2001/550/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 2001 on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2361)
Date: 2001-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, health certificate, health control, pigmeat, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 July 2001

on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC
concerning Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 2361)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/550/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 80/217/EEC of 22 January
1980 introducing Community measures for the control of
classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article
9(6)(g) thereof,

Whereas:

In June and July 2001 outbreaks of classical swine fever
in Spain were declared by the Veterinary Authorities of
Spain.

In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC
protection and surveillance zones were immediately
established around outbreak sites in Spain.

The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh
meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26
June 1964 on health conditions for the production and
marketing of fresh meat (2), as last amended by Directive
95/23/EEC (3).

Spain has submitted a request for the adoption of a
specific solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat
coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in the
surveillance zones established in the Province of Lérida
to a specific authorisation
and slaughtered, subject
issued by the competent authority.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Article 1

Without prejudice for the provisions of Directive 80/217/EEC,
in particular, Article 9(6), Spain is authorised to apply the mark
described in Article 3(1)(A)(e) of Directive 64/433/EEC to
pigmeat obtained from pigs originating from holdings situated
in the surveillance zones established in the Province of Lérida
before 11 July 2001 in accordance with the provisions of
Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC on condition that the pigs
in question:

(a) originate from a surveillance zone,

— where no outbreaks of classical swine fever have been
detected in the previous 21 days and where at least 21
days have elapsed after the completion of the prelimi-
nary cleaning and disinfection of the infected holdings,

— established around a protection zone where clinical
examinations for classical swine fever have been carried
out in all pig holdings after the detection of classical
swine fever, with negative results;

(b) originate from a holding,

— which has been subject to protection measures estab-
lished in accordance with the provisions of Article
9(6)(f) and (g) of Directive 80/217/EEC,

— to which,

inquiry, no
following the epidemiological
contact has been established with an infected holding,

— which has been subject to regular inspections by a
veterinarian after the establishment of the zone. The
inspection has included all pigs kept on the holding;

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

(c) have been included in a programme for monitoring body
temperature and clinical examination. The programme shall
be carried out as given in Annex I;

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.
(2) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.

(d) have been slaughtered within 12 hours of arrival at the

slaughterhouse.

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Article 2

— number of pigs slaughtered at the designated slaughter-

Spain shall ensure that a certificate as given in Annex II is
issued in respect of meat referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

Pigmeat which complies with the conditions of Article 1 and
enters into intra-Community trade must be accompanied by
the certificate referred to in Article 2.

Article 4

Spain shall ensure that abattoirs designated to receive the pigs
referred to in Article 1 do not, on the same day, accept pigs for
slaughter other than the pigs in question.

Article 5

Spain shall provide Member States and the Commission with:

(a) the name and location of slaughterhouses designated to
receive pigs for slaughter referred to in Article 1, before the
slaughtering of these pigs; and,

(b) after the slaughtering of these pigs, on a weekly basis, a

report which contains information on:

houses,

— identification system and movement controls applied to
slaughter pigs, as required in accordance with Article
9(6)(f)(i) of Directive 80/217/EEC,

— instructions issued concerning the application of the
programme for monitoring body temperature referred
to in Annex I.

Article 6

This Decision is applicable until 15 September 2001.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

MONITORING OF BODY TEMPERATURE

The programme for monitoring body temperature and clinical examination referred to in Article 1(c) shall include the
following:

1. Within the 24-hour period before loading a consignment of pigs intended for slaughter, the competent veterinary
authority shall ensure that the body temperature of a number of pigs of the said consignment is monitored by an
official veterinarian inserting a thermometer into the rectum. The number of pigs to be monitored for temperature
shall be as given below:

Number of pigs in consignment

Number of pigs to be monitored

0 — 25

26 — 30

31 — 40

41 — 50

51 — 100

101 — 200

200 +

all

26

31

35

45

51

60

At the time of examination, the following information shall be recorded for each pig on a table issued by the
competent veterinary authorities: number of eartag, time of examination and temperature.

In cases where the examination shows a temperature of 40 °C or above, the official veterinarian shall immediately be
informed. A disesase investigation shall be initiated and take into account the provisions of Article 4 of Directive
80/217/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever.

2. Shortly (0 to 3 hours) before loading of the consignment examined as described in point 1, a clinical examination shall

be carried out by an official veterinarian designated by the competent veterinary authorities.

3. At the time of loading of the consignment of pigs examined as described in points 1 and 2, the official veterinarian
issue a health document, which shall accompany the consignment to the designated slaughterhouse.

shall

4. At the slaughterhouse of designation the results of the temperature monitoring shall be made available to the

veterinarian who performs the ante-mortem examination.

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ANNEX II