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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of27February2003
ontheapprovaloftheplansfortheeradicationofclassicalswinefever andtheemergencyvacci-
nation of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Germany, in the federal states of Lower
Saxony,NorthRhine-Westphalia,Rhineland-PalatinateandSaarland
(notified under document number C(2003) 626)
(OnlytheGermanandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/135/EC)
(OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 47)
Amended by:
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of27February2003
on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine
fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classicalswine fever in Germany, in the federal states of Lower Saxony,
NorthRhine-Westphalia,Rhineland-PalatinateandSaarland
(notified under document number C(2003) 626)
(OnlytheGermanandFrench textsareauthentic)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2003/135/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), Article 20(2), Article 25(3) and Article 29(2)thereof,
Whereas:
(1)In the last decade classical swine fever was confirmed in the
feral pig population in Germany in the federal Statesof Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Lower-Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palati-nate, Saarland and Saxony Anhalt.
(2)Plans to eradicate classical swine fever in the feral pig popula-
tion of Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Lower-Saxony,
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate andSaxony Anhalt were approved by Commission Decisions 1999/39/EC of 21 December 1998 approving the plan presented byGermany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feralpigsin Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Wes tern Pomerania, and
Lower Saxony and repealing Commission Decision 96/552/
EC (
2), 1999/335/EC of 7 May 1999 approving the plan
presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swinefever in feral pigsin Baden Württemberg and Rhineland-Palati-nate (
3) and Commission Decision 2000/281/EC of 31 March
2000 approving the plan presented by Germany for the eradica-
tion of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Saxony-Anhalt (4).
(3)Plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in
North Rhine-Westphalia and for the emergency vaccination offeral pigs against classical swine fever in North Rhine-West-phalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland were approved byCommission Decision 2002/161/EC of 22 February 2002
approving the planss ubmitted by Germany for the eradication
of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Rhineland-Pfalz andSaarland (
5), as last amended by Decision 2002/791/EC (6).
(4)Germany has submitted information suggesting that classicalswine fever has been successfully eradicated from Baden-Würt-temberg, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and
Saxony Anhalt. It istherefore appropriate to repeal the meas ures
adopted by the Commission to control the disease in these areasof Germany.2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 47.
(3) OJ L 126, 20.5.1999, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 92, 31.3.2000, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 274, 11.10.2002, p. 40.
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(5)Measures to control classical swine fever are still necessary in
Lower-Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate
and Saarland.
(6)Germany has submitted updated plans for the eradication of clas-
sical swine fever in feral pigs from Lower-Saxony and
Rhineland-Palatinate to bring them in line with Directive 2001/89/EC.
(7)In the light of the epidemiological situation, Germany hassubmitted an amended plan for the emergency vaccination offeral pigsin Rhineland-Palatinate and a plan for the emergencyvaccination of feral pigsin Lower-Saxony.
(8)The newly submitted plans for eradication and emergency vacci-nation have been examined and found to comply with theprovisions of Directive 2001/89/EC.
(9)The German authorities have authorised the use of a live attenu-ated vaccine against classical swine fever (C strain) to be usedfor the immunisation of feral pigs by means of oral baits.
(10)The German authorities will continue an intensive surveillanceon classical swine fever in feral pigs throughout Germany inthe framework of the programme for the eradication and moni-
toring of classical swine fever approved by Commission
Decision 2002/943/EC of 28 November 2002 approvingprogrammesfor the eradication and monitoring of certain animaldiseases and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by theMember Statesfor the year 2003 (
1).
(11)The German authoritieshave undertaken: (i) to keep undercontinuous review the measures in place to control classicalswine fever in Germany in strict cooperation with the Commis-
sion services, in the light of the evolution in the epidemiological
situation; (ii) to take into full account the findings and recom-mendations of the inspection of the Commission's Food andVeterinary Office, which hasbeen carried out in Rhineland-Pala-tinate in January 2003 (
2); and (iii) to improve the collection of
demographic data on the feral pigsand the epidemiological
information on which the eradication and vaccination plans
which are approved by this Decision are based. The Germanauthorities shall amend the plans approved by this Decision andsubmit them to the Commission for further approval, as neces-sary.
(12)Classical swine fever has been confirmed in the feral pig popula-tion in France, at the border with Germany. The eradication plansubmitted by France was approved by Commission Decision
2002/626/EC of 25 July 2002 approving the plan submitted by
France for the eradication of classical swine fever from feralpigs in Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle (
3).
