# Official Journal L 427/2020

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6317 December 2020 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 427

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6317 December 2020

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| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2108 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 as regards the health mark to be used for certain meat intended for human consumption in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (
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| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2109 of 16 December 2020 amending Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC as regards the listing of Member States and regions thereof recognised as officially free of several terrestrial animal diseases
  (notified under document C(2020) 9301)

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| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2110 of 16 December 2020 amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases
  (notified under document C(2020) 9303)

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| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2111 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the reference to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the approval of national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC
  (notified under document C(2020) 9302)

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| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2112 of 16 December 2020 amending the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC as regards the approval of the contingency plans of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza and Newcastle disease
  (notified under document C(2020) 9307)

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| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2113 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC, as regards the entry for the United Kingdom
  (notified under document C(2020) 9306)

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2108 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 as regards the health mark to be used for certain meat intended for human consumption in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (
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DECISIONS

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2109 of 16 December 2020 amending Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC as regards the listing of Member States and regions thereof recognised as officially free of several terrestrial animal diseases
  (notified under document C(2020) 9301)

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(notified under document C(2020) 9301)

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2110 of 16 December 2020 amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases
  (notified under document C(2020) 9303)

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(notified under document C(2020) 9303)

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2111 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the reference to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the approval of national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC
  (notified under document C(2020) 9302)

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(notified under document C(2020) 9302)

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2112 of 16 December 2020 amending the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC as regards the approval of the contingency plans of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza and Newcastle disease
  (notified under document C(2020) 9307)

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(notified under document C(2020) 9307)

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2113 of 16 December 2020 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC, as regards the entry for the United Kingdom
  (notified under document C(2020) 9306)

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(notified under document C(2020) 9306)

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2108

of 16 December 2020

amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 as regards the health mark to be used for certain meat intended for human consumption in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) 1107/2009, (EU) 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular the introductory phrase and point (e) of Article 18(8) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 (2) lays down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls in relation to the production of products of animal origin intended for human consumption. Annex II to that Implementing Regulation sets out the practical arrangements for the health mark which, inter alia, indicates the fitness of the meat for human consumption. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 (2) lays down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls in relation to the production of products of animal origin intended for human consumption. Annex II to that Implementing Regulation sets out the practical arrangements for the health mark which, inter alia, indicates the fitness of the meat for human consumption.

| (2) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement) and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Regulation (EU) 2017/625, as well as the Commission acts based on it, will continue to apply in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transitional period. For that reason, it is necessary to amend the requirements laid down in Annex II to that Regulation concerning the health mark that should be used in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. |
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(2)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement) and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Regulation (EU) 2017/625, as well as the Commission acts based on it, will continue to apply in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transitional period. For that reason, it is necessary to amend the requirements laid down in Annex II to that Regulation concerning the health mark that should be used in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

| (3) | Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should be therefore amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 should be therefore amended accordingly.

| (4) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2021. |
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(4)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (OJ L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 51).

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ANNEX

In Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627, paragraph 1(a) is replaced by the following:

| ‘(a) | the name of the country in which the establishment is located, which may be written out in full in capitals or shown as a two-letter code in accordance with the relevant ISO code. In the case of Member States (*1), however, these codes are BE, BG, CZ, DK, DE, EE, IE, GR, ES, FR, HR, IT, CY, LV, LT, LU, HU, MT, NL, AT, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK, FI, SE and UK(NI); |
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‘(a)

the name of the country in which the establishment is located, which may be written out in full in capitals or shown as a two-letter code in accordance with the relevant ISO code. In the case of Member States (*1), however, these codes are BE, BG, CZ, DK, DE, EE, IE, GR, ES, FR, HR, IT, CY, LV, LT, LU, HU, MT, NL, AT, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK, FI, SE and UK(NI);

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(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
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DECISIONS

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2109

of 16 December 2020

amending Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC as regards the listing of Member States and regions thereof recognised as officially free of several terrestrial animal diseases

(notified under document C(2020) 9301)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 10(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2), and in particular Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A thereto,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 64/432/EEC establishes the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in bovine and porcine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis as regards bovine herds, and Aujeszky’s disease as regards porcine herds. |
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Directive 64/432/EEC establishes the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in bovine and porcine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis as regards bovine herds, and Aujeszky’s disease as regards porcine herds.

