2002/33/EC: Commission Decision of 14 January 2002 on the use of two slaughterhouses, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Council Directive 2001/89/EC, by Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 76)
Date: 2002-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal plague, health control, meat processing industry, swine, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

16.1.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 13/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 January 2002

on the use of two slaughterhouses, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Council Directive
2001/89/EC, by Spain

(notified under document number C(2002) 76)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/33/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 (1) on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever and,

in particular, Article 10(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

In December 2001 the Spanish veterinary authorities
declared outbreaks of classical swine fever in three
adjoining municipalities of the Province of Barcelona in
Catalonia.

In accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2001/89/EC a
protection zone was immediately established around the
outbreaks site.

transport of pigs on public and
The movement of
private roads within the protection zone has been
prohibited.

The Commission adopted Decision 2001/925/EC of 20
December 2001 concerning certain protection measures
relating to classical swine fever in Spain and repealing
Decision 2001/863/EC (2).

Spain has submitted a request for making use of two
slaughterhouses situated in the protection zone for the
slaughtering of pigs coming from outside the said zone,
in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Directive 2001/
89/EC.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
Spain is authorised to make use of the slaughterhouses
‘Le Porc Gourmet’ and ‘L'Escorxador Frigorific d'Osona (Esfosa)’
located in the protection zone established in December 2001

around the outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in the
Province of Barcelona in Catalonia, under the following condi-
tions:
— the pigs proceed from holdings located in the areas
described in the Annex of Decision 2001/925/EC and are
directly
slaughterhouses, without
unloading or stopping,

transported to the

— the access to the slaughterhouses must be via corridors. The
details of these corridors shall be laid down in the Spanish
legislation,

— before leaving the holding of origin, vehicles carrying pigs
for slaughter must be sealed by the competent authorities.
At the time of sealing, the authorities shall record the
registration number of pigs carried by the vehicle,

— on arrival at the slaughterhouse, the competent authorities

shall:
(i) inspect and remove the seal of the vehicle;
(ii) record the registration number of the vehicle and the

number of pigs on the vehicle.

2.
Any vehicle carrying pigs to the slaughterhouses referred
to in paragraph 1 shall undergo cleaning and disinfection
immediately after unloading.

The vehicles shall then be inspected by the competent authori-
ties and,
if necessary, further disinfected in facilities set up
along the corridors at the boundaries of the protection zone.

Article 2

This Decision is applicable until 28 February 2002.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 14 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 339, 21.12.2001, p. 56.