2002/243/EC: Commission Decision of 25 March 2002 amending Decisions 2001/925/EC and 2002/33/EC to prolong and to adapt certain protection measures and detailed conditions in relation to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1207)

Commission Decision
of 25 March 2002
amending Decisions 2001/925/EC and 2002/33/EC to prolong and to adapt certain protection measures and detailed conditions in relation to classical swine fever in Spain
(notified under document number C(2002) 1207)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/243/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3), and in particular Article 10(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Cataluña in Spain.
(2) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Directive 2001/89/EC.
(3) In relation to these outbreaks of disease, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/925/EC(4) concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain, as last amended by Decision 2002/162/EC(5), and Decision 2002/33/EC of 14 January 2002 on the use of two slaughterhouses, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Council Directive 2001/89/EC, by Spain(6), as last amended by Decision 2002/162/EC.
(4) In the light of the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the concerned area of Spain, it is appropriate to prolong the adopted measures until 30 April 2002 and, at the same time, to reduce the area where certain measures and conditions laid down in Decision 2001/925/EC apply.
(5) Decisions 2001/925/EC and 2002/33/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (section Animal Health and Welfare),