(13)For the sake of clarity it is appropriate to adopt a single Deci-sion: (i) confirming the approval of the plans submitted byGermany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feralpigsin North Rhine-Wes tphalia and Saarland; (ii) approving thenewly submitted plans for the eradication of classical swine
fever in feral pigsfrom Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate;
(iii) confirming the approval of the plansfor the emergencyvaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in NorthRhine-Westphalia and Saarland; (iv) approving the newlysubmitted plans for the emergency vaccination of feral pigsagainst classical swine fever in Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-
Palatinate; (v) establishing conditions to ensure, in the border
areas concerned, the consistency of the measures to be imple-mented by Germany with the measures applied by France; and2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 326, 3.12.2002, p. 12.
(2) On the date of the adoption of this Decision the report of this mission is still
to be finalised.
(3) OJ L 200, 30.7.2002, p. 37.
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(vi) repealing Decisions 1999/39/EC, 1999/335/EC, 2000/281/
EC and 2002/161/EC.
(14)For the sake of transparency it is appropriate indicate in thepresent Decision the geographical areas where the eradicationand emergency vaccination planss hall be implemented.
(15)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The plans submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine
fever in feral pigsin Lower-Saxony, North Rhine-Wes tphalia, Rhine-land-Palatinate and Saarland are approved.
Article 2
The planss ubmitted by Germany for the emergency vaccination of
feral pigs against classical swine fever in Lower-Saxony, North
Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland are approved.
Article 3
Germany shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions for implementing the plans referred to in Articles 1 and 2 in
the areasreferred to in the Annex.
Article 4
Germany shall adopt appropriate measures in a strip of its territory with
a width of not less than 20 km from the border between Rhineland-Palatinate and France in order to:
(a) reduce as much as possible disturbance to the feral pig population
causing long distance movements of feral pigs out of the area inquestion, taking into account natural and artificial barriers; and
(b) decrease the density of the feral pig population.
The above measures shall be adopted by Germany in coordination and
cooperation with the French authorities. They shall include regulationof hunting procedures, or, if necessary, suspension of hunting.
Article 5
Decisions 1999/39/EC, 1999/335/EC, 2000/281/EC and 2002/161/EC
are repealed.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to Germany and to France.2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX
1.AREASWHEREERADICATIONPLANSAREINPLACE:
(A) Lower-Saxony
In the KreisRotenburg: the gemeinde Sottrum, Bothel, Rotenburg and
Visselhövede;
in the Kreis Soltau-Fallingbostel: the gemeinde Ahlden, Schwarmstedt-
Essel, Wietzendorf, Bomlitz, Fallingbostel, Walsrode, Schneverdingen;
Neuenkirchen, Soltau and Essel;
in the KreisVerden: the gemeinde Achim, Otters berg, Langwedel, Verden
and Kirchlinteln.
(B) North Rhine-Westphalia
In the KreisEus kirchen: the gemeinde Schleiden, Dahlem, Blankenheim,
Bad Muenstereifel, Euskirchen, Hellenthal, Kall; Mechernich, Nettersheim
and Zuelpich;
in the KreisRhein-Sieg: the gemeinde Rheinbach, Swis ttal and Mecken-
heim;
city of Aachen;
in the KreisAachen: Mons chau, Stollberg, Simmerath and Roetgen;in the KreisDueren: Heimbach, Nideggen, Huertgenwald and Langerwehe.
