CELEX: 32020D2110
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2110 of 16 December 2020 amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases (notified under document C(2020) 9303) (Text with EEA relevance)

17.12.2020   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 427/10
               
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2110
         of 16 December 2020
         amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases
         
            
               (notified under document C(2020) 9303)
            
         
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), and in particular Articles 49(1), 50(2)(a), 50(3), 51(2) and 61(3) thereof,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     Commission Decision 2009/177/EC (2) implements Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments. The second and fourth column of the table in Part C of Annex I to that Decision lists those Member States which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 49(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, and those zones and compartments which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 50(3) of that Directive. The disease to which this disease-free status applies is set out in the first column of the same table.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     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 (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.
                  
               
                     (5)
                  
                  
                     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
            In Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC, Part C is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.
         
         
            Article 3
            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.
            
               
                  For the Commission
               
               Stella KYRIAKIDES
               
                  Member of the Commission
               
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
         
            (2)  Commission Decision 2009/177/EC of 31 October 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments (OJ L 63, 7.3.2009, p. 15).
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            
               ‘PART C
               
                  Member States (*1)
                  zones and compartments declared disease-free
               
               
                           Disease
                        
                        
                           Member State
                        
                        
                           ISO Code
                        
                        
                           Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zones or compartments)
                        
                     
                           Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)
                        
                        
                           Denmark
                        
                        
                           DK
                        
                        
                           Whole continental territory
                        
                     
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Cyprus
                        
                        
                           CY
                        
                        
                           All continental areas within its territory
                        
                     
                           Finland
                        
                        
                           FI
                        
                        
                           All continental and coastal areas within its territory, except the Province of Åland
                        
                     
                           Sweden
                        
                        
                           SE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK(NI)
                        
                        
                           Northern Ireland
                        
                     
                           Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
                        
                        
                           Denmark
                        
                        
                           DK
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Cyprus
                        
                        
                           CY
                        
                        
                           All continental areas within its territory
                        
                     
                           Finland
                        
                        
                           FI
                        
                        
                           Whole territory, except the coastal compartment in Ii, Kuivaniemi, and the following water catchment areas: 14.72 Virmasvesi, 14.73 Nilakka, 4.74 Saarijärvi area and 4.41 Pielinen area
                        
                     
                           Sweden
                        
                        
                           SE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK(NI)
                        
                        
                           Northern Ireland
                        
                     
                           Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease
                        
                        
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK(NI)
                        
                        
                           Northern Ireland
                        
                     
                           Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA)
                        
                        
                           Belgium
                        
                        
                           BE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Bulgaria
                        
                        
                           BG
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Czech Republic
                        
                        
                           CZ
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Denmark
                        
                        
                           DK
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Germany
                        
                        
                           DE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Estonia
                        
                        
                           EE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Greece
                        
                        
                           EL
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Spain
                        
                        
                           ES
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           France
                        
                        
                           FR
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Italy
                        
                        
                           IT
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Cyprus
                        
                        
                           CY
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Latvia
                        
                        
                           LV
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Lithuania
                        
                        
                           LT
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Luxembourg
                        
                        
                           LU
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Hungary
                        
                        
                           HU
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Malta
                        
                        
                           MT
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Netherlands
                        
                        
                           NL
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Austria
                        
                        
                           AT
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Poland
                        
                        
                           PL
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Portugal
                        
                        
                           PT
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Romania
                        
                        
                           RO
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Slovenia
                        
                        
                           SI
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Slovakia
                        
                        
                           SK
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Finland
                        
                        
                           FI
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           Sweden
                        
                        
                           SE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK/NI
                        
                        
                           Northern Ireland
                        
                     
                           Infection with Marteilia refringens
                           
                        
                        
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           Whole territory
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK/NI
                        
                        
                           Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Belfast Lough and Dundrum Bay
                        
                     
                           Infection with Bonamia ostreae
                           
                        
                        
                           Ireland
                        
                        
                           IE
                        
                        
                           The whole coastline of Ireland, except:
                           
                                       1.
                                    
                                    
                                       Cork Harbour
                                    
                                 
                                       2.
                                    
                                    
                                       Galway Bay
                                    
                                 
                                       3.
                                    
                                    
                                       Ballinakill Harbour
                                    
                                 
                                       4.
                                    
                                    
                                       Clew Bay
                                    
                                 
                                       5.
                                    
                                    
                                       Achill Sound
                                    
                                 
                                       6.
                                    
                                    
                                       Loughmore, Blacksod Bay
                                    
                                 
                                       7.
                                    
                                    
                                       Lough Foyle
                                    
                                 
                                       8.
                                    
                                    
                                       Lough Swilly
                                    
                                 
                                       9.
                                    
                                    
                                       Kilkieran Bay
                                    
                                 
                     
                           United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
                        
                        
                           UK(NI)
                        
                        
                           Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Lough Foyle and Strangford Lough
                        
                     
                           White spot disease’
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                     
            
               (*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 Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.