# Official Journal L 224/2008

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5122 August 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 224

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5122 August 2008

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| Contents | | I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2008 of 21 August 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards date for sowings of rice in 2008 in the Italian region of Piemonte | 3 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 830/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EC waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium | 4 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain | 6 |

Contents

I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

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REGULATIONS

Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2008 of 21 August 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards date for sowings of rice in 2008 in the Italian region of Piemonte

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 830/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EC waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2008 of 21 August 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain

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| | | DECISIONS |
| | | Commission |
| | | 2008/684/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 19 August 2008 amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4407) | 8 |
| | | 2008/685/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 20 August 2008 amending the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4401)

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  1
  ) | 11 |
| | | 2008/686/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 20 August 2008 amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever are to be implemented in Slovakia
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4428) | 13 |

II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory

DECISIONS

Commission

2008/684/EC

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Commission Decision of 19 August 2008 amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4407)

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

et al.

(notified under document number C(2008) 4407)

8

2008/685/EC

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Commission Decision of 20 August 2008 amending the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4401)

   (
  1
  )

(notified under document number C(2008) 4401)

1

11

2008/686/EC

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Commission Decision of 20 August 2008 amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever are to be implemented in Slovakia
  (notified under document number C(2008) 4428)

(notified under document number C(2008) 4428)

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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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I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 828/2008

of 21 August 2008

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 August 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2008.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61).

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(2)  
  OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 590/2008 (OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 24).

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ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | MK | 27,8 |
| XS | 23,8 |
| ZZ | 25,8 |
| 0707 00 05 | MK | 23,5 |
| TR | 117,2 |
| ZZ | 70,4 |
| 0709 90 70 | TR | 91,8 |
| ZZ | 91,8 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 56,2 |
| UY | 104,3 |
| ZA | 92,3 |
| ZZ | 84,3 |
| 0806 10 10 | EG | 180,5 |
| IL | 87,5 |
| MK | 56,1 |
| TR | 122,2 |
| ZZ | 111,6 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 75,2 |
| BR | 78,0 |
| CL | 88,1 |
| CN | 85,4 |
| NZ | 98,6 |
| US | 94,5 |
| ZA | 86,2 |
| ZZ | 86,6 |
| 0808 20 50 | AR | 48,3 |
| CL | 75,8 |
| TR | 150,8 |
| ZA | 107,2 |
| ZZ | 95,5 |
| 0809 30 | MK | 34,9 |
| TR | 146,6 |
| ZZ | 90,8 |
| 0809 40 05 | IL | 129,2 |
| MK | 66,2 |
| TR | 114,4 |
| XS | 70,3 |
| ZZ | 95,0 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

MK

27,8

XS

23,8

ZZ

25,8

0707 00 05

MK

23,5

TR

117,2

ZZ

70,4

0709 90 70

TR

91,8

ZZ

91,8

0805 50 10

AR

56,2

UY

104,3

ZA

92,3

ZZ

84,3

0806 10 10

EG

180,5

IL

87,5

MK

56,1

TR

122,2

ZZ

111,6

0808 10 80

AR

75,2

BR

78,0

CL

88,1

CN

85,4

NZ

98,6

US

94,5

ZA

86,2

ZZ

86,6

0808 20 50

AR

48,3

CL

75,8

TR

150,8

ZA

107,2

ZZ

95,5

0809 30

MK

34,9

TR

146,6

ZZ

90,8

0809 40 05

IL

129,2

MK

66,2

TR

114,4

XS

70,3

ZZ

95,0

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
  ZZ
  ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 829/2008

of 21 August 2008

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards date for sowings of rice in 2008 in the Italian region of Piemonte

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 145(c) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (2) provides that, to be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice, the declared area must be sown on 31 May preceding the harvest in question at the latest in all producing regions except for Spain, Portugal and French Guyana which are allowed to sow until 30 June. |
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(1)

Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (2) provides that, to be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice, the declared area must be sown on 31 May preceding the harvest in question at the latest in all producing regions except for Spain, Portugal and French Guyana which are allowed to sow until 30 June.

| (2) | Continuous and strong flood rainfalls have affected the Italian region of Piemonte as from mid May 2008. These adverse weather conditions prevented farmers to respect the date for sowing of rice at the latest on 31 May 2008. |
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(2)

Continuous and strong flood rainfalls have affected the Italian region of Piemonte as from mid May 2008. These adverse weather conditions prevented farmers to respect the date for sowing of rice at the latest on 31 May 2008.

| (3) | It is therefore appropriate to derogate from Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 and authorise farmers to sow rice in the declared areas located in the Italian Region of Piemonte at the latest on 30 June 2008. |
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(3)

It is therefore appropriate to derogate from Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 and authorise farmers to sow rice in the declared areas located in the Italian Region of Piemonte at the latest on 30 June 2008.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004, to be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice in 2008, the declared area in the Italian region of Piemonte shall be sown at the latest on 30 June 2008.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 674/2008 (OJ L 189, 17.7.2008, p. 5).

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(2)  
  OJ L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1548/2007 (OJ L 337, 21.12.2007, p. 71).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 830/2008

of 21 August 2008

establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EC waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2008.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 718/2008 (OJ L 198, 24.7.2008, p. 8).

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ANNEX

| No | 28/T&Q |
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| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | LEZ/2AC4-C |
| Species | Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.) |
| Area | EC waters of IIa and IV |
| Date | 11.7.2008 |

No

28/T&Q

Member State

Belgium

Stock

LEZ/2AC4-C

Species

Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)

Area

EC waters of IIa and IV

Date

11.7.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 831/2008

of 21 August 2008

establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2008.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 718/2008 (OJ L 198, 26.7.2008, p. 8).

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ANNEX

| No | 26/T&Q |
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| Member State | Spain |
| Stock | COD/1N2AB. |
| Species | COD (Gadus Morhua) |
| Area | Norwegian waters of I and II |
| Date | 23.6.2008 |

No

26/T&Q

Member State

Spain

Stock

COD/1N2AB.

Species

COD (Gadus Morhua)

Area

Norwegian waters of I and II

Date

23.6.2008

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DECISIONS

Commission

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 August 2008

amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur

(notified under document number C(2008) 4407)

(2008/684/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 16(3) and the second sentence of Article 16(5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/133/EC of 13 February 2006 requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode — PWN) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur (2), Portugal is implementing an eradication plan against the dissemination of the pine wood nematode. |
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(1)

In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/133/EC of 13 February 2006 requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode — PWN) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur (2), Portugal is implementing an eradication plan against the dissemination of the pine wood nematode.

| (2) | Portugal has adopted a ministerial order (Portaria No 358/2008 of 12 May 2008) prohibiting movement of susceptible wood and plants out of continental Portugal unless the wood has been heat treated and the plants duly inspected. |
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(2)

Portugal has adopted a ministerial order (Portaria No 358/2008 of 12 May 2008) prohibiting movement of susceptible wood and plants out of continental Portugal unless the wood has been heat treated and the plants duly inspected.

| (3) | Portugal presented to the Commission a proposal for a survey plan, as provided for in Article 4(2) of Decision 2006/133/EC, for the entire Portuguese territory. The proposal was discussed in the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 26 and 27 May 2008. However, the Commission, based on the conclusions of the Committee, did not approve the plan because of insufficient intensity of monitoring. |
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(3)

Portugal presented to the Commission a proposal for a survey plan, as provided for in Article 4(2) of Decision 2006/133/EC, for the entire Portuguese territory. The proposal was discussed in the Standing Committee on Plant Health on 26 and 27 May 2008. However, the Commission, based on the conclusions of the Committee, did not approve the plan because of insufficient intensity of monitoring.

| (4) | Portugal informed the Commission on 5 June 2008 on the finding of new outbreaks of PWN, as a result of an extraordinary investigation by the Portuguese authorities in addition to the annual survey, in the part of Portugal where so far PWN was known not to occur. |
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(4)

Portugal informed the Commission on 5 June 2008 on the finding of new outbreaks of PWN, as a result of an extraordinary investigation by the Portuguese authorities in addition to the annual survey, in the part of Portugal where so far PWN was known not to occur.

| (5) | The inspection mission from the Food and Veterinary Office from 2 to 6 June 2008 revealed that the data available are not sufficient to confirm that there are areas in Portugal which are free from PWN and that the Community and national measures are not fully implemented. |
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(5)

The inspection mission from the Food and Veterinary Office from 2 to 6 June 2008 revealed that the data available are not sufficient to confirm that there are areas in Portugal which are free from PWN and that the Community and national measures are not fully implemented.

| (6) | Therefore, spread of PWN out of the demarcated areas in Portugal on account of movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants cannot be fully excluded. Moreover, at present, it is not possible for Member States other than Portugal to control movements into their territory of susceptible wood, bark and plants originating in all parts of Portugal. |
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(6)

Therefore, spread of PWN out of the demarcated areas in Portugal on account of movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants cannot be fully excluded. Moreover, at present, it is not possible for Member States other than Portugal to control movements into their territory of susceptible wood, bark and plants originating in all parts of Portugal.

| (7) | In order to safeguard the territory of other Member States against PWN and to protect the Community trade interests in relation to third countries, the movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants from the demarcated areas in Portugal to other Member States and third countries should be prohibited unless this material has undergone appropriate treatment or, for plants, appropriate inspection. Therefore, the requirements for movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States should be extended to all movements from the demarcated areas in Portugal into other Member States and third countries. Traceability should be ensured by attaching the plant passport or the mark to each unit within a consignment. The scope of control activities carried out by Member States should be widened to allow control of susceptible wood, bark and plants moved from Portugal into their territory. |
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(7)

In order to safeguard the territory of other Member States against PWN and to protect the Community trade interests in relation to third countries, the movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants from the demarcated areas in Portugal to other Member States and third countries should be prohibited unless this material has undergone appropriate treatment or, for plants, appropriate inspection. Therefore, the requirements for movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States should be extended to all movements from the demarcated areas in Portugal into other Member States and third countries. Traceability should be ensured by attaching the plant passport or the mark to each unit within a consignment. The scope of control activities carried out by Member States should be widened to allow control of susceptible wood, bark and plants moved from Portugal into their territory.

| (8) | Commission Decision 2008/489/EC of 27 June 2008 concerning interim protective measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) in Portugal (3) provided for such measures pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on Plant Health. It is now appropriate to confirm those measures and to repeal Decision 2008/489/EC. |
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(8)

Commission Decision 2008/489/EC of 27 June 2008 concerning interim protective measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) in Portugal (3) provided for such measures pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on Plant Health. It is now appropriate to confirm those measures and to repeal Decision 2008/489/EC.

| (9) | Decision 2006/133/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(9)

Decision 2006/133/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (10) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, |
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(10)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2006/133/EC is amended as follows:

| 1. | in the first paragraph of Article 2, the following sentence is added:

  ‘In addition, Portugal shall ensure that the conditions of point 1 of the Annex in relation to susceptible wood, bark and plants which are to be moved from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States or third countries are met.’; |
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1.

in the first paragraph of Article 2, the following sentence is added:

‘In addition, Portugal shall ensure that the conditions of point 1 of the Annex in relation to susceptible wood, bark and plants which are to be moved from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States or third countries are met.’;

| 2. | in Article 3, point (a) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | subject consignments of susceptible wood, bark and plants, coming from Portugal and moved into their territory, to testing for the presence of PWN;’; |
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2.

in Article 3, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

subject consignments of susceptible wood, bark and plants, coming from Portugal and moved into their territory, to testing for the presence of PWN;’;

| 3. | the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. |
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3.

the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall be reviewed on the basis of the results of the survey plan referred to in Article 4(2) of Decision 2006/133/EC.

Article 3

Decision 2008/489/EC is repealed.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 August 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2008/64/EC (OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 31).

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(2)  
  OJ L 52, 23.2.2006, p. 34. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/378/EC (OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 22).

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(3)  
  OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 38.

