98/271/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1998 amending for the third time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, swine, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 April 1998

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/271/EC)

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 Directive
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)
and Decision
98/93/EC (6), amending Decision 97/285/EC;

Whereas Spain has implemented the national serosurveil-
lance programme for classical swine fever adopted by
Commission Decision 98/176/EC (7);

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

Whereas during the implementation of the national sero-
surveillance programme no antibodies against classical
swine fever virus were detected in pigs kept
in the
provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Toledo; whereas there-
fore it appears justified that pigs for breeding and produc-
tion can be sent from these provinces to the rest of Spain
if measures are enforced to prevent the spread of disease;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

(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.
(6) OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1998, p. 35.
(7) OJ L 65, 5. 3. 1998, p. 26.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 97/285/EC is amended as follows:

1. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 1:

‘5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4,
Spain shall not send pigs for breeding and production
from the areas described in Annex II to other parts of
Spain unless:

(a) these pigs come from a holding of dispatch where

— they have been kept during at least 30 days or
since birth if younger than 30 days old,
— serological checks for classical swine fever have
been carried out in accordance with Annex IV
of Council Directive 80/217/EEC with a nega-
tive result within the 30 days prior to dispatch,
— an inspection of all pigs on the holding and a
clinical examination of the pigs to be moved,
including the taking of
a
proportion thereof have been carried out by the
official veterinarian within 24 hours of dispatch;

temperature of

(b) each of these pigs is marked by an eartag which
allows the identification of the holding of dispatch;

(c) these pigs are transported directly from the holding
of dispatch to the holding of destination in offici-
ally sealed vehicles;

(d) these pigs remain at the holding of destination for
at least 30 days and no pig can leave this holding
during
for
slaughter.’

this period unless

sent directly

2. In Article 5 paragraph 1 the words ‘Annex II’ are

replaced by ‘Annex III’.

3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I and Annex II of this

Decision.

4. Annex II becomes Annex III.

Article 2

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 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Comarcas in the province of Lleida

Pla d’Urgell
Urgell
Noguera
Segri(cid:133)
Garrigues
Segarra

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Segovia

Cu(cid:130)llar
Carbonero el Mayor
Cantalejo
Santa Mar(cid:146)a la Real de Nieva
Sep ´ulveda
Segovia

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Madrid

Madrid
Parla
Aranjuez
Navalcarnero
Colmenar Viejo
Buitrago

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Toledo

Toledo
Yuncos
Torrijos

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ANNEX II

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Segovia

Cu(cid:130)llar
Carbonero el Mayor
Cantalejo
Santa Mar(cid:146)a la Real de Nieva
Sep ´ulveda
Segovia

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Madrid

Madrid
Parla
Aranjuez
Navalcarnero
Colmenar Viejo
Buitrago

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Toledo

Toledo
Yuncos
Torrijos