2002/162/EC: Commission Decision of 22 February 2002 amending Decisions 2001/925/EC, 2002/33/EC and 2002/41/EC to prolong certain protection measures and detailed conditions in relation to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 618)
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, health certificate, health control, swine, veterinary inspection

23.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 53/45

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 February 2002

amending Decisions 2001/925/EC, 2002/33/EC and 2002/41/EC to prolong certain protection
measures and detailed conditions in relation to classical swine fever in Spain

(notified under document number C(2002) 618)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/162/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

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,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever (3) and, in particular, Article 10(1)(b) and Article
11(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

sions 2001/925/EC, 2002/33/EC and 2002/41/EC
accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 8 of Decision 2001/925/EC:

(a) the words ‘20 February 2002’ are replaced by the words

‘20 March 2002’;

(b) the words ‘28 February 2002’ are replaced by the words

‘31 March 2002’.

Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Cata-
luña in Spain.

Article 2

Spain has taken measures within the framework of
Directive 2001/89/EC.

In Article 2 of Decision 2002/33/EC the words ‘28 February
2002’ are replaced by the words ‘31 March 2002’.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 3

In Article 4 of Decision 2002/41/EC the words ‘28 February
2002’ are replaced by the words ‘31 March 2002’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(i) Decision 2001/925/EC (4), as

In relation to these outbreaks of disease, the Commis-
sion adopted:
last
amended by Decision 2002/31/EC (5), concerning certain
protection measures relating to classical swine fever in
Spain; (ii) Decision 2002/33/EC (6) on the use of two
slaughterhouses, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of
Council Directive 2001/89/EC, by Spain; and (iii)
Decision 2002/41/EC (7), concerning certain further
detailed conditions for the granting of authorisation for
the removal of pigs from the holdings located within the
protection and surveillance zones established in Spain in
relation to classical swine fever.

(4)

In the light of the evolution of the situation in the
concerned area of Spain it is appropriate to prolong the
adopted measures and conditions and to amend Deci-

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 339, 21.12.2001, p. 56.
(5) OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 31.
(6) OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 35.
(7) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 47.