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| 10.8.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 219/28 |
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10.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 219/28

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 August 2006

amending Decision 2002/300/EC as regards the areas excluded from the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens

(notified under document number C(2006) 3518)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/559/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 2002/300/EC of 18 April 2002 establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens (2) lays down the areas in the Community considered to be free of the mollusc diseases Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens. |
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(1)

Commission Decision 2002/300/EC of 18 April 2002 establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens (2) lays down the areas in the Community considered to be free of the mollusc diseases Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens.

| (2) | The United Kingdom informed the Commission by letter of May 2006 that Bonamia ostreae has been detected in the river Cleddau in Wales. The United Kingdom has established a control zone and a surveillance zone around the affected area. That area was previously considered to be free of Bonamia ostreae but can therefore no longer be regarded as free of that disease. |
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(2)

The United Kingdom informed the Commission by letter of May 2006 that Bonamia ostreae has been detected in the river Cleddau in Wales. The United Kingdom has established a control zone and a surveillance zone around the affected area. That area was previously considered to be free of Bonamia ostreae but can therefore no longer be regarded as free of that disease.

| (3) | Decision 2002/300/EC should be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Decision 2002/300/EC should be amended accordingly.

| (4) | 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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(4)

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

The Annex to Decision 2002/300/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 24. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/748/EC (OJ L 280, 25.10.2005, p. 20).

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ANNEX

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ZONES APPROVED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE MOLLUSC DISEASES BONAMIA OSTREAE AND MARTEILIA REFRINGENS

1.A.   Zones in Ireland approved with regard to B. ostreae

| — | The whole coastline of Ireland, except the following seven areas:






  — | Cork Harbour, |
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The whole coastline of Ireland, except the following seven areas:

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Cork Harbour,

| — | Galway Bay, |
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Galway Bay,

| — | Ballinakill Harbour, |
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Ballinakill Harbour,

| — | Clew Bay, |
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Clew Bay,

| — | Achill Sound, |
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Achill Sound,

| — | Loughmore, Blacksod Bay, |
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Loughmore, Blacksod Bay,

| — | Lough Foyle. |
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Lough Foyle.

1.B.   Zones in Ireland approved with regard to M. refringens

| — | The whole coastline of Ireland. |
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The whole coastline of Ireland.

2.A.   Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to B. ostreae

| — | The whole coastline of Great Britain, except the following four areas:






  — | the south coast of Cornwall from the Lizard to Start Point, |
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The whole coastline of Great Britain, except the following four areas:

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the south coast of Cornwall from the Lizard to Start Point,

| — | the area around the Solent estuary from Portland Bill to Selsey Bill, |
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the area around the Solent estuary from Portland Bill to Selsey Bill,

| — | the area along the coast in Essex from Shoeburyness to Landguard point, |
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the area along the coast in Essex from Shoeburyness to Landguard point,

| — | the area along the coast in south west Wales from Wooltack Point to St. Govan’s Head, including Milford Haven and the tidal waters of the east and west Cleddau river. |
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the area along the coast in south west Wales from Wooltack Point to St. Govan’s Head, including Milford Haven and the tidal waters of the east and west Cleddau river.

| — | The whole coastline of Northern Ireland, except the following area:






  — | Lough Foyle. |
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The whole coastline of Northern Ireland, except the following area:

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Lough Foyle.

| — | The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm. |
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The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm.

| — | The zone of the States of Jersey: The zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel. |
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The zone of the States of Jersey: The zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel.

| — | The whole coastline of the Isle of Man. |
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The whole coastline of the Isle of Man.

2.B.   Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to M. refringens

| — | The whole coastline of Great Britain. |
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The whole coastline of Great Britain.

| — | The whole coastline of Northern Ireland. |
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The whole coastline of Northern Ireland.

| — | The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm. |
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The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm.

| — | The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel. |
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The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel.

| — | The whole coastline of the Isle of Man. |
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The whole coastline of the Isle of Man.

3.   Zones in Denmark approved with regard to B. ostreae and M. refringens

| — | Limfjorden from Thyborøn in the west to Hals in the east.’ |
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Limfjorden from Thyborøn in the west to Hals in the east.’

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