2006/553/EC: Commission Decision of  4 August 2006  on the purchase by the Community of marker vaccine against classical swine fever to increase the Community stocks of those vaccines  (notified under document number C(2006) 3461)
Date: 2006-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal plague, disease prevention, swine, vaccine

8.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 217/31

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 August 2006

on the purchase by the Community of marker vaccine against classical swine fever to increase the
Community stocks of those vaccines

(notified under document number C(2006) 3461)

(2006/553/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 6(2) and Article 8(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine
fever (2), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,

(6)

(7)

Whereas:

An emergency vaccination against classical swine fever
with marker vaccine that exceeds the number of doses
of vaccine that the Community stocks has become more
likely in the light of the situation in the Community and
especially the situation of the disease in the acceding
States.

For the purpose of reinforcing the Community capability
to respond quickly to classical swine fever, it is necessary
to purchase an adequate number of doses of marker
vaccine and to make arrangements for keeping them in
stock and having them rapidly available in case of an
emergency.

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)

Classical swine fever is a threat for domestic and feral
pigs (wild boar) in the Community.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(2)

(3)

(4)

Outbreaks of classical
in domestic pig
holdings can lead to very serious consequences and
economic losses in the Community,
if
they occur in areas with a high density of pigs.

in particular

swine fever

for

rules

vaccination of
The
domestic and feral pigs and the definition of marker
vaccine are laid down in Directive 2001/89/EC.

emergency

applying

The Community already has 1 000 000 doses of
live
attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever in stock
and is in the process of purchasing 1 550 000 doses of
marker vaccine against classical swine fever.

Article 1

The Community shall purchase as

1.
soon as possible
7 000 000 doses of marker vaccine against classical swine fever.

The Community shall make arrangements for the storage

2.
and distribution of the vaccine referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 2

The maximum cost of the measures referred to in Article 1 shall
not exceed EUR 7 500 000.

Article 3

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37).

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

Accession.

The measures provided for in Article 1(2) shall be carried out by
the Commission in cooperation with the suppliers designated by
call for tender.

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.8.2006

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission