The UK Government introduced new disease reporting requirements on 21st April 2021 in order to comply with the EU’s new Animal Health Regulation.
Whilst the UK has left the EU and there is no requirements to implement the new Animal Health Regulation in the UK, the UK Government has had to make legislative changes in order to continue to trade with the EU as a Third Country and to allow the movement of live animals, products of animal origin and germinal products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
The EU Animal Health Regulation includes the requirement for all terrestrial diseases listed under the regulation to be notifiable in Third Countries which export live animals into the EU. The list includes 15 diseases that were not notifiable or reportable in GB until now.
Five diseases will be notifiable on clinical suspicion or positive laboratory detection and nine
diseases must be reported on detection at the place of analysis.
The reporting requirements to the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) depend on the specific disease; some as soon as possible, some others will require monthly reporting, and others including BVD will depend on the genotype.
Please see below for the full list of diseases and requirements: