Proposal for a Council Directive introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (Codified version)
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, health control, mollusc, shellfish farming, veterinary inspection

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.04.2004 
COM(2004)326 final 

2004/0100(CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting 
bivalve molluscs 

(Codified version) 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

In  the  context  of  a  people’s  Europe,  the  Commission  attaches  great  importance  to 
simplifying  and  clarifying  Community  law  so  as  to  make  it  clearer  and  more 
accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance 
to make use of the specific rights it gives him. 

This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended 
several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought 
partly  in  the  original  instrument  and  partly  in  later  amending  ones.  Considerable 
research work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the 
current rules. 

For  this  reason  a  codification  of  rules  that  have  frequently  been  amended  is  also 
essential if Community law is to be clear and transparent. 

On  1  April  1987  the  Commission  therefore  decided1  to  instruct  its  staff  that  all 
legislative acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that 
this  is  a  minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to  codify  at 
even  shorter  intervals  the  texts  for  which  they  are  responsible,  to  ensure  that  the 
Community rules are clear and readily understandable. 

The  Conclusions  of 
the  Edinburgh  European  Council 
(December 1992) confirmed this2, stressing the importance of codification as it offers 
certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time. 

the  Presidency  of 

Codification  must  be  undertaken  in  full  compliance  with  the  normal  Community 
legislative procedure. 

Given  that  no  changes  of  substance  may  be  made  to  the  instruments  affected  by 
codification, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, 
by  an  interinstitutional  agreement  dated  20  December  1994,  that  an  accelerated 
procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. 

is 

this  proposal 

to  undertake  a  codification  of  Council 
The  purpose  of 
Directive 95/70/EC  of  22  December  1995  introducing  minimum  Community 
measures  for  the  control  of  certain  diseases  affecting  bivalve  molluscs3.  The  new 
Directive  will  supersede  the  various  acts  incorporated  in  it4;  this  proposal  fully 
preserves  the  content  of  the  acts  being  codified  and  hence  does  no  more  than 
bringing  them  together  with  only  such  formal  amendments  as  are  required  by  the 
codification exercise itself. 

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2 
3 

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COM(87) 868 PV. 
See Annex 3 to Part A of the Conclusions. 
Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 
Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final. 
Annex V, Part A of this proposal. 

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5. 

The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, 
in  all  official  languages,  of  Directive  95/70/EC  and  the  instruments  amending  it, 
carried out by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, by 
means  of  a  data-processing  system.  Where  the  Articles  have  been  given  new 
numbers,  the  correlation  between  the  old  and  the  new  numbers  is  shown  in  a  table 
contained in Annex VI to the codified Directive. 

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(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

2004/0100(CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting 
bivalve molluscs 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article ⌦ 37 ⌫ thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community 
measures  for  the  control  of  certain  diseases  affecting  bivalve  molluscs3  has  been 
substantially amended several times4. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said 
Directive should be codified. 

(cid:208)  

(2)  Molluscs  are  listed  in  Annex  ⌦ I ⌫  to  the  Treaty.  The  marketing  of  molluscs 

constitutes an important source of revenue for the aquaculture sector. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (1) (adapted) 

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2 
3 
4 

OJ C [...], […], […]. 
OJ C [...], […], […]. 
OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. 
See Annex V, part A. 

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(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (2) (adapted) 

(3) 

The mollusc diseases referred to in Annex A, list II, 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  products5,  have  a  very  serious  effect  on  the 
shellfish industry. Other diseases having a similar effect occur in third countries. A list 
of such diseases should be drawn up and the Commission should be given the ability 
to adjust that list in the light of developments in the animal-health field. 

