2007/315/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2007 laying down specific measures to be applied by Cyprus with regard to scrapie (notified under document number C(2007) 1877)
Date: 2007-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, animal disease, goatmeat, intra-EU trade, sheepmeat, trade restriction

8.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 118/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 April 2007

laying down specific measures to be applied by Cyprus with regard to scrapie

(notified under document number C(2007) 1877)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2007/315/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

to

regard

Council Directive

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

89/662/EEC

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 836/2004 of 28 April
2004 laying down the transitional measures
to be
applied by Cyprus with regard to scrapie (2) was
adopted in view of the exceptional high level of scrapie
in the ovine and caprine populations in Cyprus. It lays
down certain transitional measures,
including a prohi-
bition on the dispatch from Cyprus to other Member
States and third countries of certain meat and meat
products derived from ovine and caprine animals. That
Regulation applies until 30 April 2007.

The results of the transmissible spongiform encephalo-
pathies (TSE) eradication and monitoring programme for
2006 in the Community indicate that in Cyprus, 865
cases of TSE in sheep were diagnosed, out of the total
of 2 579 TSE cases in the Community, and 461 TSE
cases in goats were diagnosed, out of the total of 531
TSE cases in the Community.

In the framework of the TSE roadmap (COM(2005) 322
final) adopted on 15 July 2005 and in line with the
SANCO work
TSEs
(SEC(2006)
currently
to
discussing with the Member States on a proposal
review the current measures to apply in TSE affected
flocks where BSE has been excluded.

the Commission

2006-2007

programme

1527),

on

is

Due to the animal health situation in Cyprus in sheep
and goat populations with regard to scrapie,
taking
into account and awaiting the
control
the
conclusions of

the discussion on a review of

requirements

current eradication measures it is necessary to maintain
certain protection measures
intra-
Community trade and trade with third countries with
certain meat and meat products derived from ovine
and caprine animals in order to prevent the risk of the
disease in other Member States.

regards

the

as

(5)

(6)

The dispatch of products derived from ovine and caprine
animals in Cyprus to other Member States and the export
thereof to third countries should therefore continue to be
prohibited.

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

shall ensure that

Cyprus
fresh meat, minced meat, meat
preparations and meat products, as defined in Annex I to Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (3), derived from ovine and caprine animals are not
dispatched from that Member State to other Member States
or exported to third countries.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(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, as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004,
p. 12).

the European Parliament and of

(2) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 48.

(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,

p. 22.