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Official Journal of the European Union
15.12.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13 December 2012
amending Decision 2010/221/EU as regards national measures for preventing the introduction of
certain aquatic animal diseases into parts of Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom
(notified under document C(2012) 9295)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/786/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
approved surveillance programme as regards ostreid
herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar).
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(6) Ireland
has
notified
to
the
Commission
the
detection
of
OsHV-1 μνar in Drumcliff within compartment 3,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October
Shannon Estuary within compartment 6 and Oysterhaven
2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals
Bay within compartment 9. Consequently, the
and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
geographical demarcation of those compartments in
certain diseases in aquatic animals
(
Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU should be amended.

1 ), and in particular
Article 43(2) thereof,
(7) Annex
III
to
Decision
2010/221/EU
lists
the
territories
of
Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Guernsey with an
Whereas:
approved surveillance programme as regards OsHV-1
μνar.
(1) Commission
Decision
2010/221/EU
of
15
April
2010
approving national measures for limiting the impact of
(8) The
United
Kingdom
has
notified
the
Commission
the
certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic
detection of OsHV-1 μνar in England and Northern
animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council
Ireland. Consequently, the geographical demarcation of
Directive 2006/88/EC ( 2 ) allows certain Member States
those territories in Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU
to apply restrictions on consignments of those animals
should be amended.
in order to prevent the introduction of certain diseases
into their territory, provided that they have either
(9) Decision
2010/221/EU
should
therefore
be
amended
demonstrated that their territory, or certain demarcated
accordingly.
areas of their territory, are free of such diseases or that
they have established an eradication or surveillance
(10) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
programme to obtain such freedom.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(2) The
continental
parts
of
the
territories
of
Finland
are
listed in Annex II to Decision 2010/221/EU as territories
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
with an approved eradication programme as regards
bacterial kidney disease (BKD).
Article 1

Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/221/EU are replaced by the
(3) Accordingly,
Decision
2010/221/EU
approves
certain text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
national measures by Finland on consignments of aqua
culture animals of susceptible species into those areas.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(4) Finland has reported to the Commission that, while
progress has been made in several areas, some areas
still remain infected with BKD. Finland has therefore
requested that the water catchment area of Vesijrvi be
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2012.
excluded from the eradication programme. Annex II
should be amended accordingly.
For the Commission
(5) Annex
III
to
Decision
2010/221/EU
currently
lists
nine
Tonio BORG
compartments in the territory of Ireland with an
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
( 2 ) OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7.

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EN
15.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
347/37
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
Member States and parts thereof with eradication programmes as regards certain diseases in aquaculture
animals, and approved to take national measures to control those diseases in accordance with Article 43(2)
of Directive 2006/88/EC
Disease Member
State Code Geographical
demarcation
of
the
area
with
approved
national
measures
Bacterial kidney disease
Finland FI The
following
water
catchment
areas:
(BKD)
Kymijoki (except the water catchment area of Vesijrvi), Juustil
anjoki, Hounijoki, Tervajoki, Vilajoki, Urpalanjoki, Vaalimaanjoki,
Virojoki, Vehkajoki, Summajoki, Vuoksi, Jnisjoki, Kiteenjoki-
Tohmajoki, Hiitolanjoki, Tenojoki, Ntmjoki, Uutuanjoki,
Paatsjoki, Tuulomajoki
Sweden SE The
continental
parts
of
the
territory
Infectious pancreatic
Sweden SE The
coastal
parts
of
the
territory
necrosis virus (IPN)
ANNEX III
Member States and areas with surveillance programmes regarding ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar), and
approved to take national measures to control that disease in accordance with Article 43(2) of Directive
2006/88/EC
Disease Member
State Code
Geographical demarcation of the areas with approved national measures
(Member States, zones and compartments)
Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar
Ireland IE Compartment
1:
Sheephaven
Bay
(OsHV-1 μνar)
Compartment 2: Gweebara Bay
Compartment 3: Killala, Broadhaven and Blacksod Bays
Compartment 4: Streamstown Bay
Compartment 5: Bertraghboy and Galway Bays
Compartment 6: Poulnasharry, Askeaton and Ballylongford Bays
Compartment 7: Kenmare Bay
Compartment 8: Dunmanus Bay
Compartment 9: Kinsale Bay
United
UK The
territory
of
Great
Britain
except
Whitstable
Bay,
Kent
Kingdom
The territory of Northern Ireland, except Killough Bay, Lough
Foyle, Carlingford Lough and Strangford Lough
The territory of Guernsey’

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