2001/630/EC: Commission Decision of 14 August 2001 amending for the second time 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) 2573)
Date: 2001-08-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal breeding, animal plague, health certificate, swine, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 August 2001

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

(notified under document number C(2001) 2573)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/630/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 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(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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 intro-
ducing 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), as last amended
by Decision 2001/578/EC (5), the Commission adopted
certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Spain.

In the light of the evolution of the situation, it is neces-
sary to amend,
the measures
adopted by Decision 2001/532/EC.

for the second time,

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

Article 1

Decision 2001/532/EC is amended as follows:

1.

2.

in Article 1(1)(b) the following is added:
‘However, Spain
may derogate to the provisions laid down in (c), second
indent,
in case of pigs for slaughter being dispatched to
slaughterhouses.’;

in Article 1(1)(c) the last paragraph is replaced by: ‘However,
Spain may derogate from the provisions laid down in (c),
for movement of pigs within
second any third indent,
Spain.’;

3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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 addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 14 August 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

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.
(5) OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p. 37.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

In the autonomous region of Catalonia: the comarcas of Pla d'Urgell, Urgell, Noguera, Segrià, Garrigues and Segarra in the
Province of Lerida.

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.’