S.L. 437.95 ст. 44Drawing up and approval of surveillance and eradication programmes.

(1) Where the territory of Malta is not known to be infected but not declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II of Schedule IV, the department shall draw up a surveillance programme for achieving a disease-free status for one or more of those diseases. The department shall submit that programme for approval in accordance with the procedure referred to in rule 62(2), and these programmes may also be amended or terminated in accordance with that procedure and the specific requirements for surveillance, sampling and diagnostic shall be those provided for in rule 49(3): Provided that, where a programme provided for in this sub-regulation is to cover individual compartments or zones, which comprise less than 75% of the territory of Malta, and the zone or compartment consists of a water catchment area not shared with another Member State or third country, the procedure referred to in rule 50(2) shall apply for any approval, or amendment or termination of such programme.

(2) If the territory of Malta is known to be infected by one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Part II of Schedule IV, the department shall draw up an eradication programme for one or more of those diseases and shall submit that programme for approval in accordance with the procedure referred to in rule 62(2), and such programmes may also be amended or terminated in accordance with that procedure.

(3) An overview of the programmes approved in accordance with sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be made available at Community level in accordance with the procedures provided for in rule 51.

(4) From the date of approval of the programmes referred to in this rule, the requirements and measures provided for in rule 14, Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Chapter III, Section 2 of Chapter V, and rule 38(1) in relation to areas declared disease-free shall apply to the areas which are covered by the programmes.