S.L. 437.94 ст. 7Holdings consisting of two or more separate production units.

(1) In the case of holdings which consist of two or more separate production units, the competent authority may derogate from the requirements of rule 5(1)(a) as regards healthy production units of a holding which is infected:

Provided that the official veterinarian has confirmed that the structure and size of these units and the operations carried out therein are such that they are completely separate as regards housing, keeping, staff, equipment and feeding, so as to prevent the spread of the agent of the disease from one unit to another.

(2) Where recourse is had to sub-rule (1), the rules laid down in Article 18 (2) of European Union Council Directive 2003/85/EC on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing European Union Council Directive 85/511/EEC and Commission Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending European Union Council Directive 92/46/EEC shall mutatis mutandis apply: Provided that these rules may be amended for the disease in question according to the European Community requirements in order to take account of the specific nature of the disease.