| (2) | Even though the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as internally self-governing dependencies of the British Crown, are not part of the Union, they have a special, limited relationship with the Union. As a result, Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of the Council (3) provides that for the purpose of applying rules concerning, amongst others, animal health legislation, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are to be treated as a single Member State. |
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(2)

Even though the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as internally self-governing dependencies of the British Crown, are not part of the Union, they have a special, limited relationship with the Union. As a result, Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of the Council (3) provides that for the purpose of applying rules concerning, amongst others, animal health legislation, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are to be treated as a single Member State.

| (3) | Directive 91/68/EEC establishes the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine and caprine herds. |
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(3)

Directive 91/68/EEC establishes the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine and caprine herds.

| (4) | Article 2 of Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (4) provides that Member States listed in Annex I thereto are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine and caprine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC. The United Kingdom is listed in Annex I to that Decision as officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free. |
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(4)

Article 2 of Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (4) provides that Member States listed in Annex I thereto are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine and caprine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC. The United Kingdom is listed in Annex I to that Decision as officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free.

| (5) | Article 1 of Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (5) provides that regions of Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto are declared officially tuberculosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In respect of the United Kingdom, the territories of Scotland and the Isle of Man are listed as officially tuberculosis-free regions. |
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(5)

Article 1 of Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (5) provides that regions of Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto are declared officially tuberculosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In respect of the United Kingdom, the territories of Scotland and the Isle of Man are listed as officially tuberculosis-free regions.

| (6) | Article 2 of Decision 2003/467/EC provides that regions of Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex II thereto are declared officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In respect of the United Kingdom, the territories of England, Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are listed as officially brucellosis-free regions. |
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(6)

Article 2 of Decision 2003/467/EC provides that regions of Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex II thereto are declared officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In respect of the United Kingdom, the territories of England, Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are listed as officially brucellosis-free regions.

| (7) | Article 3 of Decision 2003/467/EC provides that Member States and regions thereof listed in Annex III thereto are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In Chapter 1 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, the United Kingdom is listed as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State, and in Chapter 2 of that Annex, Jersey and the Isle of Man are listed as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions. |
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(7)

Article 3 of Decision 2003/467/EC provides that Member States and regions thereof listed in Annex III thereto are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC. In Chapter 1 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, the United Kingdom is listed as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State, and in Chapter 2 of that Annex, Jersey and the Isle of Man are listed as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions.

| (8) | Commission Decision 2004/558/EC (6) lists the Member States and regions thereof, which are authorised to apply additional guarantees for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC. Jersey is listed in Annex II to that Decision as a region in which additional guarantees for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis apply in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC. |
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(8)

Commission Decision 2004/558/EC (6) lists the Member States and regions thereof, which are authorised to apply additional guarantees for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC. Jersey is listed in Annex II to that Decision as a region in which additional guarantees for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis apply in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC.

| (9) | Commission Decision 2008/185/EC (7) lays down additional guarantees for movements of pigs between Member States. Those guarantees are linked to the classification of the Member States or regions thereof according to their disease status for Aujeszky’s disease. The United Kingdom is listed in Annex I to that Decision as free of Aujeszky’s disease. Point 2(d) of Annex III to that Decision lists the institutes responsible for checking the quality of the ELISA method in each Member State. Among the listed institutes is one in the United Kingdom. In accordance with section 36 of Annex 2 to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, references to national reference laboratories in the acts listed in that section are not to be read as including the reference laboratory in the United Kingdom. |
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(9)

Commission Decision 2008/185/EC (7) lays down additional guarantees for movements of pigs between Member States. Those guarantees are linked to the classification of the Member States or regions thereof according to their disease status for Aujeszky’s disease. The United Kingdom is listed in Annex I to that Decision as free of Aujeszky’s disease. Point 2(d) of Annex III to that Decision lists the institutes responsible for checking the quality of the ELISA method in each Member State. Among the listed institutes is one in the United Kingdom. In accordance with section 36 of Annex 2 to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, references to national reference laboratories in the acts listed in that section are not to be read as including the reference laboratory in the United Kingdom.

