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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of21December 1992
approvingtheprogrammesconcerningspringviremia ofcarpsubmittedbytheUnitedKingdom,
and defining the additional guarantees for certain fish species for consignment to Great Britain,
NorthernIreland,theIsleofManandGuernsey
(93/44/EEC)
(OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 53)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 94/865/EC of 20 December 1994 L 352 75 31.12.1994
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of21December 1992
approving the programmes concerning spring viremia of carp
submitted by the United Kingdom, and defining the additionalguarantees for certain fish species for consignment to Great
Britain,NorthernIreland,theIsleofManandGuernsey
(93/44/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991
governing the placing on the market of aquatic animals and
products(1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of 12 March 1973
concerning the Community arrangements applicable to the Channel
Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products(2), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1174/86(3), lays down that the
veterinary legislation shall apply to these islands under the same condi-tions as in the United Kingdom for the products imported into theislands or exported from the islands to the Community;
Whereas the Member States may submit to the Commission a volun-
tary or compulsory control programme for certain diseases affectingfish;
Whereas the United Kingdom, by letters dated 26 May, 31 July and 9
October 1992, has submitted programmes concerning spring viremia ofcarp of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and for Guernsey and the
Isle of Man respectively;
Whereas these programmes fulfil the conditions referred to in Article
12 of Directive 91/67/EEC;
Whereas it is necessary to define the additional guarantees which may
be required for the introduction of certain fish species in the zones
concerned by the programmes;
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
The programmes concerning spring viremia of carp (SVC), submitted
by the United Kingdom for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle ofMan and Guernsey, are approved.
Article 2
1. The introduction into the regions referred to in Article 1 of live
fish belonging to the species susceptible to SVC listed in the Annex
and of their eggs not intended for direct human consumption shall be
subject:
(a) either to the respect of following conditions:
(i) SVC must be a notifiable disease in the region of origin;1993D0044 — EN — 21.12.1994 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 68, 15. 3. 1973, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 107, 24. 4. 1986, p. 1.▼M1
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(ii) reports of suspected infection in cyprinids must be immedi-
ately investigated by the official services for the region oforigin;
(iii) infected sites in the region of origin must be designated as
infected;
(iv) they shall not come from sites designated as infected by the
official services of the region of origin;
(b) or to the respect of following conditions:
(i) the site of origin must at the time of the year when SVC is
expected to manifest itself, have been submitted, for at least
two years, to an annual inspection by the official services at
the place of origin and laboratory tests for the isolation of thevirus must have been carried out;
(ii) in the case of sites already infected,
— it must have been submitted for at least three years to the
tests referred to in (i), after which period susceptible
species certified as being free of the disease are exposed
to the population under control for proving the absence ofthe virus,
or
— its population must have been eliminated and its installa-
tions disinfected; in that event, restocking must be carried
out using species certified as being free of the disease;
(iii) in the sites referred to under (i) and (ii), all species introduced
must originate from an origin certified as being free of thedisease.
2. In addition to the requirements laid down in paragraph 1, the
consignments must be accompanied by a certificate, completed by theofficial service, certifying that the site of origin complies with the
conditions of Commission Decision 93/44/EEC.
Article 3
The United Kingdom shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply withth e programmes
referred to in Article 1 by 1 January 1993.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1993D0044 — EN — 21.12.1994 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX
Speciessusceptibletospringviremiaofcarp:
Cyprinus carpio
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Hypophtalmichtys sp.
Carassius auratus
Rutilus rutilus
Scardinius erythrophtalmusTinca tinca
Leuciscus idus
Carassius carassiusSiluris glanis
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