2000/542/EC: Commission Decision of 12 September 2000 amending Decision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2000) 2686) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal plague, disease prevention, health certificate, swine

L 231/12

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Official Journal of the European Communities

13.9.2000

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 September 2000

amending Decision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2000) 2686)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/542/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 Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in partic-
ular, Article 10 thereof.

Whereas:

Article 1

The following Article 2a is added after Article 2 of Decision
2000/528/EC:

‘Article 2a

However, as of 15 September 2000, Essex should be

1.
considered as deleted from Annex I,

if:

Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in the
United Kingdom.

In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are
liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.

By Commission Decision 2000/528/EC (3)
certain
protection measures relating to classical swine fever in
the United Kingdom were adopted at Community level.

(a) no further outbreaks of classical

swine fever are
reported in this area before 15 September 2000; and

(b) all the clinical examinations and laboratory tests for
classical swine fever carried out in this area on pigs:

— on all holdings where the presence of this disease
has been suspected in relation to the outbreaks
confirmed in the United Kingdom in August and
September 2000, and

— in each pig holding located in the protection and
surveillance zones established in this area following
the outbreak confirmed on 9 August 2000,

Decision 2000/528/EC must be amended to take into
account the evolution of the epidemiological situation.

have given negative results.

This Decision is 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 214, 25.8.2000, p. 42.

For the purpose of paragraph 1, on 14 September
2.
2000 the United Kingdom shall inform the Commission
and the other Member States on the compliance with the
conditions set up in paragraph 1. In case of compliance the
Member States shall amend the conditions they apply to
trade so as to bring them in line with this Decision.’

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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In Article 7 of Decision 2000/528/EC the words ‘15 September’ are replaced by the words ‘15 October’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 12 September 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission