Commission Regulation (EC) No 1398/2003 of 5 August 2003 amending Annex A to Council Directive 92/65/EEC to include the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), the Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.), Ebola and monkey pox (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal breeding, health certificate, health control, import, intra-EU trade, live animal

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1398/2003

of 5 August 2003

amending Annex A to Council Directive 92/65/EEC to include the small hive beetle (Aethina
tumida), the Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp.), Ebola and monkey pox

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992
laying down animal health requirements governing trade in
and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and
embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Direc-
tive 90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
and in particular Article 22, first paragraph, thereof,

Whereas:

The trade and importation of bees in the Community is
governed by Directive 92/65/EEC. Directive 92/65/EEC
lays down certain rules concerning animals and species
susceptible to the notifiable diseases listed in Annex A to
that Directive.

have devastating consequences on the health status of
honey bees, on the apiculture industry and on the
production of honey.

Tropilaelaps is an OIE notifiable disease. However it is
not a notifiable disease within the European Community
under Directive 92/65/EEC.

Ebola virus and monkey pox virus are recorded from
time to time in certain third countries and Community
measures restricting imports have been taken against
Ebola and monkey pox as these zoonotic diseases can
it is therefore
affect or be carried by certain animals;
opportune for transparency and clarity to include these
diseases as notifiable under Directive 92/65/EEC.

Therefore it is necessary to add the small hive beetle,
Tropilaelaps spp., Ebola virus, and monkey pox virus to
the list of notifiable diseases in Annex A to Directive 92/
65/EEC.

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10) Directive 92/65/EEC should therefore be

amended

accordingly.

The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is an exotic pest
affecting honey bees and bumble bees that has spread
from Africa to a number of other third countries,
creating serious problems to the apiculture industry.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

The small hive beetle is not listed by the Office Interna-
tionale des Epizooties (OIE) and information about the
extent of its infestation in third countries is not avail-
able.

No cases have been reported in the Community however
the small hive beetle is not a notifiable disease within
the European Community under Directive 92/65/EEC.

If introduced into the Community, the small hive beetle
could have devastating consequences on the health
status of honey bees, on the apiculture industry and on
the production of honey.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Regulation.

Tropilaelaps (Tropilaelaps spp.) is an exotic parasitic mite
affecting honey bees that is mainly found in south-east
Asia but which if imported into the Community could

Article 2

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
(2) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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Annex A to Directive 92/65/EEC is replaced by the following:

ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

Notifiable diseases in the context of this Directive

Disease

Order/family/species primarily concerned

African horse sickness

Equidae

African swine fever

Avian influenza

American foulbrood

Anthrax

Bluetongue

Brucella abortus

Brucella melitensis

Brucella ovis

Brucella suis

Suidae and Tayassuidae

Aves

Apis

Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Elephantidae, Equidae and Hippo-
potamidae

Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, and Rhinocero-
tidae

Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, Hippo-
potamidae and Tragulidae

Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, Hippo-
potamidae and Tragulidae

Camelidae, Tragulidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, Bovidae and Antil-
ocapridae

Cervidae, Leporidae, Ovibos moschatus, Suidae and Tayassuidae

Classical swine fever

Suidae and Tayassuidae

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

Bovines (including zebu, buffalo, bison and yak)

Ebola

Non-human primates

Foot-and-mouth disease

Artiodactyla and Asian elephants

Infectious haematopoeitic necrosis

Salmonidae

Lumpy skin disease

Monkey pox

Mycobacterium bovis

Bovidae and Giraffidae

Rodentia and non-human primates

Mammalia, in particular Antilocapridae, Bovidae, Camelidae,
Cervidae, Giraffidae, and Tragulidae

Newcastle disease

Aves

Peste des petits ruminants

Bovidae and Suidae

Porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis

Psitacosis

Rabies

Rift valley fever

Rinderpest

Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida)

Suidae

Psittaciformes

Carnivora and Chiroptera

Bovidae, Camelus species and Rhinocerotidae

Artiodactyla

Apis and Bombus

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Disease

Order/family/species primarily concerned

Sheep and goat pox

Swine vesicular disease

Bovidae

Suidae and Tayassuidae

Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps spp).

Apis

Vesicular stomatitis

TSE

Artiodactyla and Equidae

Bovidae, Cervidae, Felidae and Mustelidae’