Updated 30. September 2025
The DANISH Transport Standard covers following:
To register the Declaration of Accession must be filled in and forwarded to the Certification body stated below and email to DNV Business Assurance Denmark A/S, danish@dnv.com.
The Certification body conducts an independent approval of the registered parties. Approved parties are registered on pigresearchcentre.dk/Standards/The-Danish-Transport-Standard
A DANISH-certificate is issued to approved parties. Furthermore, the Certification body will conduct inspections and monitor compliance with the requirements of the Standard on behalf of Danish Agriculture & Food Council.
At all times the responsibility lies with the individual haulier to comply with the requirements in the Standard and to remain updated on any new requirements in the Standard.
All parties involved are independently liable, and in cases where several parties are involved, each party is individually liable. The latest standards and information can be found here.
Any queries as for the understanding of the Standard’s regulations, and any dispute shall be settled according to Danish law and at the Danish Agriculture & Food Council’s DBMC Arbitration.
September 30, 2025
There are several new confirmed outbreaks of ASF in herds in Croatia, therefore the zones in DANISH are being updated.
The infected herds are located in the Osijek-Baranja area.
The zone changes will take effect on September 30, 2025, and will apply retroactively for 7 days.
June 17, 2025
Cases of ASF have been confirmed in dead wild boars in Italy. All the infected wild boars were found in the black zone, but the black zone is being expanded northeastward to ensure that the border to the red zone is at a safe distance from the infected herds.
The findings were made in the provinces of Liguria and Piedmont in the northwestern part of Italy. As a result, the black zone in northern Italy is being updated.
Additionally, a red zone is being introduced in northeastern France, where the Arrondissement de Nice is now classified as a red zone.
June 14, 2025
An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Germany. The case was detected in Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia. As a result, the red and black zones have been expanded.
The changes were made on Saturday, 14 June 2025, and apply retroactively for 7 days.
May 16, 2025
There has been a confirmed outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boar in Germany. The case was detected in Odenwaldkreis, Hesse, Germany. As a result, the red and black zones have been expanded.
In northern Italy, near the town of Collecchio, another wild boar infected with ASF has also been found, which has led to a slight eastward extension of the northern zone.
The changes were made on Friday, 16 May 2025, and apply retroactively for seven days.
March 31, 2025
A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Slovakia has been confirmed at a farm in the village of Plavecký Štvrtok, located near the Austrian border and approximately 40 km from the Czech border.
The black zone in Austria is expanding westward, and the entire Czech Republic is being changed to black. In Germany, red buffer zones are being introduced along the borders with the Czech Republic and Austria.
The change was implemented on March 31, 2025, and applies retroactively for seven days.
March 26, 2025
An outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been detected in western Slovakia.
Slovakia is already classified as a black zone, but in Austria, the black zone is being expanded to the eastern part of the country. In the Czech Republic, the eastern part of the country is changed from red to black.
The change was made on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, and is effective retroactively for 7 days.
March 7, 2025
An outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been confirmed among 1,400 dairy cows in the Hungarian province of Kisbajcs. The province is located in northern Hungary, near the Slovakian border and approximately 50 km from the Austrian border.
Hungary and Slovakia are already classified as black zones, but Austria's eastern region is now also being updated to a black zone.
The change was implemented on Friday, March 7, 2025, and applies retroactively for seven days.
January 10, 2025
This afternoon, an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been confirmed in a water buffalo herd in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Specifically, the outbreak has been detected in Märkisch-Oderland district, located between Berlin and the Polish border.
German authorities have established protection and surveillance zones of 3 km and 10 km, respectively, around the affected herd. It has also been announced that a ban on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals has been imposed across the entire state of Brandenburg for a minimum of 72 hours. This means that transportation of cloven-hoofed animals into, out of, within, or through the state of Brandenburg is prohibited.
