2006/802/EC: Commission Decision of 23 November 2006 approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (notified under document number C(2006) 5426)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, animal life, animal plague, livestock farming, swine, vaccination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 November 2006

approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency
vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania

(notified under document number C(2006) 5426)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/802/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

(6)

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine
fever (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
16(1), the second subparagraph of Article 19(3) and the fourth
subparagraph of Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Directive 2001/89/EC introduces minimum Community
measures for the control of classical swine fever. Those
measures include the provision that Member States are to
submit to the Commission, following the confirmation of
a primary case of classical swine fever in feral pigs, a plan
of the measures to eradicate that disease. Those measures
also provide for the emergency vaccination of feral pigs
and pigs in pig holdings.

In 2006, classical swine fever has been present in feral
pigs and pigs in pig holdings in Romania.

Taking into account the Accession of Romania, measures
concerning the situation with regard to classical swine
laid down at
fever
Community level.

should be

in that

country

Romania has put in place a programme to survey and
control classical swine fever in the whole territory of that
country. That programme is still ongoing.

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Romania has also submitted to the Commission for
approval on 27 September 2006 a plan for the eradi-
cation of classical swine fever in feral pigs and a plan for
the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical
swine fever in the whole territory of Romania.

In addition, Romania submitted to the Commission on
27 September 2006 a plan for the eradication of classical
swine fever in feral pigs, an emergency vaccination plan
for the vaccination of pigs in large pig holdings with a
marker vaccine and an emergency vaccination plan for
the vaccination of pigs in smaller pig holdings with a live
attenuated conventional vaccine.

Those plans submitted by Romania, have been examined
by the Commission and found to comply with Directive
2001/89/EC.

In the interests of animal health, Romania must ensure
the effective implementation of
in
fully functional
particular by the
national and local disease control centres as provided
for in the plans submitted on 27 September 2006.

establishment of

those measures,

Due to this endemic presence of classical swine fever in
the territory of Romania,
the Commission adopted
Commission Decision 2006/779/EC of 14 November
2006 concerning transitional animal health control
measures
in
Romania (2) to apply from the date of entry into force
of Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

in relation to classical

swine

fever

The measures
laid down in Decision 2006/779/EC
inter alia the dispatch of pigmeat, pigmeat
prohibit
products and products and preparations
containing
from Romania to the other Member States.
pigmeat
For that purpose, that meat and those products must
be marked with special marks. Accordingly, it is appro-
priate that the fresh meat produced from pigs vaccinated
during the emergency vaccination in accordance with the
present Decision is marked with the same mark and that
provisions are laid down for placing such meat on the
market.

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

Accession.

(2) OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 48.

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(11) With a view to the Accession of Romania the measures
provided for in this Decision should be approved as
transitional measures
from the date of
applicable
Accession and for a period of nine months.

Article 5

Obligations by Romania concerning pigmeat

Romania shall ensure that the pigmeat obtained from pigs:

(12)

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

Plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the feral
pigs

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 27
September 2006 for the eradication of classical swine fever in
feral pigs, in the area as set out in point 1 of the Annex, is
approved.

(a) which are vaccinated with a marker vaccine in accordance
with Article 3 is limited to the national market and shall
not be dispatched to the other Member States;

(b) which are vaccinated in accordance with Article 3 and 4 of
is marked with a special health or identifi-
this Decision,
cation mark which cannot
confused with the
Community stamp as referred to in Article 4 of Decision
2006/779/EC;

be

(c) which are vaccinated with a live attenuated conventional
vaccine in accordance with Article 4 is limited for the
private domestic consumption or for the direct supply, by
the producer, of small quantities to the final consumer or to
local market in the same municipality and shall not be
dispatched to the other Member States.

Article 2

Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine
fever of feral pigs

Article 6

Information obligations on Romania

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 27
September 2006 for
vaccination against
in the area as set out in
classical swine fever of feral pigs,
point 2 of the Annex, is approved.

emergency

the

Romania shall ensure that the Commission and the Member
States are provided on a monthly basis with information
concerning the implementation of the emergency vaccination
plans of pigs, as provided for in Articles 3 and 4, as follows:

Article 3

Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine
fever of pigs in pig holdings with a marker vaccine

(a)

the number of pigs vaccinated, the number of doses of
vaccine used and the number of holdings where such pigs
have been vaccinated;

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 27
September 2006 for
vaccination against
classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a marker
vaccine,
is
approved.

in the area as set out in point 3 of the Annex,

emergency

the

(b) the number of pigs slaughtered and a list of the slaughter-

houses where such pigs have been slaughtered;

Article 4

(c)

the number and nature of surveillance tests carried out to
control the vaccination and the results of such tests.

Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine
fever of pigs in pig holdings with a live attenuated
conventional vaccine

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 27
September 2006 for
vaccination against
classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a live atte-
nuated conventional vaccine, in the area as set out in point 4 of
the Annex, is approved.

emergency

the

Article 7

Compliance measures by Romania

Romania shall take the necessary measures to comply with this
Decision and publish those measures.
immediately
inform the Commission thereof.

It shall

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Article 8

Applicability

This Decision shall apply only subject to and from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of
Bulgaria and Romania.

It shall apply for a period of nine months.

Article 9

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

1. Areas where the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs is to be implemented:

the whole territory of Romania.

2. Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigs is to be

implemented:

the whole territory of Romania.

3. Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination for the vaccination against classical swine fever with

marker vaccine of pigs in pig holdings is to be implemented:

the whole territory of Romania.

4. Areas where the plan for emergency vaccination against classical swine fever with a live attenuated conven-

tional vaccine of pigs in pig holdings is to be implemented:

the whole territory of Romania.