# 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 84: Transitional provisions concerning existing disease-free status

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

1. The Member States and zones thereof with an approved disease-free status before the date of application of this Regulation shall be deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with this Regulation for the following statuses:
(a) free from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B.suis:
(i) in bovine animal populations when the brucellosis-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;
(ii) in ovine and caprine animal populations, when the brucellosis-free (B. melitensis-free) status was granted in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC;
(b) free from infection with MTBC, when the tuberculosis-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;
(c) free from EBL, when EBL-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;
(d) free from IBR/IPV, when IBR-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;
(e) free from infection with ADV, when Aujeszky’s disease-free-status was granted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC;
(f) free from infestation with Varroa spp., when varroasis-free status was granted in accordance with Council Directive 92/65/EEC;
(g) free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination when Newcastle disease non-vaccination status was granted in accordance with Directive 2009/158/EC;
(h) free from VHS, when VHS-free status was granted in accordance with Council Directive 2006/88/EC;
(i) free from IHN, when IHN-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(j) free from infection with HPR-deleted ISAV, when infection with HPR-deleted ISAV-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(k) free from infection with Bonamia ostreae, when infection with Bonamia ostreae-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(l) free from infection with Marteilia refringens, when infection with Marteilia refringens-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(m) free from infection with WSSV, when white spot disease–free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC.
2. The compartments in Member States with an approved disease-free status before the date of application of this Regulation shall be deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with this Regulation for the following statuses:
(a) free from highly pathogenic avian influenza, when the compartment has been approved with respect to avian influenza in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009;
(b) free from VHS, when VHS-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(c) free from IHN, when IHN-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(d) free from infection with HPR-deleted ISAV, when infection with HPR-deleted ISAV-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(e) free from infection with Bonamia ostreae, when infection with Bonamia ostreae-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(f) free from infection with Marteilia refringens, when infection with Marteilia refringens-free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC;
(g) free from infection with WSSV, when white spot disease–free status was granted in accordance with Directive 2006/88/EC.
3. The Member States deemed to have an approved disease-free status in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 shall ensure that the conditions of maintenance of the status conform with those laid down in this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/84 (the official version)
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