2005/494/EC: Commission Decision of 8 July 2005 amending Decision 2005/363/EC concerning animal health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (notified under document number C(2005) 2110)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sardinia, animal plague, health certificate, health legislation, swine, transport of animals, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.7.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 July 2005

amending Decision 2005/363/EC concerning animal health protection measures against African
swine fever in Sardinia, Italy

(notified under document number C(2005) 2110)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/494/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

The areas of Sardinia as referred to in point (b)(i) of
Article 5(2) of Decision 2005/363/EC that are excluded
that
from the derogation foreseen in this Article
authorises the Italian authorities to dispatch pig meat
under certain conditions should therefore be extended
with the province of Oristano and the municipalities
Calangianus, Sant’Antonio di Gallura, Telti of
the
province of Sassari.

Decision 2005/363/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2005/363/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

veterinary

checks

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16
December 2002 laying down animal health rules governing
the production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (3), and
particular Articles 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 2005/363/EC of 2 May 2005
concerning animal health protection measures against
African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (4) was adopted in
response to the presence of African swine fever in the
province of Nuoro and part of the province of Sassari in
Sardinia.

Italy has informed the Commission about
evolution of
and Oristano of Sardinia.

the recent
that disease in the provinces of Sassari

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
157, 30.4.2004, p. 33; corrected version in OJ L 195, 2.6.2004,
p. 12).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).
(3) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 118, 5.5.2005, p. 39.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Areas of Sardinia as referred to in point (b)(i) of Article 5(2)

(a) In the province of Nuoro: the whole territory.

(b) In the province of Sassari: the territory of the municipalities of Alà dei Sardi, Anela, Banari, Benetutti, Bessude,
Bonnanaro, Bono, Bonorva, Borutta, Bottidda, Buddusò, Bultei, Burgos, Cheremule, Cossoine, Esporlatu, Giave,
Illorai, Ittireddu, Mores, Nughedu di San Nicolò, Nule, Pattada, Siligo, Thiesi, Torralba, Calangianus, Sant'Antonio di
Gallura, Telti.

(c) In the province of Oristano: the whole territory.’