2007/832/EC: Commission Decision of 13 December 2007 amending Decision 2007/718/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2007) 6251) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, foot-and-mouth disease, health certificate, health legislation, live animal, meat, trade restriction

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 December 2007

amending Decision 2007/718/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth
disease in Cyprus

(notified under document number C(2007) 6251)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/832/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
the
Community trade with a view to the completion of
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

veterinary

checks

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,

Whereas:

2007

Following recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in
Cyprus, Commission Decision 2007/718/EC of 6
protection
concerning
November
foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus (3)
measures against
was adopted to reinforce the control measures against
foot-and-mouth disease taken by that Member State in
the framework of Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29
the
September 2003 on Community measures
control of foot-and-mouth disease (4),

certain

for

(1)

(2)

in place in Cyprus,
from raw material sourced from
outside those restricted areas, or that have undergone a
treatment proven effective in inactivating possible foot-
and-mouth disease virus.

In Decision 2007/718/EC, the Commission laid down
rules for
the dispatch of certain categories of meat
from certain areas listed in Annex III to that Decision
that have not recorded any outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease for a period of at least 90 days prior to slaughter
and which comply with certain specified conditions.
There are presently no areas listed in that Annex.

the animal health
the evolution of
On the basis of
situation in Cyprus, and in particular the favourable
results of the ongoing surveillance,
it is now possible
to define those areas that should be included in Annex
III to Decision 2007/718/EC.

It is also necessary in view of the current animal health
situation to extend the validity of Decision 2007/718/EC
until 31 January 2008.

Decision 2007/718/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Decision 2007/718/EC lays down rules applicable to the
dispatch from the high risk areas, listed in Annex I, and
the low risk areas listed in Annex II, to that Decision
(‘restricted areas’), in Cyprus of products considered safe
that either were produced before the restrictions were put

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2007/718/EC is amended as follows:

(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 version 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).

1. In Article 16 ‘15 December 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 January

2008’.

(3) OJ L 289, 7.11.2007, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

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

2. Annex III
Decision.

is replaced by the text

in the Annex to this

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Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance
with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

1

2

3

GROUP

ADNS

Administrative Unit

4

B

5

S/G

Cyprus

00001

Lefkosia

00003

Ammochostos

00004

Larnaca, except the administrative units of:

Agia Anna

Alethriko

Aradippou

Dromolaxia

Kalo Chorio

Kellia

Kiti

Kivisili

Klavdia

Kochi

Larnaka

Livadia

Meneou

Softades

Tersefanou

00005

Lemesos

00006

Paphos

ADNS = Animal Disease Notification System Code (Decision 2005/176/EC)

B

= bovine meat

S/G

= sheep and goat meat [meat of ovine and caprine animals]

P

FG

WG

= pig meat [meat of porcine animals]

= farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease
= wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease’

7

FG

8

WG

6

P

+

+

+
–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

+