13.10.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

L 264/7

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1850

of 11 October 2017

amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States

(notified under document C(2017) 6774)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

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 (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU (4) lays down animal health control measures in relation to African swine fever in the Member States or areas thereof listed in the Annex thereto (the Member States concerned). Parts I to IV of that Annex list the areas of the Member States concerned, based on their epidemiological situation as regards African swine fever.

(2)

The animal health control measures laid down in Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU include restrictions on the dispatch of consignments of live pigs, porcine semen, ova and embryos, pig meat, pig meat preparations, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat, as well as consignments of animal by-products from porcine animals, from the areas listed in certain Parts of the Annex thereto.

(3)	In addition, Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU lays down animal health control measures specifically relating to feral pigs and fresh meat, meat preparations and products consisting of or containing meat from feral pigs from certain areas listed in the Annex thereto.

(4)

In order to adapt the animal health control measures laid down in Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU to the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the different areas listed in the Annex thereto, it is appropriate to provide for certain derogations from the restrictions laid down in that Implementing Decision for certain types of porcine commodities originating from the areas listed in the different Parts of that Annex. Those derogations should take into account the different levels of risk posed by the different types of porcine commodities, and also be in line with the current risk mitigation measures for their importation, as regards African swine fever, set out in Chapter 15.1 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (5). Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU should also provide for additional safeguard measures where such derogations are granted.

(5)

The dispatch of consignments of live pigs for immediate slaughter poses a lower level of risk than other types of movements of live pigs, provided that appropriate risk mitigation measures are in place. Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU should, therefore, provide for a derogation for the dispatch of live pigs for immediate slaughter from the areas listed in Part II of the Annex thereto, provided that specific risk mitigation measures are in place.

(6)

Those risk mitigation measures should include the requirement that live pigs being dispatched for immediate slaughter from a holding located in an area listed in Part II of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU (the holding of dispatch) originate only from a single, separate breeding holding that has been granted prior authorisation by the competent authority for sending those pigs to the holding of dispatch, and it is located in an area listed in either Part I or II of the Annex thereto (the breeding holding). In addition, both the breeding holding and the holding of dispatch should have a common biosecurity plan approved in advance by the competent authority.

(7)

The dispatch of different types of porcine commodities poses different levels of risk for the spread of African swine fever. The current edition of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health provides for more flexibility for the dispatch of porcine semen from areas subject to restrictions due to the presence of African swine fever. Accordingly, certain animal health control measures concerning the dispatch of porcine semen laid down in Article 9(2)(d) of Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU should now be deleted.

(8)

The animal health control measures laid down in Article 15 of Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning the dispatch of consignments of meat of feral pigs from the Member States concerned should be updated taking into account the level of risk posed by such meat. Meat from feral pigs collected from the areas listed in Parts I and II of the Annex to that Implementing Decision should be allowed to be dispatched to other areas within the territory of the same Member State and to other Member States, provided that adequate risk mitigation measures are in place for the movement of this meat within the same Member State and to other Member States, with a negligible risk of transmitting that disease.

(9)

Since June 2017, a number of cases of African swine fever in wild boar were observed in okres Zlin in the Czech Republic. Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2017/1162 (6) and (EU) 2017/1437 (7) were adopted in response to those cases, and those acts apply until 30 September 2017. These cases constitute an increased level of risk that should be reflected in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.

(10)

Certain areas of Estonia and Poland are currently listed in Parts I, II and III of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. Since August 2016, there has been no notification of any outbreak of African swine fever in domestic pigs in certain areas of Estonia and Poland which are currently listed in Part III of that Annex. In addition, the supervision of biosecurity measures has been implemented in a satisfactory manner in holdings in those areas, based on national programmes for biosecurity aimed at the prevention of the spread of that virus. These facts indicate an improvement in the epidemiological situation in these Member States.

(11)

In September 2017, a few cases of African swine fever in wild boar were observed in powiecie sokólski and sejneński in Poland, in areas currently listed in Part I of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. These cases constitute an increased level of risk that should be reflected in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.

(12)

In September 2017, a few outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs occurred in Cesu and Saldus novads in Latvia, in Panevezys, Pasvalys and Ukmerge rajono savivaldybė in Lithuania and in powiecie siedlecki in Poland. These outbreaks occurred in an area currently listed in Part I and Part II of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. These outbreaks constitutes an increased level of risk that should be reflected in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.

(13)

The evolution of the current epidemiological situation as regards African swine fever in the affected domestic and feral pig populations in the Union should be taken into account in the assessment of the risks to animal health posed by the new disease situation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. In order to focus the animal health control measures provided for in Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU, and to prevent the further spread of African swine fever, while at the same time preventing any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union, and also avoiding unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, the Union list of areas subject to the animal health control measures set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision should be amended to take account of the changes in the epidemiological situation as regards that disease in those Member States.

(14)	Accordingly, the areas affected by the recent cases of African swine fever in wild boar in the Czech Republic and Poland should now be listed in Parts I and II of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.

(15)	In addition, the specific areas of Estonia and Poland that are currently listed in Part III of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU, where there have been no recent notifications of outbreaks of African swine fever, should now be listed instead in Part II of that Annex.

(16)	Also, the areas affected by the recent outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland should now be listed in Parts III of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU, instead of Parts I and II of that Annex.

(17)	The Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

(18)	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 2014/709/EU is amended as follows:

(1)

the following Article 3b is inserted:

‘Article 3b

Derogation from the prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in Part II of the Annex for the purpose of immediate slaughter

By way of derogation from the prohibition provided for in point (a) of Article 2, the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of live pigs for the purpose of immediate slaughter from a holding located in the areas listed in Part II of the Annex (the holding of dispatch) to other areas in the territory of the same Member State provided that:

(a)	prior to dispatch, the pigs have been resident on the holding of dispatch for a period of at least 30 days or since birth;

(b)	the pigs comply with the requirements laid down in either point 2 or 3 of Article 3;

(c)	all the pigs in the holding of dispatch originate only from a single, separate breeding holding located in the areas listed in either Part I or II of the Annex in the territory of the same Member State (the breeding holding);

(d)	the competent authority has granted prior authorisation for the movement of the pigs from the breeding holding to the holding of dispatch, based on a risk assessment related to the risk mitigation measures in place in both the breeding holding and the holding of dispatch;

(e)	both the holding of dispatch and the breeding holding have a common biosecurity plan approved in advance by the competent authority;

(f)	the competent authority checks regularly, and at least once every 3 months, the implementation of the common biosecurity plan referred to in point (e);

(g)	the consignment of pigs is transported for immediate slaughter directly, without stopping or unloading, to a slaughterhouse approved in accordance with Article 12 and specifically designated by the competent authority for that purpose;

(h)	the competent authority has been notified in advance of the intention to send the consignment of live pigs to the slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter;

(i)

the transport of the consignment of live pigs to the slaughterhouse within and through areas located outside of the areas listed in Part II of the Annex is carried out along transport routes specified in advance and the vehicles used for such transportation are cleaned, disinfected and, if necessary, disinsected as soon as possible after unloading;

(j)	each truck and any other vehicles that are used for the transport of the consignment of live pigs has been individually registered with the competent authority for that purpose;

(k)	the competent authority is systematically informed of any dispatch and arrival of consignments of live pigs from the breeding holding to the holding of dispatch;

(l)	surveillance in both the holding of dispatch and the breeding holding is reinforced by the application to all pigs older than 4 months of the procedures set out in point 4 of Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2003/422/EC.’;

(2)	in Article 9(2), point (d) is deleted;

(3)

in Article 11, the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex may authorise the dispatch of fresh pig meat referred to in paragraph 1 and pig meat preparations and pig meat products consisting of, or containing such pig meat, to other Member States and third countries provided that such pig meat preparations and pig meat products are derived from pigs that comply with the requirements laid down in Article 3b.’

(4)

in Article 15(2), the following subparagraph is added:

‘By way of derogation from paragraph 1(b), the Member States concerned may authorise the dispatch of meat from feral pigs from the areas listed in Parts I and II of the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State or to other Member States, provided that such meat:

(a)	has been produced and processed in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC and undergone heat treatment as prescribed by either point (a) or (d) of Annex III to that Directive;

(b)	is subjected to veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC;

(c)	is accompanied by the appropriate intra-Union trade health certificate as set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 and Part II of that certificate must be completed by the following sentence: “Products in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.”’;

(5)	The Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 October 2017.

For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

(4) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (OJ L 295, 11.10.2014, p. 63).

(5) Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (http://www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/).

(6) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1162 of 28 June 2017 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in the Czech Republic (OJ L 167, 30.6.2017, p. 55).

(7) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1437 of 4 August 2017 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in the Czech Republic (OJ L 205, 8.8.2017, p. 87).

ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU is replaced by the following:

‘

ANNEX

PART I

1. The Czech Republic

The following areas in the Czech Republic:

—	okres Uherské Hradiště,

—	okres Kroměříž,

—	okres Vsetín.

2. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

—	Hiiu maakond.

3. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

—	Aizputes novads,

—	Alsungas novads,

—	Auces novada Bēnes, Vecauces un Ukru pagasts, Auces pilsēta,

—	Brocēnu novads,

—	Dobeles novada Penkules pagasts,

—	Jelgavas novada Platones, Vircavas, Jaunsvirlaukas, Vilces, Lielplatones, Elejas un Sesavas pagasts,

—	Kandavas novada Vānes un Matkules pagasts,

—	Kuldīgas novads,

—	Pāvilostas novada Sakas pagasts un Pāvilostas pilsēta,

—	republikas pilsēta Jelgava,

—	Rundāles novada Svitenes un Viesturu pagasts,

—	Saldus novada Ezeres, Jaunlutriņu, Kursīšu, Lutriņu, Novadnieku, Pampāļu, Saldus, Zaņas, Zirņu un Šķēdes pagasts, Saldus pilsēta,

—	Skrundas novads,

—	Stopiņu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes,

—	Tērvetes novads,

—	Ventspils novada Jūrkalnes pagasts.

4. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

—	Joniškio rajono savivaldybė,

—	Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė,

—	Kalvarijos savivaldybė,

—	Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybė,

—	Kelmės rajono savivaldybė,

—	Marijampolės savivaldybė,

—	Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė: Krekenavos seninūnijos dalis į vakarus nuo Nevėžio upės ir į pietus nuo kelio Nr. 3004,

—	Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė: Aukštelkų, Baisogalos, Grinkiškio, Radviliškio, Radviliškio miesto, Skėmių, Šaukoto, Šeduvos miesto, Šaulėnų ir Tyrulių,

—	Raseinių rajono savivaldybė,

—	Šakių rajono savivaldybė,

—	Šiaulių miesto savivaldybė,

—	Šiaulių rajono savivaldybė,

—	Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybė.

5. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:

—	gminy Kalinowo, Prostki, Stare Juchy i gmina wiejska Ełk w powiecie ełckim,

—	gminy Biała Piska, Orzysz, Pisz i Ruciane Nida w powiecie piskim,

—	gminy Miłki i Wydminy w powiecie giżyckim,

—	gminy Olecko, Świętajno i Wieliczki w powiecie oleckim.

w województwie podlaskim:

—

gmina Brańsk z miastem Brańsk, gminy Boćki, Rudka, Wyszki, część gminy Bielsk Podlaski położona na zachód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę nr 19 (w kierunku północnym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski) i przedłużonej przez wschodnią granicę miasta Bielsk Podlaski i drogę nr 66 (w kierunku południowym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski), miasto Bielsk Podlaski, część gminy Orla położona na zachód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie bielskim,

—	gminy Dąbrowa Białostocka, Janów, Suchowola i Korycin w powiecie sokólskim,

—	gminy Dziadkowice, Grodzisk i Perlejewo w powiecie siemiatyckim,

—	gminy Kolno z miastem Kolno, Mały Płock i Turośl w powiecie kolneńskim,

—	gminy Juchnowiec Kościelny, Suraż, Turośń Kościelna, Łapy i Poświętne w powiecie białostockim,

—	powiat zambrowski,

—	gminy Bakałarzewo, Raczki, Rutka-Tartak, Suwałki i Szypliszki w powiecie suwalskim,

—	gminy Sokoły, Kulesze Kościelne, Nowe Piekuty, Szepietowo, Klukowo, Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie z miastem Wysokie Mazowieckie, Czyżew w powiecie wysokomazowieckim,

—	powiat augustowski,

—	gminy Łomża, Miastkowo, Nowogród, Piątnica, Śniadowo i Zbójna w powiecie łomżyńskim,

—	powiat miejski Białystok,

—	powiat miejski Łomża,

—	powiat miejski Suwałki,

—	gminy Sejny z miastem Sejny i Giby w powiecie sejneńskim.

w województwie mazowieckim:

—	gminy Bielany, Ceranów, Jabłonna Lacka, Sabnie, Sterdyń, Repki i gmina wiejska Sokołów Podlaski w powiecie sokołowskim,

—	gminy Domanice, Kotuń, Mokobody, Skórzec, Suchożebry, Mordy, Siedlce, Wiśniew i Zbuczyn w powiecie siedleckim,

