Article 2 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/139

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Article 2Definitions#

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1.‘category A disease’ means a listed disease that does not normally occur in the Union and for which immediate eradication measures must be taken as soon as it is detected, as referred to in Article 9(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

10.‘porcine animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates of family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

2.‘Union antigen bank’ means a Commission-managed reserve of antigenic components that can be rapidly formulated into the final product for emergency use or other vaccination campaigns in Member States or third countries or territories granted access by the Union;

3.‘Union vaccine bank’ means a Commission-managed reserve of ready-to-use vaccines for emergency use or other vaccination campaigns in Member States or third countries or territories granted access by the Union;

4.‘Union diagnostic reagent bank’ means a Commission-managed reserve of diagnostic reagents or components thereof for the rapid diagnosis of category A diseases in Member States or third countries or territories granted access by the Union;

5.‘European Union reference laboratories’ means laboratories designated in accordance with Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

6.‘contracted manufacturer’ means a selected manufacturer with whom the Commission has concluded a contract referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1);

7.‘bovine animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genera Bison, Bos (including the subgenera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the offspring of crossings of those species;

8.‘ovine animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Ovis and the offspring of crossings of those species;

9.‘caprine animal’ means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Capra and the offspring of crossings of those species;