Based on the outbreak's location, just east of Berlin, the zones related to the DANISH Transport Standard will be expanded, creating a larger black zone west of Berlin. The following zones have been updated:
A dead wild boar infected with ASF has been found in Germany. The discovery was made in Rhein-Hunsrük-Kreis in the state of Rhineland-Pfalz, south of Bonn. As a result, serval districts in Rhineland-Pfalz have been changed to black zone, while districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Köln, and Regierungbezirk Arnsberg have been changed from green to red zone.
This change was made on Monday, December 2, 2024, and is retroactively effective for the past 7 days.
It has been confirmed that a new case of African swine fever was found in dead wild boars in Landkreis Oberhavel in Bundesland Brandenburg north of Berlin. The black area has been expanded to include Landkreis Oberhavel and Ostprignitz-Ruppin. In Saxony-Anhalt Landkreis Stendal has been changed from green to red.
The zone change was implemented on Saturday, November 23, 2024, and applies to all vehicle that has entered the now black zone the previous 7 days.
The EU has approved the Swedish authorities' request to be declared free of African Swine Fever.
The zones in the Fagersta area in Sweden have been lifted for vehicles driving in the areas as of today.
There are four new confirmed outbreaks of ASF in herds in northern Italy. The zones in DANISH have therefore been updated. The infected herds are located in the areas of Vinzaglio and Trecate.
Due to the ASF-development, there is now also a black zone in Switzerland.
Due to the recent cases of dead wild boars found in Baden-Württemberg, the black zone is expanded in Baden-Württemberg, Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz. A red buffer zone is established in France, accordingly.
The zone change has been implemented on Tuesday August 13, 2024 and applies to all vehicle, that has entered the now black and red zones the previous 7 days.
It has been confirmed that a number of herds in the northern part of Italy have been infected with ASF. All the herds are in the black zone, but the black zone has been expanded to ensure that the border of the red zone is at a suitable distance from the infected herds.
It has been confirmed that new cases of African swine fever was found in dead wild boars in Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Bundesland Brandenburg south of Berlin. The black area has been expanded to include Bundesland Brandenburg. The red zone remains.
The zone change was implemented on Friday, July 26, 2024 and applies to all vehicle that has entered the now black zone the previous 7 days.
ASF has been confirmed in a wild boar that has been shot south of the area Rüsselsheim in the German state of Hessen. Consequently, black and red zones have been established around the area, effective immediately.
Vehicles that have been in the area within the last 7 days will receive quarantine certificates in accordance with the new zones.
A case of ASF has been confirmed at a finisher herd in the German district of Vorpommern-Greifswald.
The area is located in the eastern part of the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is already in the black zone, but the nearby areas are changed so that the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district is changed to black zone and the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, Rostock district and Stadt Rostock are changed to be red zone .
In addition, the Landkreis Prignitz, which is located in the northwestern part of the German state of Brandenburg, is changed to a red zone.
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in dead wild boars in Italy. The wild boars were found near La Spezia in the Province Liguria in the northwestern part of Italy. The black area in northern Italy has been expanded accordingly.
The EU has reported that carcasses of ASF-infected wild boar have been found in a for-est in Kukës county, in the northeast of Albania.
The black area has been expanded, and all of Albania is now black.
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in two dead wild boars, in Montenegro. The wild boars were found near Nikšić. The black area has been expanded, and all of Montenegro is now black.
November 14, 2023
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a dead wild boar, in Italy. The wild boar was found near Ottone in the Province Piacenza in the northwestern part of Italy. The black area in northern Italy has been expanded accordingly.
EUs restricted area in Italy has been expanded southwest of Milan. The black area in northern Italy has been expanded accordingly and a red area has been implemented in the southern part for Switzerland.
September 25, 2023
The zones around the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany are as of today changed. This applies to vehicles that are in the area today.
New green zones are:
New red zones are:
September 6, 2023
Today, African Swine Fever has been detected in a sample from a deceased wild boar found near Fagersta, approximately 170 kilometers northwest of Stockholm. Consequently, black and red zones have been established around the area, effective immediately.
Vehicles that have been in the area within the last 7 days will receive quarantine certificates in accordance with the new zones..
