The competent authority may establish a temporary control zone, where required by the epidemiological-situation, and in particular when that situation involves a high density of animals of susceptible species, intensive movement of animals or persons in contact with animals of susceptible species, delays in suspect status notifications, or insufficient information on the possible origin and ways of introduction of the foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Pristojni organ lahko določi začasno nadzorovano območje, kadar je to potrebno zaradi epidemioloških razmer, in zlasti v primeru velike gostote populacije živali dovzetnih vrst, intenzivnih premikov živali ali oseb, ki so v stiku z živalmi dovzetnih vrst, zamud pri obveščanju o statusu suma prisotnosti bolezni, ali pomanjkljivih podatkov o možnem izvoru in poteh vnosa virusa slinavke in parkljevke.