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Compartments comprising one or more individual farms where the health status regarding a specific disease is independent of the health status regarding that disease of the surrounding natural waters. A compartment may comprise: an individual farm which may be considered a single epidemiological unit, as it is not influenced by the animal health status in the surrounding waters; or more than one farm where each farm in the compartment complies with the criteria laid down in point 3.1(a) and points 3.2 to 3.6, but, due to extensive movement of animals between farms, shall be considered as a single epidemiological unit, provided that all farms are under a common biosecurity system. A compartment shall be supplied with water: through a water treatment plant inactivating the relevant pathogen in order to reduce the risk of the introduction of the disease to an acceptable level; or directly from a well, a borehole or a spring. Where such water supply is situated outside the premises of the farm, the water shall be supplied directly to the farm, and be channelled through a pipe. There shall be natural or artificial barriers that prevent aquatic animals from entering each farm in a compartment from the surrounding watercourses. The compartment shall, where appropriate, be protected against flooding and infiltration of water from the surrounding watercourses. The compartment shall comply, mutatis mutandis, with the requirements laid down in Part I.2. A compartment shall be subject to additional measures imposed by the competent authority, when considered necessary to prevent the introduction of diseases. Such measures may include the establishment of additional protection against the intrusion of possible pathogen carriers or vectors. Implementing measures concerning point 3.2(a) shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.