(4) 

An  outbreak  of  such  diseases  can  quickly  take  on  epizootic  proportions,  causing 
mortality and disturbances on a scale liable considerably to reduce the profitability of 
shellfish farming. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (3) 

(5) 

It is therefore necessary to establish at Community level the measures to be taken in 
the event of outbreaks of disease, in order to ensure rational development of shellfish 
farming and to contribute to the protection of animal health in the Community. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (4) 

(6)  Member States should report to the Commission and the other Member States all cases 

of abnormal mortality observed in bivalve molluscs. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (5) 

(7) 

In  such  an  event,  measures  must  be  taken  aimed  at  preventing  the  spread  of  the 
disease,  in  particular  with  regard  to  the  removal  of  live  bivalve  molluscs  from  the 
farms or zones concerned. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (6) 

(8) 

A  thorough  epidemiological  investigation  is  essential  to  determine  the  origin  of  the 
disease and to prevent further spread. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (7) 

5 

OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by ⌦ Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 
16.5.2003, p. 1)⌫ . 

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(9) 

In  order  to  ensure  an  effective  system  of  control,  diagnosis  of  the  diseases  must  be 
harmonised  and  carried  out  under  the  auspices  of  responsible  laboratories,  the 
coordination  of  which  may  be  ensured  by  a  reference  laboratory  designated  by  the 
Community. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (8) 

(10) 

In order to ensure uniform implementation of this Directive, a Community inspection 
procedure should be established. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (9) 

(11)  Common measures for the control of diseases form a minimum basis for maintaining a 

uniform standard of animal health. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (10) 

(12)  ⌦ The  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this  Directive  should  be 
adopted  in  accordance  with  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying 
down  the  procedures  for  the  exercise  of  implementing  powers  conferred  on  the 
Commission6. ⌫ 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Recital (11) (adapted) 

(13)  This  Directive  should  be  without  prejudice  to  the  obligations  of  the  Member  States 
relating to the time-limit for transposition into national law of the Directive set out in 
Annex V, Part B, 

(cid:208)  

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OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.  

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

This  Directive  establishes  minimum  Community  measures  for  the  control  of  the  diseases 
affecting bivalve molluscs referred to in this Directive. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

the  purposes  of 

For 
in  Article  2  of 
Directive 91/67/EEC  and  Article  2  of ⌦ Council ⌫  Directive  91/492/EEC7  shall  apply  as 
necessary. 

the  definitions 

this  Directive, 

laid  down 

In  addition,  “observed  abnormal  mortality”  shall  mean  sudden  mortality  affecting 
approximately  15%  of  stocks  and  occurring  over  a  short  period  between  two  inspections 
(confirmed  within  15  days).  In  hatchery  a  mortality  shall  be  considered  abnormal  when  the 
farmer cannot obtain larvae during a period which included successive spawns from different 
broodstocks.  In  nursery  a  mortality  shall  be  considered  abnormal  when  a  sudden  sizeable 
mortality occurs in a short time on a number of tubes. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

Article 3 

Member States shall ensure that all farms rearing bivalve molluscs: 

⌦ (a) ⌫ 

are registered by the official service; this registration must be kept constantly 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

up to date; 

⌦ (b) ⌫ 

keep a record of: 

⌦ (i) ⌫ 

live  bivalve  molluscs  entering  the  farm,  containing  all  information 

relating to their delivery, their number or weight, their size and their origin; 

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OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1. 

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⌦ (ii) ⌫  bivalve  molluscs  leaving  the  farm  for  re-immersion,  containing  all 
information  relating  to  their  dispatch,  their  number  or  weight,  their  size  and 
destination; 

⌦ (ii) ⌫  observed abnormal mortality. 

This  record,  which  shall  be  open  to  scrutiny  by  the  official  service  at  all  times,  on 
demand, shall be updated regularly and kept for four years. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

Article 4 

1. 

Member States shall ensure that a monitoring and sampling programme is applied in 
bivalve mollusc farms, farming areas and harvested natural beds in order to observe 
whether  there  is  an  abnormal  mortality  and  keep  track  of  the  health  situation  of 
stocks. 

In  addition,  the  official  service  may  apply  the  above  programme  to  purification 
centres and storage tanks which discharge water into the sea. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

⌦ 2. ⌫ 

If,  during  application  of  ⌦ the ⌫  programme  ⌦ referred 

in 
paragraph 1 ⌫  ,  any  abnormal  mortality  is  observed,  or  if  the  official  service  has 
information  giving  it  reason  to  suspect  the  presence  of  diseases,  the  following 
measures shall be taken: 

to 

⌦ (a) ⌫ 

a  list  shall  be  drawn  up  of  the  sites  where  the  diseases  referred  to  in 
Annex  A,  list  II  to  Directive  91/67/EEC  are  present,  provided  that  such 
diseases  are  not  the  subject  of  a  programme  approved  pursuant  to  the 
aforementioned Directive; 

⌦ (b) ⌫ 

a  list  shall  be  drawn  up  of  the  sites  at  which  abnormal  mortality  has 
been  observed  as  a  result  of  the  presence  of  the  diseases  referred  to  in 
Annex ⌦ IV  of  this  Directive ⌫  ,  or  on  which  the  official  service  has 
information giving it reason to suspect the presence of diseases; 

⌦ (c) ⌫  monitoring  of  the  evolution  and  geographical  spread  of  the  diseases 

referred to in ⌦ points (a) and (b) ⌫ . 

⌦ 3. ⌫ 

The detailed rules for implementing this Article, and inter alia the rules to be 
applied  for  establishing  the  programme  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  particularly  as 
regards  the  frequency  and  timetable  of  monitoring,  procedures  for  taking  samples 
(statistically  representative  volume)  and  methods  of  diagnosis,  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 10 ⌦ (2) ⌫ . 

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3. 

4. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

Article 5 

Member States shall ensure that the suspected presence of any diseases referred to in 
Article 4 and any abnormal mortality rate observed in bivalve molluscs in farms, in 
farming areas or in harvested natural beds or in purification centres or storage tanks 
which  discharge  water  into  the  sea  is  notified  as  soon  as  possible  to  the  official 
service by the shellfish farmers or any other person who has made such observations. 

In the case referred to in paragraph 1, the official service in the Member States shall 
ensure that: 

(a) 

samples are taken for examination in an approved laboratory; 

(b)  pending the result of the examination referred to in (a), no molluscs leave the 
affected farm, farming area or harvested natural beds or purification centres or 
storage tanks which discharge water into the sea for relaying or re-immersion 
in another farm or in the aquatic environment, unless authorised by the official 
service. 

If the examination referred to in paragraph 2(a) fails to demonstrate the presence of a 
pathogen, the restrictions referred to in paragraph 2(b) shall be lifted. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

If  the  examination  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  ⌦ (a) ⌫  shows  the  presence  of  a 
pathogen causing the observed abnormal mortality capable of being the cause of that 
mortality, or of a pathogen of one of the diseases referred to in Article 4, an epizootic 
investigation  must  be  carried  out  by  the  official  service  in  order  to  determine  the 
possible  means  of  contamination  and  to  investigate  whether  molluscs  have  left  the 
farm,  the  farming  area  or  the  harvested  natural  beds  for  relaying  or  re-immersion 
elsewhere during the period preceding observation of the abnormal mortality. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

If the epizootic investigation shows that the disease has been introduced into one or 
more farms, farming areas or harvested natural beds as a result inter alia of molluscs 
being moved, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply. 

However,  by  way  of  derogation  from  Article  3(1)(c)  of  Directive  91/67/EEC,  the 
official  service  may,  within  its  territory,  authorise  the  movement  of  live  bivalve 
molluscs to other farms, farming areas or harvested natural beds which are infected 
with the same disease. 

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If necessary, further appropriate measures may be decided on in accordance with the 
procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 10 ⌦ (2) ⌫ . 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

The official service shall  ensure that the Commission and the other Member States 
are immediately informed, in accordance with the current Community procedures, of 
any  cases  of  abnormal  mortality  rates  observed  involving  a  pathogen,  of  any 
measures taken to analyse and control the situation and of the cause of the mortality. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

Article 6 

Sampling  and  laboratory  testing  for  the  determination  of  the  cause  of  abnormal 
mortality  of  bivalve  molluscs  shall  be  carried  out  using  the  methods  established  in 
accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 10 ⌦ (2) ⌫ . 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  in  each  Member  State  a  national  reference 
laboratory is designated, with facilities and expert personnel enabling it to carry out 
the testing referred to in paragraph 1. 

