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General principles and procedures: the cleansing and disinfection operations and, where necessary, the measures to destroy rodents and insects using officially authorised products must be carried out under official supervision and in accordance with the instructions given by the official veterinarian; the disinfectants to be used and their concentrations must be officially approved by the competent authority to ensure destruction of African swine fever virus; the efficacy of disinfectants must be regularly checked before use, as the efficacity of certain disinfectants is diminished by prolonged storage; the choice of disinfectants, insecticides and of procedures for disinfection and disinsectisation must be made taking into account the nature of the premises, vehicles and objects which are to be treated; the conditions under which degreasing agents, disinfectants and insecticides are used must ensure that their efficacy is not impaired. In particular technical parameters indicated by the manufacturer, such as pressure, minimum temperature and required contact time must be observed; irrespective of the disinfectant used, the following general rules should be applied: thorough soaking of bedding and litter as well as faecal matter with the disinfectant, washing and cleansing by careful brushing and scrubbing of the ground, floor, ramps and walls, if possible after the removal or dismantling of equipment or installations so as not to impair the effective cleansing and disinfection procedures, then, further application of disinfectant for a minimum contact time as stipulated in the manufacturer's recommendations, the water used for cleaning operations must be disposed of in such a way as to avoid any risk of spreading the virus, in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian; where washing is carried out with liquids applied under pressure, re-contamination of the previously cleansed parts must be avoided; washing, disinfecting or destroying of equipment, installations, articles or compartments likely to be contaminated must be included; following the disinfection procedures, re-contamination must be avoided; cleansing, disinfection and disinsectisation required in the framework of this Directive must be documented in the holding or vehicle register and where official approval is required, be certified by the supervising official veterinarian.

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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.