2007/101/EC: Commission Decision of 14 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (notified under document number C(2007) 416) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, agricultural region, animal disease, disease prevention, sheep, trade restriction, transport of animals

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Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 February 2007

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

(notified under document number C(2007) 416)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/101/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Consequently the restricted zone related to Portugal
should be extended taking into account
the current
meteorological situation in that region.

(5)

Decision 2005/393/EC should be amended accordingly.

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20
the
November 2000 laying down specific provisions
control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular
Article 8(3)thereof,

for

(6)

Whereas:

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)

(2)

(3)

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

establishment

protection

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

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
areas where protection and
the global geographic
surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be estab-
lished by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2007.

7 December

the
On
Commission of
circulation in a
evidence of virus
number of new peripheral areas of the restricted zone.

informed

Portugal

2006

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

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

2007/28/EC (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 51).

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ANNEX

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended as follows:
The list of restricted zone in zone E (serotype 4) which relates to Portugal is replaced by the following:

‘P o r t u g a l :
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Algarve: all concelhos
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Alentejo: all concelhos
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Ribatejo e Oeste: all concelhos
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Beira Interior: concelhos of Penamacor, Fundão,

Branco, Proença-a-Nova, Vila Velha de Ródão and Mação.’

Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo