2005/138/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2005 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Portugal, in relation to an outbreak of bluetongue in that Member State (notified under document number C(2005) 335) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, animal disease, disease prevention, sheep, transport of animals, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 February 2005

amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone
in Portugal, in relation to an outbreak of bluetongue in that Member State

(notified under document number C(2005) 335)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/138/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

In addition, Zone F should be extended and defined to
take account of the geographical, ecological and epizoo-
factors connected with bluetongue in the
tiological
affected regions of Portugal.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November
2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation
to bluetongue (2) was adopted in the light of the blue-
tongue situation prevailing in the affected regions of the
Community. That Decision demarcates protection and
surveillance zones (the restricted zones) corresponding
to specific epidemiological situations and lays down the
conditions for providing exemptions from the exit ban
laid
certain
movements of animals, their sperm, ova and embryos
from and through those zones.

in Directive 2000/75/EC for

down

Decision 2003/828/EC, as last amended by Decision
2004/898/EC, has established a restricted zone (Zone
F) corresponding to the bluetongue situation prevailing
in Spain and Portugal at the time of adoption of Decision
2004/898/EC.

Portugal has now informed the Commission of an
outbreak of bluetongue in the concelho of Idanha-a-Nova.

Exemptions to the exit ban from restricted zones as
provided for in Decision 2003/828/EC should apply to
the affected regions of Portugal.

(6)

Decision 2003/828/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

(7)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2003/828/ EC is amended as follows:

1.

in Article 3, paragraph 1 and the introductory phrase of
paragraph 2, are replaced by the following:

‘1.
Domestic dispatches of animals, their sperm, ova and
embryos, from a restricted zone set out in Annex I shall be
exempted from the exit ban provided that the animals, their
sperm, ova and embryos comply with the conditions set out
Italy and
in Annex II or,
Portugal, that they comply with paragraph 2 or in the case
of Greece that they comply with paragraph 3.

in the case of Spain, France,

In Spain,

domestic
2.
dispatches
in paragraph 1 shall be
exempted from the exit ban by the competent authority if:’

France,
as provided for

Portugal,

Italy

and

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

(2) OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/898/EC (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 105).

2. Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this

Decision.

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This Decision shall apply from 21 February 2005.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

In Annex I to Decision 2003/828/EC, the restricted Zone F is replaced by the following:

‘Zone F

SPAIN:
— 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) and Gavião

— 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, Constância, Abrantes and
Sardoal

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Beira Interior: concelhos of Idanha-a-Nova, Penamacor, Fundão, Castelo

Branco, Oleiros, Sertã, Proença-a-Nova, VilaVelha de Ródão, Vila de Rei and Mação’