Maturity Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 · Transmissible animal disease compliance
Your practices against listed animal diseases, measured by category and turned into a costed action plan.
10 themes, a 5-level scale. And the action that moves each level to the next.
The framework’s 10 themes, already written from L1 to L5. One company, one business unit, or 300 at once.
Maturity Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 · Transmissible animal disease compliance
10 themes, 5-level scale.
Nordhavn Industries
53 / 100
They measure their maturity with Datamensio
An example
This could be your situation.
Take one company as an example: three sites, three spreadsheets, no shared answer.
Nobody can consolidate.
Nordhavn Industries, 2,400 people in Hamburg, Lyon and Porto. A client asks where the group stands. Each site answers in its own spreadsheet, with its own scales.
Three weeks, a single base.
One Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 assessment launched across all three sites at once, from the managers’ interview notes. The framework was already written, its 10 themes and levels L1 to L5 too.
Two costs avoided before being committed.
A score of 53 out of 100, with the gap concentrated on three themes. The AI companion spotted that two actions duplicated those of another audit. The committee report took one sentence to request.
What it saved them
- 3sites measured on the same base, instead of three questionnaires to reconcile
- 2duplicate actions caught before the spend
- 1committee report, with no manual rework
These figures are an example. They could be yours.
The standard imposes processes. Datamensio says where you stand.
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The framework is already written
Themes, questions and levels L1 to L5, all written. You do not start from an empty spreadsheet.
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The score lands the same day
Online, by self-assessment link or in interview. Theme by theme, comparable over time.
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The gap becomes a costed plan
Every step up carries its action. The AI prioritises on expected effect, not on the order of the standard.
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Progress can be demonstrated
Campaign after campaign, against your target and against your own past. That is what your board asks for.
The maturity scale
One level, the next, and the action that links the two.
This mechanism (one level, the level above, and the action linking the two) is what turns an inspection finding into a trajectory.
Is a suspected category A disease notified to the competent authority following a defined procedure?
- N1
No written procedure exists. What to do in the event of suspicion depends on the person present and their knowledge of the subject.
- N2
A procedure exists in the document system, but contacts and timeframes are not known to teams on the ground.
- N3
The procedure is distributed, contact details for the competent authority and the official veterinarian are displayed, and site managers know who notifies and within what timeframe.
- N4
Every suspicion and every notification is logged with a timestamp and follow up action. Timeframe deviations are reviewed.
- N5
The procedure is tested through periodic exercises, revised after each exercise or real event, and lessons learned are shared across all sites.
Action to move from L2 to L3
Display in each production unit the guidance sheet with the contact details of the competent authority and the official veterinarian, formally name the person responsible for notification and their deputy, then check awareness of the procedure at the monthly site review.
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Maja SucekChief Operating Officer, Interreg Danube
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What this framework covers
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 applies Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on animal health, known as the Animal Health Law. It lists transmissible diseases and sorts them into five categories: A for diseases requiring immediate eradication, B for those subject to a mandatory eradication programme, C for optional programmes, D for diseases involving movement and trade measures, and E for those subject to surveillance. It also specifies, species by species, which animals are listed as susceptible or vector species. The category determines the applicable rules: notification, surveillance, movement restrictions, eradication measures.
In practice this structure is hard to manage because it cuts across three dimensions: the disease, the category and the species held. Do your site managers know which category A diseases actually concern the species present on their site? Is a suspected case notified to the competent authority within the expected timeframe, or does it wait for laboratory confirmation? Are the movement restrictions linked to category D diseases built into dispatch and receiving processes, or treated as a veterinary matter separate from the logistics flow?
A common confusion is worth clearing up: 2018/1882 does not itself impose measures, it classifies and lists. The operational obligations sit in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and its delegated acts. The regulation has also been amended several times since it entered into application, notably to reflect changes in the status of certain diseases and extensions of species lists. Working from an outdated version of the annexed table leads to surveillance arrangements calibrated against a classification that is no longer in force.
