Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/403 of 28 February 2025 amending the Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 as regards the approval of certain national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals and as regards the list of species which are susceptible to those diseases
Date: 2025-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, aquaculture, disease prevention, fish disease, health risk, infectious disease, regions of Denmark, regions of France, veterinary inspection




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/403


3.3.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/403
of 28 February 2025
         
amending the Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 as regards the approval of certain national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals and as regards the list of species which are susceptible to those diseases
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (1), and in particular Article 226(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 (2) establishes, in Annexes I, II and III thereto, lists of Member States or parts thereof which are regarded as being free from certain diseases of aquatic animals, not listed in accordance with Article 9(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, or which are subject to an eradication programme for those diseases, and for which national measures are approved, as well as a list of species which are susceptible to those diseases.












(2)


France has notified the Commission that the zone Durançole and the compartments FR 72261001 and FR 72294001, within its territory which are listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from KHV. The competent authority will no longer take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for that disease. That zone and those compartments should, therefore, be removed from the list in that Annex.












(3)


Denmark has notified the Commission that compartments 103647 and 117789 and within its territory, which are listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from both bacterial kidney disease (BKD) and infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN). In addition, Denmark has informed the Commission that compartment 104106 within its territory can no longer be regarded as being free from IPN. The competent authority will no longer take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for those diseases in those compartments. In addition, those compartments should, therefore, be removed from the list in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260.












(4)


Denmark has also notified the Commission that compartment 122491 within its territory, which is listed in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as having an eradication programme for BKD. The competent authority will no longer take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for this disease in that compartment. In addition, that compartment should, therefore, be removed from the list in that Annex.












(5)


In addition, Denmark notified the Commission that the eradication programme for certain diseases, referred to in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, has now been successfully finalised as regards BKD for compartment 106314 within its territory which is listed in that Annex. That compartment can therefore be regarded as being free from BKD and should, therefore, be removed from the list in that Annex. It should, instead, be inserted into the list of compartments that are regarded as being free from BKD in Annex I to that Implementing Decision and the competent authority will take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for that disease.












(6)


Moreover, Denmark has notified the Commission that it has commenced an eradication programme for BKD for compartments 83138 and 103606 within its territory. Those compartments should, therefore, be added to the list of compartments that are subject to an eradication programme for BKD in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 and the competent authority will take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for that disease.












(7)


Annexes I and II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.












(8)


Furthermore, recent EFSA opinions concerning BKD (3), infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (4), infectious pancreatic necrosis (5), infection with salmonid alphavirus (6), and spring viraemia of carp (7), set out lists of species of aquatic animals which are susceptible to those diseases. Annex III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 should, therefore, be amended to take those EFSA opinions into account.












(9)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annexes I, II and III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 28 February 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 of 11 February 2021 approving national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 226(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2010/221/EU (OJ L 59, 19.2.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/260/oj).

(3)  
            https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8326.

(4)  
            https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8325.

(5)  
            https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8028.

(6)  
            https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8327.

(7)  
            https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8324.




ANNEX
Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended as follows:






(1)


Annex I is amended as follows:






(a)


the entry for France as regards Koi herpes virus disease (KHV) is replaced by the following:








‘Koi herpes virus disease (KHV)


France


FR


The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:




 


FR 17116001 CE Pisiculture de l’EARL Carpio
FR 34023506 CE SCEA les poissons du Soleil
FR 34195501 CE Olivier Germaine – Pisciculture
FR 39366002 CE Pisciculture du Moulin de Pierre
FR 63263022 CE Pisciculture de Fontanas
FR 66190003 CE SCEA les poissons du Soleil’














(b)


the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following:








‘Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)


Denmark


DK


The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:




 


84470


Brænderigårdens Dambrug




92158


Hørup Mølle Dambrug




103471


Abildvad Dambrug




103559


Fårup Mølle Dambrug




103587


Trend Å Dambrug




103623


Hårkjær Dambrug




103682


Sangild Dambrug




103733


Skade Dambrug




106314


Ravningkær Dambrug




118656


AquaSearch Ova, Billund




118844


Ravning ægpakkeri




128165


Ollerupgård Dambrug’














(c)


the entry for Denmark as regards infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is replaced by the following:








‘Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)


Denmark


DK


The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:




 


83138


Hallesøhuse Dambrug




84470


Brænderigårdens Dambrug




92158


Hørup Mølle Dambrug




103554


Fruerlund Dambrug




103559


Fårup Mølle Dambrug




103571


Hallesø Dambrug




103606


Lundby Dambrug




103623


Hårkjær Dambrug




103668


Ravning Dambrug




103670


Refsgårds Dambrug




103682


Sangild Dambrug




103802


Ådal Dambrug




103910


Piledal Dambrug




106314


Ravningkær Dambrug




108516


Hulsig Dambrug




118656


AquaSearch Ova, Billund




118844


Ravning ægpakkeri




125770


Aquasearch Ova




128165


Ollerupgård Dambrug’


















(2)


in Annex II, the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following:








‘Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)


Denmark


DK


The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:




 


83138


Halle Søhuse Dambrug




103606


Lundby Dambrug’














(3)


Annex III is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 Species of aquatic animals which are susceptible to diseases for which certain Member States
 (*1)
have adopted national measures in accordance with Article 226(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429







Disease


Susceptible species




Koi herpes virus disease


As listed in the third column of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882




Spring viraemia of carp (SVC)



Abramis brama, Aristichthys nobilis, Carassius auratus, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinus carpio koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus, Danio rerio, Notemingonus crysoleucas, Percocypris pingi, Pimephales promelas, Rutilus kutum, Rutilus rutilus, Silurus glanis





Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)



Anoplopoma fimbria, Lota lota, Notropis cornutus, Onchorhynchus clarkii, Oncorhyncus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Pimephales promelas, Plecoglossus altivelis, Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus fontinalis, Salvelinus namaycush, Salmo salar, Salmo trutta, Thymallus thymallus





Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)



Anarhichas minor, Anguilla anguilla, Anguilla japonica, Brevoortia tyrannus, Channa striata, Coregonus lavaretus, Ctenolabrus rupestris, Danio rerio, Dicentrarchus labrax, Esox lucius, Gadus morhua, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Limanda limanda, Morone saxatilis, Merluccius merluccius, Microstomus kitt, Orcorhynchus clarkii, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus rhodurus, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Pleuronectes platessa, Scophthalmus maximus, Salmo salar, Salmo trutta, Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus fontinalis, Salvelinus namaycush





Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS)



Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmo trutta, Salmo salar, Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus fontinalis, Salvelinus namaycush, Thymallus thymallus





Infection with salmonid alphavirus (SAV)



Limanda limanda, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmo salar, Salvelinus alpinus






(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’."
                        






(*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.’.’



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/403/oj
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