2008/71/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 2008 amending Decision 2007/718/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2008) 186) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, live animal, meat, trade restriction

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 January 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 186)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/71/EC)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On the basis of
the animal health
the evolution of
situation in Cyprus, and in particular the favourable
results of the completed surveillance, it is now possible
to remove the high risk area listed in Annex I and to
declare Cyprus a low risk area to be detailed in Annex II
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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annexes to Decision 2007/718/EC are replaced by the text
in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2008.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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)

(2)

2007

certain

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
for
29 September 2003 on Community measures
the
repealing
Directive
84/531/EEC
and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (4).

foot-and-mouth
85/511/EEC and Decisions

disease,

control

of

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.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33; corrected version 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 last amended by Decision

2008/65/EC (OJ L 17, 22.1.2008, p. 8).

(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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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

ANNEX II

ANNEX III

1

2

3

Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

4

B

5

S/G

6

P

7

8

FG

WG

ADNS = Animal Disease Notification System Code (Decision 2005/176/EC)
B
S/G
P
FG
WG

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