2003/136/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Luxembourg (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 627)
Date: 2003-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, animal plague, swine, vaccination, wildlife

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Official Journal of the European Union

28.2.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 February 2003

on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and emergency
vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Luxembourg

(notified under document number C(2003) 627)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/136/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1), Article 20(2),
Article 25(3) and Article 29(2) thereof,

Whereas:

In 2001 classical swine fever was confirmed in the feral
pig population in Luxembourg.

A plan to eradicate classical swine fever in the feral pig
population from Luxembourg was approved by the
Commission with Decision 2002/181/EC of 28 February
2002 approving the plan presented by Luxembourg for
the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in
certain areas of Luxembourg (2).

In the light of the epidemiological situation, Luxem-
bourg has submitted a plan for the emergency vaccina-
tion of feral pigs in Luxembourg.

approved by this Decision are based. The authorities of
Luxembourg shall amend the plans approved by this
Decision and submit
them to the Commission for
further approval, as necessary.

Classical swine fever has been confirmed in the feral pigs
in France, at the border with Luxembourg. The eradica-
tion plan submitted by France was approved by
Commission Decision 2002/626/EC of 25 July 2002
approving the plan submitted by France for the eradica-
tion of classical swine fever from feral pigs in Moselle
and Meurthe-et-Moselle (3).

in feral pigs;

For the sake of clarity it is appropriate to adopt a single
Decision:
the plan
(i) confirming the approval of
submitted by Luxembourg for the eradication of classical
(ii) approving the newly
swine fever
submitted plan for the emergency vaccination of feral
pigs; (iii) establishing conditions to ensure, in the border
areas concerned, the consistency of the measures to be
implemented by Luxembourg with the measures applied
by France; and (iv) repealing Decision 2002/181/EC.

For the sake of transparency it is appropriate to indicate
in the present Decision the geographical areas where the
eradication and emergency vaccination plans shall be
implemented.

(7)

(8)

(9)

The submitted plan has been examined and found to
comply with the provisions of Directive 2001/89/EC.

(10)

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,

The authorities of Luxembourg have authorised the use
of a live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever
(C strain) to be used for the immunisation of feral pigs
by means of oral baits.

The authorities of Luxembourg have undertaken: (i) to
keep under continuous review the measures in place to
control classical swine fever in Luxembourg in strict
cooperation with the Commission services, in the light
of the evolution in the epidemiological situation; and (ii)
to improve the collection of demographic data on the
feral pigs and the epidemiological information on which
eradication and vaccination plans which are
the

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The plan submitted by Luxembourg for the eradication of clas-
sical swine fever in feral pigs in Luxembourg is approved.

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 61, 2.3.2002, p. 54.

(3) OJ L 200, 30.7.2002, p. 37.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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Article 2

The plan submitted by Luxembourg for the emergency vaccina-
tion of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Luxembourg is
approved.

The above measures shall be adopted by Luxembourg in coor-
dination and cooperation with the French authorities. They
shall include regulation of hunting procedures, or, if necessary,
suspension of hunting.

Article 3

Luxembourg shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions for implementing the plans referred
to in Articles 1 and 2 in the areas referred to in the Annex.

Article 5

Decision 2002/181/EC is repealed.

Article 6

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
and the French Republic.

Luxembourg shall adopt appropriate measures in a strip of its
territory with a width of not less than 20 km from the border
with France in order to:

(a) reduce as much as possible disturbance to the feral pig
population causing long distance movements of feral pigs
out of the area in question, taking into account natural and
artificial barriers; and

(b) decrease the density of the feral pig population.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

The whole territory of Luxembourg.

ANNEX