2007/870/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 approving the plans for 2008 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(2007) 6699)
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, animal life, animal plague, livestock farming, swine, vaccination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2007

approving the plans for 2008 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(2007) 6699)

(Only the Romanian text is authentic)

(2007/870/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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,

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)

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.

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

Commission Decision 2006/802/EC of 23 November
2006 approving the plans
eradication of
classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency

the

for

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against
that disease in Romania (2) was adopted as one of a
number of measures to combat classical swine fever.
Decision 2006/802/EC applies until 31 December 2007.

(4)

Classical swine fever is present in feral pigs and pigs in
pig holdings in Romania.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Romania submitted to the Commission for approval on
29 November 2007 an amended plan for 2008 for the
eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and a
plan for 2008 for the emergency vaccination of feral
pigs against classical swine fever in the whole territory
of Romania.

In addition, Romania also submitted to the Commission
on 29 November 2007 an amended plan for 2008 for
the emergency vaccination 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 conven-
tional vaccine.

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

In the interests of animal health, Romania must ensure
the effective implementation of the measures set out in
those plans.

Commission Decision 2006/779/EC of 14 November
2006 concerning transitional animal health control
measures relating to classical swine fever in Romania (3)
was adopted due to the endemic presence of classical
swine fever in the territory of Romania.

(2) OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 34. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/625/EC (OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 44).

(3) OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 48. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/630/EC (OJ L 255, 29.9.2007, p. 44).

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(10)

inter alia,

laid down in Decision 2006/779/EC
The measures
the dispatch of pigmeat, pigmeat
prohibit,
containing
products and products and preparations
pigmeat
from Romania to the other Member States.
For that purpose, that meat and those products must
be marked with special marks. Accordingly, it is appro-
priate that the fresh meat of 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.

Article 4

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 29
November 2007 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

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision should be
approved as transitional measures applicable until 31
December 2008.

Obligations by Romania concerning pigmeat

Romania shall ensure that the pigmeat obtained from pigs:

Article 5

(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 29
November 2007 for the eradication of classical swine fever in
feral pigs, in the area as set out in point 1 of the Annex, is
approved.

Article 2

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

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29
November 2007 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

Article 3

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

The plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29
November 2007 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

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

(b) which are vaccinated in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of
this Decision is marked with a special health or identifi-
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 of this Decision is
limited for the private domestic consumption and shall
not be dispatched to the other Member States.

Article 6

Information obligations on Romania

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

(a)

the total number of holdings and the total number of pigs
present per category as
laid down in the eradication
programme;

(b) per category of holdings,

the monthly and cumulative
number of holdings and pigs where emergency vaccination
has been implemented;

(c)

the monthly and cumulative number of doses of different
vaccine that have been used;

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(d) the monthly and cumulative number of surveillance tests

carried out and the results of such tests.

Article 9

Addressee

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to Romania.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

Article 8

Applicability

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008 until 31
December 2008.

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 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.