Presidential Decree No. 656 implementing Directive No. 92/40/CEE on the establishment of common rules against avian flu. Pays/Territoire Italie Type du document Règlement Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 300, 23 December 1996, Ordinary Supplement No. 230, pp. 5-15. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Santé des animaux Parasites/maladies Volaille Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Quarantaine Désinfection Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé The Decree establishes the obligation to notify to the competent authority any case (even if only suspected) of avian flu. Article 4 states the tests to be carried out by the veterinarian for the diagnosis of the disease, and the quarantine measures to be taken in case the outbreak is officially detected (destruction of the animals, disinfection of breeding farms, epidemiological surveys, repopulation of the farms, etc.). Further provisions concern the establishment of a protection area with a minimum radius of 3 Km within a surveillance zone with a minimum radius of 10 Km. The following precautionary measures shall be taken within the protection area: (a) census of the farms; (b) periodical tests and analyses; (c) isolation of the animals; (d) disinfection of the farms; (e) controls of personnel and vehicles destined to the transport of animals, carcasses and eggs; (f) restrictions on the transport of animals and animal waste; (g) prohibitions regarding fairs, markets and animal shows. Texte intégral Italien Références - Législation Implemente Council Directive 92/40/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza. Législation | Union européenne | 1992 Mot clé: Parasites/maladies, Santé des animaux, Volaille, Désinfection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implementé par Ministerial Decree laying down further measures against avian flu. Législation | Italie | 2000 Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Parasites/maladies, Oiseaux, Volaille Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on extraordinary measures to support the eradication of outbreaks of avian influenza in Emilia Romagna. Législation | Italie | 2013 Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Parasites/maladies, Volaille Source: FAO, FAOLEX