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4. Options
4.1 We cannot continue to rely on current SVD controls as it does not fully implement the provisions of Directive 92/119/EEC (as amended) and, in some respects, it goes well beyond what is required by that Directive. It is therefore not proportionate, transparent or an effective way of implementing disease control measures for SVD. The only realistic option is to implement Directive 92/119/EEC, as amended.
4.2 In drafting the revised SVD Order, our aim has been to implement the Directive whilst maintaining the maximum flexibility it affords for the control of SVD.
4.3 However, there are limitations to the flexibility allowed. For example, the Directive imposes strict controls over certain movements once disease is confirmed and a considerable time must elapse before certain movements may be permitted in the zones (see Schedules 2 and 3 of the draft Order). This is a key issue and one with which the pig industry is familiar as other pig disease EU measures are similar (classical swine fever and African swine fever).
4.4 There is no SVD vaccine available for use in the UK and we are not aware of any under development. However, we have provided for vaccination measures in Part 4 (Article 22 - 24), as these are provided for in the Directive, which Scottish Government is required to implement in full. It is unlikely that those provisions would be used in an outbreak of SVD, at least for the time being.
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