S.L. 437.94 Art. 1Title, scope and applicability.

(1) The title of these rules is the Control of Certain Animal

Diseases (and specifically the Swine Vesicular Disease) Rules.

(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the rules found under European Union Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease and to include the amendments made by Commission Directive 2007/10/EC as regards the measures to be taken within a protection zone following an outbreak of swine vesicular disease.

(3) These rules define the general control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of one of the diseases listed in Schedule I.