2004/898/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain (notified under document number C(2004) 5212)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Spain, animal disease, disease prevention, sheep, transport of animals, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2004

amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone
in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain

(notified under document number C(2004) 5212)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/898/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Decision 2003/828/ EC is amended as follows:

Article 1

in Annex I, zone F is replaced by the following:

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20
November 2000 laying down specific provisions
the
control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular
Articles 8(2)(d) and 9(1)(c) and Article 12 thereof,

for

‘Zone F

SPAIN:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2004/762/EC (2) has amended
Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on
protection and surveillance zones in relation to blue-
tongue (3) by establishing a restricted zone (zone F) corre-
sponding to the bluetongue situation prevailing in Spain.

New epidemiological, ecological and geographical data
allow to exclude certain Spanish regions
from this
restricted zone.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.
(2) OJ L 337, 13.11.2004, p. 70.
(3) OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41.

— Province of Cádiz, Málaga, Sevilla, Huelva, Córdoba,

Cáceres, Badajoz,

— Province of Jaen (comarcas of Jaen and Andujar)

— Province of Toledo (comarcas of Oropesa, Talavera de la

Reina, Belvis de Jara and Los Navalmorales,)

— Province of Ciudad Real

(comarcas of Horcajo de los
Montes, Piedrabuena, Almadén and Almodóvar del
Campo).

PORTUGAL:

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Alentejo: concelhos of
Niza, Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Ponte de Sôr, Crato,
Portalegre, Alter-do-Chão, Avis, Mora, Sousel, Fronteira,
Monforte, Arronches, Campo Maior, Elvas, Arraiolos,
Estremoz, Borba, Vila Viçosa, Alandroal, Redondo,
Évora, Portel, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Mourão, Moura,
Barrancos; Mértola, Serpa, Beja, Vidigueira, Ferreira do
Alentejo, Cuba, Alvito, Viana, Montemor-o-Novo,
Vendas Novas, Alcácer do Sal (East of A2, the freguesias
of Santa Susana, Santiago and Torrão) Gavião (feguesias of
Gavião, Atalaia, Margem and Comenda);

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— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Ribatejo e Oeste:
concelhos of Montijo (freguesias of Canha, S.
Isidoro de
Pegões and Pegões), Coruche, Salvaterra de Magos,
Almeirim, Alpiarça, Chamusca,
(freguesias of Pinheiro
Grande, Chamusca, Ulme, Vale de Cavalos, Chouto and
Parreira), Constância
(freguesia of Sta Margarida de
Coutada), Abrantes (freguesias of Tramagal, S. Miguel do
Rio Torto, Rossio ao Sul do Tejo, Pego, Concovoadas,
Alvega, S. Facundo, Vale das Mós and Bemposta).’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 27 December 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2004.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission