#32026D1330Updated EU emergency measures for foot and mouth disease in Greece
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This decision updates EU emergency controls for foot and mouth disease in Greece, focused on outbreaks in the Lesvos regional unit. It keeps or adjusts restricted areas where animal movement and related product movements are controlled to prevent the disease from spreading. The main impact is on livestock farms, animal transporters, slaughterhouses, traders, and authorities handling susceptible animals or animal products in and around the affected zones. Businesses should check whether their premises or routes fall inside the updated protection, surveillance, or further restricted zones before moving animals or products.
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Key Changes
- Updates the restricted zones linked to foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Greece
- Continues emergency controls in protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones
- Requires affected operators to follow movement limits for susceptible animals and related products
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators keeping or moving animals of species susceptible to foot and mouth disease in the affected Lesvos regional unit must comply with movement controls applicable in the updated restricted zones established for the outbreak area.
Operators must verify whether premises, animals, routes, or consignments fall within the updated protection zone, surveillance zone, or further restricted zone before moving susceptible animals or related products.
Competent Greek authorities must maintain or adjust restricted areas around foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Lesvos, including protection and surveillance zones and, where necessary, further restricted zones.
Competent authorities and operators in restricted zones must apply emergency disease-control measures to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease from establishments keeping listed susceptible species.