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Document 02023D2725-20240124

Consolidated text: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2725 of 29 November 2023 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decisions (EU) 2023/2067 and (EU) 2023/2470 (notified under document C(2023) 8351) (Only the Greek and Bulgarian texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2725

of 29 November 2023

concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decisions (EU) 2023/2067 and (EU) 2023/2470

(notified under document C(2023) 8351)

(Only the Greek and Bulgarian texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(OJ L 4.12.2023, p. 1)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

 M1

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2892 of 18 December 2023

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1

22.12.2023

 M2

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/263 of 11 January 2024

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1

15.1.2024

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/400 of 23 January 2024

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1

24.1.2024



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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2725

of 29 November 2023

concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decisions (EU) 2023/2067 and (EU) 2023/2470

(notified under document C(2023) 8351)

(Only the Greek and Bulgarian texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)



Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Decision establishes at Union level:

(a) 

the restricted zones which comprise protection, surveillance and further restricted zones to be established, by the Member States listed in the Annex to this Decision (the concerned Member States), following an outbreak or outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

(b) 

the duration of the disease control measures to be applied in the protection zones, in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, in the surveillance zones in accordance with Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and in the further restricted zone in accordance with Article 21 of that Delegated Regulation.

Article 2

Establishment of restricted zones

The concerned Member States shall ensure that:

(a) 

restricted zones, which comprise protection and surveillance zones as well as further restricted zones, are established immediately by their competent authorities in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and under the conditions laid down in that Article;

(b) 

the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones referred to in point (a) comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;

(c) 

the measures required to be applied in each restricted zone apply at least until the dates listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

Measures in the further restricted zones

1.  
Movements of sheep and goats from a further restricted zone to a destination outside that further restricted zone shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and they comply with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
2.  
Movements of sheep and goats kept in a further restricted zone to a destination outside that further restricted zone may be authorised by the competent authority where such movements of sheep and goats are directly to a slaughterhouse located within the territory of the same Member State as the further restricted zone for immediate slaughter.
3.  

The means of transport used for the movements of sheep and goats from the further restricted zone, referred to in paragraph 2, shall:

(a) 

comply with the requirements for the means of transport laid down in Article 24(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;

(b) 

be cleaned and disinfected before any transport of animals under the control or supervision of the competent authority;

(c) 

be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements for the means of transport laid down in Article 24(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 under the control or supervision of the competent authority;

(d) 

only include sheep and goats of the same health status kept in the same establishment;

(e) 

be sealed by the competent authority at the establishment of origin after the loading of the animals and unsealed by the competent authority at the slaughterhouse of destination.

4.  
The sheep and goats due for transport shall be subject to a clinical inspection by the competent authority within the period of 24 hours or less before the date of transport.

Article 4

Repeals

Implementing Decisions (EU) 2023/2067 and (EU) 2023/2470 are repealed.

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Article 5

Application

This Decision shall apply until 31 May 2024.

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Article 6

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria and to the Hellenic Republic.



ANNEX

1.    BULGARIA

A.    Protection and surveillance zones established around confirmed outbreaks



Region and ADIS reference number of the outbreak

Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Bulgaria referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Region of Burgas

BG-CAPRIPOX-2023-00001

Protection zone:

Those parts of the region of Burgas, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 42.1137, Long. 27.1012 (2023/1)

10.10.2023

Surveillance zone:

Those parts of the region of Burgas, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 42.1137, Long. 27.1012 (2023/1)

19.10.2023

Surveillance zone:

Those parts of the region of Burgas, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 42.1137, Long. 27.1012 (2023/1)

11.10.2023 to 19.10.2023

B.    Further restricted zone



Region

Areas established as a further restricted zone in Bulgaria as referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Regions of Burgas, Haskovo and Yambol

A further restricted zone that comprises the following areas.

In the region of Burgas the municipalities of:

— Malko Tarnovo

— Sredets

— Tsarevo

In the region of Haskovo the municipalities of:

— Svilengrad

— Topolovgrad

In the region of Yambol the municipalities of:

— Bolyarovo

— Elhovo

30.11.2023

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2.    GREECE

A.    Protection and surveillance zones established around confirmed outbreaks



Region

Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Region of Central Greece

Protection zone:

A protection zone that comprises the following areas:

— in the regional unit of Phthiotis, the Municipality of Lokroi,

— in the regional unit of Boeotia, the communities of Loutsi and Pavlos.

22.2.2024

Surveillance zone:

A surveillance zone that comprises the following areas:

— in the regional unit of Phthiotis, the Municipal units of Agios Konstantinos and the Municipal unit of Elateia;

— in the regional unit of Boeotia, the Municipality of Orchomenos, excluding the communities of Loutsi and Pavlos and the Municipal unit of Chaeronea.

7.3.2024

Surveillance zone:

A surveillance zone that comprises the following areas:

— in the regional unit of Phthiotis, the Municipality of Lokroi,

— in the regional unit of Boeotia, the communities of Loutsi and Pavlos.

23.2.2024-7.3.2024

B.    Further restricted zones



Region

Areas established as further restricted zones in Greece as referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Region of North Aegean

A further restricted zone that comprises the entire territory of the regional unit of Lesvos.

30.4.2024

Region of Central Greece

A further restricted zone that comprises:

— the entire territory of the regional unit of Phthiotis;

— the entire territory of the regional unit of Boeotia;

— in the regional unit of Euboea, the entire territory of the municipality of Chalcis.

30.4.2024
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