(12)The rules laid down in this Regulation for the approval of the disease-free status for category A diseases of compartments keeping terrestrial animals differ from the rules in force before the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429. In the case of terrestrial animals, the use of poultry compartments was permitted under Council Directive 2005/94/ECnote, with regard to avian influenza. Compartments that had been approved in accordance with that Directive and Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009note, which have both now been repealed, are deemed to still have an approved disease-free status for HPAI, on the basis of the transitional provisions laid down in Article 280(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and in Article 84(2), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689note. Those compartments of the Member States that are recognised as being free from HPAI are listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620note. That disease-free status should be maintained for the time necessary for operators to apply for approval of the disease-free status for compartments in accordance with this Regulation. Therefore, appropriate transitional rules should be laid down to ensure a smooth transition for the existing recognised disease-free status of poultry compartments that are listed in Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620,
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