2000/255/EC: Commission Decision of 28 March 2000 amending for the second time Decision 1999/789/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal (notified under document number C(2000) 832) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, animal plague, health control, swine, veterinary legislation

29.3.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 78/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 March 2000

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

(notified under document number C(2000) 832)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/255/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,

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 7a(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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
the
control measures
spreading of the disease.

to prevent

By Decision 2000/64/EC (7) the Commission amended
Decision 1999/789/EC, to take into account the evolu-
tion of the situation.

By Decision 2000/62/EC (8) the Commission approved a
fever
plan for
submitted by Portugal, including further disease control
measures.

surveillance of African swine

the

(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) OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 67.
(8) OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 65.

(5)

(6)

In the light of the favourable evolution of the situation
Decision 1999/789/EC must be amended for the second
time.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Decision 1999/789/EC is replaced by the following
article:

‘Article 2

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 from holdings
located in the areas described in the Annex,

— have been included in a pre-movement serological
testing programme carried out within 10 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,

— have been transported directly from the holding of
origin to the holding or slaughterhouse of destination.
The means of transport shall be cleaned and disinfected
with an officially approved disinfectant before loading
and immediately after unloading.

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By derogation from paragraph 1, second indent, the
2.
official veterinarian may decide that in case of slaughter
pigs the pre-movement serological tests referred to in para-
graph 1 are carried out at slaughter, if previous serological
controls carried out in the holding of origin, in relation to
the implementation of this Decision or of the surveillance
plan approved by Decision 2000/62/EEC, have given nega-
tive result.

3.
Live pigs sent to other areas of Portugal in accordance
with paragraph 1 must be accompanied during transport to
the holding or slaughterhouse of destination by a health
document issued by an official veterinarian.’

Article 2

In Article 6 of Decision 1999/789/EC as amended by Decision
2000/64/EC the date ‘31 March 2000’ is replaced by the date
‘31 May 2000’.

Article 3

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.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 March 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission