#32026R0501Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/501 amending rules on Union notification of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease
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This regulation aligns Union notification requirements for infection with bluetongue virus (BTV, serotypes 1-24) and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus due to their similar epidemiology and new category D+E status. Only primary outbreaks caused by a new serotype or a serotype reappearing in a new transmission season within a notification region, and certain secondary outbreaks, now require immediate Union notification. Updates to outbreak information must be notified as soon as available. Notification and reporting regions are updated for six Member States. Applications for disease-free status now reflect the possibility of recognition for all category B and C diseases based on historical and surveillance data.
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Key Changes
- Aligns immediate Union notification for BTV and EHD: only primary outbreaks with new serotype or first detection in new yearly transmission period in listed notification regions
- Secondary outbreaks of BTV/EHD require notification only if caused by a previously circulating serotype first detected in the new yearly transmission period
- Competent authorities must notify updates to outbreak information in Annex II once available, removing previous short-deadline constraints
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What this law requires
Member States must immediately notify the Union of primary outbreaks of bluetongue virus (BTV) or epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus confirmed in a notification and reporting region when caused by a new serotype detected for the first time in that region
Member States must immediately notify the Union of primary outbreaks of BTV or epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus confirmed in a notification and reporting region when caused by a serotype that was circulating previously but is detected for the first time in that region in a new yearly transmission period
Member States must immediately notify the Union of secondary outbreaks of BTV or epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus confirmed in a notification and reporting region when caused by a serotype that was circulating previously but is detected for the first time in that region in a new yearly transmission period
Competent authorities must notify any updates of relevant outbreak information as provided in Annex II once new information becomes available, without undue delay
Member States must update their notification and reporting regions listed in Annex IV according to amendments submitted by Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Austria