Norm No. 5 establishing the Technical Regulation of biosecurity for manipulating the virus of Foot and Mouth Disease. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Biosecurity Pests/diseases Animal health Animal production Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Norm enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Norm, consisting of 121 articles, establishes the Technical Regulation of Biosecurity for manipulating the virus of Foot and Mouth Disease VFA (from Annex I to Annex V). This Regulation specifies the basic requirements in order to manipulate the foot and mouth disease virus for diagnostic, research, experiment, production and control purposes. The Annexes deal with all the necessary requirements to be met in order to perform the above mentioned activity. Full text Portuguese Website www.agricultura.gov.br