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title: "Listed disease (maladie répertoriée) · Treats"
description: "A listed disease is a transmissible animal disease included in the list in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on animal health, and classed in one of categories A to E by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882."
url: https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/danger-sanitaire/
lang: en-GB
updated: 2026-11-08
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[Glossary](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/)

# Listed diseasemaladie répertoriée

A listed disease is a transmissible animal disease included in the list in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on animal health, and classed in one of categories A to E by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882.

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lists the diseases concerned in Article 5(1). The prevention and control rules attached to each category have applied since 21 April 2021, under Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882.

That implementing regulation sorts listed diseases into five categories. Category A covers diseases usually absent from the Union, which call for immediate eradication on detection. Category B covers diseases that all member states must eradicate. Category C covers diseases that must be kept from spreading to officially free areas or areas with an eradication programme. Category D covers diseases whose spread must be prevented on entry into the Union or between member states. Category E covers diseases that need surveillance within the Union.

A single disease can belong to several categories. The annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 classes foot-and-mouth disease as A, D and E. In France, official sanitary police operations are entrusted to vets: see [sanitary vet](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/veterinaire-sanitaire/) and [mandated veterinarian](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/mandat-sanitaire/).

## Sources

* [Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (Animal Health Law) (EUR-Lex)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj/fra)
* [Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882, Articles 1 to 3 and annex (EUR-Lex)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg%5Fimpl/2018/1882/oj/fra)

 Checked on 8 November 2026 · by [Amir Davies](https://www.treats.vet/en/about/amir-davies/)

## See also

* [Mandated veterinarian](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/mandat-sanitaire/) A mandated veterinarian is a vet appointed by the administrative authority to carry out sanitary police operations on behalf of the State, a status separate from the sanitary authorisation held by a sanitary vet.
* [Vétérinaire sanitaire](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/veterinaire-sanitaire/) A vétérinaire sanitaire is a French vet holding a prefect-issued authorisation (article L203-1 of the Rural Code) to carry out the State’s compulsory disease prevention and surveillance on a keeper’s behalf.
* [ANSES](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/anses/) ANSES is the French public agency for health and safety expertise, created on 1 July 2010; its ANMV department regulates veterinary medicines.