S.L. 437.50 Art. 42Removal of measures in the surveillance zone.

(1) The competent authority shall ensure that the measures applied in the surveillance zone are maintained until the following requirements have been met:

(a) at least thirty days have elapsed since the killing and safe disposal of all animals of susceptible species from the holding referred to in rule 10(1) and the completion of the preliminary cleansing and disinfection on that holding, carried out in accordance with rule11;

(b) the requirements provided for in rule 34 have been met in the protection zone;

(c) a survey has been concluded with negative results.

(2) The survey referred to in sub-rule (1)(c) shall be carried out to substantiate the absence of infection in the surveillance zone in compliance with the criteria of point 1 of Schedule III and shall include the measures provided for in point 2.4 of Schedule III based on the criteria of point 2.1 of Schedule III.