—	powiat miejski Siedlce,

—	gminy Lelis, Łyse, Rzekuń, Troszyn, Czerwin i Goworowo w powiecie ostrołęckim,

—	gminy Olszanka i Łosice w powiecie łosickim,

—	powiat ostrowski.

w województwie lubelskim:

—	gminy Stary Brus i Urszulin w powiecie włodawskim,

—	gminy Borki, Czemierniki, miasto Radzyń Podlaski i Ulan-Majorat w powiecie radzyńskim,

—	gmina Adamów, Krzywda, Serokomla, Stanin, Trzebieszów, Wojcieszków i gmina wiejska Łuków w powiecie łukowskim,

—	gminy Dębowa Kłoda, Jabłoń, Milanów, Parczew, Siemień i Sosnowica w powiecie parczewskim,

—	gminy Dorohusk, Kamień, Chełm, Ruda — Huta, Sawin i Wierzbica w powiecie chełmskim,

—	powiat miejski Chełm,

—	gminy Firlej, Kock, Niedźwiada, Ostrówek, Ostrów Lubelski i Uścimów w powiecie lubartowskim.

PART II

1. The Czech Republic

The following areas in the Czech Republic:

—	okres Zlín.

2. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

—	Harju maakond,

—	Ida-Viru maakond,

—	Jõgeva maakond,

—	Järva maakond,

—	Kihelkonna vald,

—	Kuressaare linn,

—	Lääne-Viru maakond,

—	Lääne maakond,

—	Lääne-Saare vald,

—	osa Leisi vallast, mis asub lääne pool Kuressaare-Leisi maanteest (maanatee nr 79),

—	Muhu vald,

—	Mustjala vald,

—	Pihtla vald,

—	Pärnu maakond (välja arvatud Audru ja Tõstamaa vald),

—	Põlva maakond,

—	Rapla maakond,

—	Ruhnu vald,

—	Salme vald,

—	Tartu maakond,

—	Torgu vald,

—	Viljandi maakond,

—	Võru maakond.

3. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

—	Ādažu novads,

—	Aglonas novada Kastuļinas, Grāveru un Šķeltovas pagasts,

—	Aizkraukles novads,

—	Aknīstes novads,

—	Alojas novads,

—	Alūksnes novads,

—	Amatas novads,

—	Apes novada Trapenes, Gaujienas un Apes pagasts, Apes pilsēta,

—	Auces novada Lielauces un Īles pagasts,

—	Babītes novads,

—	Baldones novads,

—	Baltinavas novads,

—	Balvu novada Vīksnas, Bērzkalnes, Vectilžas, Lazdulejas, Briežuciema, Tilžas, Bērzpils un Krišjāņu pagasts,

—	Bauskas novads,

—	Beverīnas novads,

—	Burtnieku novads,

—	Carnikavas novads,

—	Cēsu novads,

—	Cesvaines novads,

—	Ciblas novads,

—	Dagdas novads,

—	Daugavpils novada Vaboles, Līksnas, Sventes, Medumu, Demenas, Kalkūnes, Laucesas, Tabores, Maļinovas, Ambeļu, Biķernieku, Naujenes, Vecsalienas, Salienas un Skrudalienas pagasts,

—	Dobeles novada Dobeles, Annenieku, Bikstu, Zebrenes, Naudītes, Auru, Krimūnu, Bērzes un Jaunbērzes pagasts, Dobeles pilsēta,

—	Dundagas novads,

—	Engures novads,

—	Ērgļu novads,

—	Garkalnes novada daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļrietumiem no autoceļa A2,

—	Gulbenes novada Līgo pagasts,

—	Iecavas novads,

—	Ikšķiles novada Tīnūžu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidaustrumiem no autoceļa P10, Ikšķiles pilsēta,

—	Ilūkstes novads,

—	Jaunjelgavas novads,

—	Jaunpils novads,

—	Jēkabpils novads,

—	Jelgavas novada Glūdas, Zaļenieku, Svētes, Kalnciema, Līvbērzes un Valgundes pagasts,

—	Kandavas novada Cēres, Kandavas, Zemītes un Zantes pagasts, Kandavas pilsēta,

—	Kārsavas novads,

—	Ķeguma novads,

—	Ķekavas novads,

—	Kocēnu novads,

—	Kokneses novads,

—	Krāslavas novads,

—	Krimuldas novada Krimuldas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļaustrumiem no autoceļa V89 un V81, un Lēdurgas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļaustrumiem no autoceļa V81 un V128,

