Resolution No. 398 of 2018 of Georgian Government on Specific Provisions for Control and Eradication of Bluetongue

The Resolution adopts specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue. It consists of 10 chapters: General provisions and definitions (I); Notification, monitoring and control (II); Measures when there is suspicion and confirmation of bluetongue (III); Restriction of movement of animals, their semen, ova and embryos (IV); Minimum requirements imposed on bluetongue monitoring and surveillance programmes (V); Criteria imposed on buildings free of vectors (VI); Conditions for exempting from the prohibitions imposed on transportation under certain provisions of this Resolution (VII); Conditions for exempting from the prohibitions imposed on transportation from slaughterhouses under certain provisions of this Resolution (VIII); Criteria for determining seasonal periods that are free from vectors (IX); and Contingency plans and minimum criteria (X). The implementing agency authorized under the Resolution is the National Food Agency of Georgia.