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►B COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (notified under document C(2014) 7222) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/709/EU) (OJ L 295 11.10.2014, p. 63)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 9 October 2014

concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU

(notified under document C(2014) 7222)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/709/EU)







Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Decision lays down animal health control measures in relation to African swine fever in the Member States or areas thereof as set out in the Annex (the Member States concerned).

It shall apply without prejudice to the plans for the eradication of African swine fever from feral pig populations in the Member State concerned, approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2002/60/EC.

Article 2

Prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs, porcine semen, ova and embryo, pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat as well as consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals from certain areas listed in the Annex

The Member States concerned shall prohibit:

(a) the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex;

(b) the dispatch of consignments of porcine semen, ova and embryos from the areas listed in Parts III and IV of the Annex;

(c) the dispatch of consignments of pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products containing such meat from the areas listed in Parts III and IV of the Annex;

(d) the dispatch of consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals from the areas listed in Parts III and IV of the Annex.

Article 3

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in Part II of the Annex

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By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (a) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of live pigs from a holding located in the areas listed in Part II of the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State or to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State provided that:

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1. the pigs have been resident for a period of at least 30 days or since birth on the holding and no live pigs have been introduced into that holding from the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the movement, and

2. the pigs have been subjected to laboratory testing for African swine fever carried out with negative results on samples taken in accordance with the sampling procedures as laid down in the plan for the eradication of African swine fever referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1 of this Decision within a period of 15 days prior to the date of the movement and a clinical examination for African swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Commission Decision 2003/422/EC ( 1 ) on the date of dispatch, or

3. the pigs come from a holding:

(a) that has been subjected at least twice a year, with an interval of at least 4 months, to inspections by the competent veterinary authority, which:

(i) followed the guidelines and procedures laid down in Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC;

(ii) included a clinical examination and sampling in which the pigs over the age of 60 days have been subjected to the laboratory testing in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC;

(iii) checked the effective application of the measures provided for in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2002/60/EC;

(b) that implements bio-security requirements for African swine fever as established by the competent authority,

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4. for live pigs dispatched to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State, the following additional requirements shall apply:

(a) the pigs comply with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of African swine fever required by the competent authority of the Member State of the place of origin and approved by the competent authority of the Member State of the place of transit and the competent authority of the Member State of destination, prior to the movement of such animals;

(b) the Member State of origin immediately informs the Commission and the other Member States of the animal health guarantees and the approval by the competent authorities referred to in point (a);

(c) a channelling procedure in accordance with Article 16a is set up, under the control of the competent authorities of the Member States of origin, transit and destination, in order to ensure that the animals, moved in accordance with the additional requirements provided for in point (a) are transported in a safe manner and are not subsequently moved to another Member State.

(d) For live pigs that comply with the additional requirements of point 4 of this Article, the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding health certificate for swine referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC:

‘Pigs in compliance with Article 3 of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.’

Article 3a

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex

By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (a) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to other areas listed in Parts II in the territory of the same Member State or to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State, provided that:

1. the pigs are from a holding with an appropriate level of biosecurity approved by the competent authority, the holding is under the supervision of the competent authority, and the pigs comply with the requirements laid down in point 1 of Article 3 and in either point 2 or point 3 of Article 3;

2. the pigs are located in the centre of an area of at least three km radius in which all animals in the holdings comply with the requirements laid down in point 1 of Article 3 and in either point 2 or point 3 of Article 3;

3. the competent authority of the holding of dispatch must inform in due time the competent authority of the holding of destination of the intention to send the pigs and the competent authority of the holding of destination must notify the competent authority of the holding of dispatch of the arrival of the pigs;

4. the transport of the pigs within and through areas outside of the areas listed in Part III of the Annex must be carried out along predefined transport routes and the vehicles used for transporting the pigs must be cleaned, if necessary disinsectised and disinfected as soon as possible after unloading;

5. for live pigs dispatched to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State, the following additional requirements shall apply:

(a) the pigs comply with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of African swine fever required by the competent authority of the Member State of origin and approved by the competent authority of the Member State of the place of transit and the competent authority of the Member State of destination, prior to the movement of such animals;

(b) the Member State of the place of origin immediately informs the Commission and the other Member States of the animal health guarantees and the approval by the competent authorities referred to in the point (a) and authorises a list of holdings that comply with animal health guarantees;

(c) a channelling procedure in accordance with Article 16a is set up, under the control of the competent authorities of the Member States of origin, transit and destination, in order to ensure that the animals, moved in accordance with the additional requirements provided for in point (a), are transported in a safe manner and are not subsequently moved to another Member State;

(d) for the live pigs that comply with all conditions of this Article, the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding health certificate for swine referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC:

‘Pigs in compliance with Article 3a of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.’

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Article 4

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of live pigs for immediate slaughter from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex and the dispatch of consignments of pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products obtained from such pigs

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By way of derogation from the prohibitions provided for in points (a) and (c) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch for immediate slaughter of live pigs from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State or to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State in case there are logistic limitations in the slaughter capacity of the slaughterhouses approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 12 located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, provided that:

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1. the pigs have been resident for a period of at least 30 days or since birth on the holding and no live pigs have been introduced into that holding from the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the movement;

2. the pigs comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Article 3;

3. the pigs are transported for immediate slaughter directly, without stopping or unloading, to a slaughterhouse approved in accordance with Article 12 and specifically designated by the competent authority for that purpose;

4. the competent authority responsible for the slaughterhouse has been informed by the dispatching competent authority of the intention to send the pigs and notifies the dispatching competent authority of their arrival;

5. on arrival at the slaughterhouse, these pigs are kept and slaughtered separately from other pigs and are slaughtered on a specific day in which only these pigs from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex are slaughtered;

6. the transport of the pigs to the slaughterhouse within and through areas outside of the areas listed in Part III of the Annex is carried out along predefined transport routes and the vehicles used for transporting those pigs are cleaned, if necessary disinsectised, disinfected as soon as possible after unloading;

7. the Member States concerned ensures that the fresh pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products obtained from those pigs:

(a) are produced, stored and processed in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12;

(b) are marked in accordance with Article 16;

(c) are only marketed on the territory of that Member State;

8. the Member States concerned ensures that the animal by-products from those pigs are subjected to a treatment in a channelled system approved by the competent authority which ensures that the derived product obtained from those pigs poses no risks as regards African swine fever;

9. the Member States concerned immediately informs the Commission of the granting of the derogation according to this Article and notifies the name(s) and address(es) of the slaughterhouse(s) approved under this Article;

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10. for live pigs dispatched to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of another Member State, the following additional requirements shall apply:

(a) the pigs comply with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of African swine fever required by the competent authority of the Member State of the place of origin and approved by the competent authority of the Member State of transit and the competent authority of the Member State of destination, prior to the movement of such animals;

(b) the Member State of the place of origin shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States of the animal health guarantees and the approval by the competent authorities referred to in point (a) and authorises a list of holdings complying with animal health guarantees;

(c) a channelling procedure in accordance with Article 16a is set up, under the control of the competent authorities of the Member States of origin, transit and destination, in order to ensure that the animals, moved in accordance with the additional requirements provided for in point (a), are transported in a safe manner and are not subsequently moved to another Member State;

(d) for live pigs that comply with all conditions of this Article, the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding health certificate for swine referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC:

‘Pigs in compliance with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.’

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Article 5

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products consisting of or containing pig meat from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex

By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (c) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products consisting of or containing pig meat, from the areas listed in Part III of the Annex provided they are either:

(a) derived from pigs which have been kept since birth in holdings located outside the areas listed in Parts II, III or IV of the Annex, and the pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such meat, have been produced, stored and processed in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12; or

(b) derived from pigs that comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Article 3 and the pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such meat, have been produced, stored and processed in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12; or

(c) have been produced and processed in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12.

Article 6

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products consisting of or containing pig meat from the areas listed in Part IV of the Annex

By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (c) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products consisting of or containing pig meat, from the areas listed in Part IV of the Annex provided they are either:

(a) derived from pigs which have been kept since birth in holdings located outside the areas listed in the Annex, and the pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such meat, have been produced, stored and processed in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12; or

(b) have been produced and processed in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12.

Article 7

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals from the areas listed in Parts III and IV of the Annex

1. By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (d) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of derived products as referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) obtained from animal by-products from porcine animals originating from the areas listed in Part III and IV of the Annex provided that those by-products have been subjected to a treatment which ensures that the derived product pose no risks as regards African swine fever.

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2. By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (d) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of animal by-products of porcine origin other than feral pigs, including unprocessed bodies of dead animals from holdings or carcases from slaughterhouses approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex to a processing, incineration or co-incineration plant, as referred to in Article 24(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, located outside the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, provided that:

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(a) the animal by-products originate from holdings or from slaughterhouses situated within the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, where there has been no outbreak of African swine fewer during at least 40 days prior to the dispatch;

(b) each truck and other vehicles that are used for transport of those animal by-products has been individually registered by the competent authority in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, and:

(i) the covered leak-proof compartment for the transport of those animal by-products is constructed in a way permitting its effective cleaning and disinfection and the construction of floors facilitates the draining and collection of liquids;

(ii) the application for registration of the truck and other vehicles contains evidence that the truck or vehicle had been successfully subject to regular technical checks;

(iii) each truck must be accompanied by a satellite navigation system to determine his real time location. The operator of the transport shall enable the competent authority to control the real time movement of the truck and to keep the electronic records of the movement for at least 2 months;

