# 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 79: Specific requirements for compartments which are independent of the health status of the surrounding natural waters

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

1. In addition to the general criteria for granting disease-free status to compartments keeping aquaculture animals as set out in Article 73(1), a compartment which comprises one or more individual establishments where the health status regarding a specific disease is independent of the health status of the surrounding natural waters, may obtain disease-free status if it complies with paragraphs 2 to 6.
2. An independent compartment may comprise:
(a) an individual establishment which is considered a single epidemiological unit, as it is not influenced by the animal health status of the surrounding natural waters; or
(b) more than one establishment where each establishment in the compartment complies with the criteria laid down in point (a) of this paragraph and paragraphs 3 to 6 but due to extensive movements of animals between establishments, they are considered as a single epidemiological unit, provided that all establishments operate a common biosecurity system.
3. An independent compartment shall be supplied with water:
(a) through a water treatment plant which inactivates the relevant disease agent; or
(b) directly from a well, a borehole or a spring.
Where such water supply originates from a source outside the establishment, the water shall be supplied directly to the establishment, and be channelled to the establishment by means which afford appropriate protection from infection.
4. There shall be natural or artificial barriers that prevent aquatic animals from entering each establishment in the compartment from the surrounding natural waters.
5. The compartment shall, where appropriate, be protected against flooding and infiltration of water from the surrounding natural waters.
6. The compartment shall comply with the disease-specific requirements referred to in Article 78.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689/article-79
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