| (10) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directives 64/432/EEC and 91/68/EEC, as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC, in Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC as well as in Chapter 1 of Annex III thereto and in Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. |
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(10)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directives 64/432/EEC and 91/68/EEC, as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC, in Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC as well as in Chapter 1 of Annex III thereto and in Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

| (11) | Furthermore, it is necessary to delete the references to the United Kingdom from Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC, as well as from Chapter 2 of Annex III to that Decision, from Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC, and from Annex III to Decision 2008/185/EC. |
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(11)

Furthermore, it is necessary to delete the references to the United Kingdom from Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC, as well as from Chapter 2 of Annex III to that Decision, from Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC, and from Annex III to Decision 2008/185/EC.

| (12) | Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(12)

Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (13) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021. |
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(13)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (14) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(14)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC, Chapter 2 of Annex II and Chapter 1 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC and Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC are amended as set out in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Chapter 2 of Annex I and Chapter 2 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC and Annex III to Decision 2008/185/EC are amended as set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

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(2)  
  OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.

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(3)  Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of the Council of 12 March 1973 concerning the Community arrangements applicable to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products (OJ L 68, 15.3.1973, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14).

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B. melitensis

(5)  Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis, and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74).

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(6)  Commission Decision 2004/558/EC of 15 July 2004 implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees for intra-Community trade in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and the approval of the eradication programmes presented by certain Member States (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 20).

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(7)  Commission Decision 2008/185/EC of 21 February 2008 on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky’s disease and criteria to provide information on this disease (OJ L 59, 4.3.2008, p. 19).

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ANNEX I

Part 1

In Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC, the table is replaced by the following:

| ‘ISO Code | Member State (*1) |
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| BE | Belgium |
| CZ | Czechia |
| DK | Denmark |
| DE | Germany |
| EE | Estonia |
| IE | Ireland |
| CY | Cyprus |
| LV | Latvia |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LU | Luxembourg |
| HU | Hungary |
| NL | Netherlands |
| AT | Austria |
| PL | Poland |
| RO | Romania |
| SI | Slovenia |
| SK | Slovakia |
| FI | Finland |
| SE | Sweden |
| UK(NI) | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |

‘ISO Code

Member State (*1)

BE

Belgium

CZ

Czechia

DK

Denmark

DE

Germany

EE

Estonia

IE

Ireland

CY

Cyprus

LV

Latvia

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

HU

Hungary

NL

Netherlands

AT

Austria

PL

Poland

RO

Romania

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

FI

Finland

SE

Sweden

UK(NI)

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Part 2

Part 2

Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended as follows:

| (1) | The title is replaced by the following:

  ‘
  Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States
   (*2)


  (*2)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
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(1)

The title is replaced by the following:

‘
  Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States
   (*2)

Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States

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(*2)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
  "

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| (2) | the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

  ‘In the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland):






  — | Northern Ireland.’ |
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(2)

the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

‘In the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland):

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Northern Ireland.’

Part 3

Part 3

In Chapter 1 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, the table is replaced by the following:

| ‘ISO Code | Member State (*3) |
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| BE | Belgium |
| CZ | Czechia |
| DK | Denmark |
| DE | Germany |
| EE | Estonia |
| IE | Ireland |
| CY | Cyprus |
| LV | Latvia |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LU | Luxembourg |
| HU | Hungary |
| NL | Netherlands |
| AT | Austria |
| PL | Poland |
| RO | Romania |
| SI | Slovenia |
| SK | Slovakia |
| FI | Finland |
| SE | Sweden |
| UK(NI) | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |

‘ISO Code

Member State (*3)

BE

Belgium

CZ

Czechia

DK

Denmark

DE

Germany

EE

Estonia

IE

Ireland

CY

Cyprus

LV

Latvia

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

HU

Hungary

NL

Netherlands

AT

Austria

PL

Poland

RO

Romania

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

FI

Finland

SE

Sweden

UK(NI)

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Part 4

Part 4

Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC is amended as follows:

| (1) | The title is replaced by the following:

  ‘
  Member States
   (*4)
  or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited


  (*4)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
  " |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The title is replaced by the following:

‘
  Member States
   (*4)
  or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited

Member States

*4

or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited

(*4)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
  "

*4

| (2) | the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:







  ‘UK(NI) | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Northern Ireland.’ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

(2)

the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

‘UK(NI)

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland.’

