2003/83/EC: Commission Decision of 5 February 2003 amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 432)
Date: 2003-02-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, health control, mollusc, shellfish farming, veterinary inspection

7.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/13

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 February 2003

amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control
of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs

(notified under document number C(2003) 432)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/83/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December
1995 introducing minimum Community measures for the
control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (1), as
amended by Commission Decision 2001/293/EC (2), and in
particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,

(5)

(6)

(7)

A period of time should be provided for the implemen-
tation of these new requirements.

Directive 95/70/EC should therefore be amended accord-
ingly.

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,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Directive 95/70/EC lists serious mollusc diseases to
which certain provisions for monitoring and disease
control, as provided for in that Directive, are applicable.

In order to take account of the developments of the
disease situation in the Community and in third coun-
tries, as well as the scientific knowledge and practical
experience gained during recent years,
the list of
molluscs diseases, pathogens and sensitive species in
Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC should be updated.

Particular attention should be paid to diseases which
could cause serious damage to the mollusc stock if intro-
duced into or spread within the Community, such as
those notifiable to the International Office of Epizooties
(OIE) and rare or exotic to the Community.

The species referred to as susceptible host species for the
diseases and pathogens in question should be at least
those laid down in the OIE most recent edition of the
International Aquatic Animal Heath Code.

Article 1

Annex D to Directive 95/70/EC is replaced by the text in the
Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall apply from 8 April 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 5 February 2003.

For the Commission
David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 30.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX D

Disease

Pathogen

Susceptible host species

Bonamiosis

Bonamia exitiosus

Tiostrea chilensis and Ostrea angasi

Mikrocytos roughleyi

Saccostrea (Crassotrea) commercialis

Marteiliosis

Marteilia sydneyi

Saccostrea (Crassotrea) commercialis

Microcytosis

Mikrocytos mackini

Crassotrea gigas; C. virginica; Ostrea edulis; O. conchaphila

Perkinsosis

Perkinsus marinus

Crassotrea virginica and C. gigas

Perkinsus olseni/atlanticus

Haliotis ruber; H. cyclobates; H. scalaris; H. laevigata; Rudi-
tapes philippinarum and R. decussates

MSX disease

Haplosporidium nelsoni

Crassotrea virginica and C. gigas

SSO disease

Haplosporidium costale

Crassotrea virginica

Withering syndrome of
abalones

Candidatus Xenohaliotis
niensis

califor-

Members of the genus Haliotis including black abalone
(H. cracherodii), red abalone (H. rufescens), pink abalone
(H.
fulgens) and white
abalone (H. sorenseni)

corruguta), green abalone (H.

Note: Susceptible host species also includes any other species specified, for the pathogen in question,

in the International Office of

Epizooties' (OIE) most recent edition of the International Aquatic Animal Health Code.’