2001/485/EC: Commission Decision of 15 June 2001 amending Decision 96/221/EC approving the programme concerning viral haemorrhagic septicaemia for certain geographical zones presented by Denmark (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1606)
Date: 2001-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, animal disease, aquaculture, catch area, fish farming

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 June 2001

amending Decision 96/221/EC approving the programme concerning viral haemorrhagic septi-
caemia for certain geographical zones presented by Denmark

(notified under document number C(2001) 1606)

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/485/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January
1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1),
as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC (2), and in particular
Article 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Member States may submit to the Commission a
programme that is designed to enable them to obtain
the status of approved zone with regard to certain
diseases affecting fish.

Such programmes have
already, by Commission
Decision 96/221/EC (3) been approved for certain catch-
ment areas in Denmark.

Denmark, by Commission Decision 93/74/EEC (4), as
last amended by Decision 2001/139/EC (5), is recognised
as an approved continental and coastal zone for fish
with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
and partly as an approved continental and coastal zone
with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS).

Denmark has submitted to the Commission a voluntary
eradication programme concerning VHS, with a view to
subsequently obtaining the status as approved zone for
the whole territory of Denmark.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

The programme specifies the geographical situation of
the zones concerned, the measures to be taken by the
official services, the procedures to be followed by the
approved laboratories, the prevalence of the disease of
concern and the measures to combat the diseases where
detected.

On scrutiny the programme has been found to comply
with Article 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC.

The programme of concern should be approved and the
Annex to Decision 96/221/EC should be amended.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 96/221/EC is hereby replaced by the
Annex hereto.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 74, 22.3.1996, p. 42.
(4) OJ L 27, 4.2.1993, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 50, 21.2.2001, p. 20.

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ANNEX

GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS/ZONES

The catchment area of Fiskebæk Å;

all parts of Jutland south and west of the catchment areas of Storåen, Karup Å, Gudenåen and Grejs Å;

the area of all the Danish isles.