EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/27

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/430/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta

( Official Journal of the European Union L 154 of 30 April 2004 )

Decision 2004/430/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta (notified under document number C(2004) 1601) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/430/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(2)(d) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue (2) demarcates protection and surveillance zones corresponding to specific epidemiological situations and lays down the conditions for providing exemptions from the ban on the movements of animals in and from those zones. (2) As regard Cyprus and Malta, epidemiological data are in the process of being gathered in order to allow a definitive conclusion on the bluetongue status of those new Member States to be made. Pending that conclusion, it is necessary to temporarily classify Cyprus and Malta within the framework of Decision 2003/828/EC. (3) To that end, considering that bluetongue is a vector born disease, it is appropriate to consider the status of the territories of the Member States already listed in Annex I to Decision 2003/828/EC which are, from a geographical and epidemiological point of view, the closest to Cyprus and Malta. (4) Accordingly, the situation of Malta could temporarily be considered as comparable to that prevailing in southern Sicily and the situation in Cyprus to that prevailing in Dodecanese. However, pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession, this transitional status should be reviewed within three years from the date of accession of Cyprus and Malta. (5) As a consequence, the transitional rules applying to movements of live animals of susceptible species in and from Cyprus and Malta should be those applying to movements of those animals in and from Dodecanese and southern Sicily. (6) Decision 2003/828/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex I to Decision 2003/828/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall apply subject to and from the date of the entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. Article3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission

ANNEX ‘ANNEX I (Restricted zones: geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones shall be established by the Member states) Zone A (serotypes 2 and 9, and to a lesser extent 4 and 16) Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable Italy Sicilia Ragusa, Enna Molise Isernia, Campobasso Abruzzo Chieti, all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Avezzano-Sulmona Lazio Frosinone, Latina Campania all Municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Caserta 1 Basilicata Matera, and Potenza (with the exception of all the municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Venosa) Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable Italy Sicilia Agrigento, Catania, Caltanissetta, Palermo, Messina, Siracusa e Trapani Calabria Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia Basilicata Potenza (all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Venosa) Puglia Foggia, Bari, Lecce, Taranto, Brindisi Campania Caserta (with the exception of all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Caserta 1), Benevento, Avellino, Napoli, Salerno Malta (3) Zone B (serotype 2) Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable Italy Lazio Viterbo, Roma, Rieti (municipalities of Ascrea, Belmonte in Sabina, Cantalupo in Sabina, Casaprota, Casperia, Castel di Tora, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Colle di Tora, Collevecchio, Concerviano, Configni, Contigliano, Cottanello, Fara in Sabina, Forano, Frasso, Abino, Greccio, Longone Sabino, Magliano Sabina, Mompeo, Montasola, Montebuono, Monteleone Sabino, Montenero Sabino, Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, Montopoli di Sabina, Orvinio, Poggio Catino, Poggio Mirteto, Poggio Moiano, Poggio Nativo, Poggio San Lorenzo, Pozzaglia Sabina, Rieti, Roccantica, Rocca Sinibalda, Salisano, Scandriglia, Selci, Stimigliano, Tarano, Toffia, Torricella in Sabina, Torri in Sabina, Vacone) Toscana Massa Carrara, Pisa, Grosseto, Livorno Umbria Terni Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable Italy Abruzzo L'Aquila with the exception of all Municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Avezzano-Sulmona Lazio Rieti (municipalities of Accumoli, Amatrice, Antrodoco, Borbona, Borgorose, Borgo Velino, Cantalice, Castel Sant'angelo, Cittaducale, Cittareale, Collalto Sabino, Collegiove, Colli sul Velino, Fiamignano, Labro, Leonessa, Marcetelli, Micigliano, Morro Reatino, Nespolo, Paganico, Pescorocchiano, Petrella Salto, Poggio Bustone, Posta, Rivodutri, Turania, Varco Sabino). Umbria Perugia Marche Ascoli Piceno, Macerata Zone C (serotypes 2 and 4) Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable France Corse du sud, Haute Corse Spain Islas Baleares Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable Italy Sardinia Cagliari, Nuoro, Sassari, Oristano Zone D Greece The entire Greek territory with the exception of prefectorates listed in Zone E. Zone E Greece Dodekanisi, Samos, Chios and Lesvos prefectorates. Cyprus (3)’

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

(2) OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/34/EC (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 47).

(3) (*) Transitional animal health status for Cyprus and Malta, pending the analysis of epidemiological data; status to be reviewed at the latest by 1 May 2007.