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ANNEX

In the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC, point 1 is replaced by the following:

| ‘1. | Without prejudice to the provisions referred to in point 2, in the case of movements from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States or third countries, of:






  (a) | susceptible plants, those plants shall be, for destinations within the Community, accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with the provisions of Commission Directive 92/105/EEC (*1), after:






  — | the plants have been officially inspected and found free from signs or symptoms of PWN, and |
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‘1.

Without prejudice to the provisions referred to in point 2, in the case of movements from demarcated areas into areas in Portugal, other than demarcated areas, or into other Member States or third countries, of:

(a)

susceptible plants, those plants shall be, for destinations within the Community, accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with the provisions of Commission Directive 92/105/EEC (*1), after:

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the plants have been officially inspected and found free from signs or symptoms of PWN, and

| — | no symptoms of PWN have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation; |
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no symptoms of PWN have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation;

| (b) | susceptible wood and isolated bark, other than wood in the form of:






  — | chips, particles, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers, |
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(b)

susceptible wood and isolated bark, other than wood in the form of:

—

chips, particles, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers,

| — | packing cases, crates or drums, |
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—

packing cases, crates or drums,

| — | pallets, box pallets or other load boards, |
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pallets, box pallets or other load boards,

| — | dunnage, spacers and bearers, |
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—

dunnage, spacers and bearers,

but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, that wood and isolated bark shall be, for destinations within the Community, accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point 1(a), after the wood or the isolated bark has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum wood core temperature of 56 °C for 30 minutes in order to ensure freedom from live PWNs;

| (c) | susceptible wood in the form of chips, particles, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers, that wood shall, for destinations within the Community, be accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point 1(a) after having undergone an appropriate fumigation treatment in order to ensure freedom from live PWNs; |
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(c)

susceptible wood in the form of chips, particles, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers, that wood shall, for destinations within the Community, be accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point 1(a) after having undergone an appropriate fumigation treatment in order to ensure freedom from live PWNs;

| (d) | susceptible wood, originating in the demarcated areas, in the form of newly produced dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, as well as in the form of newly produced packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, that wood shall be subject to one of the approved measures as specified in Annex I to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade and marked according to Annex II to the said Standard. |
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(d)

susceptible wood, originating in the demarcated areas, in the form of newly produced dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, as well as in the form of newly produced packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, that wood shall be subject to one of the approved measures as specified in Annex I to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade and marked according to Annex II to the said Standard.

Portugal shall ensure that the plant passport referred to in point 1(a) or the mark in accordance with the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 is attached to each unit of susceptible wood, bark and plants that is moved.

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(*1)  
  OJ L 4, 8.1.1993, p. 22.’
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| 22.8.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 224/11 |
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22.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 224/11

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2008

amending the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC as regards Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)

(notified under document number C(2008) 4401)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/685/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community's financial contribution towards the national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in the Annex to that Decision. |
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(1)

Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community's financial contribution towards the national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in the Annex to that Decision.

| (2) | Decision 90/424/EEC, as amended by Council Decision 2006/782/EC (2), includes Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) on the list of animal disease for which Member States may be eligible for financial contribution from the Community for national eradication programmes. |
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(2)

Decision 90/424/EEC, as amended by Council Decision 2006/782/EC (2), includes Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) on the list of animal disease for which Member States may be eligible for financial contribution from the Community for national eradication programmes.

| (3) | For aquatic animals, Member States should be eligible for financial contribution from the Community for national programmes for the eradication only as regards the non-exotic diseases which are listed in Part II of Annex IV 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 (3). That Directive is to apply from 1 August 2008. |
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(3)

For aquatic animals, Member States should be eligible for financial contribution from the Community for national programmes for the eradication only as regards the non-exotic diseases which are listed in Part II of Annex IV 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 (3). That Directive is to apply from 1 August 2008.

| (4) | Directive 2006/88/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 2008/53/EC, no longer lists Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) in Part II of Annex IV thereto, since the costs related to the measures to eradicate that disease would be disproportionate to the economic losses caused by it. |
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(4)

