2003/114/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 2003 amending for the third time Decision 2002/308/EC establishing the lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 558)
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, aquaculture, fish farming, health control

20.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 February 2003

amending for the third time Decision 2002/308/EC establishing the lists of approved zones and
approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)

(notified under document number C(2003) 558)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/114/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January
1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the
placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1),
as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC (2), and in particular
Article 6 thereof,

(6)

(7)

qualifies for the status of approved farm in a non-
approved zone and should be added to the list of
approved farms set out in Annex II to Decision 2002/
308/EC.

Decision 2002/308/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

In Annex II to Decision 2002/308/EC, the following approved
fish farm is added in Section 3.5:

‘6.

Fischzucht Graf Anlage
D-87743 Egg an der Günz

Fischzucht Graf GbR
Engishausen 64
D-87743 Egg and der Günz’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In order to obtain, for one or more of the fish diseases
viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious
haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), the status of approved
fish farm situated in a non-approved zone, Member
States shall submit the appropriate justifications and the
national rules ensuring compliance with the conditions
laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC.

Commission Decision 2002/308/EC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2002/1005/EC (4), establishes the lists of
approved zones and approved fish farms situated in
non-approved zones with regard to certain fish diseases.

Germany has submitted justifications for the status of
approved farm in a non-approved zone for a farm in
Bavaria with regard to VHS and IHN, as well as the
national rules ensuring compliance with the require-
ments for that status.

The justification has been scrutinised by the Commission
with the assistance of experts in the Member States.

The documentation provided by Germany for the farm
it meets the requirements of
concerned shows that
Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC. The farm therefore

(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 106, 23.4.2002, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 109.