—	Krustpils novads,

—	Lielvārdes novads,

—	Līgatnes novads,

—	Limbažu novada Skultes, Limbažu, Umurgas, Katvaru, Pāles un Viļķenes pagasts, Limbažu pilsēta,

—	Līvānu novads,

—	Lubānas novads,

—	Ludzas novads,

—	Madonas novads,

—	Mālpils novads,

—	Mārupes novads,

—	Mazsalacas novads,

—	Mērsraga novads,

—	Naukšēnu novads,

—	Neretas novads,

—	Ogres novads,

—	Olaines novads,

—	Ozolnieku novads,

—	Pārgaujas novads,

—	Pļaviņu novads,

—	Preiļu novada Saunas pagasts,

—	Priekuļu novada Veselavas pagasts un Priekuļu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P28 un rietumiem no autoceļa P20,

—	Raunas novada Raunas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidiem no autoceļa A2,

—	republikas pilsēta Daugavpils,

—	republikas pilsēta Jēkabpils,

—	republikas pilsēta Jūrmala,

—	republikas pilsēta Rēzekne,

—	republikas pilsēta Valmiera,

—

Rēzeknes novada Audriņu, Bērzgales, Čornajas, Dricānu, Gaigalavas, Griškānu, Ilzeskalna, Kantinieku, Kaunatas, Lendžu, Lūznavas, Maltas, Mākoņkalna, Nagļu, Ozolaines, Ozolmuižas, Rikavas, Nautrēnu, Sakstagala, Silmalas, Stoļerovas, Stružānu un Vērēmu pagasts un Feimaņu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V577 un Pušas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļaustrumiem no autoceļa V577 un V597,

—	Riebiņu novada Sīļukalna, Stabulnieku, Galēnu un Silajāņu pagasts,

—	Rojas novads,

—	Ropažu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa P10,

—	Rugāju novada Lazdukalna pagasts,

—	Rundāles novada Rundāles pagasts,

—	Rūjienas novads,

—	Salacgrīvas novads,

—	Salas novads,

—	Saulkrastu novads,

—	Siguldas novada Mores pagasts un Allažu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P3,

—	Skrīveru novads,

—	Smiltenes novada Brantu, Blomes, Smiltenes, Bilskas un Grundzāles pagasts un Smiltenes pilsēta,

—	Strenču novads,

—	Talsu novads,

—	Tukuma novads,

—	Valkas novads,

—	Varakļānu novads,

—	Vecpiebalgas novads,

—	Vecumnieku novads,

—	Ventspils novada Ances, Tārgales, Popes, Vārves, Užavas, Piltenes, Puzes, Ziru, Ugāles, Usmas un Zlēku pagasts, Piltenes pilsēta,

—	Viesītes novads,

—	Viļakas novads,

—	Viļānu novads,

—	Zilupes novads.

4. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

—	Alytaus miesto savivaldybė,

—	Alytaus rajono savivaldybė,

—	Anykščių rajono savivaldybė: Andrioniškio, Anykščių, Debeikių, Kavarsko seniūnijos dalis į rytus nuo kelio Nr. 120 ir į šiaurę nuo kelio Nr. 1205, Kurklių, Skiemonių, Svėdasų, Troškūnų ir Viešintų seniūnijos,

—	Birštono savivaldybė,

—	Biržų miesto savivaldybė,

—	Biržų rajono savivaldybė: Nemunėlio Radviliškio, Pabiržės, Pačeriaukštės ir Parovėjos seniūnijos,

—	Elektrėnų savivaldybė,

—	Ignalinos rajono savivaldybė,

—	Jonavos rajono savivaldybė: Žeimių seniūnijos dalis į šiaurę nuo kelio Nr 144 ir į vakarus nuo kelio Nr 232,

—	Kaišiadorių miesto savivaldybė,

—	Kaišiadorių rajono savivaldybė,

—	Kauno miesto savivaldybė,

—	Kauno rajono savivaldybės: Akademijos, Alšėnų, Batniavos, Domeikavos, Ežerėlio, Garliavos apylinkių, Garliavos, Karmėlavos, Kačerginės, Kulautuvos, Lapių, Linksmakalnio, Neveronių, Raudondvario, Ringaudų, Rokų, Samylų, Taurakiemio, Užliedžių, Vilkijos apylinkių, Vilkijos, Zapyškio seniūnijos,

