New EU guidelines for prevention, control, and eradication of ASF
December 18, 2023/Official Journal of the European Union/ European Union.
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The European Commission has just published Communication C/2023/1504 - Guidelines for the prevention, control, and eradication of African swine fever in the European Union ("ASF Guidelines") in the Official Journal.
The ASF Guidelines:
- provide for information on the existing EU law provisions;
- illustrate and encourage best practices on the management of ASF;
- provide advice on specific measures (that are not laid down in the EU legislation) on ASF prevention, control and eradication in the Union;
- provide for the principles and criteria for geographically defining ASF regionalisation in the EU.
The ASF guidelines may be tailored to the needs of the Member States or regions, aiming to address different level of risks as defined in the risk assessments carried out by each Member State and taking account of the structure of competent veterinary and other authorities, the national legislation and other specificities at national or local level.