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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 6 April 2006         

concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 2006/254/EC

(notified under document number C(2006) 1556)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/274/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:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   Germany shall ensure that no pigs are dispatched from its territory to other Member States and to third countries.

2.   By derogation from paragraph 1, Germany may authorise the direct transport of slaughter pigs to a slaughterhouse outside Germany for immediate slaughter, provided that the pigs have been resident for at least 60 days, or since birth if less than 60 days of age, on a single holding which

3.   The competent veterinary authority of Germany shall ensure that the notification of the dispatch of pigs to other Member States is communicated to the central and local veterinary authorities of the Member State of destination and any Member State of transit at least three days before the date of dispatch.

Article 2

1.   Without prejudice to the measures provided for in Directive 2001/89/EC, and in particular Articles 9, 10 and 11 thereof, Germany shall ensure that

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a) and not earlier than 10 days after coming into force of this Decision the competent authority may authorise the transport of pigs from a holding situated within the areas listed in Annex I:

Article 3

Germany shall ensure that no consignments of the following commodities are dispatched to other Member States and to third countries:

Article 4

Germany shall ensure that the health certificate provided for in:

Article 5

Germany shall ensure that:

Article 6

1.   Member States shall not send pigs to slaughterhouses in the areas listed in Annex I.

2.   Member States shall ensure that:

Article 7

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 8

This Decision shall apply until 15 May 2006.

Article 9

Decision 2006/254/EC is repealed.

Article 10

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 April 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).

(2)OJ L 91, 29.3.2006, p. 61.

(3)OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(4)OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).

(5)OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62. Directive as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(6)OJ L 275, 18.11.1995, p. 30.

(7)OJ L 39, 9.2.2002, p. 71.

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ANNEX I

Areas in Germany referred to in Articles 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6:

The whole of the territory of North Rhine-Westfalia.

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ANNEX II

In accordance with Article 5(2), Germany shall ensure that in the areas listed in Annex I the following surveillance measures are implemented:

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