2001/491/EC: Commission Decision of 29 June 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain and repealing Decision 2001/457/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1734)
Date: 2001-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, export restriction, health certificate, swine, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 June 2001

concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain and repealing
Decision 2001/457/EC

(notified under document number C(2001) 1734)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/491/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

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(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in
Spain.

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

Spain has taken measures within the framework of
Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980,
introducing Community measures for the control of
classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

the Standing Veterinary
Pending the meeting of
Committee and in collaboration with the Member State
concerned the Commission took interim protection
measures by Decision 2001/457/EC (4)
concerning
certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Spain.

In the light of
the situation and
the evolution of
following results of the epidemiological enquiries, it is
necessary to adapt the interim measures and, forthwith,
to repeal Decision 2001/457/EC.

(6)

This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the
Standing Veterinary Committee,

1.

Spain shall not dispatch pigs unless the pigs:

(a) come from an area outside the areas described in Annex I,

and

(b) have been resident on the holding of origin for at least 30
days prior to loading, or since birth if less than 30 days of
age, and

(c) come from a holding where no live pigs have been intro-
duced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the
dispatch of the pigs in question, and

(d) are transported directly to the holding or slaughterhouse of
destination in officially sealed vehicles, without passing
through an assembly centre. Transit
through the area
described in Annex I may only occur via major roads or
railways, without any stopping of the vehicle.

2. Movements of pigs coming from areas outside the areas
described in Annex I shall only be allowed following three days
advance notification dispatched by the competent veterinary
authority to the central and local veterinary authorities of the
place of destination and any Member State of transit.

Article 2

1.
Spain shall not dispatch porcine semen unless the semen
originates from boars kept at a collection centre referred to in
Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC (5) and situated
outside the areas described in Annex I.

2.
Spain shall not dispatch ova and embryos of swine unless
the ova and embryos originate from swine kept at a holding
situated outside the areas described in Annex I.

Article 3

The health certificate provided for in Council Directive
1.
64/432/EEC (6) accompanying pigs sent from Spain must be
completed by the following:

‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/
491/EC (7) of 29 June 2001 concerning certain protection
measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain’.

(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 159, 15.6.2001, p. 41.

(5) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.
(6) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(7) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 90.

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The health certificate provided for

in Directive 90/
2.
429/EEC accompanying boar semen sent from Spain must be
completed by the following:

‘Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/
491/EC of 29 June 2001 concerning certain protection
measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain’.

The health certificate provided for

3.
in Commission
Decision 95/483/EEC (1) accompanying embryos and ova of
swine sent from Spain must be completed by the following:

‘Embryos/ova (2) in accordance with Commission Decision
2001/491/EC (3) of 29 June 2001 concerning certain
protection measures relating to classical swine fever in
Spain’.

Article 4

Spain shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the
transport of pigs are cleaned and disinfected after each opera-
tion and the transporter shall furnish proof to the competent
veterinary authority of such disinfection.

Article 5

Spain shall at eight day intervals provide to the Commission,
for examination by the Standing Veterinary Committee, data

on the classical swine fever situation in the format indicated in
Annex II.

Article 6

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 Commission thereof.

This Decision is applicable until 15 July 2001.

Article 7

Decision 2001/457/EC is repealed.

Article 8

Article 9

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 18.11.1995, p. 30.
(2) Delete as appropriate.
(3) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 90.

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ANNEX I

In the Comunidad Autonoma de Cataluña: the Provinces of Lerida, Barcelona and Tarragona.

In the Comunidad Autonoma de Aragon: the comarcas of Binefar, Fraga, Tamarite de Litera in the Province of Huesca.

In the Comunidad Autonoma de Valencia: the Province of Castellón.

ANNEX II