Council Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot- and-mouth disease.

Under this Directive are laid down the minimum Community control measures to be applied in the event of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, whatever the type of virus concerned. Member States shall ensure that the presence, or suspected presence, of foot-and-mouth disease is compulsorily and immediately notifiable to the competent authority, in accordance with Directive 82/894/EEC. As soon as the suspected infection is notified, the competent authority shall have the holding placed under official surveillance. Moreover, the measures defined in article 5 shall be implemented (taking samples for examination, slaughtering infected animals, destruction of carcases of animals, disinfection of buildings and means of transport, epizootiological inquiries). A protection zone based on a minimum radius of 3 km and a surveillance zone based on a minimum radius of 10 km is to be established around the infected holding. The measures described under article 9(2) shall be applied in the protection zones.