S.L. 437.109 Art. 10Measures.

(1) Once the diagnosis of Newcastle disease has been officially confirmed in poultry, the competent authority shall establish around the infected holding a protection zone based on a minimum radius of three (3) kilometres, itself contained in a surveillance zone based on a minimum radius of ten (10) kilometres. The establishment of zones must take account of geographical, administrative, ecological and epizootiological factors relating to Newcastle disease, and of monitoring facilities.

(2) The measures applied in the protection zone shall include:

(a) the identification of all holdings having poultry within the zone;

(b) periodic visits to all the holdings having poultry, a clinical examination of those poultry including, if necessary, the collection of samples for laboratory examination; a record of visits and findings must be kept;

(c) the keeping of all poultry in their living quarters or some other place where they can be isolated;

(d) the use of appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the holding;

(e) the control of movements or persons handling poultry, poultry carcasses and eggs and vehicles carrying poultry, carcasses and eggs within the zone; in general, transport of poultry shall be prohibited;

(f) a prohibition on removing poultry and hatching eggs from the holding on which they are kept unless the competent authority has authorised the transport:

(i) of poultry for immediate slaughter to a slaughterhouse preferably located in the infected area or, if that is not possible, to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority outside the infected area;

(ii) of one (1) day-old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets to a holding within the surveillance zone at which there are no other poultry. However, the competent authority, may give authorisation for the said one (1) day-old chicks and pullets to be transported to a holding outside the surveillance zone. The holdings referred to above shall be placed under official control in accordance with rule 9(2);

(iii) of hatching eggs to a hatchery designated by the competent authority; before dispatch, eggs and their packing must be disinfected:

Provided that movements allowed under sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be directly executed, under official control. They shall be authorised only after the official veterinarian has carried out a health inspection of the holding. The means of transport used must be cleaned and disinfected before and after use;

(g) a prohibition on removing or spreading used litter or poultry manure without authorisation;

(h) the prohibition of fairs, markets, shows or other gatherings of poultry or other birds. NEWCASTLE DISEASE

(3) The measures applied in the protection zone shall be maintained for at least twenty-one (21) days after the carrying out of preliminary cleaning and disinfection operations on the infected holding in accordance with rule 11. The protection zone shall thereafter be part of the surveillance zone.

(4) The measures applied in the surveillance zone shall include:

(a) the identification of all holdings having poultry within the zone;

(b) the control of poultry and hatching egg movement within the zone;

(c) a prohibition on the movement of poultry out of the zone during the first fifteen (15) days, except for movement directly to a slaughterhouse outside the surveillance zone designated by the competent authority;

(d) a prohibition on the movement of hatching eggs out of the surveillance zone unless to a hatchery designated by the competent authority. Before dispatch the eggs and their packing must be disinfected;

(e) a prohibition on the movement of used litter or poultry manure out of the zone;

(f) a prohibition of fairs, markets, shows or other gatherings of poultry and other birds;

(g) without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs

(a) and (b), the prohibition of transport of poultry.

(5) The measures applied in the surveillance zone shall be maintained for at least thirty (30) days after the carrying out of preliminary cleaning and disinfection operations on the infected holding in accordance with rule 11.

(6) Where the epizootiological enquiry referred to in rule 7 confirms that the outbreak is due to an infection where there is no evidence of lateral spread, the size and duration of the protection and surveillance zones may be reduced under the procedure laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.