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States which do not have a national 
laboratory competent in the matter may use the services of a national laboratory with 
competence in the matter in another Member State. 

The list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs is set out 
in Annex ⌦ III ⌫ . 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

National  reference  laboratories  shall  cooperate  with  the  Community  reference 
laboratory referred to in Article 7. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

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Article 7 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

The Community reference laboratory for diseases of bivalve molluscs is indicated in 
Annex ⌦ I ⌫ . 

Without  prejudice  to  ⌦ Council ⌫  Decision  90/424/EEC8  and  in  particular 
Article 28  thereof,  the  functions  and  duties  of  the  laboratory  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1 shall be those laid down in Annex ⌦ II to this Directive ⌫ . 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC 

Article 8 

Commission  experts  may,  to  the  extent  necessary  to  ensure  uniform  application  of 
this Directive, carry out on-the-spot checks. In so doing, they may carry out random, 
non-discriminatory  checks  to  ensure  that  the  competent  authority  is  monitoring 
compliance with the requirements of this Directive. 

The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of these checks. 

The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out in collaboration with the 
competent authority. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC (adapted) 

The  Member  State 
in 
paragraph 1 ⌫  are  carried  out  shall  provide  the  experts  with  any  assistance  they 
require to accomplish their task. 

inspections  ⌦ referred 

in  whose 

territory 

the 

to 

Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with 
the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 10 ⌦ (2) ⌫ . 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Article 9 

Annex ⌦ I ⌫ shall be amended as necessary by the Council, acting by a qualified majority 
on a proposal from the Commission. 

Annexes  ⌦ II ⌫  ,  ⌦ III ⌫  and  ⌦ IV ⌫  may  be  amended  as  necessary  in  accordance 
with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 10 ⌦ (2) ⌫ . 

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OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. 

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(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III, 
pt. 45 (adapted) 

Article 10 

1. 

2. 

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and 
Animal Health set up pursuant to Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 ⌦ of 
the European Parliament and of the Council ⌫ 9. 

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC 
shall apply. 

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three 
months. 

3. 

The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 

(cid:208) 95/70/EC Art. 12 (adapted) 

Article 11 

⌦ 1. ⌫ 

Member  States  may,  subject  to  the  general  rules  of  the  Treaty,  maintain  or 
apply for their production stricter provisions than those laid down by this Directive. 
They shall notify the Commission of any such measure. 

⌦ 2. ⌫ 

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of 

national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 

(cid:208)  

Article 12 

Directive 95/70/EC, as amended by  the acts listed in Annex V,  Part A, is repealed, without 
prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limit for transposition 
into national law of the Directive set out in Annex V, Part B. 

References  to  the  repealed  Directive  shall  be  construed  as  references  to  this  Directive  and 
shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VI. 

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OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. 

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Article 13 

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 14 

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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(cid:208) 95/70/EC Annex A (adapted) 

ANNEX I 

COMMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR DISEASES OF BIVALVE 
MOLLUSCS 

IFREMER 

Boîte Postale 133 

⌦ Ronce-les-bains ⌫ 

⌦ F ⌫ -17390 La Tremblade 

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(cid:208) 95/70/EC Annex B 

ANNEX II 

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY 
FOR DISEASES OF BIVALVE MOLLUSCS 

The function and duties of the Community reference laboratory shall be: 

1. 

to  coordinate,  in  consultation  with  the  Commission,  the  methods  employed  in 
Member States for diagnosing diseases of bivalve molluscs, specifically by: 

(a) 

building up and retaining a collection of histological slides, strains or isolates 
of the relevant pathogens and making these available to approved laboratories 
in the Member States; 

(b)  organising  periodic  comparative  tests  of  diagnostic  procedures  at  Community 

level; 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

collecting and collating data and information on the methods of diagnosis used 
and the results of tests carried out in the Community; 

characterising  isolates  of  pathogens  by  the  most  up-to-date  and  appropriate 
methods to allow greater understanding of the epizootiology of the disease; 

keeping  abreast  of  developments  in  the  surveillance,  epizootiology  and 
prevention of the relevant diseases throughout the world; 

retaining  expertise  on  relevant  disease  pathogens  to  enable  rapid  differential 
diagnosis; 

to assist actively in the diagnosis of disease outbreaks in Member States by receiving 
pathogen isolates for confirmatory diagnosis, characterisation and epizootic studies; 

to facilitate the training or retraining of experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to 
the harmonisation of diagnostic techniques throughout the Community; 

to collaborate as regards methods of diagnosing exotic diseases, with the competent 
laboratories in third countries where those diseases are prevalent. 

_____________

2. 

3. 

4. 

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(cid:208) 2001/293/EC, Art. 1 

ANNEX III 

NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR DISEASES OF BIVALVE 
MOLLUSCS 

Czech Republic 

⌦ Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie ⌫ Ifremer 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II p. 381 (adapted) 

Boîte postale 133 

⌦ Ronce-les-bains ⌫ 

⌦ F- ⌫ 17390 La Tremblade 

Denmark 

Danish Institute for Fisheries Research 

Department of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture 

(cid:208) 2001/293/CE Art. 1 

Fish Disease Laboratory 

Stigbøjlen 4 

DK-1870 Frederiksberg C 

Germany 

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere 

(cid:208) 2001/293/CE Art. 1 (adapted) 

Boddenblick 5a, 

⌦ D ⌫ -17498 Insel Riems 

Estonia 

Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium, 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 (adapted) 

Kreutzwaldi 30 

⌦ EE- ⌫ 51006 Tartu 

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Greece 

Centre of Thessaloniki Veterinary Institutions 

(cid:208) 2001/293/CE Art. 1 (adapted) 

Departament of Pathology of Aquatic Organisms 

80, 26th ⌦ Octovriou Street ⌫ 

GR-54627, Thessaloniki 

Spain 

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas 

CSIC 

Eduardo Cabello, 6 

⌦ E ⌫ -36208 Vigo 

France 

Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie Ifremer 

Ireland 

⌦ Boîte postale 133 ⌫ 

Ronce-les-bains 

⌦ F ⌫ -17390 La Tremblade 

Fish Health Unit 

Marine Institute 

Abbotstown, Castleknock 

Dublin 15 

⌦ Ireland ⌫  

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Italy 

Area Ittiopatologia Laboratorio Patologia Molluschi 

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie 

Via della Roggia, 94 

⌦ I ⌫ -33030 Basaldella di Campoformido (UD) 

Cyprus 

Ινστιτούτο Λοιµωδών και Παρασιτικών Νοσηµάτων, 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 (adapted) 

Κέντρο Κτηνιατρικών Ιδρυµάτων 

80, Οδός, 26ης Οκτωβρίου 

⌦ GR ⌫ -54627, Θεσσαλονίκη 

Institute of Infectious and Parasitological Diseases 

Center of Veterinary Institutes, 

80, 26th Octovriou Street 

⌦ GR ⌫ -54627, Thessaloniki 

Latvia 

Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrs 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 

Lejupes iela 3 

LV-1076 Rīga 

Lithuania 

Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija 

J. Kairiūkščio g. 10 

LT-2021 Vilnius 

Hungary 

Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI) Pf. 2. 

Tábornok u. 2. 

H-1581 Budapest 

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Malta 

⌦ Area Ittiopatologia Laboratorio Patologia Molluschi ⌫ 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 (adapted) 

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie 

⌦ Via della Roggia, 94 ⌫ 

⌦ I-33030 ⌫ Basaldella di Campoformido (UD) 

Netherlands 

Fish Diseases Laboratory 

ID-Lelystad, Institute for Animal Science and Health 

(cid:208) 2001/293/CE Art. 1 (adapted) 

Edelhertweg 15 

PO Box 65 

8200 AB Lelystad 

⌦ Nederland ⌫  

Poland 

Laboratorium Zakładu Higieny Środków Żywienia Zwierząt 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 

