all involved partiesmeans 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 planmeans 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 systemmeans the common rules governing the functioning of a compartment designed to ensure the disease-free status of all establishments forming part of it;
compartment componentmeans 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 managermeans an appointed person responsible for the common biosecurity management system of the compartment;
early warning systemmeans a system for the timely detection, reporting and communication of the occurrence, incursion or emergence of category A diseases.