2002/301/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2002 on the use of three slaughterhouses, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II(7) to Council Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1451)

Commission Decision
of 18 April 2002
on the use of three slaughterhouses, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II(7) to Council Directive 92/119/EEC, by Italy
(notified under document number C(2002) 1451)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/301/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular point 7(2)(d) of Annex II thereto,
Whereas:
(1) In March 2002 the Italian veterinary authorities declared outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in the municipalities of Moscufo and Atri in the Abruzzo region in Italy.
(2) In accordance with Article 10 of Directive 92/119//EC, protection zones were immediately established around the outbreaks sites.
(3) The movement or transport of pigs on public and private roads within the protection zones has been prohibited.
(4) Italy has submitted a request for making use of three slaughterhouses situated in the protection zone for the slaughtering of pigs coming from outside the said zone, in accordance with point 7(2)(d) of Annex II to Directive 92/119/EEC.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,