Article 55 Disease control measures in the event of suspicion of certain diseases
United Kingdom
The competent authority shall, when it suspects a case of the relevant disease in an establishment, conduct the necessary investigation.
Pending the outcome of the investigation referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall:
prohibit the introduction of animals or products of animal origin into the establishment;
where technically possible, order the isolation of units in the establishment where suspected animals are kept;
prohibit the movement of animals and products of animal origin out of the establishment unless authorised by the competent authority for the purpose of immediate slaughter or processing in a disease control aquatic food establishment, or for direct human consumption in the case of molluscs or crustacea which are sold live for that purpose;
prohibit the movement of equipment, feed and animal by-products from the establishment unless authorised by the competent authority.
The competent authority shall maintain the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 until the presence of the disease has been ruled out or confirmed.