Division 1 The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of relaying areas as referred to in point (a) of Article 14, shall be the following:

operators shall implement the biosecurity plan in accordance with Article 5, which must take the following elements into consideration:

1. (i)

   disinfection points must be installed at critical locations in the relaying area;

2. (ii)

   work clothing and footwear for personnel must be kept solely for use at the relaying area and cleaned and disinfected regularly;

3. (iii)

   equipment must not be shared between aquaculture establishments but in cases where this is unavoidable, an appropriate protocol for cleaning and disinfection of the equipment must be put in place;

4. (iv)

   visitors to the relaying area must be controlled in cases where they pose a risk for the spread of disease; these visitors must either:

   • wear protective clothing and footwear provided at the relaying area, or

   • clean and disinfect any protective clothing and footwear they bring onto the relaying area on arrival and in the case of non-disposable clothing and footwear, on departure;

5. (v)

   as far as possible, equipment in the relaying area must be cleaned and disinfected at the end of the purification cycle.