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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

all of the following criteria: scientific evidence indicates that the disease is transmissible; animal species are either susceptible to the disease or vectors and reservoirs thereof exist in the Union; the disease causes negative effects on animal health or poses a risk to public health due to its zoonotic character; diagnostic tools are available for the disease; and risk-mitigating measures and, where relevant, surveillance of the disease are effective and proportionate to the risks posed by the disease in the Union; and

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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.