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(*2)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’

*2

(*4)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’
  ’

*4

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(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member State include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’

*1

(*3)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member State include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland’

*3

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ANNEX II

Part 1

In Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC, the entry concerning the United Kingdom is deleted.

Part 2

In Chapter 2 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, the entry concerning the United Kingdom is deleted.

Part 3

In Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC, the entry concerning the United Kingdom is deleted.

Part 4

In point 2(d) of Annex III to Decision 2008/185/EC, the entry concerning the United Kingdom is deleted.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 427/10

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2110

of 16 December 2020

amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases

(notified under document C(2020) 9303)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), and in particular Articles 49(1), 50(2)(a), 50(3), 51(2) and 61(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 2009/177/EC (2) implements Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments. The second and fourth column of the table in Part C of Annex I to that Decision lists those Member States which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 49(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, and those zones and compartments which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 50(3) of that Directive. The disease to which this disease-free status applies is set out in the first column of the same table. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Decision 2009/177/EC (2) implements Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments. The second and fourth column of the table in Part C of Annex I to that Decision lists those Member States which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 49(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, and those zones and compartments which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 50(3) of that Directive. The disease to which this disease-free status applies is set out in the first column of the same table.

| (2) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

| (3) | Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021. |
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(4)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC, Part C is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.

1

(2)  Commission Decision 2009/177/EC of 31 October 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments (OJ L 63, 7.3.2009, p. 15).

2

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ANNEX

‘PART C

Member States
   (*1)
  zones and compartments declared disease-free

| Disease | Member State | ISO Code | Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zones or compartments) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) | Denmark | DK | Whole continental territory |
| Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| Cyprus | CY | All continental areas within its territory |
| Finland | FI | All continental and coastal areas within its territory, except the Province of Åland |
| Sweden | SE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) | Denmark | DK | Whole territory |
| Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| Cyprus | CY | All continental areas within its territory |
| Finland | FI | Whole territory, except the coastal compartment in Ii, Kuivaniemi, and the following water catchment areas: 14.72 Virmasvesi, 14.73 Nilakka, 4.74 Saarijärvi area and 4.41 Pielinen area |
| Sweden | SE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease | Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) | Belgium | BE | Whole territory |
| Bulgaria | BG | Whole territory |
| Czech Republic | CZ | Whole territory |
| Denmark | DK | Whole territory |
| Germany | DE | Whole territory |
| Estonia | EE | Whole territory |
| Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| Greece | EL | Whole territory |
| Spain | ES | Whole territory |
| France | FR | Whole territory |
| Italy | IT | Whole territory |
| Cyprus | CY | Whole territory |
| Latvia | LV | Whole territory |
| Lithuania | LT | Whole territory |
| Luxembourg | LU | Whole territory |
| Hungary | HU | Whole territory |
| Malta | MT | Whole territory |
| Netherlands | NL | Whole territory |
| Austria | AT | Whole territory |
| Poland | PL | Whole territory |
| Portugal | PT | Whole territory |
| Romania | RO | Whole territory |
| Slovenia | SI | Whole territory |
| Slovakia | SK | Whole territory |
| Finland | FI | Whole territory |
| Sweden | SE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK/NI | Northern Ireland |
| Infection with Marteilia refringens | Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK/NI | Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Belfast Lough and Dundrum Bay |
| Infection with Bonamia ostreae | Ireland | IE | The whole coastline of Ireland, except:






  1. | Cork Harbour |

Disease

Member State

ISO Code

Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zones or compartments)

Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)

Denmark

DK

Whole continental territory

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

Cyprus

CY

All continental areas within its territory

Finland

FI

All continental and coastal areas within its territory, except the Province of Åland

Sweden

SE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)

Denmark

DK

Whole territory

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

Cyprus

CY

All continental areas within its territory

Finland

FI

Whole territory, except the coastal compartment in Ii, Kuivaniemi, and the following water catchment areas: 14.72 Virmasvesi, 14.73 Nilakka, 4.74 Saarijärvi area and 4.41 Pielinen area

