S.L. 437.52 Art. 10Suspension or prohibition of imports or transit from authorised third countries.

(1) By way of derogation from rule 7(a), and in accordance with the procedure referred to in rule 4(1), a specific period may be determined after which the importation or transit of live ungulates from an authorised third country may be resumed after the suspension or prohibition of importation or transit due to any change in the health situation, together with any additional conditions to be fulfilled after such resumption.

(2) When deciding to resume the importation or transit of such animals, account shall be taken of:

(a) international standards and, or;

(b) whether an outbreak or a number of epizootiologically interrelated outbreaks of one of the diseases listed in Schedule II occurs within a geographically limited area in an authorised third country or region and, or;

(c) whether the outbreak or outbreaks are successfully eradicated within a limited period of time.