(c) after loading the compartment for the transport of those animal by-products shall be sealed by the official veterinarian. Only the official veterinarian may break the seal and replace it with a new one. Each loading or replacement of seals shall be notified to the competent authority;

(d) any entry of the trucks or vehicles into pig holdings shall be prohibited and the competent authority ensures a safe collection of the carcases of pigs;

(e) the transport to the above referred plants takes place directly to those plants only, without stopping at the route authorised by the competent authority from the designated disinfection point at the exit from the area listed in Part III of the Annex. At the designated disinfection point the trucks and vehicles must be subject to proper cleansing and disinfection under control of the official veterinarian;

(f) each consignment of animal by-products is accompanied by the duly completed commercial document referred to in Chapter III of Annex VIII to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 ( 3 ). The official veterinarian responsible for the processing plant of destination must confirm each arrival to the competent authority referred to in point (b)(iii);

(g) after unloading of the animal by-products the truck or vehicle and any other equipment which are used in the transport of that animal by-products and that might be contaminated, are cleaned, disinfected and if necessary disinsectised in its entirety within the closed area of the processing plant under the supervision of the official veterinarian. Article 12(a) of Directive 2002/60/EC shall apply;

(h) the animal by-products are processed without any delay. Any storage in the processing plant shall be prohibited;

(i) the competent authority shall ensure that the dispatch of animal by-products does not exceed the relevant daily processing capacity of the processing plant;

(j) before the first dispatch from Part III of the Annex takes place, the competent authority shall ensure that the necessary arrangements with the relevant authorities within the meaning of point (c) of Annex VI to Directive 2002/60/EC in order to ensure the emergency plan, the chain of command and full cooperation of services in case of accidents during the transport, mayor breakdown of truck or vehicle or any fraudulent action of operator. The operators of the trucks shall immediately notify the competent authority of any accident or breakdown of truck or vehicle.

Article 8

Prohibition on the dispatch to other Member States and third countries of live pigs from the areas listed in the Annex

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1. Without prejudice to Article 3, Article 3a and Article 4, the Member States concerned shall ensure that live pigs are not dispatched from their territory to other Member States and third countries, except where those live pigs come from:

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(a) areas outside those listed in the Annex;

(b) a holding where no live pigs originating from the areas listed in the Annex have been introduced during a period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the date of dispatch.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of live pigs from a holding located in the areas listed in the Part I of the Annex provided that those live pigs comply with the following conditions:

(a) they have been uninterruptedly resident on the holding for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the dispatch or since birth and no live pigs have been introduced into that holding from the areas listed in the Annex during a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the dispatch;

(b) they come from a holding which implements bio-security requirements for African swine fever as established by the competent authority;

(c) they have been subjected to laboratory testing for African swine fever carried out with negative results on samples taken in accordance with the sampling procedures as laid down in the plan for the eradication of African swine fever referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1 of this Decision within a period of 15 days prior to the date of the movement and a clinical examination for African swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC on the date of shipment; or

(d) they come from a holding which has been subjected at least twice a year, with an interval of at least 4 months, to inspections by the competent veterinary authority, which:

(i) followed the guidelines and procedures laid down in Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC;

(ii) included a clinical examination and sampling in which the pigs over the age of 60 days have been subjected to the laboratory testing in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC;

(iii) checked the effective application of the measures provided for in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2002/60/EC.

3. For consignments of the live pigs complying with the conditions of the derogation provided to in paragraph 2, the following additional wording shall be added to the corresponding veterinary documents and/or health certificates referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC and Article 3(1) of Decision 93/444/EEC:

‘Pigs in compliance with Article 8(2) of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU ( *1 ).

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Article 9

Prohibition on the dispatch to other Member States and third countries of consignments of porcine semen and ova and embryos collected from pigs from the areas listed in the Annex

1. The Member State concerned shall ensure that no consignments of the following commodities are dispatched from their territory to other Member States and third countries:

(a) porcine semen, unless the semen was collected from donor boars kept at semen collection centre approved in accordance with Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC ( 4 ) and located outside the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex to this Decision;

(b) porcine ova and embryos, unless the ova and embryos originate from donor females of the porcine species kept in holdings which comply with Article 8(2) and are situated outside the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex and the embryos are in vivo derived embryos conceived as a result of artificial insemination or in vitro produced embryos conceived as a result of fertilisation with semen complying with the conditions laid down in point (a) of this paragraph.

