2006/64/EC: Commission Decision of  1 February 2006  amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal  (notified under document number C(2006) 180)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, disease prevention, sheep, trade restriction

4.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/91

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 February 2006

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in
Spain and Portugal

(notified under document number C(2006) 180)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/64/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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
Article 8(2)(d), Article 8(3) and the third paragraph of Article
19 thereof,

for

Article 1

In Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, the lists of restricted
zones in Zone E, which relate to Spain and Portugal, are
replaced by the following:

‘Spain:

Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control
rules and
measures to combat bluetongue in the Community,
including
and
surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those
zones.

establishment

protection

the

of

Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on
protection and surveillance zones in relation to blue-
tongue and conditions applying to movements from or
through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of
the global geographic
areas where protection and
surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be esta-
blished by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

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

Cáceres, Badajoz, Toledo and Ciudad Real

— Province of Jaen (comarcas of Jaen, Andujar, Alcala la
Real, Huelma, Linares, Santiesteban del Puerto, Ubeda)

— Province of Avila (comarcas de Arenas de San Pedro,
Candelada, Cebreros, Las Navas del Marques, Navaluenga,
Sotillo de la Adrada)

— Province of Salamanca
Rodrigo and Sequeros)

(comarcas of Bejar, Ciudad

— Province of Madrid (comarcas of Aranjuez, El Escorial,
Grinon, Navalcarnero and San Martin de Valdeiglesias)’

Spain and Portugal have informed the Commission that
serotype 4 virus has been detected as circulating in a
number of peripheral areas of restricted Zone E.

‘Portugal:

Consequently, those restricted zones should be extended,
taking account of the data available on the ecology of the
vector and the development of its seasonal activity.

Decision 2005/393/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

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.
(2) OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/828/EC (OJ L 311, 26.11.2005, p. 37).

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Algarve: all concelhos

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Alentejo: all concelhos

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Ribatejo e Oeste:
concelhos of Almada, Barreiro, Moita, Seixal, Sesimbra,
Montijo,
Alcochete,
Setúbal,
Benavente, Salvaterra de Magos, Almeirim, Alpiarça,
Chamusca, Constância, Abrantes and Sardoal.

Coruche,

Palmela,

— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Beira Interior:
concelhos of Penamacor, Fundão, Oleiros, Sertã, Vila de
Rei,
Idanha a Nova, Castelo Branco, Proença-a-nova,
Vila Velha de Rodao and Mação.’

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 7 February 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission