Exclusion of certain kept terrestrial animals from the targeted animal population
Article 5
1. By way of derogation from point (a) of Article 4(1), the competent authority may limit the targeted animal population for the surveillance of a disease other than a category A disease to the categories of kept animals of listed species that are subject, for that disease, to: (a) Union surveillance programmes; (b) compulsory or optional eradication programmes or surveillance necessary for the granting or maintenance of a disease-free status; or (c) surveillance-based animal health requirements for the movements within the Union or the entry into the Union. 2. The categories of kept animals referred to in paragraph 1 may be based on the animals’ age, their sex, the location and type of production.