programme commences;
(b) the compliance with conditions for the introduction of animals from listed species into the establishment;
(c) the compliance by the operator with the obligation to notify the competent authority of any suspicion or detection of the disease;
(d) the fulfilment of disease control measures to be applied if the disease is suspected or confirmed;
(e) the vaccination regimes that may apply to animals from listed species kept in the establishment;
(f) any additional measures considered necessary by the competent authority.
2. The competent authority shall:
(a) commence, maintain, or withdraw the eradication programme according to the compliance or non-compliance of establishments with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1;
(b) inform the operators of the relevant establishments about the evolution of the health status and the necessary measures for granting disease-free status.
3. Operators shall comply with the requirements set out in points (b) to (f) of paragraph 1 so that the eradication programme can be implemented until such time as it has been successfully completed or is withdrawn.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689/article-52
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