Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2424 of 25 November 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy (notified under document C(2025) 8160)
Date: 2025-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, animal disease, cattle, transport of animals, vaccination, veterinary inspection, viral disease




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/2424


28.11.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/2424
of 25 November 2025
         
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy


(notified under document C(2025) 8160)


(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. 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 keeping bovine animals, particularly due its main mode of transmission through vectors.












(2)


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.












(3)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 (4) lays down certain emergency measures related to outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy. Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides for the establishment, in Italy, of restricted zones, comprising protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, as well as the establishment of vaccination zones, in accordance with Part 1 of Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361 (5). In addition, Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides that those protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as the vaccination zones, are to comprise at least the areas listed in Annexes I and III thereto, and the measures required to be applied in those zones are to be applied at least until the dates set out in those Annexes.












(4)


Furthermore, Article 2 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides that Italy is to ensure that movements of bovine animals from the protection, surveillance or further restricted zones set out in Annex I to that Implementing Decision 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.












(5)


In addition, Article 3 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides that Italy is to apply, in the areas listed in Annex II to that Implementing Decision, and for the periods specified in that Annex, the measures applicable to further restricted zones, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. It also prohibits movements of bovine animals from the areas listed in Annex II to that Implementing Decision to a destination located outside those areas in Italy or outside that Member State for the periods specified in that Annex.












(6)


Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2087 (6), Italy has notified the Commission of eight new outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in establishments keeping bovine animals in the provinces of Nuoro and Oristano, in the region of Sardinia, which were reported between 15 October 2025 and 5 November 2025. In response to those outbreaks, Italy has established protection and surveillance zones, in the provinces of Nuoro and Oristano, in the region of Sardinia, where the disease control measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 are applied.












(7)


On 17 November 2025, Italy reported additional data to allow an assessment of the epidemiological situation in its territory. That information demonstrates a significant improvement in the overall situation, supported by a favourable risk assessment concerning the spread of infection with lumpy skin disease virus, the effective implementation of the measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the achievement of the minimum vaccination coverage required in accordance with Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.












(8)


Italy has also informed the Commission of delays in the implementation of eradication measures for several outbreaks in the region of Sardinia, resulting in certain outbreaks remaining unresolved. Consequently, the duration of the protection and surveillance zones established around those outbreaks must be prolonged, and this Decision accordingly extends their period of application.












(9)


In view of the evolving epidemiological situation in the region of Sardinia, it is necessary to reassess the restricted zones listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582. In particular, the further restricted zone should be lifted, while the protection and surveillance zones around those outbreaks for which eradication measures have been delayed should be spatially adjusted and their duration prolonged. In addition, protection and surveillance zones should be established around the eight additional confirmed outbreaks. Therefore, the references to the further restricted zone in Articles 1 and 2 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should be removed, and Part B of Annex I to that Implementing Decision, which lists further restricted zone, should be deleted.












(10)


In view of the lifting of the further restricted zone provided for in Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, the additional measures laid down in Article 3 of that Implementing Decision, which applied specifically to the area listed in Anne II to that Decision, are no longer necessary. Consequently, Article 3 and the current Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should be deleted. As a result of that deletion, the current Annex III, listing the vaccination zones, should be renumbered as Annex II.












(11)


The size of the areas indicated as protection and surveillance zones in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, as amended by 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 and surveillance zones, 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 provided for in this Decision has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (7).












(12)


Articles 2 and 3 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 prohibit the movement of bovine animals from protection, surveillance or further restricted zones to destinations outside the external perimeter of the further restricted zone in Italy or outside that Member State, until the dates listed in Annexes I and II thereto. In view of the unresolved outbreaks in the region of Sardinia, that prohibition should continue to apply in the protection and surveillance zones established in Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, as amended by this Decision.












(13)


The vaccination zones established in Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 remain necessary, and vaccination should continue in accordance with Italy’s official vaccination plan dated 1 July 2025, which was submitted pursuant to Article 6(4), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361. As the current Annex II is deleted, the Annex listing the vaccination zones should remain in effect and be renumbered as Annex II to ensure continuation of vaccination activities in the designated zones.












(14)


The Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.












(15)


In light of the epidemiological situation in Italy, the amendments to be made to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 by this Decision should apply as soon as possible to prevent the further spread of the disease within Italy, to other Member States or to third countries, and to avoid any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union or unjustified barriers to trade with third countries.












