(3)Infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus is listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882note as a Category D disease, for which measures are needed to prevent it from spreading on account of movements between Member States. The epidemiological situation of infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus in the Union has changed since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, with the first ever notification of outbreaks in the Union in several Member States in 2022. The spread of infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus continued after the entry into force of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2515note, the latest amendment to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, which introduced new risk-mitigating measures applicable to the movements of terrestrial animals within the Union in situations where animals come from an establishment situated in an area of at least 150 km radius around that establishment in which the infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus has been reported during the last 2 years prior to departure. In order to address the continued spread of the disease and providing an adequate level of protection to the animal health situation of the Member States of destination and of passage, while facilitating the safe movement of animals within the Union, it is necessary to introduce further risk-mitigating measures.
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