Chapter 2.4.4. – Infection with Marteilia refringens

Annex 28. Item 6.5.4. – Article 11.1.3. of Chapter 11.1. ‘Infection with abalone herpesvirus’

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CHAPTER 11.1.

INFECTION WITH ABALONE HERPESVIRUS

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Article 11.1.3.

Measures for the i~~I~~mportation or transit of ~~aquatic animals and~~ aquatic animal products for any purpose regardless of the infection with abalone herpesvirus status of the exporting country, zone or compartment

~~1)~~The *aquatic animal products* listed below have been assessed as meeting the criteria for safety of *aquatic animal products* in accordance with Article 5.4.1. When authorising the importation or transit of these *aquatic animal products*,*Competent Authorities*should not require any *sanitary measures*~~conditions~~ related to infection with abalone herpesvirus regardless of the infection with abalone herpesvirus status of the *exporting country*, *zone*or *compartment*:~~, when authorising the importation or transit of the following~~*~~aquatic animal products~~*~~from the species referred to in Article~~~~11.1.2.~~~~which are intended for any purpose and which comply with Article~~~~5.4.1.:~~

1)*aquatic animal products* that have been subjected to a heat treatment sufficient to attain a core temperature of at least ~~121~~50°C for at least ~~3~~five minutes ~~and 36 seconds~~, or a time/temperature equivalent that inactivates AbHV~~;~~.

~~a)~~~~heat sterilised hermetically sealed abalone products (i.e. a heat treatment at 121 ̊C for at least 3.6 minutes or any time/temperature equivalent);~~

~~b2)~~~~mechanically dried abalone products (i.e. that have been subjected to a heat treatment sufficient to attain a core temperature of at least 100121 ̊C for at least 3 minutes and 36 seconds, 30 minutes or anya time/temperature equivalent which has been demonstrated to that inactivates AbHV).~~

~~2)~~~~When authorising the importation or transit of~~*~~aquatic animals~~*~~~~~~and~~*~~aquatic animal products~~*~~~~~~of a species referred to in Article~~~~11.1.2.,~~~~other than those referred to in point 1 of Article~~~~11.1.3.,~~*~~Competent Authorities~~*~~~~~~should require the conditions prescribed in Articles~~~~11.1.7.~~~~to~~~~11.1.11.~~~~relevant to the infection with abalone herpesvirus status of the~~~~~~*~~exporting country~~*~~,~~*~~zone~~*~~~~~~or~~*~~compartment~~*~~.~~

~~3)~~~~When considering the importation or transit of~~*~~aquatic animals~~**~~~~*~~and~~*~~aquatic animal products~~**~~~~*~~of a species not covered in Article~~~~11.1.2.~~~~but which could reasonably be expected to pose a~~*~~risk~~*~~of spread of infection with abalone herpesvirus, the~~*~~Competent Authority~~*~~~~~~should conduct a~~*~~risk analysis~~*~~in accordance with the recommendations in Chapter~~~~2.1.~~~~The~~*~~Competent Authority~~**~~~~*~~of the~~*~~exporting country~~*~~should be informed of the outcome of this assessment.~~

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CHAPTER 11.1.

INFECTION WITH ABALONE HERPESVIRUS

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Article 11.1.3.

Measures for the importation or transit of aquatic animal products for any purpose regardless of the infection with abalone herpesvirus status of the exporting country, zone or compartment

The *aquatic animal products* listed below have been assessed as meeting the criteria for safety of *aquatic animal products* in accordance with Article 5.4.1. When authorising the importation or transit of these *aquatic animal products*, *Competent Authorities*should not require any *sanitary measures* related to infection with abalone herpesvirus regardless of the infection with abalone herpesvirus status of the *exporting country*, *zone*or *compartment*:

1)	*aquatic animal products* that have been subjected to a heat treatment sufficient to attain a core temperature of at least 50°C for at least five minutes, or a time/temperature equivalent that inactivates AbHV.

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