2006/254/EC: Commission Decision of  28 March 2006  concerning certain interim protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany  (notified under document number C(2006) 1321)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal breeding, animal plague, disease prevention, health certificate, swine, trade restriction, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 March 2006

concerning certain interim protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in Germany

(notified under document number C(2006) 1321)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/254/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

and

health

animal

conditions

The
certification
requirements for trade in porcine ova and embryos are
laid down in Commission Decision 95/483/EC of 9
November 1995 determining the specimen certificate
for
intra-Community trade in ova and embryos of
swine (5).

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 (1), and in
particular Article 10(3) thereof,

(7)

Pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on the
Food Chain and Animal Health and in collaboration with
the Member State concerned, it is appropriate to adopt
interim protection measures.

Whereas:

(8)

This Decision shall be
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

reviewed by the Standing

Outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever have occurred in
Germany.

In view of the trade in live pigs and certain pig products,
these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other
Members States.

Article 1

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Germany has taken measures within the framework of
2001/89/EC (2)
Council Directive
on Community
measures for the control of Classical Swine Fever.

The animal health conditions and the
certification
requirements for trade in live pigs are laid down in
Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on
animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade
in bovine animals and swine (3).

and

health

animal

conditions

certification
The
requirements for trade in porcine semen are laid down
in Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying
down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-
Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic
animals of the porcine species (4).

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/33/EC of
(OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of

Accession.

(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.

(4) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62. Directive as last amended by Council

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

prejudice

of Directive
1. Without
2001/89/EC, and in particular Articles 9, 10 and 11 thereof,
Germany shall ensure that:

the measures

to

(a) no pigs are transported from and to pig holdings situated

within the areas described in the Annex;

(b) transport of pigs for slaughter proceeding from holdings
situated outside the areas described in the Annex to slaugh-
terhouses located in the said areas and transit of pigs
through the said areas shall only be allowed via major
roads or railways and in accordance with the detailed
instructions provided for by the competent authorities to
prevent that during transport the pigs in question come
in direct or indirect contact with other pigs.

2.
By derogation from paragraph 1(a) the competent autho-
rities may authorise the transport of pigs directly to a slaugh-
terhouse situated in the area described in the Annex, or in
exceptional cases in designated slaughterhouses outside that
area in Germany, for immediate slaughter.

(5) OJ L 275, 18.11.1995, p. 30.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Article 2

Germany shall ensure that no pigs, except pigs send for
1.
immediate
are
dispatched to other Member States and to third countries,
unless the pigs:

slaughter directly

slaughterhouse,

to the

(a) come from a holding situated in an area outside the areas

described in the Annex, and

(b) have been resident on the holding of origin for at least 30
days prior to loading, or since birth if less than 30 days of
age, and

(c)

(c) come from a holding where no live pigs have been
introduced during the 30 day period immediately prior to
the dispatch of the pigs in question.

2.
The competent veterinary authority of Germany shall
ensure that the notification of the dispatch of pigs to other
is communicated to the central and local
Member States
veterinary authorities of the Member State of destination and
any Member State of
three days before the
dispatch.

transit at

least

Article 3

1.
Germany shall ensure that no consignments of porcine
semen are dispatched to other Member States and to third
countries unless the semen originates from boars kept at a
referred to in Article 3(a) of Council
collection centre
Directive 90/429/EEC and situated outside the areas described
in the Annex.

2.
Germany shall ensure that no consignments of ova and
embryos of swine are dispatched to other Member States and to
third countries unless the ova and embryos originate from
swine kept at a holding situated outside the areas described in
the Annex.

protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in
Germany’

(b) the health certificate provided for

in Council Directive
90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen dispatched from
Germany must be completed by the following:
‘Semen
Commission Decision
2006/254/EC of 28 March 2006 concerning certain
protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever in
Germany’

accordance with

in

the health certificate provided for in Commission Decision
95/483/EC accompanying ova and embryos of
swine
dispatched from Germany must be completed by the
following:
‘Ova/Embryos
in accordance with
Commission Decision 2006/254/EC of 28 March 2006
concerning
to
certain
Classical Swine Fever in Germany’

(delete as appropriate)

protection measures

relating

Article 5

Germany shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for
the transport of pigs or had entered a holding where pigs are
kept are cleaned and disinfected after each operation and the
transporter shall
to the competent veterinary
authority of such disinfection.

furnish proof

Article 6

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to
trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision
and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the
inform the
shall
measures
Commission thereof.

adopted. They

immediately

Article 7

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Germany shall ensure that:

(a)

the health certificate provided for
in Council Directive
64/432/EEC accompanying pigs dispatched from Germany
must be completed by the following:
‘Animals
accordance with Commission Decision
2006/254/EC of 28 March 2006 concerning certain

in

Done at Brussels, 28 March 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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The entire territory of the federal state of NorthRhine-Westfalia in Germany.

ANNEX