—	Kėdainių rajono savivaldybė savivaldybės: Dotnuvos, Gudžiūnų, Josvainių seniūnijos dalis į šiaurę nuo kelio Nr 3514 ir Nr 229, Krakių, Kėdainių miesto, Surviliškio, Truskavos, Vilainių ir Šėtos seniūnijos,

—	Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė: Noriūnų, Skapiškio, Subačiaus ir Šimonių seniūnijos,

—	Molėtų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė: Klovainių, Rozalimo ir Žeimelio seniūnijos,

—	Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė: Joniškėlio apylinkių, Joniškėlio miesto, Saločių ir Pušaloto seniūnijos,

—	Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė: Pakalniškių ir Sidabravo seniūnijos,

—	Prienų miesto savivaldybė,

—	Prienų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Rokiškio rajono savivaldybė,

—	Širvintų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Švenčionių rajono savivaldybė,

—	Trakų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Utenos rajono savivaldybė,

—	Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė,

—	Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė,

—	Visagino savivaldybė,

—	Zarasų rajono savivaldybė.

5. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie podlaskim:

—	część gminy Wizna położona na zachód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę łączącą miejscowości Jedwabne i Wizna oraz na południe od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę nr 64 (od skrzyżowania w miejscowości Wizna w kierunku wschodnim do granicy gminy) w powiecie łomżyńskim,

—	gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne, Czyże, Białowieża, Hajnówka z miastem Hajnówka, Narew, Narewka i części gmin Kleszczele i Czeremcha położone na wschód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie hajnowskim,

—	gmina Kobylin-Borzymy w powiecie wysokomazowieckim,

—	gminy Grabowo i Stawiski w powiecie kolneńskim,

—	gminy Czarna Białostocka, Dobrzyniewo Duże, Gródek, Michałowo, Supraśl, Tykocin, Wasilków, Zabłudów, Zawady i Choroszcz w powiecie białostockim,

—

część gminy Bielsk Podlaski położona na wschód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę nr 19 (w kierunku północnym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski) i przedłużonej przez wschodnią granicę miasta Bielsk Podlaski i drogę nr 66 (w kierunku południowym od miasta Bielsk Podlaski), część gminy Orla położona na wschód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie bielskim,

—	gminy Krasnopol, Puńsk w powiecie sejneńskim,

—	gminy Sokółka, Szudziałowo, Sidra, Kuźnica, Nowy Dwór i Krynki w powiecie sokólskim.

w województwie mazowieckim:

—	gmina Przesmyki w powiecie siedleckim.

w województwie lubelskim:

—	gminy Komarówka Podlaska i Wohyń w powiecie radzyńskim,

—	gminy Rossosz, Wisznice, Sławatycze, Sosnówka, Tuczna i Łomazy w powiecie bialskim.

PART III

1. Estonia

The following areas in Estonia:

—	Audru vald,

—	Laimjala vald,

—	osa Leisi vallast, mis asub ida pool Kuressaare-Leisi maanteest (maantee nr 79),

—	Orissaare vald,

—	Pöide vald,

—	Tõstamaa vald,

—	Valjala vald.

2. Latvia

The following areas in Latvia:

—	Apes novada Virešu pagasts,

—	Aglonas novada Aglonas pagasts,

—	Auces novada Vītiņu pagasts,

—	Balvu novada Kubuļu un Balvu pagasts un Balvu pilsēta,

—	Daugavpils novada Nīcgales, Kalupes, Dubnas un Višķu pagasts,

—	Garkalnes novada daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidaustrumiem no autoceļa A2,

—	Gulbenes novada Beļavas, Galgauskas, Jaungulbenes, Daukstu, Stradu, Litenes, Stāmerienas, Tirzas, Druvienas, Rankas, Lizuma un Lejasciema pagasts un Gulbenes pilsēta,

—	Ikšķiles novada Tīnūžu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļrietumiem no autoceļa P10,

—	Inčukalna novads,

—	Jaunpiebalgas novads,

—	Krimuldas novada Krimuldas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidrietumiem no autoceļa V89 un V81, un Lēdurgas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidrietumiem no autoceļa V81 un V128,

—	Limbažu novada Vidrižu pagasts,

—	Priekuļu novada Liepas un Mārsēnu pagasts un Priekuļu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa P28 un austrumiem no autoceļa P20,

