2008/65/EC: Commission Decision of 17 January 2008 amending Decision 2007/718/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2008) 29) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, live animal, pigmeat, trade restriction

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II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 January 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 29)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/65/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:

(1)

2007

foot-and-mouth disease
Following recent outbreaks of
in Cyprus, Commission Decision 2007/718/EC of 6
November
protection
concerning
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

certain

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
(OJ
2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33, corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).
(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(3) OJ L 289, 7.11.2007, p. 45. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/832/EC (OJ L 329, 14.12.2007, p. 56).

for

the
September 2003 on Community measures
foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive
control of
and
85/511/EEC
92/46/EEC,
91/665/EEC
Decisions
repealing
84/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive
92/46/EEC (4).

amending Directive
and

and
and
Directive

85/511/EEC

84/531/EEC

Decisions

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. At
present only the dispatch of pig meat from defined areas
is allowed.

On the basis of
the animal health
the evolution 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, with
regard to beef, in Annex III to Decision 2007/718/EC.

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

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(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).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annex III to Decision 2007/718/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 1

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, 17 January 2008.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

1

2

3

Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

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
S/G
P
FG
WG

= bovine meat
= sheepmeat and goatmeat (meat of ovine and caprine animals)
= pigmeat (meat of porcine animals)
= farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease
= wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease’

4

B

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

+

5

S/G

–

–

–

–

–

6

P

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

+

7

8

FG

WG

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–