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    Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/430/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta (OJ L 154, 30.4.2004)

    OV L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 27–30 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2004/430/corrigendum/2004-05-27/oj

    27.5.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 189/27


    Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/430/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta

    ( Official Journal of the European Union L 154 of 30 April 2004 )

    Decision 2004/430/EC should read as follows:

    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 29 April 2004

    amending Decision 2003/828/EC on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta

    (notified under document number C(2004) 1601)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2004/430/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

    Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(2)(d) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Commission Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue (2) demarcates protection and surveillance zones corresponding to specific epidemiological situations and lays down the conditions for providing exemptions from the ban on the movements of animals in and from those zones.

    (2)

    As regard Cyprus and Malta, epidemiological data are in the process of being gathered in order to allow a definitive conclusion on the bluetongue status of those new Member States to be made. Pending that conclusion, it is necessary to temporarily classify Cyprus and Malta within the framework of Decision 2003/828/EC.

    (3)

    To that end, considering that bluetongue is a vector born disease, it is appropriate to consider the status of the territories of the Member States already listed in Annex I to Decision 2003/828/EC which are, from a geographical and epidemiological point of view, the closest to Cyprus and Malta.

    (4)

    Accordingly, the situation of Malta could temporarily be considered as comparable to that prevailing in southern Sicily and the situation in Cyprus to that prevailing in Dodecanese. However, pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession, this transitional status should be reviewed within three years from the date of accession of Cyprus and Malta.

    (5)

    As a consequence, the transitional rules applying to movements of live animals of susceptible species in and from Cyprus and Malta should be those applying to movements of those animals in and from Dodecanese and southern Sicily.

    (6)

    Decision 2003/828/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (7)

    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Annex I to Decision 2003/828/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall apply subject to and from the date of the entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

    Article3

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

    For the Commission

    David BYRNE

    Member of the Commission

    ANNEX

    ‘ANNEX I

    (Restricted zones: geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones shall be established by the Member states)

    Zone A (serotypes 2 and 9, and to a lesser extent 4 and 16)

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable

    Italy

    Sicilia

    Ragusa, Enna

    Molise

    Isernia, Campobasso

    Abruzzo

    Chieti, all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Avezzano-Sulmona

    Lazio

    Frosinone, Latina

    Campania

    all Municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Caserta 1

    Basilicata

    Matera, and Potenza (with the exception of all the municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Venosa)

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable

    Italy

    Sicilia

    Agrigento, Catania, Caltanissetta, Palermo, Messina, Siracusa e Trapani

    Calabria

    Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia

    Basilicata

    Potenza (all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Venosa)

    Puglia

    Foggia, Bari, Lecce, Taranto, Brindisi

    Campania

    Caserta (with the exception of all municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Caserta 1), Benevento, Avellino, Napoli, Salerno

    Malta (3)

    Zone B (serotype 2)

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable

    Italy

    Lazio

    Viterbo, Roma, Rieti (municipalities of Ascrea, Belmonte in Sabina, Cantalupo in Sabina, Casaprota, Casperia, Castel di Tora, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Colle di Tora, Collevecchio, Concerviano, Configni, Contigliano, Cottanello, Fara in Sabina, Forano, Frasso, Abino, Greccio, Longone Sabino, Magliano Sabina, Mompeo, Montasola, Montebuono, Monteleone Sabino, Montenero Sabino, Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, Montopoli di Sabina, Orvinio, Poggio Catino, Poggio Mirteto, Poggio Moiano, Poggio Nativo, Poggio San Lorenzo, Pozzaglia Sabina, Rieti, Roccantica, Rocca Sinibalda, Salisano, Scandriglia, Selci, Stimigliano, Tarano, Toffia, Torricella in Sabina, Torri in Sabina, Vacone)

    Toscana

    Massa Carrara, Pisa, Grosseto, Livorno

    Umbria

    Terni

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable

    Italy

    Abruzzo

    L'Aquila with the exception of all Municipalities belonging to the Local Health Unit of Avezzano-Sulmona

    Lazio

    Rieti (municipalities of Accumoli, Amatrice, Antrodoco, Borbona, Borgorose, Borgo Velino, Cantalice, Castel Sant'angelo, Cittaducale, Cittareale, Collalto Sabino, Collegiove, Colli sul Velino, Fiamignano, Labro, Leonessa, Marcetelli, Micigliano, Morro Reatino, Nespolo, Paganico, Pescorocchiano, Petrella Salto, Poggio Bustone, Posta, Rivodutri, Turania, Varco Sabino).

    Umbria

    Perugia

    Marche

    Ascoli Piceno, Macerata

    Zone C (serotypes 2 and 4)

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is applicable

    France

    Corse du sud, Haute Corse

    Spain

    Islas Baleares

    Areas where Article 3(2)(a) is not applicable

    Italy

    Sardinia

    Cagliari, Nuoro, Sassari, Oristano

    Zone D

    Greece

    The entire Greek territory with the exception of prefectorates listed in Zone E.

    Zone E

    Greece

    Dodekanisi, Samos, Chios and Lesvos prefectorates.

    Cyprus (3)


    (1)   OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

    (2)   OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/34/EC (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 47).

    (3)  (*) Transitional animal health status for Cyprus and Malta, pending the analysis of epidemiological data; status to be reviewed at the latest by 1 May 2007.


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