The Member States shall, after appropriate consultation of experts and relevant stakeholders, draw up, and keep up to date, contingency plans and, where necessary, detailed instruction manuals laying down the measures to be taken in the Member State concerned in the event of the occurrence of a listed disease referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1) or, as the case may be, of an emerging disease, in order to ensure a high level of disease awareness and preparedness and the ability to launch a rapid response.
Déanfaidh na Ballstáit, tar éis comhairliúchán iomchuí le saineolaithe agus geallsealbhóirí ábhartha, pleananna teagmhais agus, nuair is gá, lámhleabhair treoracha ina leagtar síos na bearta atá le déanamh sa Bhallstát lena mbaineann má tharlaíonn an galar liostaithe dá dtagraítear i bpointe (a) d'Airteagal 9(1) nó, de réir mar a bheidh, galar atá ag teacht chun cinn, a tharraingt suas agus a choimeád cothrom le dáta chun ardleibhéal feasachta faoi ghalair agus ullmhacht ina leith a áirithiú agus an cumas freagairt thapa orthu a sheoladh.