S.L. 437.50 чл. 50Protective vaccination.

(1) Where the competent authority applies protective vaccination it shall ensure that:

(a) the vaccination zone shall be regionalised in accordance with rule 43, where necessary in close cooperation with neighbouring Member States;

(b) vaccination shall be carried out swiftly and in conformity with the rules of hygiene and bio-security so as to avoid the spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus;

(c) all measures applied in the vaccination zone shall be carried out without prejudice to the measures provided for in these rules;

(d) where the vaccination zone includes parts of or the entire protection or surveillance zone:

(i) the measures applicable for the protection zone or surveillance zone in accordance with these rules shall be maintained within that part of the vaccination zone until such measures have been removed in accordance with rule 34 or rule 42;

(ii) after the measures applied in the protection zone and surveillance zone have been removed, the measures applicable for the vaccination zone, as provided for in rules 52 to 56, shall continue to apply.

(2) The competent authority applying protective vaccination shall ensure that the vaccination zone is surrounded by a surveillance area (surveillance zone as defined by OIE) of at least 10 kilometres width from the perimeters of the vaccination zone:

(a) in which vaccination is prohibited;

(b) in which intensified surveillance is carried out;

(c) in which the movement of animals of susceptible species is subject to controls by the competent authorities;

(d) which remains in place until the foot-and-mouth disease and infection free status is recovered in accordance with rule 59.