EN
17.3.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
L 79/149
(iv) have appropriate changing facilities for footwear and clothes at the entrance to the premises and buildings where porcine animals are kept; (v) have appropriate protection from insects and ticks, if required by the competent authority of the Member State concerned on the basis of a risk assessment tailored to the specific epidemiological situation of African swine fever in that Member State.
(h) stock-proof fencing of at least the premises where the porcine animals are kept and buildings where feed and bedding are kept, in order to ensure that kept porcine animals, and their feed and bedding do not have any contact with unauthorised persons and, where relevant, with other porcine animals; (i) a biosecurity plan approved by the competent authority of the Member State concerned taking account of the profile of the establishment and national legislation must be in place; where appropriate, that biosecurity plan must include at least: (i)
the establishment of the ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ areas for personnel appropriate to the typology of the establishment, such as changing rooms, showers, a dining room, etc.;
(ii)
the setting up and the review, when applicable, of the logistical arrangements for the entry of new kept porcine animals into the establishment;
(iii)
the procedures for the cleaning and disinfection of the facilities, transport, equipment and personnel hygiene;
(iv)
rules on food for personnel on site and a prohibition on the keeping of porcine animals by the personnel, where relevant and if applicable on the basis of national legislation of the Member State concerned;
(v)
a dedicated recurrent awareness programme for personnel on the establishment;
(vi)
the setting up and the review, when applicable, of logistical arrangements in order to ensure a proper separation between different epidemiological units and to avoid porcine animals being in contact, either directly or indirectly, with animal by-products and other units on the establishment;
(vii) the procedures and instructions for the enforcement of biosecurity requirements during the construction or repair of the premises or buildings; (viii) internal audits or self-evaluation for enforcing the biosecurity measures; (ix)
assessment of specific biosecurity risks and procedures for the application of relevant risk-mitigating measures related to establishments where porcine animals are kept temporally or permanently outdoors.