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of 28 March 1995
concerning health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy
(95/108/EC)
(OJ L 79, 7.4.1995, p. 29)
Amended by:
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 March 1995
concerning health protection measures against African swine fever
in Sardinia, Italy
(95/108/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to CouncilDirective 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990
concerning veterinary and zootechnicalchecks in intra-Communitytrade with a view to the completion of the internal market (
1), as last
amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,
Having regard to CouncilDirective 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989
concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view tothe completion of the internal market (
3), as last amended by Directive
92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, as a result of the African swine fever situation in Italy, the
Commission adopted Decision 92/451/EEC of 30 July 1992 concerningcertain health protection measures against African swine fever inSardinia, Italy (
4);
Whereas, African swine fever must be considered an endemic disease in
the province of Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy;
Whereas the disease situation is liable to endanger the herds in other
regions of Italy and of other Member States, in view of trade in livepigs, fresh pigmeat and certain meat-based products;
Whereas it is the objective within the eradication programme adopted
by Commission Decision 94/881/EC of 21 December 1994 approvingthe programme for the eradication and surveillance of African swinefever presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community financialcontribution (
5) to eliminate African swine fever from the remaining
infected areas of Sardinia;
Whereas in the light of the animal health situation in the provinces of
Sassari, Oristano and Cagliari and in the interests of clarity Decision92/451/EEC should be repealed and a new text adopted;
Whereas the Italian authorities have taken legal measures to prohibit the
movement of live pigs, fresh pigmeat and certain meat-based porkproducts from the territory of Sardinia; whereas the adoption of theselegal measures guarantees the efficacity of the implementation of thisDecision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Italy prohibits the movement of animals of the family Suidae from the
territory of the region of Sardinia.
(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.
(4) OJ No L 248, 28. 8. 1992, p. 78.
(5) OJ No L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 106.
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Article 2
1. Italy prohibits the movement of fresh pigmeat originating from
any animalof the Suidae family from the territory of the region of
Sardinia.
2. In derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1 fresh pigmeat
can be sent to areas outside the territory of the region of Sardinia oncondition that the meat in question:
(a) originates from pigs which have entered the territory of the region
of Sardinia as pigs for slaughter in accordance with the provisionsof CouncilDirective 64/432/EEC (
1) or Directive 72/462/EEC (2).
The said pigs for slaughter have been transported directly from the
port of entry to a designated slaughterhouse. On arrival at theslaughterhouse they have been slaughtered within 12 hours, or
(b) originates from pigs which
— have been kept on a holding approved by the competent veter-
inary authority; the holding shall be situated in the province ofSassari, Oristano or Cagliari,
— have been kept for at least four months at the holding of origin,— have been kept on a holding which is located at least 10 km
distant from any outbreak of African swine fever which hasoccurred in the last three months,
— have been kept on a holding into which no pigs have been
introduced during the previous 30 days,
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— have been included in a pig population on a holding which is
covered by the serological testing programme required under theAfrican swine fever eradication programme adopted by theCommission within the context of the provisions of CouncilDecision 90/424/EC and no antibodies to African swine fevervirus have been detected within the last six months,
— have been included in a pre-movement serological testing
programme carried out within ten days prior to transport forslaughter where no antibodies to the African swine fever virushave been detected; the pre-movement testing programme forthe consignment in question must be designed to give approxi-mately 95 % confidence of detecting seropositive animals at a5 % prevalence level,
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— have undergone a clinical examination on the holding of origin
within 24 hours prior to transport. All pigs on the holding oforigin shall be examined and related facilities must be inspected.The animals shall be identified by eartags at the holding oforigin so that they can be traced back to the holding of origin,
— have been transported direct from the holding of origin to the
designated slaughterhouse. The means of transport shall becleaned and disinfected before loading and shall be officiallysealed. The pigs shall be accompanied by a health documentcertifying that they comply with the requirements given underthe first to seventh indents and signed by the competentauthority,
— on arrival at the slaughterhouse, have been slaughtered within
12 hours.
3. The meat referred to in paragraph 2 shall be kept separately from
meat which does not comply with the conditions in (a) or (b) of the saidparagraph.
(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
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Article 3
Meat consigned from the territory of the region of Sardinia shall be
accompanied by a certificate from an officialveterinarian. The certifi-cate shall bear the following words:
‘Meat conforming to Commission Decision 95/108/EC concerning
health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia,Italy.'
Article 4
1. Italy prohibits the movement of pigmeat products from the terri-
tory of the region of Sardinia.
2. In derogation from paragraph 1 pigmeat products may be sent to
areas outside the territory of the region of Sardinia on condition that theproducts in question:
(a) have undergone treatment in accordance with the provisions of
Article 4 (1) (a) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC (
1), or
(b) have been manufactured at a designated establishment and only
from meat which:
(i) complies with the provision of Article 2 paragraphs 2 and 3, or
(ii) have entered the territory of Sardinia as fresh pigmeat in
accordance with the provisions of CouncilDirective 64/433/EEC (
2).
Article 5
Meat products referred to in Article 4 (2) (b) consigned from the
territory of the region of Sardinia shall be accompanied by a certificatefrom an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the followingwords:
‘Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 95/108/EC
concerning health protection measures against African swine fever inSardinia, Italy.'
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Article 6
Italy shall present to all Member States and the Commission:
(a) a list containing name(s) and location of designated slaughter-
house(s) referred to in Article 2 and name(s) and location of desig-nated establishment(s) referred to in Article 4 paragraph 2(b) andapproved by the CentralVeterinary Authority;
(b) a report every six months which contains information on number of
pigs which have been subject to the measures given in Article2(2)(b) and the results from serological testing carried out.
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Article 7
1. Italy shall establish a National Coordination and Monitoring
Committee. The chairman of the Committee shall be provided by theCentralVeterinary Authority, which shal lbe in charge of the impl e-mentation of this Decision and the monitoring of measures to eradicateAfrican swine fever. The Committee shall:
— collect data on the surveillance activities carried out by authorities
of the region of Sardinia;
(1) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.
(2) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
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— have data-handling facilities;
— have rapid communication links with the region of Sardinia.
2. The CentralVeterinary Authority may introduce further protection
measures other than those referred to in this Decision if they aredeemed necessary.
Article 8
Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so
as to bring them into conformity with this Decision. They shall imme-diately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 9
Decision 92/451/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 10
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.