2001/532/EC: Commission Decision of 13 July 2001 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain and repealing Decision 2001/491/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2223)
Date: 2001-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal breeding, animal plague, health certificate, swine, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 July 2001

concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain and repealing
Decision 2001/491/EC

(notified under document number C(2001) 2223)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/532/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(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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 Members 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.

Spain has adopted further precautionary measures on
movement of pigs to prevent any spread of classical
swine fever.

By means of Decision 2001/491/EC (4), the Commission
adopted 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 measures adopted and, forthwith,
to repeal Decision 2001/491/EC.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Without prejudice to Community legislation, and in
particular that concerning the control of classical swine fever

(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 177, 30.6.2001, p. 90.

and the measures on movement of pigs adopted by Spain,
Spain shall:

(a) not dispatch pigs from the area described in Annex I to any

other destination outside this area;

(b) ensure that any movement of pigs within the area
described in Annex I is subjected to the conditions laid
down below in (c);

(c) ensure that the pigs dispatched from the area of its territory
outside the area described in Annex I to any other destina-
tion:

— 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

— 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, and

— are transported directly to the holding or slaughter-
house of destination in officially sealed vehicles,
without passing through an assembly centre. Any
transit of pigs through the area described in Annex I
may only occur via major roads or railways, without
any stopping of the vehicle.

However, Spain may derogate from the provisions laid down in
(c),
slaughter being
in case of pigs
dispatched to slaughterhouses located in its territory.

second indent,

for

2. Movements of pigs to other Member States coming from
areas outside the areas described in Annex I shall only be
allowed following three days advance notification to be
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

Spain shall not dispatch porcine semen unless the semen
1.
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.

(5) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.

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

Article 3

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

‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/
532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to
classical swine fever in Spain.’

2.
The health certificate provided for in Council Directive
90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen sent from Spain must
be completed by the following:

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

The health certificate provided for

3.
in Commission
Decision 95/483/EC (2) accompanying embryos and ova of
swine sent from Spain must be completed by the following:

‘Embryos/ova (3) in accordance with Commission Decision
2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures
relating to classical swine fever in Spain.’

Article 5

Spain shall at 8 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.

Article 7

This Decision is applicable until 31 July 2001.

Article 8

Decision 2001/491/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 9

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 13 July 2001.

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.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 275, 18.11.1995, p. 30.
(3) Delete as appropriate.

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ANNEX I

In the Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña: all the comarcas in the Province of Lerida; the comarca of Anoia in the
Province of Barcelona; the comarcas of Conca de Barberá, Priorat and Rivera d'Ebre in the Province of Tarragona;

In the Comunidad Autónoma de Valencia: the comarcas of Chelva, Llira, Utiel, Requena, Torre Baja in the Province of
Valencia;

In the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla la Mancha: the comarcas of Landete, Cañete and Motilla del Palancar in the
Province of Cuenca.

In the Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón: the municipalities of Arcos de las Salinas, Torrijas and Abejuelas in the Province
of Teruel.

ANNEX II