2002/243/EC: Commission Decision of 25 March 2002 amending Decisions 2001/925/EC and 2002/33/EC to prolong and to adapt certain protection measures and detailed conditions in relation to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1207)
Date: 2002-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, health certificate, health control, swine, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

26.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 82/19

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 March 2002

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

(notified under document number C(2002) 1207)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/243/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health (section Animal
Health and Welfare),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 8 of Decision 2001/925/EC:

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

April 2002’;

(b) the words ‘31 March 2002’ are replaced by the words ‘30

April 2002’.

Article 2

In the Annex to Decision 2001/925/EC the words ‘The Prov-
inces of Barcelona and Gerona in Cataluña’ are replaced by the
words ‘The Province of Barcelona and the comarcas of Ripollés,
Garrotxa and Selva in the Province of Gerona in Cataluña’.

Article 3

In Article 2 of Decision 2002/33/EC the words ‘31 March
2002’ are replaced by the words ‘30 April 2002’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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,

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) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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

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

In relation to these outbreaks of disease, the Commis-
sion adopted Decision 2001/925/EC (4)
concerning
certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Spain, as last amended by Decision 2002/
162/EC (5), and Decision 2002/33/EC 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 (6), as last amended by Decision 2002/162/EC.

the evolution of

In the light of
the epidemiological
situation in the concerned area of Spain, it is appropriate
to prolong the adopted measures until 30 April 2002
and, at the same time, to reduce the area where certain
measures and conditions laid down in Decision 2001/
925/EC apply.

(5)

Decisions 2001/925/EC and 2002/33/EC should there-
fore be amended accordingly.

(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 53, 23.2.2002, p. 45.
(6) OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 35.