28 June, 2023
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a herd in Bagnaria, Lombardy in the northern Italy. On June 28, the zones within a diameter of 50 kilometers around the herd will be changed to black status.
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a heard in Bijeljina, in the northeastern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. On June 26, Bosnia-Herzegovina will be changed to black status.
25 May, 2023
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a dead wild boar, in the southern part of Italy. On May 25, the areas south and east of Rome are therefore changed to black status.
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in dead wild boars, four different places in the southern part of Italy.
On May 12, the zones in the entire part of Calabria as well as parts of the provinces of Matera, Pontenza and Salerno have therefore been changed to black status.
On December 6, it has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a dead wild boar in the The Czech Republic.
Zones in the areas (75 km.) of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem i Frýdlant-regionen of Liberec-regionen have therefore changed to black status.
5. October 2022
The zones around the area of Emsland in Germany and The Netherlands are as of today green:
4 July 2022
The zones are changed from today. All zones in the area are as follows:
Black zones in Germany:
Red zones in Germany:
Black zones in Holland:
Red zones in Holland:
9 September 2022
The following areas are now green:
Germany:
France:
2 July 2022
ASF has been found in a herd in the southern part of Landkreis Emsland, so this Landkreis in DANISH Transport Standard has changed to black zone and the surrounding kreis and some areas in the Netherlands are changed to red.
Black zone:
Red zones:
German Landkreis:
In the Netherlands, the following areas are red zones:
13 June 2022
ASF has been found in a small herd in the Lazio region south of Rome. Zones around Rome are hereby adjusted.
In the following regions, the zones have changed status from 13th of June 2022:
30 May, 2022
It has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a dead wild boar in the area of Borgo Velino, Province of Rieti in the central part of Italy.
Zones in and around the area have, as of May 30, 2022, therefore changed status. The zones are:
The zone around Rome is furthermore adjusted.
ASF has been found in two dead pigs in an organic herd with a total of 35 pigs at Forchheim, in the district of Emmendinge in Baden-Wüttemburg.
The following areas have had their zone status changed:
Black
Red (Germany)
Red (France)
6 May, 2022
On May 5, it has been confirmed that African swine fever was found in a dead wild boar in the Insugherata Park in the northern part of Rome of Italy. The following areas in and around the Insugherata Park is as of May 6, 2022, therefor categorized as black zones:
Following the acute zone adjustments in Italy on the 7th of January, we have now got the final zones in place in Italy. The zones are seen in the document:
7 January 2022
There are 7 January 2022 news from Italy about the discovery of ASF in a wild boar in Ovada, Piedmonte in northern Italy. Therefore, changes in the zones in and around the affected area have been introduced with immediate effect, so that the affected area has changed from red to black: Piemonte Provincia di Alessandria, Provincia di Asti Liguria, Provincia di Genova, Provincia di Savona.
26. November 2021
On 25.11.2021, ASF was confirmed in a wild boar in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The following changes have therefore been introduced in the zones in and around the affected area with immediate effect.
The following Kreise will change:
A case of African swine fever has been confirmed in a pig herd in the Rostock district of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. The following changes have therefore been introduced in the zones in and around the affected area with immediate effect:
The following Kreise will change:
In addition to previous findings at the Polish border, a wild boar with ASF has been found approx. 60 km further west in Sachsen. Therefore, as of Saturday 23. October 2021 the zones in Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt will change.
The following Kreise will change:
Sachsen- Anhalt
Sachsen
All other zones remain unchanged.
8. oktober 2021
Due to a history showing African Swine Fewer spreads downstream the river Oder, which runs from Poland to the northwestern corner of Germany, the zones of this area will be changed per 15th of October 2021 in order to exercise due diligence.
The affected zones are the following:
The changes are made in order to maintain the safety of animal transports to and from this area in the event of outbreaks of Infections in the areas bordering the Baltic Sea.
Unless outbreaks of ASF happens before, these changes will become effective from the 15th of October 2021.
All other zones remain unchanged.
