2002/625/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2002 amending for the second time Decision 2002/383/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in France, Germany and Luxembourg (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2824)
Date: 2002-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Luxembourg, animal plague, health control, swine

30.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 200/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 July 2002

amending for the second time Decision 2002/383/EC concerning certain protection measures
relating to classical swine fever in France, Germany and Luxembourg

(notified under document number C(2002) 2824)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/625/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 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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Classical swine fever has occurred in certain bordering
areas of France, Germany and Luxembourg.

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

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

The Commission has adopted Decision 2002/383/EC of
23 May 2002 concerning certain protection measures
relating to classical swine fever in France, Germany and
Luxembourg (4), which was then amended by Decision
2002/538/EC (5).

(5)

(6)

In the light of the evolution of the epidemiological situa-
tion in the feral pigs in Germany it is appropriate to
slightly modify the area concerned by these measures.
Decision 2002/383/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 136, 24.5.2002, p. 22.
(5) OJ L 173, 3.7.2002, p. 39.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.2002

ANNEX

France:

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

— the territory of the department Meurthe-et-Moselle located northern of the motorway A30/national road N52, from

the border with Moselle until the city of Longwy, at the border with Belgium.

Germany:

— the whole territory of Rhineland-Palatinate, except those areas located eastern 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-Westfalia: in the Kreis Euskirchen: the Gemeinden of Dahlem, Blankenheim, Bad
Münstereifel, Schleiden and Stadt Euskirchen; Hellenthal; the Gemeinde Kall; the Stadt Mechernich: the Gemeinde
Nettersheim;
in the Kreis
in the Kreis Rhein-Sieg: Stadt Rheinbach, the Gemeinde Swisttal, Stadt Meckenheim;
Aachen: the Gemeinden of Simmerath and Monschau.

Luxembourg:

— the whole territory.