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of 20 November 2000
laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue
(OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74)
Amended by:
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/75/EC
of 20 November 2000
laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of
bluetongue
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992
introducing general Community measures for the control of certainanimal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesiculardisease (
1), and in particular the second indent of Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 15 of Directive 92/119/EEC, specific
measures to control and eradicate bluetongue should be intro-duced.
(2) The epidemiological characteristics of bluetongue are compar-able to those of African horse sickness.
(3) The Council has adopted Directive 92/35/EEC laying down
control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness (2).
(4) To combat bluetongue, therefore, the overall measures laid down
by Directive 92/35/EEC to combat African horse sickness shouldbe used as a model, making appropriate adjustments due to thecharacteristics of the rearing of species susceptible to blue-
tongue.
(5) Rules should be laid down on the movement of susceptible
species and their semen, ova and embryos from areas subject torestrictions arising from an outbreak of the disease.
(6) Article 3 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 onexpenditure in the veterinary field (
3), applies in the event of an
outbreak of bluetongue.
(7) A procedure for close cooperation between the Member States
and the Commission must be introduced,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
This Directive lays down control rules and measures to combat and
eradicate bluetongue.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘holding’: agricultural or other establishment where animals of
species susceptible to bluetongue are permanently or temporarilyreared or kept;
(b) ‘susceptible species’: all ruminants;(c) ‘animal(s)’: animal(s) belonging to a susceptible species,
excluding wild animals with regard to which specific provisions
may adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 20(2);2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Acces-
sion.
(2) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
(3) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1258/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103).
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(d) ‘owner’ or ‘holder’: the natural or legal person(s) owning the
animals or responsible for their upkeep, whether in return forpayment or not;
(e) ‘vector’: an insect of the species Culicoides imicola or any other
insect of the genus Culicoides capable of transmitting bluetongue,
to be identified according to the procedure laid down in Article
20(2), on the advice of the Scientific Veterinary Committee;
(f) ‘suspicion’: appearance of any clinical sign suggesting bluetongue
in a susceptible species, together with a set of epidemiological
data enabling such a possibility to be reasonably envisaged;
(g) ‘confirmation’: the declaration by the competent authority, based
on laboratory results, that the bluetongue virus is circulating in a
specific area; however, in the event of an epidemic, the competent
authority may also confirm the presence of the disease on thebasis of clinical and/or epidemiological results;
(h) ‘competent authority’: the central authority of the Member State
competent to conduct veterinary checks, or any other veterinaryauthority to which it has delegated this competence;
(i) ‘official veterinarian’: the veterinarian designated by the compe-
tent authority.
Article 3
Member States shall ensure the immediate, compulsory notification to
the competent authority if circulation of the bluetongue virus issuspected or confirmed.
Article 4
1. If a holding located in a region not subject to restrictions within
the meaning of this Directive has one or more animals suspected ofbeing infected with bluetongue, Member States shall ensure that theofficial veterinarian immediately implements official methods of inves-
tigation to confirm or rule out the presence of the disease.
2. As soon as notification is given of suspected presence, the official
veterinarian:
(a) shall place the suspect holding or holdings under official surveil-
lance;
(b) shall:
(i) compile an inventory of the animals, indicating for each
species the number of animals already dead, infected or likelyto be infected, and update this inventory to take account of theanimals which are born or die during the period in which thedisease is suspected; the data from this inventory must be
produced on request and may be checked during each visit;
(ii) compile an inventory of places likely to facilitate the survival
of or to harbour the vector and, in particular, of the sitesconducive to its reproduction;
(iii) carry out an epidemiological survey in accordance with Article
7;
(c) shall make regular visits to the holding or holdings and, on each
occasion, conduct a detailed clinical examination or an autopsy ofanimals that are dead or suspected of infection and confirm thedisease, if necessary by means of laboratory tests;
(d) shall ensure that:
(i) any movement of animals from or to the holding or holdings is
prohibited;
(ii) the animals are confined at times when the vectors are active,
where he considers that the means required for implementingthis measures are available;
(iii) the animals, the buildings used to house them and their
surroundings (in particular habitats in which the Culicoides
populations thrive) are regularly treated with authorised insec-2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
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ticides. To prevent infestations by the vectors as far as
possible, the rate of treatment shall be fixed by the competentauthority, taking account of the persistence of the insecticide
used and the climatic conditions;
(iv) the carcases of the dead animals at the holding are destroyed,
eliminated, incinerated or buried in accordance with CouncilDirective 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the
veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal
waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention ofpathogens in feedingstuffs of animal or fish origin andamending Directive 90/425/EEC (
1).
