Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 of 29 July 2025 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 (notified under document C(2025) 5362)
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, animal disease, cattle, transport of animals, veterinary inspection, viral disease




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2025/1582


1.8.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/1582
of 29 July 2025
         
concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318


(notified under document C(2025) 5362)


(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(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 259(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Infection with lumpy skin disease virus is an infectious, vector-borne disease affecting bovine animals. Its occurrence can have a severe impact on the concerned animal population and on the profitability of farming, also causing disturbance to movements of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries.












(2)


In the event of an outbreak of an infection with lumpy skin disease virus in bovine animals, there is a serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of bovine animals particularly due its main mode of transmission through vectors.












(3)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 (2) supplements the rules for the control of the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and defined as category A, B and C diseases in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 (3). In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide for the establishment of a restricted zone in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease, including infection with lumpy skin disease virus, and for certain measures to be applied therein. In addition, Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to comprise at least a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.












(4)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 (4) was adopted on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and it lays down certain interim emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy.












(5)


More particularly, Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 requires the establishment of restricted zones in the sense of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 in that Member State, and determine the areas listed in their respective Annexes as such zones.












(6)


Since the adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318, Italy has notified the Commission of 25 additional outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in establishments keeping bovine animals in the provinces of Nuoro and Sassari, in the region of Sardinia, as well as one additional outbreak in the region of Lombardy, which were reported between 25 June and 17 July 2025. In response to these outbreaks, Italy has established protection and surveillance zones, as well as further restricted zones, in the provinces of Nuoro and Sassari, in the region of Sardinia, as well as protection and surveillance zones in the region of Lombardy, where the disease control measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 are applied. In addition, Italy has established a surveillance zone in an area bordering France, in response to the outbreak confirmed by France on 12 July 2025 in regions close to the Italian border.












(7)


The size of the areas indicated as protection zones and the surveillance zones as well as the further restricted zone in the Annex to this Decision, as well as the duration of the measures to be applied therein, are based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as well as on the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection zone and the surveillance zone, as well as of the duration of the measures to be applied therein, include the consideration of not only the epidemiological situation as regards infection with lumpy skin disease virus in the areas affected by that disease, but also of other epidemiological factors, including geographical parameters and the risk for the further spread of the disease in view of the presence of insect vectors. The chosen duration of the measures foreseen in this Decision has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (5).












(8)


Regulation (EU) 2016/429, in particular Article 69, provides that the competent authority of a Member State may use emergency protective vaccination where necessary for the effective control of a listed disease in kept animals. To that end, the competent authority is to establish vaccination zones and implement an official vaccination plan that meets specific requirements. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361 (6), which supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down, inter alia, the specific rules to be implemented by Member States when using emergency protective vaccination in bovine animals to prevent or control a listed disease. That Delegated Regulation also contains the conditions under which the movement of vaccinated animals and products thereof may be allowed. Specific conditions for emergency protective vaccination against infection with lumpy skin disease are laid down in Annex IX to that Delegated Regulation.












(9)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/140 (7) lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 with regard to the Union antigen, vaccine and diagnostic reagent banks. In particular, it lays out the procedural and technical requirements under Article 8 for Member States to request emergency access to vaccines, including those for lumpy skin disease, from vaccine banks.












(10)


On 1 July 2025, Italy submitted to the Commission its official vaccination plan for emergency protective vaccination against infection with lumpy skin disease. The plan includes information on the geographical and administrative scope of the vaccination zones, the number of establishments and animals to be vaccinated, and the duration of the vaccination, as required by Article 6(4), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361. They also requested sufficient vaccine doses from the Union vaccine bank, in accordance with Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/140 in order to commence emergency protective vaccination in the entire territory of the region of Sardinia












(11)


The conditions under which Italy is to apply emergency protective vaccination against infection with lumpy skin disease virus, as well as the risk-mitigating measures that are to be taken for the movement of vaccinated animals and their products are laid down in Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361. In line with these conditions, vaccination may be implemented in vaccination zones I or II, depending on the confirmation of infection with lumpy skin disease virus.












(12)


The type, size and duration of vaccination zones I and II may need to be adjusted in the light of the evolving epidemiological situation and the progress of the vaccination campaigns, particularly taking into account the evolving level of vaccine coverage achieved. Where appropriate or necessary, a vaccination zone II or part thereof may need to be converted into a vaccination zone I and vice versa, in line with the criteria set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361 and based on the information provided by the competent authorities of the affected Member States. Accordingly, it is necessary to indicate, in the Annex to this Decision, the dates for the conversion of one type of vaccination zone to another.












(13)


In view of the current epidemiological situation and the risk that infection with lumpy skin disease virus can spread through sub-clinically infected bovine animals, it is necessary to prohibit the movement of such animals from any location within the protection, surveillance, or further restricted zones to destinations outside the external perimeters of the further restricted zones in Italy or outside that Member State. To that end, specific areas in the territories of Italy had to be identified where enhanced measures like those applicable in further restricted zones, as provided for in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, should be applied, and from where movements of bovine animals outside the external perimeters of those areas or beyond are also prohibited until a certain date.












(14)


In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union, and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade being imposed by third countries, the areas identified as protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, as well as the vaccination zones, should be set out in the Annex to this Decision, and the duration of those measures fixed, in collaboration with those Member States.












(15)


To ensure legal clarity, the restricted zones and vaccination zones should be clearly defined in terms of their geographical scope and their duration to prevent the further spread of the disease within Italy to other Member States or to third countries. In light of the epidemiological situation, the provisions of this Decision should apply as soon as possible.












(16)


Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 should, therefore, be repealed and replaced by this Decision.












(17)


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
Italy shall ensure that:






(a)


restricted zones, which comprise the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, are established immediately by the competent authorities of those Member States in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and under the conditions laid down in that Article;










(b)


vaccination zones are established immediately by the competent authorities of those Member States in accordance with Part 1 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361, and under the conditions laid down in that Annex;










(c)


the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones referred to in point (a) as well as the vaccination zones referred to in point (b) comprise at least the areas listed in Annexes I and III to this Decision;










(d)


the measures required to be applied in the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones as well as the vaccination zones are applied at least until the dates listed in the Annexes to this Decision.






Article 2
Italy shall ensure that movements of bovine animals from the protection, surveillance or further restricted zones set out in Annex I to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the further restricted zone in Italy or outside that Member State are prohibited until the dates listed in that Annex.


Article 3

1.   Italy shall apply, in the areas listed in Annex II to this Decision, and for the periods specified in that Annex, the measures applicable to further restricted zones, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.


2.   Movements of bovine animals from the areas listed in Annex II to this Decision to a destination located outside that area in Italy or outside that Member State are prohibited for the periods specified in that Annex.



Article 4
Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 is repealed.


Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.




Done at Brussels, 29 July 2025.


For the Commission

Olivér VÁRHELYI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 64, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/687/oj).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1882/oj).

(4)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1318 of 27 June 2025 concerning certain interim emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy (OJ L, 2025/1318, 1.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1318/oj).

(5)  
            https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/terrestrial-code-online-access/.

(6)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361 of 28 November 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards rules for the use of certain veterinary medicinal products for the purpose of prevention and control of certain listed diseases (OJ L 52, 20.2.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/361/oj).

(7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/140 of 16 November 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the Union antigen, vaccine and diagnostic reagent banks (OJ L 23, 2.2.2022, p. 11, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/140/oj).




ANNEX I

Part A: Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks








Administrative area and ADIS reference number of the outbreak


Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone, referred to in Article 1


Date until applicable





Sardinia region

IT-LSD-2025-00001
IT-LSD-2025-00003
IT-LSD-2025-00004
IT-LSD-2025-00005
IT-LSD-2025-00006
IT-LSD-2025-00007
IT-LSD-2025-00008
IT-LSD-2025-00009
IT-LSD-2025-00010
IT-LSD-2025-00011
IT-LSD-2025-00012
IT-LSD-2025-00013
IT-LSD-2025-00014
IT-LSD-2025-00015
IT-LSD-2025-00016
IT-LSD-2025-00017
IT-LSD-2025-00018
IT-LSD-2025-00019
IT-LSD-2025-00020
IT-LSD-2025-00021
IT-LSD-2025-00022
IT-LSD-2025-00023
IT-LSD-2025-00024
IT-LSD-2025-00025
IT-LSD-2025-00026
IT-LSD-2025-00027


Protection zone:
Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, 9.102816 Long.(2025/9), Lat. 40.209698, Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967 Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451 Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228, Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27).


18.8.2025




Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 50 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.209698 Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967, Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451, Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228 Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27)


19.8.2025 – 4.9.2025




Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.209698, Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967, Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451, Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228, Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27)), excluding the areas included in the protection zone.


4.9.2025





Lombardy region

IT-LSD-2025-00002


Protection zone:
Those parts of the region of Lombardy, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 45.197941, Long. 10.814533(2025/2).


25.7.2025




Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the region of Lombardy, contained within a circle of a radius of 50 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 45.197941, Long. 10.814533 (2025/2)


26.7.2025 – 11.8.2025




Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the region of Lombardy, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 45.197941, Long. 10.814533 (2025/2), excluding the areas included in the protection zone.


11.8.2025





Valle d’Aosta region

FR-LSD-2025-00017


Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the region of Valle d’Aosta, contained within a circle of a radius of 50 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 45.739081, Long 6.309311 (FR-LSD-2025-00017).


5.9.2025





Part B: Further restricted zone








Administrative area


Areas established as further restricted zone, part of the restricted zone, referred to in Article 1


Date until applicable





Sardinia region



The entire territory of the region of Sardinia, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.


4.9.2025









ANNEX II
Areas referred to in Article 3







Administrative area


Areas referred to in Article 3


Date until applicable





Sardinia region



The entire territory of the region of Sardinia


4.9.2025 – 30.9.2025









ANNEX III

Part A: Vaccination zone II

The entire territory of the region of Sardinia until 30.9.2025.

Part B: Vaccination zone I

The entire territory of the region of Sardina as of 1.10.2025.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1582/oj
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