Article 8

1. (a) Where the official veterinarian finds, or considers on the basis or confirmed data, that swine fever could have been introduced from other holdings on to the holding referred to in Article 4, or from the latter holding on to other holdings, as a result of the movement of persons, pigs or vehicles or in any other way, those other holdings shall be placed under official surveillance in accordance with paragraph (c), and this surveillance shall not be lifted until the suspected presence of swine fever on the holding referred to in Article 4 has been officially ruled out. Where the official veterinarian finds, or considers on the basis of confirmed data, that swine fever could have been introduced on to the holding referred to in Article 5 from other holdings as a result of the movement of persons, pigs or vehicles or in any other way, those other holdings shall be placed under official surveillance in accordance with paragraph (c). Where the official veterinarian finds, or considers on the basis of confirmed data, that swine fever could have been introduced from the holding referred to in Article 5 on to other holdings as a result of the movement of persons, pigs or vehicles or in any other way, those other holdings shall become subject to the provisions of Article 4. The purpose of the official surveillance shall be to detect immediately any suspicion of swine fever, count the pigs and monitor their movements and, where appropriate, implement some or all of the measures provided for in Article 4 (1). 2. When a holding has been subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 (a) and the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 (b), the competent authority may authorize removal from the holding of pigs other than those on account of which the said measures were imposed, for transport directly to a slaughterhouse under official supervision for the purpose of immediate slaughter. Prior to granting such authorization, the official veterinarian must have carried out an examination of the pig herd and confirmed that none of the pigs is suspected of being infected with swine fever. 3. The competent authority may, where it considers that conditions permit, limit the measures provided for in paragraph 1 (a) and the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 (b) to a part of the holding and the pigs contained therein, provided that the pig units there have been housed, kept and fed completely separately.

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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.