Specific rules on official controls in confined establishments of terrestrial animals
Article 4
When performing official controls in confined establishments of terrestrial animals, the official veterinarian shall in particular: (a) verify through the examination of the movement records that the animals entering the given confined establishment come only from another confined establishment or are quarantined in accordance with Part 9, point 1, of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035; (b) verify that the results of the clinical, laboratory and post-mortem examinations carried out by the confined establishment’s veterinarian rule out any suspicion of listed or emerging diseases; (c) verify that if the presence of listed or emerging diseases is suspected, the operator responsible for the confined establishment notifies that suspicion to the competent authority and mitigates the potential risks to spread such diseases within and outside the confined establishment; and (d) audit the activity of the confined establishment’s veterinarian and the implementation and results of the disease surveillance plan referred to in Part 9, point 2(a), of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and in particular verify that the disease surveillance plan has been reviewed and updated at least annually in accordance with those requirements.