Państwowego Instytutu Weterynaryjnego 

Al. Partyzantów 57 

PL-24-100 Puławy 

Slovenia 

Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut 

Gerbičeva 60 

SLO-1000 Ljubljana 

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Slovakia 

Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie Ifremer 

(cid:208) 2003 Act of Accession, Art. 20 
and Annex II, p. 381 (adapted) 

⌦ Boîte postale 133 ⌫ 

Ronce-les-bains 

F-17390 La Tremblade 

United Kingdom, England  CEFAS Weymouth laboratory 

(cid:208) 2001/293/CE Art. 1 (adapted) 

Barrack road 

The Nothe 

Weymouth 

Dorset, DT4 8UB 

⌦ United Kingdom ⌫  

United Kingdom, 
Scotland 

Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory 

PO Box 101 Victoria Road 

Aberdeen, AB11 9DB 

⌦ United Kingdom ⌫  

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(cid:208) 2003/83/EC Art. 1 

ANNEX IV 

Disease 

Pathogen 

Susceptible host species 

Bonamiosis 

Bonamia exitiosus 

Mikrocytos roughleyi 

Marteiliosis 

Marteilia sydneyi 

Microcytosis 

Mikrocytos mackini 

Perkinsosis 

Perkinsus marinus 

Perkinsus olseni/atlanticus 

MSX disease 

Haplosporidium nelsoni 

Tiostrea chilensis and 
Ostrea angasi 

Saccostrea (Crassostrea) 
commercialis 

Saccostrea (Crassostrea) 
commercialis 

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

Crassostrea virginica and 
C. gigas 

Haliotis ruber; H. 
cyclobates; H. scalaris; H. 
laevigata; Ruditapes 
philippinarum and R. 
decussates 

Crassostrea virginica and 
C. gigas 

SSO disease 

Haplosporidium costale 

Crassostrea virginica 

Withering syndrome of 
abalones 

Candidatus Xenohaliotis 
californiensis 

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

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. 

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ANNEX V 

Part A 

Repealed Directive and its successive amendments 
(referred to in Article 12) 

Council Directive 95/70/EC1 
(OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33) 

Commission Decision 2001/293/EC 
(OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 30) 

Commission Decision 2003/83/EC 
(OJ L 32, 7.2.2003, p. 13) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 
(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1) 

only Annex III, pt. 45 

Part B 

Time-limits for transposition into national law 
(referred to in Article 12) 

Directive 

Deadline for transposition 

95/70/EC 

1 June 1997 

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1 

Directive 95/70/EC has also been amended by the following non-repealed act: 
- 2003 Act of Accession. 

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ANNEX VI 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Directive 95/70/EC 

This Directive 

Article 1 

Article 2(1) 

Article 2(2) 

Article 1 

Article 2, first subparagraph 

Article 2, second subparagraph 

Article 3, introductory wording 

Article 3, introductory wording 

Article 3, point (1) 

Article 3, point (a) 

Article 3, point (2), introductory wording 

Article 3, point (b), introductory wording 

Article 3, point (2)(a) 

Article 3, point (2)(b) 

Article 3, point (2)(c) 

Article 3, point (b)(i) 

Article 3, point (b)(ii) 

Article 3, point (b)(iii) 

Article 4(1), first subparagraph 

Article 4(1), first subparagraph 

Article 4(1), second subparagraph 

Article 4(1), second subparagraph 

Article 4(1), third subparagraph, introductory 
wording 

Article 4(2), introductory wording 

Article 4(1), third subparagraph, first indent 

Article 4(2)(a) 

Article  4(1), 
indent 

third  subparagraph,  second 

Article 4(2)(b) 

Article 4(1), third subparagraph, third indent  Article 4(2)(c) 

Article 4(2) 

Article 4(3) 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Article 8 

Article 9 

Article 10 

Article 11 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Article 8 

Article 9 

Article 10 

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Article 12(1) 

Article 12(2) 

Article 12(3) 

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Article 13 

Article 14 

Annex A 

Annex B 

Annex C 

Annex D 

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Article 11(1) 

Article 11(2) 

Article 12 

Article 13 

Article 14 

Annex I 

Annex II 

Annex III 

Annex IV 

Annex V 

Annex VI 

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