3. Pending implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph
2, the owner or the holder of any animal suspected of being infectedwith the disease shall take all precautionary measures to comply withthe provisions of paragraph 2(d)(i) and (ii).
4. The competent authority may apply the measures referred to in
paragraph 2 to other holdings in the event that their location, geogra-phical situation or contacts with the holding where the disease issuspected provides grounds for suspecting the possibility of contamina-tion.
5. In addition to the provisions of paragraph 2, specific provisions
may be laid down, according to the procedure provided for in Article20(2), for nature reserves in which animals live freely.
6. The measures referred to in this Article shall not be lifted by the
official veterinarian until the suspected presence of bluetongue hasbeen ruled out by the competent authority.
Article 5
Vaccination against bluetongue may be carried out only in accordance
with the provisions laid down in this Directive.
Article 6
1. When the presence of bluetongue is officially confirmed, the offi-
cial veterinarian shall:
(a) proceed, informing the Commission thereof, with the slaughter
deemed necessary to prevent extension of the epidemic;
(b) order the destruction, elimination, incineration or burial of the
carcases of those animals, in accordance with Directive 90/667/EEC;
(c) extend the measures provided for in Article 4 to holdings located
within a radius of 20 kilometres (including the protection zonedefined in Article 8) around the infected holding or holdings;
(d) implement the measures adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 20(2), in particular with regard to the introduc-
tion of any vaccination programme or other, alternative measure; if
need be, the competent authorities of a Member State may,informing the Commission thereof, take the initiative of starting avaccination programme;
(e) carry out an epidemiological survey in accordance with Article 7.
However, by way of derogation from subparagraph (c), provisions
applicable to movements of animals in the zone may be adopted inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20(2).
2. The zone referred to in paragraph 1(c) may be extended or
reduced on the basis of epidemiological, geographical, ecological or
meteorological circumstances by the competent authority which shallnotify the Commission thereof.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
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3. Where the zone referred to in paragraph 1(c) is located on the
territory of more than one Member State, the competent authorities ofthe Member States concerned shall cooperate in order to demarcate the
zone. If necessary, the zone shall be demarcated according to the
procedure laid down in Article 20(2).
Article 7
1. The epidemiological survey shall concern:
(a) the duration of the period for which bluetongue may have been
present at the holding;
(b) the possible origin of bluetongue at the holding and the identifica-
tion of other holdings which have animals that may have beeninfected or contaminated from the same source;
(c) the presence and distribution of vectors of the disease;
(d) movements of animals from or to the holdings in question or any
departure of animal carcases from those holdings.
2. A crisis unit shall be established to carry out the overall coordina-
tion of all the measures necessary for ensuring the eradication ofbluetongue as soon as possible and to conduct the epidemiologicalsurvey.
General rules concerning the national crisis units and the Community
crisis unit shall be laid down according to the procedure provided forin Article 20(2).
Article 8
1. Member States shall ensure that, in addition to the measures
referred to in Article 6, the competent authority demarcates a protec-
tion zone and a surveillance zone. Demarcation of the zones musttake account of geographical, administrative, ecological and epizootio-logical factors connected with bluetongue and of the controlarrangements.
2. (a) The protection zone shall consist of a part of the Community
territory having a radius of at least 100 kilometres around theinfected holding.
(b) The surveillance zone shall consist of a part of the Community
territory with a depth of at least 50 kilometres extending beyondthe limits of the protection zone and in which no vaccination hasbeen carried out during the previous twelve months.
(c) Where the zones are located on the territory of more than one
Member State, the competent authorities of the Member Statesconcerned shall cooperate for the purpose of demarcating the
zones referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(d) However, the protection and surveillance zones shall if neces-
sary be demarcated according to the procedure laid down in
Article 20(2).
3. On receipt of a duly substantiated request from a Member State, a
decision may be taken, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 20(2), to change the demarcation of the zones defined in para-graph 2, in the light of:
(a) their geographical location and ecological factors;
(b) meteorological conditions;
(c) the presence and distribution of the vector;
(d) the results of epizootiological studies carried out pursuant to
Article 7;
(e) the results of laboratory tests;
(f) the application of countermeasures, in particular disinsectisation.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5
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Article 9
1. Member States shall ensure that the following measures are
applied in the protection zone:
(a) the identification of all holdings with animals inside the zone;
(b) the implementation by the competent authority of an epidemiosur-
veillance programme based on the monitoring of sentinel groups ofbovine animals (or, in their absence, of other species of ruminant)and vector populations; this programme may be laid downaccording to the procedure provided for in Article 20(2);
(c) a ban on animals leaving the zone. However, under the procedure
laid down in Article 20(2), exemptions from the exit ban may be
decided on in particular for animals situated in part of the zone
where there is a proven absence of viral circulation or of vectors.
2. In addition to the measures laid down in paragraph 1, the vaccina-
tion of animals against bluetongue and their identification in the
protection zone may be decided on according to the procedure laiddown in Article 20, or on the initiative of the Member State informingthe Commission.
Article 10
Member States shall ensure that:
1. the measures provided for in Article 9(1) apply in the surveillance
zone;
2. any vaccination against bluetongue is prohibited in the surveillance
zone.
Article 11
The measures taken pursuant to Articles 6, 8, 9 and 10 shall be
amended or repealed in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 20(2).
Article 12
By way of derogation from Articles 9 and 10, the provisions applicable
to movements of animals in and from the protection and surveillancezones shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 20(2).
When the decision referred to in the first paragraph is adopted, the
rules applicable to trade shall be determined in accordance with thesame procedure.
Article 13
If, in a given region, the bluetongue epidemic is of an exceptionally
serious nature, any additional measures to be taken by the Member
States concerned shall be adopted in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 20(2).
Article 14
Member States shall ensure that the competent authority takes all the
necessary measures so that all persons in the protection and surveil-lance zones are fully informed of the restrictions in force and make
any arrangements required for the proper implementation of the
measures in question.
Article 15
1. Each Member State shall designate a national laboratory respon-
sible for carrying out the laboratory tests provided for by this Directive.These national laboratories, as well as their powers and obligations, arelisted in Annex I.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 6
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2. The national laboratories listed in Annex I shall cooperate with
the Community reference laboratory referred to in Article 16.
Article 16
The Community reference laboratory for bluetongue is indicated in
Annex II. Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Decision
90/424/EEC, in particular Article 28 thereof, the tasks of this labora-tory are set out in Annex II(B).
Article 17
Experts from the Commission may, where necessary in order to ensure
the uniform application of this Directive and in collaboration with thecompetent authorities, carry out on-the-spot checks. For this purpose
they may inspect a representative percentage of holdings in order to
verify whether the competent authorities monitor compliance with theprovisions of this Directive. The Commission shall notify the MemberStates of the results of the checks carried out.
The Member State on whose territory a check is carried out shall
provide the experts with all the necessary assistance in the performanceof their task.
The general implementing rules for this article shall be laid down in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 20(2).
Article 18
1. Each Member State shall draw up a contingency plan indicating
the means by which it applies the measures laid down in this Directive.
This plan must provide for access to plant, equipment, personnel and
any other appropriate facility necessary for the swift and effectiveeradication of the disease.
2. The criteria to be applied for drawing up the plans referred to in
paragraph 1 are set out in Annex III.
Plans drawn up pursuant to these criteria shall be submitted to the
Commission no later than three months after the entry into force ofthis Directive.
The Commission shall examine the plans, in order to determine
whether they enable the desired objective to be attained, and shallsuggest to the Member State concerned any modification required, inter
alia , in order to guarantee that they are compatible with those of the
other Member States.
