2002/790/EC: Commission Decision of 10 October 2002 amending for the third 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) 3681)
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Luxembourg, animal plague, health certificate, health control, meat processing industry, swine, veterinary inspection

L 274/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.10.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 October 2002

amending for the third 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) 3681)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/790/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.

last

The Commission has adopted Decision 2002/383/EC (4),
2002/625/EC (5),
as
concerning certain protection measures relating to clas-
sical swine fever in France, Germany and Luxembourg.

by Decision

amended

(5)

(6)

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

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

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 10 October 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 200, 30.7.2002, p. 35.

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ANNEX

France:

— the territory of the department Moselle located north of: (i) the road D 855 from the border with Germany until the
town of Koenigsmacker; (ii) the river Moselle from the town of Koenigsmacker until the city of Thionville; and (iii) of
the motorway A 30 from the city of Thionville until the border with Meurthe-et-Moselle,

— the territory of the department Meurthe-et-Moselle located north of the motorway A 30/national road N 52, 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 east of the Rhine river,

— 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: Stadt Aachen; in Kreis Aachen: Monschau, Stollberg, Simmerath und
Roetgen; in Kreis Dueren: Heimbach, Nideggen, Huertgenwald und Langerwehe; in Kreis Euskirchen: Schleiden, Bad
Muenstereifel, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Kall, Nettersheim, Hellenthal, Dahlem, Blankenheim and Zuelpich; in Kreis
Rhein-Sieg: Rheinbach, Meckenheim, Swisttal.

Luxembourg:

— the whole territory.