2000/64/EC: Commission Decision of 25 January 2000 amending Decision 1999/789/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal (notified under document number C(2000) 189) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, animal disease, swine, veterinary inspection

27. 1. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 22/67

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 January 2000

amending Decision 1999/789/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine
fever in Portugal

(notified under document number C(2000) 189)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/64/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
December 1989 concerning veterinary checks
in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal
market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in
particular, Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC (4) of 22
January 1980, on animal health problems affecting intra-
Community trade in meat products as last amended by
Directive 91/687/EEC (5), and in particular Article 7bis(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

an outbreak of African swine fever occurred in Portugal,
region of Alentejo, municipality of Almodovar on 15
November 1999;

by Decision 1999/789/EC (6) the Commission adopted
certain disease control measures to prevent spreading of
the disease;

by Decision 2000/62/EC (7) the Commission approved a
plan for
fever
submitted by Portugal, including further disease control
measures;

surveillance of African swine

the

in the light of the evolution of the situation Commission
Decision 1999/789/EC must be amended;

the measures provided for in this Decision are in accord-
ance 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 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 161.
(6) OJ L 310, 4.12.1999, p. 71.
(7) See page 65 of this Official Journal.

Article 1

the Annex of Decision 1999/789/EC is replaced by the Annex
to this Decision.

Article 2

Article 2(1) of Decision 1999/789/EC is replaced by the
following paragraph:

‘1.
Live pigs originating from a holding situated in the
areas described in the Annex can not be sent to other areas
of Portugal unless the animals:

— come from a holding where no live pigs have been
introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior
to the dispatch of the pigs in question,

— have been included in a pre-movement serological
testing programme carried out within ten days prior to
transport where no antibodies to the African swine
fever virus have been detected;
the pre-movement
testing programme for the consignment in question
must be designed to give approximately 95 % confi-
dence of detecting seropositive animals at a 5 % preva-
lence level,

— have undergone a clinical examination on the holding
of origin within 24 hours prior to transport. All pigs on
the holding of origin shall be examined and related
facilities must be inspected. The animals shall be identi-
fied by eartags at the holding of origin so that they can
be traced back to the holding of origin,

— shall be transported directly from the holding of origin
to the holding or slaughterhouse of destination. In case
of transport of pigs for breeding or production, the
holding of destination must be located in the regions of
Alentejo or Algarve. In case of transport of slaughter
pigs, the slaughterhouse of destination must be desig-
nated by the competent veterinary authorities and must
be located in the regions of Alentejo or Algarve or in
the municipalities of Mafra, Loures. Sintra or Montijo.
The means of transport shall be cleaned and disinfected
with an officially approved disinfectant before loading
and immediately after unloading and shall be officially
sealed. Slaughter pigs shall be kept separated from any
other consignement of pigs during the slaughter opera-
tions.’

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Article 3

Article 5

The following paragraph is added to Article 2 of Decision
1999/789/EC:

‘4.
By derogation from paragraph 2, second indent, the
competent veterinary authorities may decide that in case of
slaughter pigs the serological
tests are, carried out on
samples taken at slaughter, in accordance with the surveil-
lance plan approved by Decision 2000/62/EC, if previous
serological controls carried out in the holding of origin, in
relation to the implementation of this Decision have given
negative result’.

Article 4

In Article 6 of Decision 1999/789/EC the date ‘31 January
2000’

is replaced by the date ‘31 March 2000’.

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

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 6

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Municipalities in Alentejo

Mértola

Almodôvar

Castro Verde

Ourique

Municipalities in Algarve

Loulé

Alcoutin

Silves