25. januar 2021
For two years, the Belgian authorities have fought African Swine Fever with the result that Belgium now is free from the disease. According to the DANISH Transport Standard, the zones have been changed around Belgium.
The changes for Belgium, France and Luxembourg are:
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
24. November 2020
For two years, the Belgian authorities have fought African Swine Fever with the resultat that Belgium now is free from the disease. According to the DANISH Tranportstandard, the zones have been changed around Belgium. The changes for Belgium, Holland, Germany and France are:
Belgium
There are no black zones left - but one red zone:
Holland
Holland is again green.
Tyskland
These areas are green:
Frankrig
No black zones - but these areas are red:
A new case of ASF has occurred in Germany
Yesterday, on September 30, 2020, African swine fever was found in yet another dead wild boar close to Bleyen approx. 80 km north of the previous findings. The area is already a black zone in the DANISH Transport Standard.
Due to the new outbreak, the following areas have now been added as black zones:
Black zones in Germany:
ASF has hit Germany
The German authorities have today confirmed that ASF has been detected in a wild boar near the German-Polish border in the Landkreis/county Oder-Spree in the state of Brandenburg. The area is already black in the DANISH Transport Standard.
Due to the new outbreak, the following areas have now been added as black zones:
Black zones in Germany:
Black zones:
Red zones:
Red zones in Germany
ZIP-codes 04, 02 and parts of 01 in Sachsen
ZIP-codes 03, 15 and parts of 16 in Brandenburg
Parts of ZIP-code 17 in Vorpommern
ASF moves closer to the German border
9 new outbreaks of ASF has been found in Poland – just around 40 km from the border to Germany. The outbreaks were found around the cities Nowgrod Bobrzanski and Zielona Góra.
The red zones in Germany, which were introduced on November 16th 2019, are still effective.
There are no changes in the risk map of DANISH Transport Standard.
Please see map below under 'Risk zones - an overview'.
Expanded black zones in Poland
The provinces Zachodnio-pomorskie, Lubiskie og Dolnoslaskie in the western Poland are with immediate effect BLACK ZONES.
ASF has jumped 300 km west and is now approx. 80 km from the German border. ASF has been found in a traffic-killed wild boar in the middle of Lubiskie province. The Polish authorities allegedly consider it as an isolated case with no direct connection to the outbreaks in eastern Poland. It is expected that human activity has caused the outbreak in Lubiskie.
Red zones in Germany
Because of the black zones in Poland, following zones in Germany are now RED ZONES:
Please see map below under 'Risk zones - an overview'.
In relation to ASF outbreaks in Bulgaria, black zones have been introduced in North Macedonia and in following Greek regions: West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and Thrakia (see map below).
Czech Republic confirms eradication of ASF. Therefore the black zone in Czech has been changed into red zone.
Risk zones in western Europe have been changed!
Black zones
Red zones
New green zones
When moving animals between Danish herds, a minimum of 48 hours of quarantine even at green and yellow certificates must be respected.
During a period of increased alert there are three different standard quarantines related to direct exports from DANISH approved herds (assembly centres excluded):
7 days → (black wash certificate)
48 hours → (red wash certificate)
12 hours → (yellow wash certificate)
| Status of wash certificate | ||||
| Black | Red | Yellow | Green | |
| Domestic transport Transport of livestock between Danish herds |
Allowed after 7 days |
Allowed after 48 hours | Allowed after 48 hours | Allowed after 48 hours |
|
Domestic trasnport to assembly centres |
Allowed after 7 days | Allowed after 48 hours | Allowed after 48 hours | Allowed after wash and desinfection |
| Direct export Transport of livestock from a Danish herd for export |
Allowed after 7 days |
Allowed after 48 hours |
Allowed after 12 hours | Allowed after wash and desinfection |
| Eksport from assembly centres Transport of livestock from an approved assembly centre for export |
Allowed after wash and desinfection |
Allowed after wash and desinfection |
Allowed after wash and desinfection |
Allowed after wash and desinfection |
If a new quarantine is obtained within an already imposed quarantine, the total quarantine will change and adapt to the new quarantine, in case the new one is longer than the previous.