The Commission shall approve the plans, if necessary with modifica-
tions, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20(2).
The plans may subsequently be modified or supplemented, in accor-
dance with the same procedure, to take account of developments inthe situation.
Article 19
This Directive may if necessary be amended by the Council, acting by
a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
The Annexes shall be amended in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 20(2).
Any detailed rules necessary for the implementation of this Directive
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article20(2).
Article 20
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Veterinary
Committee.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 7
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2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC (1) shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at 15 days.
3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
Article 21
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20(2), the
Commission may adopt, for a period of two years, the transitional
measures necessary for facilitating the changeover to the new arrange-ments provided for by this Directive.
Article 22
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1January 2002. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the
occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such
reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of
the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fieldcovered by this Directive.
Article 23
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 8
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ANNEX I
A.►A1 LISTA DE LOS LABORATORIOS NACIONALES DE LA FIEBRE
CATARRAL OVINA — SEZNAM NÁRODNÍCH LABORATO ŘÍ PRO
KATARÁLNÍ HORE ČKU OVCÍ — LISTE OVER NATIONALE LABOR-
ATORIER FOR BLUETONGUE — LISTE DER FÜR DIE
BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT ZUSTÄNDIGEN NATIONALEN
LABORATORIEN — RAHVUSLIKE BLUETONGUE LABORATOORIU-
MIDE LOETELU — ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΓΙΑ
ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ — LIST OF THE
NATIONAL BLUETONGUE LABORATORIES — LISTE DES LABORA-
TOIRES NATIONAUX POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU
MOUTON — ELENCO DEI LABORATORI NAZIONALI PER LA
FEBBRE CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI — NACION ĀLO INFEKCIOZĀ
KATARĀLĀ DRUDŽA DIAGNOSTIKAS LABORATORIJU
SARAKSTS — NACIONALINI Ų MĖLYNOJO LIEŽUVIO LIGOS
LABORATORIJŲSĄRAŠAS' — A KÉKNYELV BETEGSÉG DIAG-
NOSZTIZÁLÁSÁRA KIJELÖLT NEMZETI LABORATÓRIUMOK —
LISTA TAL-LABORATORJI NAZZJONALI GHALL-BLUETONGUE —
LIJST VAN DE NATIONALE LABORATORIA VOOR
BLUETONGUE — LISTA LABORATORIÓW KRAJOWYCH DO DIAG-
NOSTYKI CHOROBY NIEBIESKIEGO J ĘZYKA — LISTA DOS
LABORATÓRIOS NACIONAIS EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE CATARRAL
OVINA — SEZNAM NACIONALNIH LABORATORIJEV ZA BOLEZEN
MODRIKASTEGA JEZIKA — ZOZNAM NÁRODN ÝCH LABORATÓRIÍ
PRE ZHUBNÚ KATARÁLNU HORÚ ČKU OVIEC (BLUETONGUE) —
LUETTELO KANSALLISISTA LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA
VARTEN NIMETYISTÄ LABORATORIOISTA — FÖRTECKNING
ÖVER NATIONELLA LABORATORIER FÖR BLUETONGUE ◄
Belgium: Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en
Agrochemie (CODA) — Centre d'études et de
recherches vétérinaires et agrochimiques
(CERVA)
Groeselenbergstraat 99 — Rue Groeselenberg 99B-1180Brussel — BruxellesTel. (32-2) 375 44 55
Fax (32-2) 375 09 79
E-mail: piker@var.fgov.be
Czech Republic: Institute for Animal Health
Pirbright Laboratory
Ash Road, Pirbright
WokingSurrey GU24 ONFUnited Kingdom
Denmark: Statens Veterinære Institut for Virusforskning
LindholmDK-4771KalvehaveTlf. (45) 55 86 02 00
Fax (45) 55 86 03 00
E-post: sviv@vetvirus.dk
Germany: Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der
Tiere
Anstaltsteil Tübingen
Postfach 11 49D-72001Tübingen
Tel. (49) 70 71 96 72 55
Fax (49) 70 71 96 73 03
Estonia: Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium
Kreutzwaldi 3051006Tartu
Greece: Ministry of Agriculture
Centre of Athens Veterinary InstitutionsVirus DepartmentNeapoleos Str. 25
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Ag. Paraskevi
AthensTel. (30-1) 601 14 99/601 09 03Fax (30-1) 639 94 77
Spain: Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal INIA-
CISA
D. José Manuel Sánchez VizcaínoCarretera de Algete-El Casar, km 8, ValdeolmosE-20180Madrid
Tel. (34) 916 20 22 16
Fax (34) 916 20 22 47E-mail: vizcaino@inia.es
France: CIRAD-EMVT
Campus international de BaillarguetBP 5035
F-34032
Montpellier Cedex 1Tel. (33-4) 67 59 37 24Fax (33-4) 67 59 37 98E-mail: bastron@cirad.fr
Ireland: Central Veterinary Research Laboratory
Abbotstown
Castleknock
Dublin 15IrelandTel. (353-1) 607 26 79Fax (353-1) 822 03 63
E-mail: reillypj@indigo.ie
Italy: CESME presso IZS
Via Campo BoarioI-64100TeramoTel. (39) 0861 33 22 16Fax (39) 0861 33 22 51
E-mail: Cesme@IZS.it
Cyprus: Εργαστήριο Αναφοράς για τις Ασθένειες των
Ζώων ,
Κτηνιατρικές Υπηρεσίες 1417
Λευκωσία
(National Reference Laboratory for Animal Health
Veterinary Services
CY-1417
Nicosia)
Latvia: Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrs
Lejupes iela 3LV-1076Rīga
Lithuania: Nacionalinėveterinarijos laboratorija
J. Kairiūkščio g. 10
LT-2021
Vilnius
Luxembourg: Centre d'études et de recherches vétérinaires et
agrochimiques (CERVA)Rue Groeselenberg 99
B-1180BruxellesTel. (32-2) 375 44 55Fax (32-2) 375 09 79E-mail: piker@var.fgov.be
Hungary: Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI)
Pf. 2.Tábornok u. 2.HU-1581Budapest
Malta: Istituto Zooprofilatico dell'Abruzzo e Molise
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IT-64100
Teramo
Netherlands: ID-DLO
Edelhertweg 158219 PHLelystadNederlandTel. (0031-0320) 23 82 38
Fax (0031-0320) 23 80 50
E-mail: postkamer@id.dlo.nl
Austria: Bundesanstalt für Virusseuchenbekämpfung bei
Haustieren
Robert Kochgasse 17
A-2340
MödlingTel. (43-2) 236 466 40-0Fax (43-2) 236 466 40-941E-mail: BATSB VetMoedling@compuserve.com
Poland: Laboratorium Zakładu Wirusologii Pa ństwowego
Instytutu Weterynaryjnego
Al. Partyzantów 57PL-24-100
Puławy
Portugal: Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária
Estrada de Benfica, 701P-1549-011Lisboa
Tel. (351) 21 711 52 00
Fax (351) 21 711 53 836E-mail: dir.Inlv@mail.telepac.pt
Slovenia: Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut,
Gerbičeva 60
SI-1000
Ljubljana
Slovakia: Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory
Ash Road, Pirbright,
Woking,Surrey GU24 ONFUnited Kingdom
Finland: Danish Institute for Virus Research
Lindholm
DK-4771KalvehaveTlf. (45) 55 86 02 00Fax (45) 55 86 03 00
E-mail: sviv@vetvirus.dk
Sweden: Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, SVA
S-751 89
UppsalaTfn (00-46) 18 67 40 00Fax (00-46) 18 30 91 62E-post: sva@sva.se
United Kingdom: Institute for Animal Health
Pirbright Laboratory
Ash Road
PirbrightWokingSurrey GU24 ONF
United Kingdom
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B. TASKS OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR BLUETONGUE
The national laboratories for bluetongue are responsible for the coordination
of the standards and diagnostic methods laid down by each diagnostic
laboratory in the Member State, the use of reagents and the testing of
vaccines. To this end:
(a) they may supply diagnostic reagents to diagnostic laboratories which
request them;
(b) they check the quality of all the diagnostic reagents used in the Member
State;
(c) they organise comparative tests at regular intervals;
(d) they preserve isolates of the bluetongue virus taken from confirmed
cases in the Member State;
(e) they ensure confirmation of positive results obtained in regional diag-
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ANNEX II
A. LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DE REFERENCIA DE LA FIEBRE
CATARRAL OVINA — EF-REFERENCELABORATORIUM FOR
BLUETONGUE — GEMEINSCHAFTLICHES REFERENZLABORA-
TORIUM FÜR DIE BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT — ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟ
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ
ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ — COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY
FOR BLUETONGUE — LABORATOIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE
RÉFÉRENCE POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON —
LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DI RIFERIMENTO PER LA FEBBRE
CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI — COMMUNAUTAIR REFERENTIELA-
BORATORIUM VOOR BLUETONGUE — LABORATÓRIO
COMUNITÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE
CATARRAL OVINA — LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA VARTEN
NIMETTY YHTEISÖN VERTAILULABORATORIO — GEMENSKA-
PENS REFERENSLABORATORIUM FÖR BLUETONGUE
AFRC Institute for Animal Health
Pirbright Laboratory
Ash Road
Pirbright Woking
Surrey GU24 ONF
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-1483) 23 24 41
Fax (44-1483) 23 24 48
E-mail: philip-mellor@bbsrc.ac.uk
B. TASKS OF THE COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR
BLUETONGUE
The Community reference laboratory has the following tasks:
1. coordinating, in consultation with the Commission, diagnostic methods
for bluetongue in the Member States, in particular by:
(a) specifying, holding and supplying strains of the bluetongue virus for
the purpose of serological tests and the preparation of antiserum;
(b) the provision of reference sera and other reference reagents to the
national reference laboratories for the purpose of standardising the
tests and the reagents used in each Member State;
(c) the establishment and conservation of a collection of strains and
isolates of the bluetongue virus;
(d) the regular organisation of Community comparative testing of diag-
nostic procedures;
(e) the collection and collation of data and information concerning the
diagnostic methods used and the results of the tests carried out in
the Community;
(f) the classification of isolates of the bluetongue virus, using the most
advanced methods, in order to provide a better understanding of the
epizootiology of bluetongue;
(g) monitoring developments worldwide in the area of surveillance,
epizootiology and prevention of bluetongue;
2. actively assisting in the identification of centres of bluetongue infection in
the Member States by studying viral isolates sent to it for confirmation of
diagnosis, classification and epizootiological studies;
3. facilitating the provision of training and refresher courses for experts in
laboratory diagnostics with a view to harmonising diagnostic techniques
throughout the Community;
4. mutual and reciprocal information exchange with the World Bluetongue
Laboratory designated by the International Office for Epizootics (OIE),
in particular concerning global developments with regard to bluetongue.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 13
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ANNEX III
MINIMUM CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO CONTINGENCY PLANS
The contingency plans must provide for at least the following:
1. the establishment at national level of a crisis unit to coordinate all emer-
gency measures in the Member State concerned;
2. a list of local emergency centres adequately equipped for the purpose of
coordinating control measures at local level;
3. detailed information on the personnel responsible for emergency measures,
their qualifications and their responsibilities;
4. the possibility, for each local centre, of swiftly contacting persons or orga-
nisations directly or indirectly affected by an outbreak;
5. the availability of the equipment and materials necessary for the proper
implementation of emergency measures;
6. precise instructions regarding the steps to be taken, including means of
destroying carcases, when cases of infection or contamination are suspected
and confirmed;
7. training programmes for updating and enhancing knowledge of procedures
on the ground and administrative procedures;
8. for the diagnostic laboratories, an autopsy function, the capability required
for conducting serological and histological tests, etc., and the updating of
rapid diagnostic techniques (provisions on the swift transportation of
samples should be laid down for this purpose);
9. information concerning the quantity of vaccines against bluetongue deemed
necessary in case emergency vaccination needs to be reintroduced;
10. regulatory provisions for implementing the contingency plans.2000L0075 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 14