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8.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
180/47
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 7 July 2011
amending Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the withdrawal of an eradication
programme regarding bacterial kidney disease for the territory of Great Britain and the approval of
a surveillance programme regarding ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar for Guernsey
(notified under document C(2011) 4770)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/403/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Member State to control BKD in the territory of Great
Britain, it was concluded that it is no longer appropriate
to apply restrictions on movements of consignments of
certain aquaculture animals into the United Kingdom as
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
provided for by that programme. Consequently, the
Union,
territory of Great Britain should be removed from the
list of areas with approved eradication programmes for
BKD as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/221/EU.
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October
2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals
and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
certain diseases in aquatic animals
(
(4) Annex
III
to
Decision
2010/221/EU
currently
lists
parts

1 ), and in particular
Article 43(2) thereof,
of the territories of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as
areas of the United Kingdom with approved surveillance
programme as regards ostreid herpesvirus 1
μνar
(OsHV-1 μνar). The United Kingdom has now submitted
Whereas:
a surveillance programme as regards OsHV-1 μνar for
Guernsey. That surveillance programme aims to demon
strate that the areas in Guernsey where OsHV-1 μνar has
not been detected are free of that virus and to prevent its
(1) Commission
Decision
2010/221/EU
of
15
April
2010
introduction into those areas. The content of that
approving national measures for limiting the impact of
surveillance programme is equivalent to the surveillance
certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic
programmes which are already approved and listed in
animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council
Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU.
Directive 2006/88/EC ( 2 ) allows certain Member States
to apply placing on the market and import restrictions
on consignments of those animals in order to prevent
the introduction of certain diseases into their territory,
(5) There
have
been
no
detections
of
increased
mortalities
in
provided that they have either demonstrated that their
the farms and relaying areas keeping Pacific oysters in
territory, or certain demarcated areas of their territory,
Guernsey during the last 2 years. According to
are free of such diseases or that they have established an
information submitted by the United Kingdom, Pacific
eradication or surveillance programme to obtain such
oyster business operators have applied a voluntary ban
freedom.
on movements of pacific oysters into Guernsey since
April 2010. That information suggests that Guernsey is
free of OsHV-1 μνar. Movement restrictions to protect
the health status of Pacific oysters in that territory
(2) Annex
II
to
Decision
2010/221/EU
currently
lists
the
territory of Great Britain as an area of the United
should be approved.
Kingdom with an approved eradication programme as
regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD).
(6) The
surveillance
programme
for
Guernsey
should
therefore be approved and Guernsey should be included
(3) The
United
Kingdom
has
notified
its
intention
to
in the list set out in Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU.
withdraw that eradication programme. Following an
extensive reassessment of the measures taken by that
( 1 ) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
(7) Decision
2010/221/EU
should
therefore
be
amended
( 2 ) OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7.
accordingly.

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(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
Article 2
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2011.
Article 1
For the Commission
Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/221/EU are replaced by the
John DALLI
text in the Annex to this Decision.
Member of the Commission

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EN
8.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
180/49
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 (BKD) Finland FI The
continental
parts
of
the
territory
Sweden SE The
continental
parts
of
the
territory
Infectious pancreatic necrosis Sweden SE The
coastal
parts
of
the
territory
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
and
Gweedore
bays.
(OsHV-1 μνar)
Compartment 2: Gweebara Bay.
Compartment 3: Drumcliff, Killala, Broadhaven and
Blacksod Bays.
Compartment 4: Ballinakill and Streamstown Bays.
Compartment 5: Bertraghboy and Galway Bays.
Compartment 6: Shannon Estuary and Poulnasharry,
Askeaton and Ballylongford Bays.
Compartment 7: Kenmare Bay.
Compartment 8: Dunmanus Bay.
Compartment 9: Kinsale and Oysterhaven Bays.
United
UK The
territory
of
Great
Britain
except
Whitstable
Bay,
Kent.
Kingdom
The territory of Northern Ireland, except Killough Bay,
Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough.
The territory of Guernsey.’

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