Disease-free status based on eradication programmes
Article 71
1. The criteria to recognise the disease-free status of a Member State or a zone based on eradication programmes are as follows: (a) the competent authority has been running an approved eradication programme as referred to in Articles 12 or 46; and (b) the competent authority has completed the eradication programme and submitted to the Commission an application for recognition of disease-free status that demonstrates that the disease specific requirements laid down in Article 72 are complied with. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of aquatic animals where a zone covers less than 75 % of the territory of a Member State and is not shared with another Member State or third country, disease-free status may be achieved in accordance with Article 83.