Furthermore, a Member State should have the possibility of declaring the whole of its territories, zones or compartments thereof free of one or more of listed diseases which are subject to rules on compulsory or optional eradication programmes, in order to be protected against the introduction of such listed diseases from other parts of the Union or from third countries or territories.
Ina theannta sin, ba cheart an deis a thabhairt do na Ballstáit a gcríocha iomlána, criosanna nó deighleoga díobh a dhearbhú bheith saor ó cheann amháin nó níos mó de na galair liostaithe atá faoi réir rialacha maidir le cláir díothaithe éigeantacha nó roghnacha, chun cosaint a thabhairt i gcoinne na ngalar sin teacht isteach ó áiteanna eile san Aontas nó ó thríú tíortha nó tríú críocha.