2. By way of derogation from the prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1(a) of this Article and point (b) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of consignments of porcine semen, if the semen was collected from donor boars kept at a semen collection centre approved in accordance with Article 3(a) of Directive 90/429/EEC, applying all biosecurity rules relevant for African swine fever and located in the areas listed in Parts II and III of the Annex to this Decision to areas listed in Part II or III of the Annex of the same Member State or another Member State provided that:

(a) the consignments of porcine semen comply with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of African swine fever required by the competent authority of the Member State of origin and approved by the competent authority of the Member State of destination, prior to the dispatch of the consignment of semen;

(b) the Member State of origin immediately informs the Commission and the other Member States of the animal health guarantees referred to in the point (a);

(c) the donor boars comply with the requirements laid down in point 1 of Article 3 and in either point 2 or point 3 of Article 3;

(d) the donor boars were subjected to an individual agent identification test performed within 5 days prior to the date of collection of the semen to be dispatched, with negative results and a copy of test results is attached to the animal health certificate accompanying the consignment of the semen;

(e) the following additional attestation shall be added to the corresponding animal health certificates referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 90/429/EEC:

‘Porcine semen in compliance with Article 9 of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU.’

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Article 10

Prohibition on the dispatch to other Member States and third countries of consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals from the areas listed in the Annex

1. The Member States concerned shall ensure that no consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals are dispatched from their territory to other Member States and third countries, unless those porcine by-products originated from pigs originating in and coming from holdings located in the areas outside those listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of derived products obtained from animal by-products from porcine animals from the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex to other Member States and third countries provided that:

(a) those by-products have been subjected to a treatment which ensures that the derived product obtained from porcine animals poses no risks as regards African swine fever;

(b) the consignments of derived products are accompanied by a commercial document issued as referred in Chapter III of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Article 11

Prohibition on the dispatch to other Member States and third countries of fresh pig meat and of certain pig meat preparations and pig meat products from areas listed in the Annex

1. The Member States concerned shall ensure that consignments of fresh pig meat from pigs originating from holdings located in the areas listed in the Annex, and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing meat from those pigs are not dispatched to other Member States and third countries, except where such pig meat was produced from pigs originating in and coming from holdings not located in the areas listed in Parts II, III or IV of the Annex.

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2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II, III or IV of the Annex may authorise the dispatch of fresh pig meat referred to in paragraph 1 and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such pig meat, to other Member States and third countries provided that those pig meat preparations and pig meat products are derived from pigs which have been kept since birth in holdings located outside the areas listed in Parts II, III and IV of the Annex and the fresh pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products are produced, stored and processed in establishments approved in accordance with Article 12.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex may authorise the dispatch of fresh pig meat referred to in paragraph 1 and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such pig meat, to other Member States and third countries provided that those pig meat preparations and pig meat products are derived from pigs that comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Article 3.

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Article 12

Approval of slaughterhouses, cutting plants and meat processing establishments for the purposes of Articles 4, 5 and 6 and Article 11(2)

The competent authority of the Member States concerned shall only approve slaughterhouses, cutting plants and meat processing establishments for the purposes of Articles 4, 5 and 6 and Article 11(2) in which the production, storage and processing of the fresh pig meat and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of or containing such pig meat eligible for dispatch to other Member States and third countries in accordance with the derogations provided for in Articles 4 to 6 and 11(2), is carried out separately from the production, storage and processing of other products consisting of or containing fresh pig meat and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of or containing meat derived from pigs originating in or coming from holdings located in areas listed in the Annex other than those approved in accordance with this Article.

Article 13

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pig meat and of certain pig meat preparations and pig meat products from areas listed in the Annex

By way of derogation from Article 11, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of fresh pig meat, pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of or containing such meat from the areas listed in Parts II, III or IV of the Annex, to other Member States and third countries provided that the products in question:

(a) have been produced and processed in compliance with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC;

(b) are subjected to veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC;

(c) are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Union trade health certificate as set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 and of which Part II shall be completed by the following:

‘Products in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States ( *2 ).

Article 14

Information concerning Articles 11, 12 and 13

The Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States, every six months from the date of this Decision, the updated list of approved establishments referred to in Article 12 and any relevant information on the application of Articles 11, 12 and 13.

Article 15

Measures relating to live feral pigs, fresh meat, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing meat from feral pigs

1. The Member States concerned shall ensure that:

(a) no live feral pigs from the areas listed in the Annex are dispatched to other Member States or to other areas in the territory of the same Member State;

(b) no consignments of fresh meat of feral pigs, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing such meat from the areas listed in the Annex are dispatched to other Member States or to other areas in the territory of the same Member State.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(b), the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of consignments of fresh meat of feral pigs, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing such meat from the areas listed in Part I of the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State not listed in the Annex, provided that the feral pigs have been tested with negative results for African swine fever in accordance with the diagnostic procedures set out in Parts C and D of Chapter VI of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC.

