
Article 1 

1. Member States shall submit a report to the Commission within three days after the first confirmation within their territory of the infection of minks, and other animals of the family Mustelidae and of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) with SARS-CoV-2.
2. In case of further occurrences or outbreak of new infections with SARS-CoV-2 in animals referred to in paragraph 1 after the first confirmation referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall submit, on a weekly basis, a follow-up report. Member States shall also submit the follow-up report when there are relevant updates on the epidemiology of the disease and its zoonotic implications.
3. The reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall include for each infection occurrence or outbreak the information indicated in the Annex to this Decision.
4. The reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be communicated in an electronic format to be determined by the Commission in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.
Article 2 

1. The Commission shall inform the Member States in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed of the reports submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 1.
2. The Commission shall publish on its website, for information purposes only, an updated summary of the information contained in the reports submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 1.
Article 3 
This Decision shall apply until 20 April 2021.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2020.
For the Commission
Stella KYRIAKIDES
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
1. Date of reporting;

2. Member State;

3. Type of report (first confirmation report/weekly follow-up report);

4. Total number of outbreaks/occurrences in the Member State included in the report;

5. 

((a)) Serial number of each outbreak/occurrence in the Member State;
((b)) Region and approximate geographical location of the establishment or other place where animals were kept or located;
((c)) Date of suspicion;
((d)) Date of confirmation;
((e)) Diagnostic method(s);
((f)) Date of estimation of introduction of the virus in the establishment or place;
((g)) Possible source of the virus;
((h)) Control measures taken (details);
((i)) Number of susceptible animals on establishment or at the place (by susceptible species);
((j)) Number of animals clinically or subclinically affected on establishment or at the place (by susceptible species; in case an exact figure is not available, provide an estimate);
((k)) Morbidity: number of animals (by susceptible species) clinically affected, with signs resembling COVID-19, on establishment or at the place in relation to the number of susceptible animals with a summary description of the clinical signs (in case an exact figure is not available, provide an estimate);
((l)) Mortality: number of animals (by susceptible species) that have died on establishment or at the place (in case an exact figure is not available, provide an estimate);

6. Data on molecular epidemiology, significant mutations;

7. Relevant data on human cases in the Member State directly related to animal outbreaks/occurrences referred to in Article 1(1) and (2);

8. Other relevant information.
