S.I. No. 34/2001 - European Communities (Aquaculture Animals and Fish) (Placing on The Market and Control of Certain Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

1. The availability of a national crisis centre to co-ordinate all control measures within the State.

2. A list of local disease control centres having adequate facilities to co-ordinate the disease control measures at local level.

3. Detailed information on staff involved in control measures including skills and responsibilities.

4. Adequate communications facilities available at each disease control centre to enable rapid contact with all persons and organisations directly and indirectly involved in combating a disease outbreak.

5. The availability of adequate equipment and materials to fight any disease outbreak.

6. Detailed instructions governing activation of plans in the event of suspicion and confirmation of infection or contamination.

7. Training programmes to maintain and further develop skills in requisite field and administrative procedures.

8. Where appropriate or applicable, diagnostic laboratories having facilities for post-mortem examination as well as the necessary capacity for serology, histology, associated expertise and rapid diagnosis, the latter involving adequate arrangements for rapid transportation of samples for laboratory testing.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 8

th

day of February 2001.

____________________

Frank Fahey

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

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This order implements

inter alia

Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000, amending Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum measures for the control of certain fish diseases. It takes account of

inter alia

new scientific and technical evidence relating to the treatment of List I diseases.

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O.J.No. L14, 13.5.2000, p.28

I, Frank Fahey, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000

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, hereby make the following regulations