—	Preiļu novada Preiļu, Aizkalnes un Pelēču pagasts un Preiļu pilsēta,

—	Raunas novada Drustu pagasts un Raunas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa A2,

—	Rēzeknes novada Feimaņu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V577 un Pušas pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz dienvidrietumiem no autoceļa V577 un V597,

—	Riebiņu novada Riebiņu un Rušonas pagasts,

—	Ropažu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa P10,

—	Rugāju novada Rugāju pagasts,

—	Salaspils novads,

—	Saldus novada Jaunauces, Rubas, Vadakstes un Zvārdes pagasts,

—	Sējas novads,

—	Siguldas novada Siguldas pagasts un Allažu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa P3, un Siguldas pilsēta,

—	Smiltenes novada Launkalnes, Variņu un Palsmanes pagasts,

—	Stopiņu novada daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes,

—	Vārkavas novads.

3. Lithuania

The following areas in Lithuania:

—	Anykščių rajono savivaldybė: Kavarsko seniūnijos dalis į vakarus nuo kelio Nr. 120 ir į pietus nuo kelio Nr. 1205 ir Traupio seniūnija,

—	Biržų rajono savivaldybė: Vabalninko, Papilio ir Širvenos seniūnijos,

—	Druskininkų savivaldybė,

—	Jonavos rajono savivaldybė: Bukonių, Dumsių, Jonavos miesto, Kulvos, Rūklos, Šilų, Upninkų, Užusalio seniūnijos ir Žeimių seniūnijos dalis į pietus nuo kelio Nr 144 ir į rytus nuo kelio Nr 232,

—	Kauno rajono savivaldybė: Babtų, Čekiškės ir Vandžiogalos seniūnijos,

—	Kėdainių rajono savivaldybė: Pelėdnagių, Pernaravos seniūnijos ir Josvainių seniūnijos dalis į pietus nuo kelio Nr 3514 ir Nr 229,

—	Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė: Alizavos ir Kupiškio seniūnijos,

—	Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė: Guostagalio seniūnija,

—	Panevėžio miesto savivaldybė,

—	Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė: Karsakiškio, Miežiškių, Naujamiesčio, Paįstrio, Raguvos, Ramygalos, Smilgių, Upytės, Vadoklių, Velžio seniūnijos ir Krekenavos seniūnijos dalis į rytus nuo Nevėžio upės ir į šiaurę nuo kelio Nr. 3004,

—	Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė: Daujėnų, Krinčino, Namišių, Pasvalio apylinkių, Pasvalio miesto, Pumpėnų ir Vaškų seniūnijos,

—	Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė,

—	Ukmergės rajono savivaldybė,

—	Varėnos rajono savivaldybė.

4. Poland

The following areas in Poland:

w województwie podlaskim:

—	powiat grajewski,

—	powiat moniecki,

—	gminy Jedwabne i Przytuły oraz część gminy Wizna, położona na wschód od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę łączącą miejscowości Jedwabne i Wizna oraz na północ od linii wyznaczonej przez drogę 64 (od skrzyżowania w miejscowości Wizna w kierunku wschodnim do granicy gminy) w powiecie łomżyńskim,

—	części gminy Czeremcha i Kleszczele położone na zachód od drogi nr 66 w powiecie hajnowskim,

—	gminy Drohiczyn, Mielnik, Milejczyce, Nurzec-Stacja, Siemiatycze z miastem Siemiatycze w powiecie siemiatyckim.

w województwie mazowieckim:

—	gminy Platerów, Sarnaki, Stara Kornica i Huszlew w powiecie łosickim,

—	gminy Korczew i Paprotnia w powiecie siedleckim.

w województwie lubelskim:

—	gminy Kodeń, Konstantynów, Janów Podlaski, Leśna Podlaska, Piszczac, Rokitno, Biała Podlaska, Zalesie i Terespol z miastem Terespol, Drelów, Międzyrzec Podlaski z miastem Międzyrzec Podlaski w powiecie bialskim,

—	powiat miejski Biała Podlaska,

—	gminy Radzyń Podlaski i Kąkolewnica w powiecie radzyńskim,

—	gminy Hanna, Hańsk, Wola Uhruska, Wyryki i gmina wiejska Włodawa w powiecie włodawskim,

—	gmina Podedwórze w powiecie parczewskim.

PART IV

Italy

The following areas in Italy:

—	tutto il territorio della Sardegna.

