2002/301/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2002 on the use of three slaughterhouses, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II(7) to Council Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1451)
Date: 2002-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, action programme, animal disease, health control, meat processing industry, veterinary inspection

19.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 103/27

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2002

on the use of three slaughterhouses, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II(7) to Council
Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy

(notified under document number C(2002) 1451)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/301/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17
December 1992 introducing general Community measures for
the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures
relating to swine vesicular disease (1), as last amended by the
Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in partic-
ular point 7(2)(d) of Annex II thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In March 2002 the Italian veterinary authorities declared
outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in the municipalities
in the Abruzzo region in Italy.
of Moscufo and Atri

In accordance with Article 10 of Directive 92/119//EC,
protection zones were immediately established around
the outbreaks sites.

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

Italy has submitted a request for making use of three
slaughterhouses situated in the protection zone for the
slaughtering of pigs coming from outside the said zone,
in accordance with point 7(2)(d) of Annex II to Directive
92/119/EEC.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

vesicular disease occur in the municipalities of Moscufo and
Atri in the Region Abruzzo, under the following conditions:
— the pigs shall proceed from holdings located outside the
protection and surveillance zones established following the
above outbreaks, and shall be directly transported to the
slaughterhouses, without unloading or stopping,

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

— when entering a corridor, vehicles carrying pigs

for
slaughter shall be sealed by the competent authorities. At
the time of sealing, the authorities shall record the registra-
tion number of the vehicle and the 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.
Italy shall ensure that any vehicle carrying pigs to the
slaughterhouses referred to in paragraph 1 undergoes cleaning
and disinfection under official supervision immediately after
unloading and that all appropriate precautions are taken to
avoid the risk of re-contamination of the vehicle.

This Decision is applicable until 15 May 2002.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Article 3

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2002.

1.
Italy is authorised to make use of the Salumificio di
Leonardo, Mattatoi Comunale di Pineto and Mattatoio Comu-
nale di Atri slaughterhouses located in the protection zones
established in March 2002 around the outbreaks of swine

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69.