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| 23.8.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 229/10 |
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23.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/10

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 August 2006

on certain protective measures against bluetongue

(notified under document number C(2006) 3849)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/577/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1) and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 17, 19 and 21 August 2006 respectively, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany informed the Commission of a number of suspected clinical cases of bluetongue in sheep and cattle holdings in areas in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany located in a radius of 50 km from Kerkrade, the Netherlands, where the first suspected case was notified. |
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(1)

On 17, 19 and 21 August 2006 respectively, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany informed the Commission of a number of suspected clinical cases of bluetongue in sheep and cattle holdings in areas in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany located in a radius of 50 km from Kerkrade, the Netherlands, where the first suspected case was notified.

| (2) | Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have banned the movements of animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their semen, ova and embryos out of the affected areas, in accordance to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (2) and Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (3). |
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(2)

Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have banned the movements of animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their semen, ova and embryos out of the affected areas, in accordance to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (2) and Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (3).

| (3) | Appropriate measures have been adopted by the affected Member States in view of their entomological, ecological, geographical, meteorological and epidemiological situation. |
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(3)

Appropriate measures have been adopted by the affected Member States in view of their entomological, ecological, geographical, meteorological and epidemiological situation.

| (4) | The spread of bluetongue from the affected area could constitute a serious hazard to animals in the Community. |
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(4)

The spread of bluetongue from the affected area could constitute a serious hazard to animals in the Community.

| (5) | For the sake of clarity and transparency and pending further epidemiological and laboratory investigations, it is appropriate to adopt at Community level disease control measures concerning the movement of animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their semen, ova and embryos from the affected areas. |
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(5)

For the sake of clarity and transparency and pending further epidemiological and laboratory investigations, it is appropriate to adopt at Community level disease control measures concerning the movement of animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their semen, ova and embryos from the affected areas.

| (6) | In the light of the evolution of the situation and the results of the further investigations carried out, the measures in place are to be reviewed at a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health at the earliest opportunity. |
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(6)

In the light of the evolution of the situation and the results of the further investigations carried out, the measures in place are to be reviewed at a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health at the earliest opportunity.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The Member States listed in the Annex shall ban the movement of live animals of species susceptible to bluetongue and their semen, ova and embryos collected or produced from 1 May 2006 from the areas listed in the Annex to other parts of the Community or to third countries.

2.   The Member States shall grant the exemptions from the ban provided for in paragraph 1 that are referred to in Articles 4 and 6 of Decision 2005/393/EC.

3.   If necessary, in the light of the entomological, ecological, geographical, meteorological and epidemiological situation, the Member States concerned shall carry out complementary examinations outside the area listed in the Annex.

The Member States concerned shall continue to apply any appropriate measures that they have already adopted.

On the basis of the results of those examinations the Member States concerned shall review those measures and may apply additional appropriate measures.

Article 2

Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so that they conform to this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

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(2)  
  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

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(3)  
  OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/572/EC (OJ L 227, 19.8.2006, p. 60).

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ANNEX

BELGIUM:

| | Province of Anvers |
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Province of Anvers

| | Province of Brabant Flamand |
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Province of Brabant Flamand

| | Province of Brabant wallon |
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Province of Brabant wallon

| | Province of Bruxelles-Capitale |
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Province of Bruxelles-Capitale

| | Province of Namur |
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Province of Namur

| | Province of Limbourg |
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Province of Limbourg

| | Province of Luxembourg |
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Province of Luxembourg

| | Province of Liège |
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Province of Liège

| | Provinces of Flandre orientale and Hainaut:
  The area to the east of the following roads:






  — | N6 running north to the R50 (commune de Mons), |
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Provinces of Flandre orientale and Hainaut:

The area to the east of the following roads:

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N6 running north to the R50 (commune de Mons),

| — | R50 running east to the N56, |
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R50 running east to the N56,

| — | N56 running north to the N525, |
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N56 running north to the N525,

| — | N525 running north to the N57, |
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N525 running north to the N57,

| — | N57 running north to the N42, |
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N57 running north to the N42,

| — | N42 running north via Wettersesteenweg (commune d’Oosterzele) to the N465, |
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N42 running north via Wettersesteenweg (commune d’Oosterzele) to the N465,

| — | N465 running north to the N9, |
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N465 running north to the N9,

| — | N9 running west to the R4, |
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N9 running west to the R4,

| — | N4 running north to the N423, |
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N4 running north to the N423,

| — | N423 running north to the Netherlands border. |
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N423 running north to the Netherlands border.

GERMANY:

Nordrhein-Westfalen

| — | Stadt Aachen |
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Stadt Aachen

| — | Kreis Aachen |
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Kreis Aachen

| — | Stadt Bochum |
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Stadt Bochum

| — | Stadt Bonn |
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Stadt Bonn

| — | Kreis Borken |
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Kreis Borken

| — | Stadt Bottrop |
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Stadt Bottrop

| — | Kreis Coesfeld |
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Kreis Coesfeld

| — | Stadt Dortmund |
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Stadt Dortmund

| — | Kreis Düren |
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Kreis Düren

| — | Stadt Düsseldorf |
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Stadt Düsseldorf

| — | Stadt Duisburg |
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Stadt Duisburg

| — | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |
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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

| — | Erftkreis |
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Erftkreis

| — | Kreis Euskirchen |
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Kreis Euskirchen

| — | Stadt Essen |
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Stadt Essen

| — | Stadt Gelsenkirchen |
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Stadt Gelsenkirchen

| — | Stadt Hagen |
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Stadt Hagen

| — | Stadt Hamm |
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Stadt Hamm

| — | Kreis Heinsberg |
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Kreis Heinsberg

| — | Stadt Herne |
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Stadt Herne

| — | Hochsauerlandkreis |
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Hochsauerlandkreis

| — | Kreis Kleve |
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Kreis Kleve

| — | Stadt Köln |
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Stadt Köln

| — | Stadt Krefeld |
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Stadt Krefeld

| — | Stadt Leverkusen |
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Stadt Leverkusen

| — | Märkischer Kreis |
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Märkischer Kreis

| — | Kreis Mettmann |
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Kreis Mettmann

| — | Stadt Mönchengladbach |
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Stadt Mönchengladbach

| — | Stadt Mülheim a. d. Ruhr |
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Stadt Mülheim a. d. Ruhr

| — | Kreis Neuss |
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Kreis Neuss

| — | Oberbergischer Kreis |
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Oberbergischer Kreis

| — | Stadt Oberhausen |
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Stadt Oberhausen

| — | Kreis Olpe |
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Kreis Olpe

| — | Kreis Recklinghausen |
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Kreis Recklinghausen

| — | Stadt Remscheid |
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Stadt Remscheid

| — | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
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Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

| — | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

| — | Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein |
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Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

| — | Kreis Soest |
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Kreis Soest

| — | Stadt Solingen |
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Stadt Solingen

| — | Kreis Unna |
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Kreis Unna

| — | Kreis Viersen |
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Kreis Viersen

| — | Kreis Wesel |
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Kreis Wesel

| — | Stadt Wuppertal |
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Stadt Wuppertal

Rheinland-Pfalz

| — | Kreis Ahrweiler |
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Kreis Ahrweiler

| — | Kreis Altenkirchen |
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Kreis Altenkirchen

| — | Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich |
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Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich

| — | Im Kreis Birkenfeld das Gebiet nördlich der B 41 |
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Im Kreis Birkenfeld das Gebiet nördlich der B 41

| — | Kreis Bitburg-Prüm |
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Kreis Bitburg-Prüm

| — | Kreis Cochem-Zell |
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Kreis Cochem-Zell

| — | Kreis Daun |
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Kreis Daun

| — | Stadt Koblenz |
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Stadt Koblenz

| — | Im Kreis Mainz-Bingen die Ortsgemeinden Breitscheid, Bacharach, Oberdiebach; Manubach |
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Im Kreis Mainz-Bingen die Ortsgemeinden Breitscheid, Bacharach, Oberdiebach; Manubach

| — | Kreis Mayen-Koblenz |
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Kreis Mayen-Koblenz

| — | Kreis Neuwied |
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Kreis Neuwied

| — | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
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Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

| — | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
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Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

| — | Stadt Trier |
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Stadt Trier

| — | Kreis Trier-Saarburg |
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Kreis Trier-Saarburg

| — | Westerwaldkreis |
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Westerwaldkreis

Saarland

| — | Im Kreis Merzig-Wadern die Gemeinden Mettlach und Perl |
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Im Kreis Merzig-Wadern die Gemeinden Mettlach und Perl

Hessen

| — | Im Lahn-Dill-Kreis die Gemeinden Breitscheid, Diedorf, Haiger |
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Im Lahn-Dill-Kreis die Gemeinden Breitscheid, Diedorf, Haiger

| — | Im Kreis Limburg-Weilburg die Gemeinden Dornburg, Elbtal, Elz, Hadamar, Limburg a. d. Lahn, Mengerskirchen, Waldbrunn (Westerwald) |
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Im Kreis Limburg-Weilburg die Gemeinden Dornburg, Elbtal, Elz, Hadamar, Limburg a. d. Lahn, Mengerskirchen, Waldbrunn (Westerwald)

| — | Im Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis die Gemeinde Heidenrod |
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Im Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis die Gemeinde Heidenrod

LUXEMBOURG:

Whole territory

THE NETHERLANDS:

Compartments 9 to 20, as defined in Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS).

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