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13.10.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

L 264/20

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1851

of 11 October 2017

amending Annex II(E) to Decision 92/260/EEC as regards the requirements for African horse sickness of registered horses temporarily admitted from Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey, and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for the United Arab Emirates in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised

(notified under document C(2017) 6775)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 17(3)(a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (2), and in particular Article 12(1) and (4), point (a) of Article 15, Article 16(2) and the introductory phrase and points (a) and (b) of Article 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Directive 2009/156/EC lays down animal health conditions for the importation into the Union of live equidae. It provides, amongst others, that imports of equidae into the Union are only authorised from third countries which have been free for two years from African Horse Sickness (AHS).

(2)

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (3) establishes the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of less than 90 days of registered horses. Annex II(E) to that Decision lays down a model health certificate for temporary admission of registered horses from third countries assigned to group E, amongst others, from Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey.

(3)

In accordance with Resolution No 27 (4) on ‘Recognition of the African Horse Sickness Status of Member Countries’ adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 23 May 2017, Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey are included in the list of African Horse Sickness free Member Countries of the OIE.

(4)

The requirements for pre-export isolation and testing for AHS of registered horses intended for temporary admission into the Union should therefore be adapted in the model health certificate for temporary admission of registered horses from third countries assigned to group E set out in Annex II(E) to Decision 92/260/EEC, taking into account the OIE official AHS free status of Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey.

(5)	Commission Decision 2004/211/EC (5) establishes a list of third countries and parts of territories thereof from which Member States are to authorise imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species.

(6)	The competent authorities of the United Arab Emirates requested the authorisation for imports into the Union of ova and embryos of the equine species. They have already submitted a certificate and a questionnaire for approval of one embryo collection and production team.

(7)

In accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2004/211/EC Member States are to authorise imports of ova and embryos of the equine species from third countries or parts of the territory of third countries listed in columns 2 and 4 of Annex I to that Decision respectively from which permanent imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production are also authorised. The United Arab Emirates are already listed for the temporary admission of registered horses, the imports of registered horses and the imports of semen of registered horses.

(8)

As the United Arab Emirates meets the animal health conditions for imports of registered horses and semen thereof, and the competent authorities of that country have provided satisfactory information on the approval of an embryo collection and production team, Member States should be authorised to import equine ova and embryos from that country.

(9)	Decisions 92/260/EEC and 2004/211/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10)	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

Annex II(E) to Decision 92/260/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 October 2017.

For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

(2) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.

(3) Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses (OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67).

(4) http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/Resolutions/2017/A27_RESO_2017_AHS.pdf

(5) Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).

ANNEX I

Annex II(E) to Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:

(1)

in point (d) of Section III, the first indent is replaced by the following:

‘—

the country of dispatch,

(i)	either in an isolation centre (3); or

(ii)	in the case it was dispatched from Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey (1) or the United Arab Emirates, in designated premises under official veterinary supervision (3),’;

(2)

in the fourth indent of point (i) of Section III, point (ii) is replaced by the following:

‘(ii)

on one occasion, carried out on a sample of blood taken within 10 days of export on …(5), with negative reaction, if it is to be dispatched from Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey (1) or the United Arab Emirates (3) (4);’.

ANNEX II

In Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC, the entry for United Arab Emirates is replaced by the following:

‘AE

United Arab Emirates

AE-0

Whole country

—

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		ISSN 1977-0677
Official Journal of the European Union		L 264

English edition	Legislation	Volume 60 13 October 2017

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		REGULATIONS
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1846 of 12 October 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1272 as regards the budgetary ceilings for 2017 applicable to certain direct support schemes in Portugal	1
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1847 of 12 October 2017 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (Dealurile Crișanei (PGI))	3
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1848 of 12 October 2017 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (Dealurile Zarandului (PGI))	4
		DECISIONS
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 of 10 October 2017 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska	5
	*	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1850 of 11 October 2017 amending Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2017) 6774) ( 1 )	7
	*	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1851 of 11 October 2017 amending Annex II(E) to Decision 92/260/EEC as regards the requirements for African horse sickness of registered horses temporarily admitted from Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey, and amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for the United Arab Emirates in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which imports into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (notified under document C(2017) 6775) ( 1 )	20

		Corrigenda
	*	Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1542 of 8 June 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 concerning the calculation of regulatory capital requirements for certain categories of assets held by insurance and reinsurance undertakings (infrastructure corporates) ( OJ L 236, 14.9.2017 )	24