Chapter II, Article 5 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2623

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Article 5Granting approval of disease-free status for a category A disease of a compartment keeping terrestrial animals#

1.The competent authority shall only grant approval of a disease-free status for a category A disease of a compartment keeping terrestrial animals subject to compliance with the following conditions:

(a)none of the compartment components are situated in a restricted zone or restricted zones for the category A disease;

(b)the information required in accordance with Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and referred to in Part II of Annex I to this Regulation, regarding disease surveillance demonstrating the absence of the category A disease, is complete, up-to-date and accurate;

(c)the compartment manager has checked that the common biosecurity management system is in place and is sufficient to ensure a distinct health status, through documented internal and external audits referred to in Part I, point (d), of Annex I;

(d)the procedure for granting approval by the competent authority laid down in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 has been completed, including an on-site inspection by the competent authority or a delegated body to verify compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation, and the requirements laid down in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph.

2.Where at least one component of the compartment is situated in the territory of another Member State, the competent authority to which the application was submitted shall liaise with the competent authority of the other Member State to ensure verification of compliance with the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, point (d).

3.The competent authority shall:

(a)keep registers of approved compartments and their approval files in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 101 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;

(b)report to the Commission without delay of any modifications in the components or the animal health status of compartments already recognised by the Commission.

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all involved parties
means the operator of the compartment, the compartment manager and food and feed business operators, animal professionals, transporters, veterinarians, pharmaceutical producers or retailers, or operators of other industries providing services for, delivering animals, products or other commodities to, or receiving animals, products or other commodities from, the compartment;
biosecurity plan
means a plan that identifies potential pathways for the introduction and spread of disease in an establishment, and describes the biosecurity to be applied to mitigate the risks of specific disease introduction and spread;
common biosecurity management system
means the common rules governing the functioning of a compartment designed to ensure the disease-free status of all establishments forming part of it;
compartment component
means any establishment forming part of the compartment or any premises, food or feed business, animal by-products establishments or other plants belonging to the compartment;
compartment manager
means an appointed person responsible for the common biosecurity management system of the compartment;
early warning system
means a system for the timely detection, reporting and communication of the occurrence, incursion or emergence of category A diseases.