2008/77/EC: Commission Decision of 25 January 2008 approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs against that disease in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2008) 270)
Date: 2008-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, animal life, animal plague, swine, vaccination

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 January 2008

approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the
emergency vaccination of those pigs against that disease in Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2008) 270)

(Only the Bulgarian text is authentic)

(2008/77/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

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. That Directive
also contains provisions concerning the emergency vacci-
nation of feral pigs.

(2)

Classical swine fever is present in feral pigs in Bulgaria.

(3)

(4)

Bulgaria 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 2006/800/EC of 23 November
2006 approving the plans
eradication of
classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency

the

for

those pigs

in
vaccination of
Bulgaria (2) was adopted as one of a number of
measures
swine fever. Decision
2006/800/EC applies until 31 December 2007.

to combat classical

that disease

against

Bulgaria submitted to the Commission for approval on
15 October 2007 a plan for 2008 for the eradication of
classical swine fever in feral pigs and a plan for the
in the whole
emergency vaccination of
territory of that Member State.

such pigs

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

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs

The plan submitted by Bulgaria to the Commission on
15 October 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 Bulgaria to the Commission on
the emergency vaccination against
15 October 2007 for
classical swine fever of feral pigs,
in the area as set out in
point 2 of the Annex, is approved.

(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).

(2) OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 35. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/624/EC (OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 43).

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Article 3

Compliance

Bulgaria shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. It shall
immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 4

Applicability

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

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Article 5

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2008.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

1. Areas where the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs is to be implemented:

The whole territory of Bulgaria

2. Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigs is to be

implemented:

The whole territory of Bulgaria