Article 16

Special health marks and certification requirements for fresh meat, meat preparations and meat products subject to prohibition referred to in Article 2, Article 11(1) and Article 15(1)

The Member States concerned shall ensure that the fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products subject to the prohibitions provided for in Articles 2, Article 11(1) and Article 15(1) are marked with a special health mark that is not oval and cannot be confused with:

(a) the identification mark for meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pig meat, as set out in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(b) the health mark for fresh pig meat as set out in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

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Article 16a

Channelling procedure

The competent authority shall ensure that the channelling procedure complies with the following requirements:

1. each truck and other vehicles that are used for the transport of live pigs have been:

(a) individually registered by the competent authority of the Member State of dispatch for the purpose of the transport of live pigs using the channelling procedure;

(b) sealed by the official veterinarian after loading; only the official from the competent authority may break the seal and replace it with a new one; each loading or replacement of seals must be notified to the competent authority;

2. the transport takes place:

(a) directly, without stopping;

(b) taking the route that has been authorised by the competent authority;

3. the official veterinarian responsible for the holding of destination must confirm each arrival to the competent authority of origin;

4. after unloading of the live pigs the truck or vehicle and any other equipment which have been used in the transport of these pigs, are cleaned and disinfected in their entirety within the closed area of the place of destination under the supervision of the official veterinarian. Article 12(a) of Directive 2002/60/EC shall apply;

5. before the first dispatch from areas listed in Part III of the Annex takes place, the competent authority of origin shall ensure that the necessary arrangements are in place with the relevant authorities within the meaning of point (c) of Annex VI to Directive 2002/60/EC in order to ensure that the emergency plan, the chain of command and full cooperation of services in case of accidents during the transport, a major breakdown of the truck or other vehicle or any fraudulent action of the operator. The operators of the trucks shall immediately notify the competent authority of any accident or major breakdown of the truck or the vehicle.

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Article 17

Requirements concerning holdings and transport vehicles in the areas listed in the Annex

The Member States concerned shall ensure that:

(a) the conditions laid down in the second and the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2002/60/EC are applied in the pig holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;

(b) vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs or animal by-products from porcine animals originating from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision are cleansed and disinfected immediately following each operation and the transporter provides and carries in the vehicle proof of such cleansing and disinfection.

Article 18

Information requirements of the Member States concerned

The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and the other Member States, in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, of the results of the surveillance for African swine fever carried out in the areas listed in the Annex, as provided for in the plans for the eradication of African swine fever from feral pig populations approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2002/60/EC and referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1 of this Decision.

Article 19

Compliance

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 20

Repeal

Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU is repealed.

Article 21

Applicability

This Decision shall apply until ►M10 31 December 2019 ◄ .

Article 22

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX

PART I

1. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

— Hiiu maakond.

2. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

— Bauskas novada Īslīces, Gailīšu, Brunavas un Ceraukstes pagasts,

— Dobeles novada Bikstu, Zebrenes, Annenieku, Naudītes, Penkules, Auru, Krimūnu, Dobeles un Bērzes pagasts, Jaunbērzes pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa P98, un Dobeles pilsēta,

— Jelgavas novada Glūdas, Svētes, Platones, Vircavas, Jaunsvirlaukas, Zaļenieku, Vilces, Lielplatones, Elejas un Sesavas pagasts,

— Kandavas novada Vānes un Matkules pagasts,

— Kuldīgas novada Rendas un Kabiles pagasts,

— Saldus novada Jaunlutriņu, Lutriņu un Šķēdes pagasts,

— Talsu novada Ģibuļu pagasts,

— Ventspils novada Vārves, Užavas, Jūrkalnes, Piltenes, Zīru, Ugāles, Usmas un Zlēku pagasts un Piltenes pilsēta,

— Brocēnu novads,

— Rundāles novads,

— Tērvetes novads,

— Stopiņu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes,

— Bauskas pilsēta,

— Talsu pilsēta,

— republikas pilsēta Jelgava,

— republikas pilsēta Ventspils.

3. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

— Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė: Raudonės, Veliuonos, Seredžiaus ir Juodaičių seniūnijos,

— Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė: Klovainių, Rozalimo ir Pakruojo seniūnijos,

— Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė: Krekenavos seniūnijos dalis į vakarus nuo Nevėžio upės,

— Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė: Joniškelio apylinkių, Joniškelio miesto, Namišių, Pasvalio apylinkių, Pumpėnų, Pušaloto, Saločių ir Vaškų seniūnijos,

— Raseinių rajono savivaldybė: Ariogalos seniūnija, Ariogalos miestas, Betygalos, Pagojukų ir Šiluvos seniūnijos,

— Šakių rajono savivaldybė: Plokščių, Kriūkų, Lekėčių, Lukšių, Griškabūdžio, Barzdų, Žvirgždaičių, Sintautų, Kudirkos Naumiesčio, Slavikų ir Šakių seniūnijos,

— Pasvalio miesto savivaldybė,

— Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė,

— Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybė,

— Kalvarijos savivaldybė,

— Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybė,

— Marijampolės savivaldybė.

4. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim: — gminy Kalinowo i Prostki w powiecie ełckim, — gmina Biała Piska w powiecie piskim,

w województwie podlaskim: — gminy Juchnowiec Kościelny, Suraż, Turośń Kościelna, Łapy i Poświętne w powiecie białostockim, — gmina Brańsk z miastem Brańsk, gminy Boćki, Rudka, Wyszki, część gminy Bielsk Podlaski położona na zachód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę nr 19 (w kierunku północnym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski) i przedłużonej przez wschodnią granicę miasta Bielsk Podlaski i drogę nr 66 (w kierunku południowym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski), miasto Bielsk Podlaski, część gminy Orla położona na zachód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie bielskim, — gminy Drohiczyn, Dziadkowice, Grodzisk i Perlejewo w powiecie siemiatyckim, — gminy Grabowo i Stawiski w powiecie kolneńskim, — gminy Kołaki Kościelne, Szumowo, Zambrów z miastem Zambrów w powiecie zambrowskim, — gminy Rutka-Tartak, Szypliszki, Suwałki i Raczki w powiecie suwalskim, — gminy Sokoły, Kulesze Kościelne, Nowe Piekuty, Szepietowo, Klukowo, Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie z miastem Wysokie Mazowieckie, Czyżew w powiecie wysokomazowieckim, — powiat augustowski, — powiat łomżyński, — powiat miejski Białystok, — powiat miejski Łomża, — powiat miejski Suwałki, — powiat sejneński, — gminy Dąbrowa Białostocka, Janów, Nowy Dwór, Sidra, Suchowola i Korycin w powiecie sokólskim.

w województwie mazowieckim: — gminy Ceranów, Jabłonna Lacka, Sterdyń i Repki w powiecie sokołowskim, — gminy Korczew, Przesmyki, Paprotnia, Suchożebry, Mordy, Siedlce i Zbuczyn w powiecie siedleckim, — powiat miejski Siedlce, — gminy Rzekuń, Troszyn, Czerwin i Goworowo w powiecie ostrołęckim, — Północna część gminy Platerów do linii kolejowej Nr 31 (Czeremcha — Siedlce) oraz gminy Olszanka i Łosice w powiecie Łosickim, — powiat ostrowski.

w województwie lubelskim: — gmina Hanna w powiecie włodawskim, — gminy Kąkolewnica Wschodnia i Komarówka Podlaska w powiecie radzyńskim, — gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski z miastem Międzyrzec Podlaski, gminy Drelów, Rossosz, Sławatycze, Wisznica, Sosnówka, Łomazy i Tuczna w powiecie bialskim.

PART II

1. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

— Elva linn,

— Võhma linn,

— Kuressaare linn,

— Rakvere linn,

— Tartu linn,

— Viljandi linn,

— Harju maakond (välja arvatud osa Kuusalu vallast, mis asub lõuna pool maanteest nr 1 (E20), Aegviidu vald ja Anija vald),

— IDA-Viru maakond,

— Lääne maakond,

— Pärnu maakond,

— Põlva maakond,

— Võru maakond,

— Valga maakond,

— Rapla maakond,

— Suure-Jaani vald,

— osa Tamsalu vallast, mis asub kirde pool Tallinna-Tartu raudteest,

— Tartu vald,

— Abja vald,

— Alatskivi vald,

— Haaslava vald,

— Haljala vald,

— Tarvastu vald,

— Nõo vald,

— Ülenurme vald,

— Tähtvere vald,

— Rõngu vald,

— Rannu vald,

— Konguta vald,

— Puhja vald,

— Halliste vald,

— Kambja vald,

— Karksi vald,

— Kihelkonna vald,

— Kõpu vald,

— Lääne-Saare vald,

— Laekvere vald,

— Leisi vald,

— Luunja vald,

— Mäksa vald,

— Meeksi vald,

— Muhu vald,

— Mustjala vald,

— Orissaare vald,

— Peipsiääre vald,

— Piirissaare vald,

— Pöide vald,

— Rägavere vald,

— Rakvere vald,

— Ruhnu vald,

— Salme vald,

— Sõmeru vald,

— Torgu vald,

— Vara vald,

— Vihula vald,

— Viljandi vald,

— Vinni vald,

— Viru-Nigula vald,

— Võnnu vald.

2. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

— Apes novada Trapenes, Gaujienas un Apes pagasts, Apes pilsēta,

— Balvu novada Vīksnas, Bērzkalnes, Vectilžas, Lazdulejas, Briežuciema, Tilžas, Bērzpils un Krišjāņu pagasts,

— Bauskas novada Mežotnes, Codes, Dāviņu un Vecsaules pagasts,

— Daugavpils novada Vaboles, Līksnas, Sventes, Medumu, Demenas, Kalkūnes, Laucesas, Tabores, Maļinovas, Ambeļu, Biķernieku, Naujenes, Vecsalienas, Salienas un Skrudalienas pagasts,

— Dobeles novada Jaunbērzes pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa P98,

— Gulbenes novada Līgo pagasts,

— Ikšķiles novada Tīnūžu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidaustrumiem no autoceļa P10, Ikšķiles pilsēta,

— Jelgavas novada Kalnciema, Līvbērzes un Valgundes pagasts,

— Kandavas novada Cēres, Kandavas, Zemītes un Zantes pagasts, Kandavas pilsēta,

— Krimuldas novada Krimuldas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļaustrumiem no autoceļa V89 un V81, un Lēdurgas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļaustrumiem no autoceļa V81 un V128,

— Limbažu novada Skultes, Limbažu, Umurgas, Katvaru, Pāles un Viļķenes pagasts, Limbažu pilsēta,

— Preiļu novada Saunas pagasts,

— Raunas novada Raunas pagasts,

— Riebiņu novada Sīļukalna, Stabulnieku, Galēnu un Silajāņu pagasts,

— Rugāju novada Lazdukalna pagasts,

— Siguldas novada Mores pagasts un Allažu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P3,

— Smiltenes novada Brantu, Blomes, Smiltenes, Bilskas un Grundzāles pagasts un Smiltenes pilsēta,

— Talsu novada Ķūļciema, Balgales, Vandzenes, Laucienes, Virbu, Strazdes, Lubes, Īves, Valdgales, Laidzes, Ārlavas, Lībagu un Abavas pagasts, Sabiles, Stendes un Valdemārpils pilsēta,

— Ventspils novada Ances, Tārgales, Popes un Puzes pagasts,

— Ādažu novads,

— Aglonas novads,

— Aizkraukles novads,

— Aknīstes novads,

— Alojas novads,

— Alūksnes novads,

— Amatas novads,

— Babītes novads,

— Baldones novads,

— Baltinavas novads,

— Beverīnas novads,

— Burtnieku novads,

— Carnikavas novads,

— Cēsu novads,

— Cesvaines novads,

— Ciblas novads,

— Dagdas novads,

— Dundagas novads,

— Engures novads,

— Ērgļu novads,

— Iecavas novads,

— Ilūkstes novads,

— Jaunjelgavas novads,

— Jaunpils novads,

— Jēkabpils novads,

— Kārsavas novads,

— Ķeguma novads,

— Ķekavas novads,

— Kocēnu novads,

— Kokneses novads,

— Krāslavas novads,

— Krustpils novads,

— Lielvārdes novads,

— Līgatnes novads,

— Līvānu novads,

— Lubānas novads,

— Ludzas novads,

— Madonas novads,

— Mālpils novads,

— Mārupes novads,

— Mazsalacas novads,

— Mērsraga novads,

— Naukšēnu novads,

— Neretas novads,

— Ogres novads,

— Olaines novads,

— Ozolnieku novads,

— Pārgaujas novads,

— Pļaviņu novads,

— Priekuļu novads,

— Rēzeknes novads,

— Rojas novads,

— Rūjienas novads,

— Salacgrīvas novads,

— Salas novads,

— Saulkrastu novads,

— Skrīveru novads,

— Strenču novads,

— Tukuma novads,

— Valkas novads,

— Varakļānu novads,

— Vecpiebalgas novads,

— Vecumnieku novads,

— Viesītes novads,

— Viļakas novads,

— Viļānu novads,

— Zilupes novads,

— Garkalnes novada daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļrietumiem no autoceļa A2,

— Ropažu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa P10,

— republikas pilsēta Daugavpils,

— republikas pilsēta Jēkabpils,

— republikas pilsēta Jūrmala,

— republikas pilsēta Rēzekne,

— republikas pilsēta Valmiera.

3. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

— Biržų rajono savivaldybė: Nemunėlio Radviliškio, Pabiržės, Pačeriaukštės ir Parovėjos seniūnijos,

— Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė: Noriūnų, Skapiškio, Subačiaus ir Šimonių seniūnijos,

— Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė: Naujamiesčio, Paįstrio, Ramygalos, Smilgių, Upytės, Vadoklių, Velžio seniūnijos ir Krekenavos seniūnijos dalis į rytus nuo Nevėžio upės,

— Alytaus miesto savivaldybė,

— Biržų miesto savivaldybė,

— Jonavos miesto savivaldybė,

— Kaišiadorių miesto savivaldybė,

— Kauno miesto savivaldybė,

— Panevėžio miesto savivaldybė,

— Prienų miesto savivaldybė,

— Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė,

— Alytaus rajono savivaldybė,

— Anykščių rajono savivaldybė,

— Ignalinos rajono savivaldybė,

— Jonavos rajono savivaldybė,

— Kaišiadorių rajono savivaldybė,

— Kauno rajono savivaldybė,

— Kėdainių rajono savivaldybė,

— Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė,

— Molėtų rajono savivaldybė,

— Prienų rajono savivaldybė,

— Rokiškio rajono savivaldybė,

— Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė,

— Širvintų rajono savivaldybė,

— Švenčionių rajono savivaldybė,

— Trakų rajono savivaldybė,

— Ukmergės rajono savivaldybė,

— Utenos rajono savivaldybė,

— Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė,

— Varėnos rajono savivaldybė,

— Zarasų rajono savivaldybė,

— Birštono savivaldybė,

— Druskininkų savivaldybė,

— Elektrėnų savivaldybė,

— Visagino savivaldybė.

4. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie podlaskim: — gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne, części gmin Kleszczele i Czeremcha położone na wschód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie hajnowskim, — gmina Rutki w powiecie zambrowskim, — gmina Kobylin-Borzymy w powiecie wysokomazowieckim, — gminy Czarna Białostocka, Dobrzyniewo Duże, Gródek, Michałowo, Supraśl, Tykocin, Wasilków, Zabłudów, Zawady i Choroszcz w powiecie białostockim, — część gminy Bielsk Podlaski położona na wschód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę nr 19 (w kierunku północnym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski) i przedłużonej przez wschodnią granicę miasta Bielsk Podlaski i drogę nr 66 (w kierunku południowym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski), część gminy Orla położona na wschód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie bielskim, — gminy Kuźnica, Sokółka, Szudziałowo i Krynki w powiecie sokólskim,

w województwie mazowieckim: — południowa część gmina Platerów od linii kolejowej Nr 31 (Czeremcha — Siedlce) w powiecie łosickim,

w województwie lubelskim: — gminy Piszczac i Kodeń w powiecie bialskim.

PART III

1. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

— Jõgeva maakond,

— Järva maakond,

— osa Kuusalu vallast, mis asub lõuna pool maanteest nr 1 (E20),

— osa Tamsalu vallast, mis asub edela pool Tallinna-Tartu raudteest,

— Aegviidu vald,

— Anija vald,

— Kadrina vald,

— Kolga-Jaani vald,

— Kõo vald,

— Laeva vald,

— Laimjala vald,

— Pihtla vald,

— Rakke vald,

— Tapa vald,

— Väike-Maarja vald,

— Valjala vald.

2. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

— Apes novada Virešu pagasts,

— Balvu novada Kubuļu un Balvu pagasts un Balvu pilsēta,

— Daugavpils novada Nīcgales, Kalupes, Dubnas un Višķu pagasts,

— Gulbenes novada Beļavas, Galgauskas, Jaungulbenes, Daukstu, Stradu, Litenes, Stāmerienas, Tirzas, Druvienas, Rankas, Lizuma un Lejasciema pagasts un Gulbenes pilsēta,

— Ikšķiles novada Tīnūžu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļrietumiem no autoceļa P10,

— Krimuldas novada Krimuldas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidrietumiem no autoceļa V89 un V81, un Lēdurgas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidrietumiem no autoceļa V81 un V128,

— Limbažu novada Vidrižu pagasts,

— Preiļu novada Preiļu, Aizkalnes un Pelēču pagasts un Preiļu pilsēta,

— Raunas novada Drustu pagasts,

— Riebiņu novada Riebiņu un Rušonas pagasts,

— Rugāju novada Rugāju pagasts,

— Siguldas novada Siguldas pagasts un Allažu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa P3, un Siguldas pilsēta,

— Smiltenes novada Launkalnes, Variņu un Palsmanes pagasts,

— Inčukalna novads,

— Jaunpiebalgas novads,

— Salaspils novads,

— Sējas novads,

— Vārkavas novads,

— Garkalnes novada daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidaustrumiem no autoceļa A2,

— Ropažu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa P10,

— Stopiņu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes.

3. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

— Biržų rajono savivaldybė: Vabalninko, Papilio ir Širvenos seniūnijos,

— Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė: Alizavos ir Kupiškio seniūnijos,

— Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė: Miežiškių, Raguvos ir Karsakiškio seniūnijos,

— Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė: Daujėnų ir Krinčino seniūnijos.

4. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie podlaskim: — powiat grajewski, — powiat moniecki, — gminy Czyże, Białowieża, Hajnówka z miastem Hajnówka, Narew, Narewka i części gminy Czeremcha i Kleszczele położone na zachód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie hajnowskim, — gminy Mielnik, Milejczyce, Nurzec-Stacja, Siemiatycze z miastem Siemiatycze w powiecie siemiatyckim,

w województwie mazowieckim: — gminy Sarnaki, Stara Kornica i Huszlew w powiecie łosickim,

w województwie lubelskim: — gminy Konstantynów, Janów Podlaski, Leśna Podlaska, Rokitno, Biała Podlaska, Zalesie i Terespol z miastem Terespol w powiecie bialskim, — powiat miejski Biała Podlaska.

PART IV

Italy

The following areas in Italy:

— tutto il territorio della Sardegna.