Sweden

SE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA)

Belgium

BE

Whole territory

Bulgaria

BG

Whole territory

Czech Republic

CZ

Whole territory

Denmark

DK

Whole territory

Germany

DE

Whole territory

Estonia

EE

Whole territory

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

Greece

EL

Whole territory

Spain

ES

Whole territory

France

FR

Whole territory

Italy

IT

Whole territory

Cyprus

CY

Whole territory

Latvia

LV

Whole territory

Lithuania

LT

Whole territory

Luxembourg

LU

Whole territory

Hungary

HU

Whole territory

Malta

MT

Whole territory

Netherlands

NL

Whole territory

Austria

AT

Whole territory

Poland

PL

Whole territory

Portugal

PT

Whole territory

Romania

RO

Whole territory

Slovenia

SI

Whole territory

Slovakia

SK

Whole territory

Finland

FI

Whole territory

Sweden

SE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK/NI

Northern Ireland

Infection with Marteilia refringens

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK/NI

Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Belfast Lough and Dundrum Bay

Infection with Bonamia ostreae

Ireland

IE

The whole coastline of Ireland, except:

1.

Cork Harbour

| 2. | Galway Bay |
| --- | --- |

2.

Galway Bay

| 3. | Ballinakill Harbour |
| --- | --- |

3.

Ballinakill Harbour

| 4. | Clew Bay |
| --- | --- |

4.

Clew Bay

| 5. | Achill Sound |
| --- | --- |

5.

Achill Sound

| 6. | Loughmore, Blacksod Bay |
| --- | --- |

6.

Loughmore, Blacksod Bay

| 7. | Lough Foyle |
| --- | --- |

7.

Lough Foyle

| 8. | Lough Swilly |
| --- | --- |

8.

Lough Swilly

| 9. | Kilkieran Bay |
| --- | --- |

9.

Kilkieran Bay

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Lough Foyle and Strangford Lough

White spot disease’

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(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

*1

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L 427/14

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2111

of 16 December 2020

amending Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the reference to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the approval of national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC

(notified under document C(2020) 9302)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases of aquatic animals (1), and in particular to Article 43(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 2010/221EU (2) approves national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Directive 2006/88/EC. |
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(1)

Commission Decision 2010/221EU (2) approves national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Directive 2006/88/EC.

| (2) | The territory of the United Kingdom is listed in the second column of the table set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU, as being free from several of the diseases listed in first column of that table. |
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(2)

The territory of the United Kingdom is listed in the second column of the table set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU, as being free from several of the diseases listed in first column of that table.

| (3) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

| (4) | Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p.14.

1

(2)  Commission Decision 2010/221/EU of 15 April 2010 approving national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC (OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7).

2

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Member States (*1) and areas regarded as being free of diseases listed in the table and approved to take national measures to prevent the introduction of those diseases in accordance with Article 43(2) of Directive 2006/88/EC

| Disease | Member State | Code | Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zone, compartment) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) | Denmark | DK | Whole territory |
| Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| Hungary | HU | Whole territory |
| Finland | FI | Whole territory |
| Sweden | SE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) | Ireland | IE | Whole territory |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) | Finland | FI | The continental parts of the territory |
| Sweden | SE | The continental parts of the territory |
| Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS) | Ireland | IE | The whole territory |
| Finland | FI | The water catchment areas of the Tenojoki and Näätämönjoki; the water catchment areas of the Paatsjoki, Tuulomajoki, and Uutuanjoki are considered as buffer zones |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | Northern Ireland |
| Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μVar) | Ireland | IE | Compartment 1: Sheephaven Bay
  Compartment 3: Killala, Broadhaven and Blacksod Bays
  Compartment 4: Streamstown Bay
  Compartment 5: Bertraghboy and Galway Bays
  Compartment A: Tralee Bay Hatchery |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | UK(NI) | The territory of Northern Ireland except Dundrum Bay, Killough Bay, Lough Foyle, Carlingford Lough, Larne Lough and Strangford Lough |
| Infection with Salmonid alphavirus (SAV) | Finland | FI | The continental parts of the territory |