(C) Rhineland-Palatinate
The Kreise: Ahrweiler, Bad Dürkheim, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Bitburg-Prüm,
Cochem-Zell, Daun, Donnersbergkreis and Südliche Weinstraße;
in the KreisTrier-Saarburg: the area eas t of the river Saar;in the KreisMayen-Koblenz: the area wes t of the river Rhein;
the Cities of: Alzey, Landau, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstraße,
Pirmasens, Speyer and Trier;
in the City of Koblenz: the area west of the river Rhein;
in the KreisBirkenfeld: the gemeinde Baumholder and Truppenübungs platz
Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhaunen; in the gemeinde Herrstein: the munici-
palitiesAllenbach, Bruchweiler, Kempfeld, Langweiler, Sens weiler and
Wirschweiler;
in the Kreis Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis: the gemeinde Boppard, Verbandsge-
meinde Emmelshausen, Kastellaun, Kirchberg; in the gemeinde
Rheinböllen: the municipalities Benzweiler, Kisselbach, Liebshausen and
Steinbach; the gemeinde Simmern and St. Goar-Oberwesel;
in the KreisAlzey-Worms : the municipalitiesStein-Bockenheim,
Wonsheim, Siefersheim, Wöllstein, Gumbsheim, Eckelsheim, Wendel-
sheim, Nieder-Wiesen, Nack, Erbes-Büdesheim, Flonheim, Bornheim,
Lonsheim, Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Albig, Bechenheim, Offenheim,
Mauchenheim, Freimersheim, Wahlheim, Kettenheim, Esselborn, Dinte-
sheim, Flomborn, Eppelsheim, Ober-Flörsheim, Hangen-Weisheim,
Gundersheim, Bermersheim, Gundheim, Framersheim, Gau-Heppenheim
the gemeinde Monsheim and Alzey;
in the Bad Kreuznach district: the municipalities Becherbach, Reiffelbach,
Schmittweiler, Callbach, Meisenheim, Breitenheim, Rehborn, Lettweiler,
Odernheim a. Glan, Oberhausen a. d. Nahe, Duchroth, Hallgarten, Feilbin-
gert, Hochstätten, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Münster a. Stein-Ebernburg,
Altenbamberg, Fürfeld, Tiefenthal, Neu-Bamberg, Frei-Laubersheim, Boos,
Hackenheim, Hüffelsheim, Oberstreit, Rüdesheim, Schloßböckelheim, Stau-
dernheim, Traisen, Volxheim, Abtweiler, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Sobernheim,
Biebelsheim, Bretzenheim, Dorsheim, Eckenroth, Guldental, Gutenberg,
Hargesheim, Langenlonsheim, Laubenheim, Mandel, Pfaffen-Schwaben-
heim, Pleitersheim, Raumbach, Roth, Roxheim, Rümmelsheim,
Schweppenhausen, Stromberg, Waldböckelheim, Waldlaubersheim, Warms-
roth, Weinsheim and Windesheim;
in the KreisGermers heim: the gemeinde Lingenfeld, Bellheim and Germer-
sheim;
in the Kreis Kaiserslautern: the gemeinde Weilerbach, Otterbach, Otterberg,
Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern-Süd, Landstuhl, Bruch-2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 5
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mühlbach-Miesau; the municipalities Hütschenhausen, Ramstein-Miesen-
bach, Steinwenden and Kottweiler-Schwanden;
in the KreisKus el: the municipalitiesOdenbach, Adenbach, Cronenberg,
Ginsweiler, Hohenöllen, Lohnweiler, Heinzenhausen, Nussbach, Reipolts-
kirchen, Hefersweiler, Relsberg, Einöllen, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach,
Wolfstein, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Rutsweiler a.d. Lauter, Rothselberg,
Jettenbach and Bosenbach;
in the Kreis Ludwigshafen: the gemeinde Dudenhofen, Waldsee, Böhl-
Iggelheim, Schifferstadt, Römerberg and Altrip;
In the Kreis Südwestpfalz: the gemeinde Waldfischbach-Burgalben,
Rodalben, Hauenstein, Dahner-Felsenland, Pirmasens-Land, Thaleisch-weiler-Fröschen; the municipalities Schmitshausen, Herschberg,
Schauerberg, Weselberg, Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach, Hettenhausen, Saal-
stadt, Wallhalben and Knopp-Labach.
(D) Saarland
In the KreisMerzig-Wadern: the gemeinde Mettlach, Merzig, Beckingen,
Losheim, Weiskirchen and Wadern;
in the Kreis Saarlouis: the gemeinde Dillingen, Bous, Ensdorf, Schwalbach,
Saarwellingen, Nalbach, Lebach, Schmelz and Saarlouis;
in the KreisSankt Wendel: the gemeinde Nonnweiler, Nohfelden and
Tholey.
2.AREASWHERETHEEMERGENCYVACCINATIONISAPPLIED
(A) Lower-Saxony
In the KreisRotenburg: the gemeinde Sottrum, Bothel, Rotenburg and
Visselhövede;
in the Kreis Soltau-Fallingbostel: the gemeinde Ahlden, Schwarmstedt-
Essel, Wietzendorf, Bomlitz, Fallingbostel, Walsrode, Schneverdingen;
Neuenkirchen, Soltau and Essel;
in the KreisVerden: the gemeinde Achim, Otters berg, Langwedel, Verden
and Kirchlinteln.
(B) North Rhine-Westphalia
in the KreisEus kirchen: the gemeinde Schleiden, Dahlem, Blankenheim,
Bad Muenstereifel, Euskirchen, Hellenthal; Kall, Mechernich and Netter-
sheim;
In the KreisRhein-Sieg: the gemeinde Rheinbach, Swis ttal and Mecken-
heim;
the City of Aachen;in the KreisAachen: the gemeinde Mons chau, Stollberg, Simmerath and
Roetgen;
in the KreisDueren: the gemeinde Heimbach, Nideggen, Huertgenwald and
Langerwehe.