Directive 2006/88/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 2008/53/EC, no longer lists Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) in Part II of Annex IV thereto, since the costs related to the measures to eradicate that disease would be disproportionate to the economic losses caused by it.

| (5) | It is therefore appropriate to delete that disease also from the list of animal diseases and zoonoses set out in the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC. |
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(5)

It is therefore appropriate to delete that disease also from the list of animal diseases and zoonoses set out in the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC.

| (6) | The Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(6)

The Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (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

The Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2008.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/965/EC (OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 22).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 57.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2008/53/EC (OJ L 117, 1.5.2008, p. 27).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Animal diseases and zoonoses

| — | Bovine tuberculosis |
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Bovine tuberculosis

| — | Bovine brucellosis |
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Bovine brucellosis

| — | Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B. melitensis) |
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—

Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B. melitensis)

| — | Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas |
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Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas

| — | African swine fever |
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African swine fever

| — | Swine vesicular disease |
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Swine vesicular disease

| — | Classical swine fever |
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Classical swine fever

| — | Anthrax |
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Anthrax

| — | Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
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Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

| — | Avian influenza |
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Avian influenza

| — | Rabies |
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Rabies

| — | Echinococcosis |
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Echinococcosis

| — | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) |
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)

| — | Campylobacteriosis |
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Campylobacteriosis

| — | Listeriosis |
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Listeriosis

| — | Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) |
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Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella)

| — | Trichinellosis |
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Trichinellosis

| — | Verotoxigenic E. coli |
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—

Verotoxigenic E. coli

| — | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) |
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Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)

| — | Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) |
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Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)

| — | Koi herpes virus disease (KHV) |
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Koi herpes virus disease (KHV)

| — | Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) |
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Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA)

| — | Infection with Marteilia refringens |
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Infection with Marteilia refringens

| — | Infection with Bonamia ostreae |
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—

Infection with Bonamia ostreae

| — | White spot disease in crustaceans’ |
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White spot disease in crustaceans’

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| 22.8.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 224/13 |
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22.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 224/13

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2008

amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever are to be implemented in Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2008) 4428)

(Only the Slovak text is authentic)

(2008/686/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1) and Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 2005/59/EC (2) approved plans submitted by Slovakia on 31 August 2004 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the areas of that Member State set out in the Annex to that Decision. |
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(1)

Commission Decision 2005/59/EC (2) approved plans submitted by Slovakia on 31 August 2004 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the areas of that Member State set out in the Annex to that Decision.

| (2) | Slovakia has now informed the Commission about the recent evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs in that Member State. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs need to be extended to include the whole districts of Rimavská Sobota, Nové Zámky, Levice and Komárno. |
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(2)

Slovakia has now informed the Commission about the recent evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs in that Member State. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs need to be extended to include the whole districts of Rimavská Sobota, Nové Zámky, Levice and Komárno.

| (3) | For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the Annex to Decision 2005/59/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. |
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(3)

For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the Annex to Decision 2005/59/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

| (4) | Decision 2005/59/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Decision 2005/59/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | 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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(5)

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 2005/59/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/88/EC (OJ L 28, 1.2.2008, p. 34).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

1.   Areas where the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs is to be implemented

The territory of the District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Žiar nad Hronom (comprising the Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská Štiavnica districts), Zvolen (comprising the Zvolen, Krupina and Detva districts), Lučenec (comprising the Lučenec and Poltár districts), Veľký Krtíš (comprising the Veľký Krtíš district), Komárno (comprising the Komárno district), Nové Zámky (comprising the Nové Zámky district), Levice (comprising the Levice district) and Rimavská Sobota (comprising the Rimavská Sobota district).

2.   Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigs is to be implemented

The territory of the District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Žiar nad Hronom (comprising the Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská Štiavnica districts), Zvolen (comprising the Zvolen, Krupina and Detva districts), Lučenec (comprising the Lučenec and Poltár districts), Veľký Krtíš (comprising the Veľký Krtíš district), Komárno (comprising the Komárno district), Nové Zámky (comprising the Nové Zámky district), Levice (comprising the Levice district) and Rimavská Sobota (comprising the Rimavská Sobota district).’

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