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In cases where the presence of swine fever is officially confirmed, Member States shall ensure that, in addition to the measures listed in Article 4 (1), the competent authority prescribes that: - all pigs on the holding must be slaughtered without delay under official supervision and in such a way as to avoid the risk of the swine fever virus spreading during transport or slaughter, after slaughter of the pigs mentioned above, all carcases must be destroyed under official supervision in such a way that there is no risk of the swine fever virus spreading, meat of pigs slaughtered during the period between the probable introduction of disease to the holding and the taking of official measures must wherever possible be traced and destroyed under official supervision in such a way as to avoid the risk of the swine fever virus spreading, the carcases of pigs which have died on the holding must be destroyed under official supervision in such a way as to avoid the risk of the swine fever virus spreading, all substances and waste likely to be contaminated, such as feedingstuffs, must be subjected to a treatment ensuring the destruction of any swine fever virus present ; this treatment must be carried out in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian, after the pigs have been eliminated, the buildings used for housing the pigs, the vehicles used for transporting them and all equipment likely to be contaminated must be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with Article 10, the reintroduction of pigs to the holding may not take place until at least 15 days after completion of the cleaning and disinfection operations carried out in accordance with Article 10, an epizootiological enquiry shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 7 and 8.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.