(16)


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
Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 is amended as follows:






1.


Articles 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘Article 1
Italy shall establish:






(a)


restricted zones, which comprise protection and surveillance zones, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and under the conditions laid down in that Article; those protection and surveillance zones shall comprise at least the areas listed in Annex I to this Decision, and the measures required to be applied in such protection and surveillance zones shall be applied at least until the dates listed in that Annex;










(b)


vaccination zones, in accordance with Part 1 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361, and under the conditions laid down in that Annex; those vaccination zones shall comprise at least the areas listed in Annex II to this Decision, and the measures required to be applied in such vaccination zones shall be applied at least until the dates listed in that Annex.






Article 2
Italy shall prohibit movements of bovine animals from the protection and surveillance zones listed in Annex I to a destination located outside the external perimeter of those zones in Italy or outside that Member State until the dates listed in that Annex.’
;









2.


Article 3 is deleted;










3.


The Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.






Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.




Done at Brussels, 25 November 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) 2025/1582 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 (OJ L, 2025/1582, 1.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1582/oj).

(5)  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).

(6)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2087 of 14 October 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy (OJ L, 2025/2087, 17.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2087/oj).

(7)  
            https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/terrestrial-code-online-access/.




ANNEX



‘ANNEX I
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-2025-00006
IT-LSD-2025-00009
IT-LSD-2025-00012
IT-LSD-2025-00019
IT-LSD-2025-00022
IT-LSD-2025-00024
IT-LSD-2025-00025
IT-LSD-2025-00027
IT-LSD-2025-00037
IT-LSD-2025-00041
IT-LSD-2025-00042
IT-LSD-2025-00044
IT-LSD-2025-00046
IT-LSD-2025-00051
IT-LSD -2025-00071
IT-LSD -2025-00072
IT-LSD -2025-00073
IT-LSD -2025-00074
IT-LSD -2025-00075
IT-LSD -2025-00076
IT-LSD -2025-00077
IT-LSD -2025-00078
IT-LSD -2025-00079
IT-LSD -2025-00080


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. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.28903, 9.102816 Long.(2025/9), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), 9Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.236442, Long. 9.358689 (2025/71), Lat. 40.139252, Long. 9.329541 (2025/72), Lat. 40.258, Long. 9.2563 (2025/73), Lat. 40.200046, Long. 9.340078 (2025/74), Lat. 40.24263, Long. 9.33967 (2025/75), Lat. 40.165, Long. 9.488219 (2025/76), Lat. 40.07977, Long. 9.37082 (2025/77), Lat. 40.090098, Long. 8.720283 (2025/78), Lat. 40.18562, Long. 9.10301 (2025/79), Lat. 40.19251,Long. 9.094149 (2025/80)


27.2.2026




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 Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.236442, Long. 9.358689 (2025/71), Lat. 40.139252, Long. 9.329541 (2025/72), Lat. 40.258, Long. 9.2563 (2025/73), Lat. 40.200046, Long. 9.340078 (2025/74), Lat. 40.24263, Long. 9.33967 (2025/75), Lat. 40.165, Long. 9.488219 (2025/76), Lat. 40.07977, Long. 9.37082 (2025/77), Lat. 40.090098, Long. 8.720283 (2025/78), Lat. 40.18562, Long. 9.10301 (2025/79), Lat. 40.19251,Long. 9.094149 (2025/80)


27.2.2026 – 16.3.2026




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 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.236442, Long. 9.358689 (2025/71), Lat. 40.139252, Long. 9.329541 (2025/72), Lat. 40.139252, Long. 9.329541 (2025/72), Lat. 40.258, Long. 9.2563 (2025/73), Lat. 40.200046, Long. 9.340078 (2025/74), Lat. 40.24263, Long. 9.33967 (2025/75), Lat. 40.165, Long. 9.488219 (2025/76), Lat. 40.07977, Long. 9.37082 (2025/77), Lat. 40.090098, Long. 8.720283 (2025/78), Lat. 40.18562, Long. 9.10301 (2025/79), Lat. 40.19251, Long. 9.094149 (2025/80) excluding the areas included in the protection zone.


16.3.2026








ANNEX II

Part A:   Vaccination zone II

The entire territory of:






—


the region of Sardinia until last day of the recovery period, referred to in Part 4 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.





Part B:   Vaccination zone I

The entire territory of:






—


the region of Valle D’Aosta until last day of the recovery period, referred to in Part 4 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.






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