98/93/EC: Commission Decision of 21 January 1998 amending for the second time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-01-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, export restriction, swine, veterinary inspection

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L 18/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 January 1998

amending for the second time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection
measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/93/EC)

Colmenar viejo and Buitrago in the Region of Madrid;
Toledo, Yuncos and Torrijos in the Province of Toledo;

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

Annex I to Decision 97/285/EC is replaced by the Annex
to this Decision.

Article 2

Spain will

1.
serosurveillance
programme for classical swine fever to the Commission
by 31 January 1998 at the latest.

a national

submit

2.
The programme will be examined by the Commis-
sion and the Community Reference laboratory for clas-
sical
the
swine fever and presented for approval at
meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled
for 3 and 4 February 1998.

Article 3

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply
to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this
Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commis-
sion thereof.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26
June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks
applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live
animals and products with a view to the completion of
the internal market (1), as last amended by Council Dir-
ective 92/118/EEC (2) and,
in particular, Article 10(4)
thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred
in Spain;

Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos
and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds
of other Member States;

Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework
of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980,
introducing Community measures for the control of clas-
sical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas, as a result of the disease situation the Commis-
sion adopted Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997,
concerning protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Spain (4);

Whereas, as a result of the disease evolution the Commis-
sion adopted Decision 97/446/EC (5), amending Decision
97/285/EC;

Whereas slaughter pigs introduced from Spain to Italy
have been found seropositive for classical swine fever;

Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is
necessary to amend for the second time measures adopted
by Decision 97/285/EC;

Whereas the measures shall apply to the comarcas veteri-
narias Cuellar, Carbonero el Mayor, Canatalejo, Sta Maria
la Real de Nieva, Sepulveda and Segovia in the Province
Segovia; Madrid, Parla, Aranjuez, Navalcarnero,
of

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 48.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Comarcas in the Province of Lerida

Pla d’Urgell

Urgell

Noguera

Segrià

Garrigues

Segarra

Comarcas veterinarias in the Province of Segovia

Cuéllar

Carbonero el Mayor

Cantalejo

Santa María la Real de Nieva

Sep ´ulveda

Segovia

Comarcas veterinarias in the Region of Madrid

Madrid

Parla

Aranjuez

Navalcarnero

Colmenar Viejo

Buitrago

Comarcas veterinarias in the Province of Toledo

Toledo

Yuncos

Torrijos’