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| 5.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 260/19 |
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5.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 260/19

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 4 October 2011

amending Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the inclusion of Belgium in the list of Member States free of Aujeszky’s disease

(notified under document C(2011) 6997)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/648/EU)

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,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to trade in the Union in bovine animals and swine. Article 9 of that Directive lays down criteria for the approval of compulsory national control programmes for certain contagious diseases, including Aujeszky’s disease. In addition, Article 10 of that Directive provides that where a Member State considers its territory or part thereof to be free of such diseases, including Aujeszky’s disease, it is to present appropriate supporting documentation to the Commission. |
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(1)

Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to trade in the Union in bovine animals and swine. Article 9 of that Directive lays down criteria for the approval of compulsory national control programmes for certain contagious diseases, including Aujeszky’s disease. In addition, Article 10 of that Directive provides that where a Member State considers its territory or part thereof to be free of such diseases, including Aujeszky’s disease, it is to present appropriate supporting documentation to the Commission.

| (2) | 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 (2) lays down the additional guarantees for movements of pigs between Member States. Those guarantees are linked to the classification of Member States according to their Aujeszky’s disease status. |
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(2)

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 (2) lays down the additional guarantees for movements of pigs between Member States. Those guarantees are linked to the classification of Member States according to their Aujeszky’s disease status.

| (3) | Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC lists Member States or regions thereof which are free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited. Annex II to that Decision lists Member States or regions thereof where approved national control programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease are in place. |
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(3)

Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC lists Member States or regions thereof which are free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited. Annex II to that Decision lists Member States or regions thereof where approved national control programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease are in place.

| (4) | Belgium is currently listed in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC, as a Member State where approved national control programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease have been implemented. |
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(4)

Belgium is currently listed in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC, as a Member State where approved national control programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease have been implemented.

| (5) | Belgium has now submitted documentation in support of its application to declare that Member State free from Aujeszky’s disease. |
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(5)

Belgium has now submitted documentation in support of its application to declare that Member State free from Aujeszky’s disease.

| (6) | Following the evaluation of the supporting documentation submitted by that Member State, it is appropriate that Belgium be no longer listed in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC, but instead be listed in Annex I thereto. |
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(6)

Following the evaluation of the supporting documentation submitted by that Member State, it is appropriate that Belgium be no longer listed in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC, but instead be listed in Annex I thereto.

| (7) | Decision 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(7)

Decision 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | 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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(8)

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

Annexes I and II to Decision 2008/185/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 October 2011.

For the Commission

John DALLI

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  
  OJ L 59, 4.3.2008, p. 19.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

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

| ISO code | Member State | Regions |
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| BE | Belgium | All regions |
| CZ | Czech Republic | All regions |
| DK | Denmark | All regions |
| DE | Germany | All regions |
| FR | France | The departments of Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or, Côtes-d’Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Gers, Gironde, Hautes-Alpes, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Hérault, Indre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, Puy-de-Dôme, Réunion, Rhône, Sarthe, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Yvelines |
| CY | Cyprus | All regions |
| LU | Luxembourg | All regions |
| NL | Netherlands | All regions |
| AT | Austria | All regions |
| SI | Slovenia | All regions |
| SK | Slovakia | All regions |
| FI | Finland | All regions |
| SE | Sweden | All regions |
| UK | United Kingdom | All regions in England, Scotland and Wales |

ISO code

Member State

Regions

BE

Belgium

All regions

CZ

Czech Republic

All regions

DK

Denmark

All regions

DE

Germany

All regions

FR

France

The departments of Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or, Côtes-d’Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Gers, Gironde, Hautes-Alpes, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Hérault, Indre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, Puy-de-Dôme, Réunion, Rhône, Sarthe, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Yvelines

CY

Cyprus

All regions

LU

Luxembourg

All regions

NL

Netherlands

All regions

AT

Austria

All regions

SI

Slovenia

All regions

SK

Slovakia

All regions

FI

Finland

All regions

SE

Sweden

All regions

UK

United Kingdom

All regions in England, Scotland and Wales

‘ANNEX II

Member States or regions thereof where approved national control programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease are in place

| ISO code | Member State | Regions |
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| IE | Ireland | All regions |
| ES | Spain | All regions |
| IT | Italy | The province of Bolzano |
| HU | Hungary | All regions |
| PL | Poland | All regions |
| UK | United Kingdom | All regions in Northern Ireland |

ISO code

Member State

Regions

IE

Ireland

All regions

ES

Spain

All regions

IT

Italy

The province of Bolzano

HU

Hungary

All regions

PL

Poland

All regions

UK

United Kingdom

All regions in Northern Ireland

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