2001/578/EC: Commission Decision of 30 July 2001 amending Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2448)
Date: 2001-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, health control, swine

31.7.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 205/37

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 July 2001

amending Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 2448)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/578/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)

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.

By means of Decision 2001/532/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 amend Decision 2001/532/EC.

(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2001/532/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

Article 2

In Article 7 of Decision 2001/532/EC the date ‘31 July 2001’ is
replaced by ‘15 September 2001’.

Article 3

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 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2001.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(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 192, 14.7.2001, p. 24.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

In the autonomous region of Catalonia: 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 autonomous region of Valencia: the comarcas of Chelva, Llira, Utiel, Requena, Torre Baja and Foios in the Province
of Valencia.

In the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha: the comarcas of Landete, Cañete and Motilla del Palancar in the Province
of Cuenca.

In the autonomous region of Aragon: the municipalities of Arcos de las Salinas, Torrijas and Abejuelas in the Province of
Teruel.’