You can check the cleaning and disinfection status of your vehicle from any given smartphone, tablet or computer on tjekvogn.dk.
A safety wash is defined by the DANISH Transport Standard as a combination of a soap wash plus subsequent cleaning and disinfection on a DANISH-approved soap, cleaning and disinfecting station.
A “safety wash” is limited to vehicles that have driven in high risk areas (red areas) and have been issued a red cleaning certificate. This as a starting point, safety cleaning may be performed whereby the quarantine is reduced from 48 to 12 hours for direct transports abroad. However, a minimum of 48-hours-quarantine applies for transports between Danish herds, or from Danish herds to assembly centres or slaughterhouses.
An additional cleaning with soap and disinfection on critical parts of vehicle provides adequate safety that SPF-approved vehicles may have a shortened quarantine.
Due to the increased spreading of African Swine Fever (ASF) in for instance Poland and the Baltic countries, an increased state of alert (black area) was introduced to the DANISH Transport Standard on October 1, 2016.
This increased state of alert means, that vehicles which, within the last seven days, have driven in areas included in the increased state of alert, must comply with a seven-day-quarantine, if loading takes place directly from a herd. By an exterior soap wash, a wash certificate can be changed from black into red.
Please observe that the individual cleaning and disinfecting stations will charge a fixed price for external soap cleanings.
| Name | Address | Telephone | Safety washing station | External soapwash |
| Danish Safety Wash | Industrivej 44, 6330 Padborg | 7360 8026 (fax: 7467 5506) |
x |
x |
| Fugl | Halsted Byvej 6, 4900 Nakskov | 5493 9012 / 5135 9969 | ||
| MegaWash | Thorsvej 3, 6330 Padborg | 7572 3711 (fax: 7467 4360) |
x |
x |
| Name | Constituents (the most essential) | Dose | Contact time |
| Virkon S | Potassium monopersulfate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. Malic acid etc. | 1,5 % | 10 min. |
| Vanodox | Hydrogen oxide, acetic acid, peracetic acid, surface active substances | 0,8 % | 10 min |
| Kiemkill | Pentakalium-bis (peroxymonosulfate)-bis(sulfate), sulfaminsyre, malic acid etc. |
2,0 % | 10 min. |
| Product name | Active material | 100 l. working solution | Company | Contact |
| Kombinon Alu CL | Base/tensider | 2,00 % | NCÅ-Verodan A/S | mail@ncaa.dk |
| ALKA 13 | Base/tensider | 1,50 % | NCÅ-Verodan A/S | mail@ncaa.dk |
| SHIFT | Base/tensider | 0,5 % | Evans Vanodine | ksanderson@evansvanodine.co.uk |
| Polyclean | Base/tensider | 0,5 % | Ewabo | s.welling@ewabo.de |
| Notra Alka 20 | Base/tensider | 1,0 % | Novadan | info@novadan.dk |
| FOAM 135 CL | Base/tensider | 2,0 % | NCÅ-Verodan A/S | mail@ncaa.dk |
| Agatens | Base/tensider | 0, 5 % | Brdr. Ewers /AS | ekspedition@brdr-ewers.dk |
| MS T&T Cleaner | Base/tensider | 1-3 % | Schippers | kontakt@shippers.dk |
| MS Schipclean Wash | Base/tensider | 2-4 % | Schippers | kontakt@shippers.dk |
| Foam 136 |
Base/tensider | Max. 2% The product must be stored away from acidic products, such as Vanodox (in a separate room). |
Novadan | info@novadan.dk |
| Foam alu CL |
Base/tensider/chlor | 2,0% | Novadan | info@novadan.dk |
| Foam 30 | Base/tensider | 1,0% | Novadan | info@novadan.dk |
| DT Foam |
Base/tensider | Max. 2% | Huvepharma |
Leif.Meedom@huvepharma.com |
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