(C) Rhineland-Palatinate
The Kreise Ahrweiler, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Bitburg-Pruem, Cochem-Zell,
Daun and Trier;
in the KreisTrier-Saarburg: all areaseas t of the river Saar;in the City of Koblenz and the KreisMayen-Koblenz: all areaswes t of the
river Rhein;
in the KreisBirkenfeld: the gemeinde Baumholder and Truppenuebungs -
platz Baumholder, gemeinde Birkenfeld and Rhaunen; municipalities
Allenbach, Bruchweiler, Kempfeld, Langweiler, Sensweiler and Wirsch-
weiler;
in the Kreis Rhein-Hunsrueck: the gemeinde Boppard, Emmelshausen,
Kastellaun, Kirchberg, Simmern and St. Goar-Oberwesel; the municipalities
Benzweiler, Kisselbach, Liebshausen and Steinbach;
the Kreise Bad Duerkheim, Donnersbergkreis and Suedliche Weinstrasse;the Cities Speyer, Neustadt a.d.W., Landau, Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern;in the KreisAlzey-Worms : the municipalitiesStein-Bockenheim,
Wonsheim, Siefersheim, Woellstein, Gumbsheim, Eckelsheim, Wendel-
sheim, Nieder-Wiesen, Nack, Erbes-Buedesheim, Flonheim, Bornheim,
Lonsheim, Bermersheim vor der Hoehe, Albig, Bechenheim, Offenheim,2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 6
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Mauchenheim, Freimersheim, Wahlheim, Kettenheim, Esselborn, Dinte-
sheim, Flomborn, Eppelsheim, Ober-Floersheim, Hangen-Weinsheim,
Gundersheim, Bermersheim and Gundheim, gemeinde Monsheim and
Alzey;
in the Bad Kreuznach district: the municipalities Becherbach, Reiffelbach,
Schmittweiler, Callbach, Meisenheim, Breitenheim, Rehborn, Lettweiler,
Odernheim a.Glan, Oberhausen a.d. Nahe, Duchroth, Hallgarten, Feilbin-
gert, Hochstaetten, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Muenster a. Stein-
Ebernburg, Altenbamberg, Fuerfeld, Tiefenthal, Neu-Bamberg, Frei-Lauber-
sheim, Boos, Hackenheim, Hüffelsheim, Oberstreit, Rüdesheim,
Schloßböckelheim, Staudernheim, Traisen, Volxheim, Abtweiler, Bad
Kreuznach, Bad Sobernheim, Biebelsheim, Bretzenheim, Dorsheim, Ecken-
roth, Guldental, Gutenberg, Hargesheim, Langenlonsheim, Laubenheim,
Mandel, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim, Pleitersheim, Raumbach, Roth, Roxheim,
Rümmelsheim, Schweppenhausen, Stromberg, Waldböckelheim, Waldlau-bersheim, Warmsroth, Weinsheim and Windesheim;
in the KreisGermers heim: the gemeinde Lingenfeld, Bellheim and Germer-
sheim;
in the Kreis Kaiserslautern: the gemeinde Weilerbach, Otterbach, Otterberg,
Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern-Süd, Landstuhl and
Bruchmühlbach-Miesau, the municipalities Hütschenhausen, Ramstein-
Miesenbach, Steinwenden and Kottweiler-Schwanden;
in the KreisKus el: the municipalitiesOdenbach, Adenbach, Cronenberg,
Ginsweiler, Hohenöllen, Lohnweiler, Heinzenhausen, Nussbach, Reipolts-
kirchen, Hefersweiler, Relsberg, Einöllen, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach,
Wolfstein, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Rutsweiler a.d. Lauter, Rothselberg,
Jettenbach and Bosenbach;
in the Kreis Ludwigshafen: the gemeinde Dudenhofen, Waldsee, Böhl-
Iggelheim, Schifferstadt, Römerberg and Altrip;
in the Kreis Südwestpfalz: the gemeinde Waldfischbach-Burgalben,
Rodalben, Hauenstein, Dahner-Felsenland, Pirmasens-Land and Thaleisch-
weiler-Fröschen, the municipalities Schmitshausen, Herschberg,
Schauerberg, Weselberg, Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach, Hettenhausen, Saal-
stadt, Wallhalben and Knopp-Labach.2003D0135 — EN — 19.02.2004 — 001.001 — 7
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