2007/314/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2007 concerning measures taken by Slovenia following outbreaks of classical swine fever in Croatia (notified under document number C(2007) 1830) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, Slovenia, animal plague, food inspection, health control, slaughter of animals, swine, trade restriction

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 April 2007

concerning measures taken by Slovenia following outbreaks of classical swine fever in Croatia

(notified under document number C(2007) 1830)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/314/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

in zones

In addition, on 12 March 2007 Slovenia took similar
measures
in the municipalities
located
Razkrizje, Ljutomer, Ormoz and Črenšovci and within
a distance of 10 kilometres from another outbreak in
Croatia.

to

regard

Council Directive

of
Having
11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

89/662/EEC

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 (2), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

to

regard

Council Directive

Having
of
16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules
governing the production, processing, distribution and intro-
duction
human
consumption (3), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 4(1) and Article 4(3) thereof,

2002/99/EC

products

animal

origin

for

of

of

Whereas:

(1)

Since 3 March 2007, several outbreaks of classical swine
fever have occurred in Croatia close to the border with
Slovenia. On 8 March 2007, Slovenia took, on the basis
the information provided by Croatia, control and
of
precautionary measures relating to pig holdings and
movements of pigs in restriction zones,
located in the
municipality of Brežice and within a distance of 3 and
10 kilometres from an outbreak in Croatia. Different
measures apply in the 3 and in the 10 km restriction
zones that have been based on the requirements laid
down in Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October
2001 on Community measures
the control of
classical swine fever (4).

for

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of
the Council
(OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33, corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004,
p. 12).

the European Parliament and of

(2) 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).

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The measures taken by Slovenia were notified to the
Commission and the Member States without delay.
Those measures include a ban on the dispatch of pigs
and pig meat from the restriction zones to other parts of
Slovenia and to other Member States.

control

and precautionary measures

taken by
The
Slovenia have proven effective, as to date no outbreaks
of classical swine fever have been detected in that
Member State.

in the Community it

Nevertheless, in order to prevent the spread of classical
is appropriate to
swine fever
in this Decision, on the
provide for a prohibition,
dispatch of pigs
situated within the
restriction zones established by Slovenia.

from holdings

However, due to the prolonged restrictive period, welfare
problems are expected on pig holdings that make it
to the movement
necessary
restriction.

to allow derogations

Therefore, the dispatch of pigs from the restriction zones
to a designated slaughterhouse in Slovenia for immediate
slaughter and to holdings in that Member State situated
outside the restriction zones should be permitted subject
to the condition that the pigs have been submitted with
negative results to examinations in accordance with
Commission Decision 2002/106/EC of 1 February
2002 approving a Diagnostic Manual establishing diag-
nostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for
evaluation of the laboratory tests for the confirmation
of classical swine fever (5).

(3) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Directive

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

(5) OJ L 39, 9.2.2002, p. 71. Decision as amended by Decision

2003/859/EC (OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 55).

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(8)

(9)

(10)

No slaughterhouse is available in the restriction zones
making it necessary for the Slovenian authorities to
designate a slaughterhouse outside those zones for the
slaughter, for welfare reasons, of pigs from the restriction
zones.

Strict controls are to be put in place by Slovenia for
dispatches of pigs
in the restriction
from holdings
zones to a designated slaughterhouse or other holding
it is
outside those zones. Due to those strict controls,
unnecessary to subject meat
to a
2002/99/EC.
treatment
Furthermore, such meat should not be permitted to
enter into intra-Community or international trade.

from those pigs
Directive

pursuant

to

fresh pigmeat

to the marking of

It is appropriate to provide for specific measures with
respect
from the
restriction zones in Slovenia and its subsequent use as
well as the destination of the processed products. Such
measures should not reduce the degree of protection
from classical
in the Community and
should not
impair intra-Community trade or interna-
tional trade.

swine fever

(11) Accordingly,

it is appropriate in this particular case to
provide for a specific alternative identification mark that
Slovenia may apply to fresh meat from the restriction
zones and which cannot be confused with the identifi-
cation marks for pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC)
No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene
rules for food of animal origin (1) or Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying
down transitional arrangements for the implementation
of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004,
(EC) No 854/2004
and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and
of
(EC) No
853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (2), and the health
mark for fresh pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC)
No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules
for the organisation of official controls on products of
animal origin intended for human consumption (3).

the Council and amending Regulations

(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

Slovenia shall ensure that

1.
the dispatch of pigs from
holdings situated within the restriction zones established by
that Member State following outbreaks of classical swine fever
in Croatia is prohibited.

However, such pigs may be dispatched from a holding where
the pigs have been submitted with negative results to clinical
examinations and laboratory investigations in accordance with:

(a) point 1 and point 3 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to
Decision 2002/106/EC when the pigs are moved directly
to a designated slaughterhouse in Slovenia for immediate
slaughter; or

(b) points 1, 2 and the second, third and fourth subparagraphs
of point 4 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to Decision
2002/106/EC when the pigs are moved to a holding in
Slovenia situated outside the restriction zone, whereby the
blood samples for laboratory investigation must be taken on
the holding of origin before the dispatch of the pigs.

Slovenia

shall undertake

2.
in
accordance with point 4 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to
Decision 2002/106/EC for pigs referred to in paragraph 1
that are moved to a slaughterhouse.

laboratory investigations

Slovenia shall without undue delay communicate to the
3.
Commission and to the other Member States the up-to-date lists
of the restriction zones referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 2

fresh meat
1.
Slovenia shall not be required to submit
obtained from the pigs referred to in Article 1(1) of
this
Decision to the appropriate treatment set out in Annex III to
Directive 2002/99/EC, provided that that fresh meat is marked
with the mark provided for in Annex II to that Directive or with
identification mark in
a
alternative
and indelible
accordance with the model set out
in the Annex to this
Decision.

legible

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC)
No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1666/2006 (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 47).

That mark cannot be confused with:

(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
(EC)

83. Regulation

by Regulation

amended

last

as

p.
No 1791/2006.

(a) the identification mark for

fresh meat provided for
Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

in

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(b) the health mark for fresh pig meat provided for in Chapter
III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;

(c) the identification mark for fresh meat provided for in Arti-

cle 4 to Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.

(c) be used in such a way as to ensure that it is not introduced
into meat products intended for intra-Community trade or
export
to third countries, unless it has undergone the
treatment set out in Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC.

Article 3

2. Meat from the pigs referred to in Article 1 shall:

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(a) not be dispatched from Slovenia to other Member States or

exported to third countries;

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2007.

(b) be obtained, cut, transported and stored separately from
to

intended for intra-Community trade or export

meat
third countries;

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

The mark referred to in Article 2(1) shall be easily legible and have clearly displayed characters and the following shape
and indications:

Whereby:
— ‘XY’ means the relevant country code provided for in point 6 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC)

No 853/2004, and

— ‘1234’ means the approval number of the establishment referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.