Table 2.
Criteria to be met by the disease: According to AHL, a disease shall be included in the list referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 5 if it has been assessed in accordance with Article 7 and meets all of the following criteria | Final outcome | |
A(i) | The disease is transmissible | Y |
A(ii) | Animal species are either susceptible to the disease or vectors and reservoirs thereof exist in the Union | Y |
A(iii) | The disease causes negative effects on animal health or poses a risk to public health due to its zoonotic character | Y |
A(iv) | Diagnostic tools are available for the disease | Y |
A(v) | Risk‐mitigating measures and, where relevant, surveillance of the disease are effective and proportionate to the risks posed by the disease in the Union | Y |
At least one criterion to be met by the disease: In addition to the criteria set out above at points A(i)–A(v), the disease needs to fulfil at least one of the following criteria | ||
B(i) | The disease causes or could cause significant negative effects in the Union on animal health, or poses or could pose a significant risk to public health due to its zoonotic character | Y |
B(ii) | The disease agent has developed resistance to treatments and poses a significant danger to public and/or animal health in the Union | N |
B(iii) | The disease causes or could cause a significant negative economic impact affecting agriculture or aquaculture production in the Union | Y |
B(iv) | The disease has the potential to generate a crisis or the disease agent could be used for the purpose of bioterrorism | N |
B(v) | The disease has or could have a significant negative impact on the environment, including biodiversity, of the Union | N |
Colour code: green = consensus (Yes/No).