Disease

Member State

Code

Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zone, compartment)

Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)

Denmark

DK

Whole territory

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

Hungary

HU

Whole territory

Finland

FI

Whole territory

Sweden

SE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)

Ireland

IE

Whole territory

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN)

Finland

FI

The continental parts of the territory

Sweden

SE

The continental parts of the territory

Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS)

Ireland

IE

The whole territory

Finland

FI

The water catchment areas of the Tenojoki and Näätämönjoki; the water catchment areas of the Paatsjoki, Tuulomajoki, and Uutuanjoki are considered as buffer zones

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

Northern Ireland

Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μVar)

Ireland

IE

Compartment 1: Sheephaven Bay

Compartment 3: Killala, Broadhaven and Blacksod Bays

Compartment 4: Streamstown Bay

Compartment 5: Bertraghboy and Galway Bays

Compartment A: Tralee Bay Hatchery

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

UK(NI)

The territory of Northern Ireland except Dundrum Bay, Killough Bay, Lough Foyle, Carlingford Lough, Larne Lough and Strangford Lough

Infection with Salmonid alphavirus (SAV)

Finland

FI

The continental parts of the territory

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(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

*1

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2112

of 16 December 2020

amending the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC as regards the approval of the contingency plans of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza and Newcastle disease

(notified under document C(2020) 9307)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (2), and in particular Article 22(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (3), and in particular Article 72(7) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (4), and in particular Article 62(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 93/455/EEC (5) approves the contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease for the Member States listed in the Annex thereto. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Decision 93/455/EEC (5) approves the contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease for the Member States listed in the Annex thereto.

| (2) | Commission Decision 1999/246/EC (6) approves the contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever for the Member States listed in the Annex thereto. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Decision 1999/246/EC (6) approves the contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever for the Member States listed in the Annex thereto.

| (3) | The Annex to Commission Decision 2007/24/EC (7) sets out the list of Member States having approved contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Annex to Commission Decision 2007/24/EC (7) sets out the list of Member States having approved contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease.

| (4) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directives 92/66/EEC, 2001/89/EC, 2003/85/EC and 2005/94/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directives 92/66/EEC, 2001/89/EC, 2003/85/EC and 2005/94/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

| (5) | The Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
| --- | --- |

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 93/455/EEC is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

In the Annex to Decision 1999/246/EC, in the list, the entry for the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

‘United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) (*)

Article 3

The Annex to Decision 2007/24/EC is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

4

(5)  Commission Decision 93/455/EEC of 23 July 1993 approving certain contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (OJ L 213, 24.8.1993, p. 20).

5

(6)  Commission Decision 1999/246/EC of 30 March 1999 approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever (OJ L 93, 8.4.1999, p. 24).

6

(7)  Commission Decision 2007/24/EC of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 26).

7

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX

The contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease of the following Member States (1) are approved:

| Belgium |
| --- |

Belgium

| Denmark |
| --- |

Denmark

| Germany |
| --- |

Germany

| Greece |
| --- |

Greece

| Spain |
| --- |

Spain

| France |
| --- |

France

| Ireland |
| --- |

Ireland

| Italy |
| --- |

Italy

| Luxembourg |
| --- |

Luxembourg

| The Netherlands |
| --- |

The Netherlands

| Austria |
| --- |

Austria

| Portugal |
| --- |

Portugal

| Finland |
| --- |

Finland

| Sweden |
| --- |

Sweden

| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
| --- |

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

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(1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX

List of Member States
   (1)
  referred to in Article 3

| Code | Country |
| --- | --- |
| AT | Austria |
| BE | Belgium |
| BG | Bulgaria |
| CY | Cyprus |
| CZ | Czechia |
| DE | Germany |
| DK | Denmark |
| EE | Estonia |
| EL | Greece |
| ES | Spain |
| FI | Finland |
| FR | France |
| HU | Hungary |
| IE | Ireland |
| IT | Italy |
| LV | Latvia |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LU | Luxembourg |
| MT | Malta |
| NL | Netherlands |
| PL | Poland |
| PT | Portugal |
| RO | Romania |
| SE | Sweden |
| SI | Slovenia |
| SK | Slovakia |
| UK(NI) | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |

