Contribution of official controls and other official activities to animal health surveillance
Article 7
1. The competent authority shall, if relevant, include in the design of the surveillance referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation the outcome of the official controls and other official activities defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. These official controls and other official activities include: (a) ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections; (b) inspections at border control posts; (c) official controls and other official activities at markets and assembly operations; (d) official controls and other official activities during transport of live animals; (e) public health related inspections and sampling in establishments; (f) any other official controls during which establishments, animals or samples are inspected or examined. 2. When the competent authority suspects a listed disease or an emerging disease in the context of official controls or other official activities referred to in paragraph 1, it shall ensure that all relevant authorities are informed. This shall be done: (a) immediately in case of a category A disease or of an emerging disease; (b) without delay for other diseases.