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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

(162) Past experience has shown that when an outbreak of a serious disease occurs in Member States or in third countries or territories from which animals or products enter the Union, disease prevention and control measures have to be taken immediately to prevent its introduction and limit its spread. Such an emergency may involve listed diseases, emerging diseases or other animal health hazards. In that context, it should be made clear which disease prevention and control measures provided for by this Regulation may be used in the event of the occurrence of a listed or emerging disease or hazard. In all such cases, it is essential that measures can be taken at very short notice and without any delay. As such measures would restrict movement within or into the Union, they should be implemented at Union level whenever possible.

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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.