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Defined in Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/429

Definitions over time (1)

1. 14/12/2019 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

   ‘zone’ means: for terrestrial animals, an area of a Member State, third country or territory with a precise geographical delimitation, containing an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures; for aquatic animals, a contiguous hydrological system with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases that forms an area that is referred to in one of the following: an entire water catchment from the source of a waterway to the estuary or lake; more than one water catchment; part of a water catchment from the source of a waterway to a barrier that prevents the introduction of a specific disease or diseases; part of a coastal area with a precise geographical delimitation; an estuary with a precise geographical delimitation;

Used in (136 places in 52 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (136 in 52)

Article 4¹⁴ · Article 9² · Article 25 · Article 27² · Article 31⁵ · Article 32² · Article 36⁸ · Article 38 · Article 39⁸ · Article 40³ · Article 41³ · Article 42³ · Article 43 · Article 55 · Article 60 · Article 64¹¹ · Article 65⁵ · Article 66³ · Article 67 · Article 68² · Article 69³ · Article 74² · Article 76² · Article 79² · Article 80² · Article 81 · Article 82² · Article 126 · Article 131 · Article 136 · Article 143 · Article 152 · Article 155 · Article 161 · Article 167² · Article 197⁴ · Article 198³ · Article 199 · Article 201⁵ · Article 202 · Article 208² · Article 219 · Article 223² · Article 229 · Article 230² · Article 231 · Article 232⁶ · Article 243 · Article 257 · Article 258 · Article 280² · Annex IV²