A compliance audit gives a binary answer: the obligations attached to the category are met, or they are not. The maturity assessment asks a different question: what level of control do your surveillance, notification, biosecurity and coordination practices with the competent authority actually reach, and what specific action moves each theme up to the next level. The audit prepares for inspection. The assessment builds the trajectory between two inspections and allows sites to be compared with each other.
The framework is ready to use in Datamensio and remains adaptable. AI adjusts the themes, questions and level wording to your sector, whether terrestrial or aquaculture, or builds a version from your own biosecurity procedures and contingency plans. Assessments can be launched site by site and then consolidated into a cross-site roadmap.
Reference standard: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018
The themes assessed
Identifying applicable listed diseases
Inventory of species held, cross-referencing with lists of susceptible and vector species, identification of the relevant categories A to E, updating when the regulation is amended.
Regulatory watch and version control
Tracking amendments to the implementing regulation and to delegated acts linked to 2016/429, internal dissemination of changes, traceability of the reference version used.
Notification and alert to the competent authority
Procedure for notification in the event of suspicion, timeframes, designated contacts, coordination with the official veterinarian, retention of notification records.
Surveillance and early detection
Surveillance programmes by category, clinical indicators monitored, sampling plans, use of approved laboratories, exploitation of results.
Establishment biosecurity
Access control, management of animal and equipment flows, quarantine and isolation, cleaning and disinfection, vector control, staff training.
Movement and trade
Movement conditions linked to category D diseases, health certification, checks at dispatch and receipt, management of restricted zones.
Mandatory and optional eradication programmes
Participation in category B and C programmes, claimed health status, compliance with conditions for maintaining status, associated documentation.
Emergency preparedness
Contingency plans for category A diseases, roles and decision chain, simulation exercises, culling and disposal resources, lessons learned.
Records, traceability and health data
Establishment registers, animal identification and registration, movement history, retention of required periods, usability of data during an epidemiological investigation.
Training, communication and external coordination
Staff awareness of clinical signs, briefing of external parties, coordination with veterinary services, communication with customers and the sector.
A short version of the framework is available for the online self-assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Is Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 subject to certification?
No. It is a directly applicable EU implementing regulation, and compliance is checked by the competent authority during official controls. Datamensio measures the maturity of your practices and prepares for these controls, it does not issue any certificate.
What is the difference between this assessment and a compliance audit?
An audit concludes with a finding of compliance or a gap against a given requirement. The assessment places each theme on a five level maturity scale and identifies the action that moves it up a level. The two are complementary: the assessment organises progress, the audit validates the level reached.
What is the link with Regulation (EU) 2016/429?
2016/429 sets out prevention and control obligations. 2018/1882 states which diseases and which species these obligations apply to, sorting them into categories A to E. The two frameworks are read together, and a cross-site roadmap allows them to be cross-referenced without duplicating actions.
How long does the assessment take?
The short version can be completed in about thirty minutes by a manager familiar with the site. The full version, run collaboratively with the official veterinarian and site managers, typically takes one to two weeks, most of the time being spent gathering evidence.
Can the framework be adapted to our sector?
Yes. The themes, questions and level wording can be modified, and AI can produce a version tailored to your sector, terrestrial or aquaculture, based on your biosecurity procedures and contingency plans. You remain the owner of the resulting framework.
Can several sites be compared with each other?
Yes. Assessments are launched site by site using the same framework, which makes scores comparable by theme. Benchmarking also covers your own past campaigns, and action plans are consolidated into a group roadmap.
Is veterinary expertise needed to answer?
The questions cover organisation, procedures and evidence, not clinical diagnosis. A quality manager can answer most of them. Technical questions are assigned to the official veterinarian or the animal health manager in collaborative mode.
Where is the data hosted?
In France, with OVH, backed up with Scaleway. No transfer outside the European Union. The AI models used can be selected, including from European solutions.