Delegation of powers
Article 29
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning: (a) the design, means, diagnostic methods, frequency, intensity, targeted animal population, and sampling patterns of the surveillance provided for in Article 27; (b) the criteria for the official confirmation and case definitions of listed diseases as referred to in point (e) of Article 9(1), and, where relevant, of emerging diseases; (c) the criteria used to establish the relevance of a disease which is to be subject to a surveillance programme relevant for the Union for the purposes of point (a) of Article 30(1), taking into account the disease profile and the risk factors involved; (d) requirements for surveillance programmes as provided for in Article 28(1) regarding: (i) the contents of surveillance programmes; (ii) the information to be included in the submission of surveillance programmes in accordance with Article 28(2) and regular reports in accordance with Article 28(3); (iii) the period of application of surveillance programmes.