Code

Country

AT

Austria

BE

Belgium

BG

Bulgaria

CY

Cyprus

CZ

Czechia

DE

Germany

DK

Denmark

EE

Estonia

EL

Greece

ES

Spain

FI

Finland

FR

France

HU

Hungary

IE

Ireland

IT

Italy

LV

Latvia

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

MT

Malta

NL

Netherlands

PL

Poland

PT

Portugal

RO

Romania

SE

Sweden

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

UK(NI)

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

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(1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’

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| 17.12.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 427/21 |
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17.12.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 427/21

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2113

of 16 December 2020

amending Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC, as regards the entry for the United Kingdom

(notified under document C(2020) 9306)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of one or more Member States, the Commission is to authorise more stringent measures than those provided for in Annexes I and II thereto to be taken against harmful organisms which do not exist in those regions or which appear particularly harmful to crops in those regions. |
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(1)

Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of one or more Member States, the Commission is to authorise more stringent measures than those provided for in Annexes I and II thereto to be taken against harmful organisms which do not exist in those regions or which appear particularly harmful to crops in those regions.

| (2) | Commission Decision 2004/3/EC (2), in that regard, authorises, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/56/EC. More particularly, Decision 2004/3/EC provides that the Member States listed in column 1 of Annex I thereto are authorised, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in the regions listed against their names in column 2 of that Annex, to place certain restrictions on the marketing of seed potatoes. As regards the United Kingdom, column 2 of Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC currently lists the regions of Cumbria, Northumberland (England), Northern Ireland and Scotland for the purposes of that authorisation. |
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(2)

Commission Decision 2004/3/EC (2), in that regard, authorises, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/56/EC. More particularly, Decision 2004/3/EC provides that the Member States listed in column 1 of Annex I thereto are authorised, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in the regions listed against their names in column 2 of that Annex, to place certain restrictions on the marketing of seed potatoes. As regards the United Kingdom, column 2 of Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC currently lists the regions of Cumbria, Northumberland (England), Northern Ireland and Scotland for the purposes of that authorisation.

| (3) | In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2002/56/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, at the end of the transition period only Northern Ireland should be listed as a region in column 2 of Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC. |
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(3)

In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2002/56/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, at the end of the transition period only Northern Ireland should be listed as a region in column 2 of Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC.

| (4) | Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Annex I to Decision 2004/3/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021. |
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(5)

As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex 1 to Decision 2004/3/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60.

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(2)  Commission Decision 2004/3/EC of 19 December 2003 authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC (OJ L 2, 6.1.2004, p. 47).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

| Member State (1) | Region |
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| Germany | — | Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |

Member State (1)

Region

Germany

—

Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

| — | Gemeinde Groß Lüsewitz |
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—

Gemeinde Groß Lüsewitz

| — | Ortsteile Lindenhof und Pentz der Gemeinde Metschow |
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—

Ortsteile Lindenhof und Pentz der Gemeinde Metschow

| — | Gemeinden Böhlendorf, Breesen, Langsdorf sowie Ortsteil Grammow der Gemeinde Grammow |
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Gemeinden Böhlendorf, Breesen, Langsdorf sowie Ortsteil Grammow der Gemeinde Grammow

| — | Gemeinden Hohenbrünzow, Hohenmocker, Ortsteil Ganschendorf der Gemeinde Sarow sowie Ortsteil Leistenow der Gemeinde Utzedel |
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Gemeinden Hohenbrünzow, Hohenmocker, Ortsteil Ganschendorf der Gemeinde Sarow sowie Ortsteil Leistenow der Gemeinde Utzedel

| — | Gemeinden Ranzin, Lüssow und Gribow |
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—

Gemeinden Ranzin, Lüssow und Gribow

| — | Gemeinde Pelsin |
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—

Gemeinde Pelsin

Ireland

Entire territory

Portugal

Azores (areas above 300 m altitude)

Finland

Municipalities of Liminka and Tyrnävä

United Kingdom (1)

Northern Ireland

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(1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member State include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.

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