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A Member State may apply to the Commission for recognition of the disease–free status of compartments for listed diseases referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1), and for the protection of the disease–free status of such a compartment in the event of an outbreak of one or more of those listed diseases in its territory, provided that: the introduction of the listed disease or listed diseases covered by the application can be effectively prevented at compartment level, taking into account the disease profile; the compartment covered by the application is subject to a single common biosecurity management system designed to ensure the disease–free status of all establishments forming part of it; and the compartment covered by the application has been approved by the competent authority for the purposes of movements of animals and products thereof in accordance with: Articles 99 and 100 for compartments keeping terrestrial animals and products thereof; Articles 183 and 184 for compartments keeping aquaculture animals and products thereof.

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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.