02013D0503 — EN — 12.11.2019 — 002.001

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►B COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 11 October 2013 recognising parts of the Union as free from varroosis in bees and establishing additional guarantees required in intra-Union trade and imports for the protection of their varroosis-free status (notified under document C(2013) 6599) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/503/EU) (OJ L 273 15.10.2013, p. 38)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 11 October 2013

recognising parts of the Union as free from varroosis in bees and establishing additional guarantees required in intra-Union trade and imports for the protection of their varroosis-free status

(notified under document C(2013) 6599)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2013/503/EU)







Article 1

The Member States or territories thereof listed in the third column of the table set out in the Annex are recognised as free from varroosis.

Article 2

1. The Member States listed in the Annex shall ensure that in the territories listed in the third column of the table set out in the Annex, the following conditions are complied with:

(a) varroosis is compulsorily notifiable under national law;

(b) regular surveillance is carried out to substantiate the absence of ectoparasitic mites of the genus Varroa.

2. The Member States listed in the Annex shall report the results of the surveillance referred to in paragraph 1(b) to the Commission by 31 May each year.

3. The Member States listed in the Annex shall notify, without delay, to the Commission and to the other Member States the detection of ectoparasitic mites of the genus Varroa in the territories listed in the third column of the table set out in the Annex.

Article 3

1. The introduction of consignments of the commodities listed in the fifth column of the table set out in the Annex into the territories listed in the third column of that table shall be prohibited.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the introduction of the commodities listed in the fifth column of the table in the Annex into the territories listed in the third column of that table shall be authorised where the following conditions are complied with:

(a) the commodities originate in another Member State or territory thereof recognised as free from varroasis pursuant to Article 15(2) of Directive 92/65/EEC;

(b) the consignments are accompanied by an health certificate drawn up in accordance with the health certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC, in which the following information shall be added in Part II.2:

‘commodities listed in the fifth column of the table set out in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU coming from Member States or parts thereof recognised as free from varroosis pursuant to Article 15(2) of Directive 92/65/EEC and in which no case of varroosis has been reported during the past 30 days.’

(c) every precaution was taken to avoid contamination with varroosis of the consignments during transport.

Article 4

1. Member States shall not authorise the introduction of consignments of bees referred to in Article 7(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 206/2010 into the Union, where their final destination, as indicated in box references I.9, I.10 or I.12 of the health certificate accompanying the consignments, is a territory listed in the third column of the table set out in the Annex.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and subject to the health requirements for imports laid down in Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, Member States may authorise the introduction into the Union of the consignments referred to in paragraph 1, provided that their final destination is changed to a territory not listed in the third column of the table set out in the Annex.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX

Member States or territories thereof which are recognised as free from varroosis