2002/538/EC: Commission Decision of 28 June 2002 amending Decision 2002/383/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in France, Germany and Luxemburg (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2382)
Date: 2002-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Luxembourg, animal plague, health certificate, health control, meat processing industry, swine, veterinary inspection

3.7.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 173/39

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 2002

amending Decision 2002/383/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in France, Germany and Luxemburg

(notified under document number C(2002) 2382)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/538/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Council 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 29(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in pig
holdings located in certain bordering areas of France,
Germany and Luxembourg, where this disease also
occurs in the feral pigs.

February 2002 approving the plan presented by Luxem-
bourg for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral
pigs in certain areas of Luxembourg (7);
(iv) Decision
2002/383/EC (8) concerning certain protection measures
relating to classical swine fever in France, Germany and
Luxemburg.

In the light of the evolution of the epidemiological situa-
tion in France, Germany and Luxembourg it is appro-
priate to prolong the measures adopted and to slightly
modify the area concerned by these measures. Decision
2002/383/EC should be therefore amended accordingly.

The epidemiological situation of classical swine fever in
France, Germany and Luxembourg and the measures
adopted to control the disease will be regularly reviewed
at
the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are
the
liable to endanger the herds of other parts of
Community.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

France, Luxembourg and Germany have taken measures
within the framework of Directive 2001/89/EC.

Article 1

The Commission has adopted: (i) Decision 1999/335/EC
of 7 May 1999 approving the plans presented by
Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in
feral pigs in Baden Württemberg and Rhineland-Palati-
nate (4); (ii) Decision 2002/161/EC of 22 February 2002
approving the plans submitted by Germany for the eradi-
cation of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Saarland
and North Rhine Westphalia and the emergency vaccina-
tion against classical swine fever in feral pigs in Rhine-
land-Pfalz and Saarland (5), as last amended by Decision
2002/531/EC (6);
(iii) Decision 2002/181/EC of 28

(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 126, 20.5.1999, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 172, 2.7.2002, p. 63.

In Article 9 of Decision 2002/383/EC:

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

October 2002’;

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

October 2002’.

Article 2

The Annex to Decision 2002/383/EC is replaced by the Annex
to this Decision.

(7) OJ L 61, 2.3.2002, p. 54.
(8) OJ L 136, 24.5.2002, p. 22.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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3.7.2002

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

France:

— the territory of the department Moselle located north of the river Moselle from the border with
Germany to the city of Thionville and of the motorway A30 from the city of Thionville to the
border with Meurthe-et-Moselle,

— the territory of the department Meurthe-et-Moselle located north of the motorway A30/national
road N52, from the border with Moselle to the city of Longwy, at the border with Belgium.

Germany:

— the whole territory of Rhineland-Palatinate, except those areas located east of the river Rhine,

— in Saarland: in the Kreise Merzig-Wadern: Mettlach, Merzig, Beckingen, Losheim, Weiskirchen,
Wadern; in the Kreis Saarlouis: Dillingen, Bous, Ensdorf, Schwalbach, Saarwellingen, Nalbach,
Lebach, Schmelz, Saarlouis;

in the Kreis Sankt Wendel: Nonnweiler, Nohfelden, Tholey,

— the following areas of North Rhine-Westphalia:

in the Kreis Euskirchen: the Gemeinden of
Dahlem, Blankenheim, Bad Münstereifel und Stadt Euskirchen; the Gemeinde Hellenthal; the
Gemeinde Kall; the Stadt Mechernich: the Gemeinde Nettersheim; in the Kreis Rhein-Sieg: Stadt
Rheinbach, the Gemeinde Swisttal, Stadt Meckenheim.

Luxembourg:

— the whole territory.