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Official Journal of the European Union
26.10.2012
DIRECTIVES
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/31/EU
of 25 October 2012
amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards the list of fish species susceptible
to Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia and the deletion of the entry for Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5)
In addition, the EFSA opinion states that it is likely that
EUS has repeatedly entered into the Union via orna
mental fish import from third countries and that such
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
fish may have released into Union waters. Under these
Union,
circumstances, and considering the fact that no outbreaks
of EUS have been reported in the Union, there is no
evidence to suggest that EUS has the potential for detri
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October
mental environmental impact.
2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals
and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
certain diseases in aquatic animals
( 1 ), and in particular
(6)
In view of the EFSA conclusions and of the available
Article 61(2) thereof,
scientific evidence, EUS does no longer meet the
criteria set out in Part I of Annex IV to Directive
2006/88/EC in order to be listed in Part II of that Annex.
Whereas:
(7) It is therefore appropriate to delete the entry for
(1) Directive
2006/88/EC
lays
down,
inter
alia,
certain
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome from the list of exotic
animal health rules applicable to aquaculture animals
diseases set out in Part II of Annex IV to Directive
and products thereof, including specific provisions
2006/88/EC.
concerning the exotic and non-exotic diseases and
species susceptible thereto, listed in Part II of Annex IV
to that Directive.
(8) In
addition,
Part
II
of
Annex
IV
to
Directive
2006/88/EC

includes a list of species regarded as susceptible to Viral
haemorrhagic septicaemia.
(2)
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) is included in the
list of exotic diseases set out in Part II of Annex IV to
(9) Olive
flounder
(Paralichthys olivaceus) is susceptible to the
Directive 2006/88/EC.
non-exotic fish disease Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia.
Clinical outbreaks of that disease were confirmed in
certain regions of Asia.
(3)
Part I of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC sets out the
criteria for listing exotic and non-exotic diseases in Part II
of that Annex. According to those criteria, exotic diseases
(10) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
include
Olive
flounder
(Para
are to have the potential for significant economic impact
lichthys olivaceus) in the list of species susceptible to Viral
if introduced into the Union, either by production losses
haemorrhagic septicaemia set out in Part II of Annex IV
in Union aquaculture or by restricting the potential for
to Directive 2006/88/EC.
trade in aquaculture animals and products thereof. Alter
natively, they are to have potential for detrimental envi
ronmental impact if introduced into the Union, to wild
(11) Annex
IV
to
Directive
2006/88/EC
should
therefore
be
aquatic animal populations of species, which are an asset
amended accordingly.
worth protecting by Union law or international provi
sions.
(12) The
measures provided for in this Directive are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(4) On
15
September
2011,
the
European
Food
Safety
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Authority (EFSA) Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
adopted a Scientific Opinion on Epizootic Ulcerative
Syndrome (
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

2 ) (the EFSA opinion). In that opinion, the
EFSA concludes that the impact of EUS in Union aqua
culture would range from no impact to low impact.
Article 1
( 1 ) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC is amended in accordance
( 2 ) EFSA Journal 2011; 9(10):2387.
with the Annex to this Directive.

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EN
26.10.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
297/27
Article 2
Article 3
1. Member
States
shall
adopt
and
publish,
by
1
January This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
2013 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall
European Union.
forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those
provisions.
Article 4
2. They
shall
apply
those
provisions
from
1
January
2013.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
3. When
Member
States
adopt
those
provisions
they
shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by
such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 2012.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.
For the Commission
4. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
The President
the field covered by this Directive.
José Manuel BARROSO

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Official Journal of the European Union
26.10.2012
ANNEX
Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC is replaced by the following:
‘PART II
Listed diseases
Exotic diseases
Disease Susceptible
species
Fish Epizootic
haematopoietic
necrosis Rainbow
trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) and redfin perch (Perca fluvi
atilis)
Molluscs Infection
with Bonamia exitiosa Australian
mud
oyster
(Ostrea angasi) and Chilean flat oyster
(O. chilensis)
Infection with Perkinsus marinus Pacific
oyster
(Crassostrea gigas) and Eastern oyster (C. virginica)
Infection with Microcytos mackini Pacific
oyster
(Crassostrea gigas), Eastern oyster (C. virginica), Olympia
flat oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) and European flat oyster (O. edulis)
Crustaceans Taura
syndrome Gulf
white
shrimp
(Penaeus setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. styliros
tris), and Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei)
Yellowhead disease Gulf
brown
shrimp
(Penaeus aztecus), Gulf pink shrimp (P. duorarum),
Kuruma prawn (P. japonicus), black tiger shrimp (P. monodon), Gulf
white shrimp (P. setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. stylirostris), and
Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei)
Non-exotic diseases
Diseases Susceptible
species
Fish Viral
haemorrhagic
septicaemia
Herring (Clupea spp.), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), pike (Esox lucius),
(VHS)
haddock (Gadus aeglefinus), Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus), Atlantic
cod (G. morhua), Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) rainbow trout
(O. mykiss), rockling (Onos mustelus), brown trout (Salmo trutta),
turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus), grayling
(Thymallus thymallus) and olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus),
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), coho salmon (O. kisutch), Masou
(IHN)
salmon (O. masou), rainbow or steelhead trout (O. mykiss), sockeye
salmon (O. nerka), pink salmon (O. rhodurus) chinook salmon
(O. tshawytscha), and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease
Common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) Rainbow
trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar),
and brown and sea trout (S. trutta)
Molluscs Infection
with Marteilia refringens Australian
mud
oyster
(Ostrea angasi), Chilean flat oyster
(O. chilensis), European flat oyster (O. edulis), Argentinian oyster
(O. puelchana), blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Mediterranean
mussel (M. galloprovincialis)
Infection with Bonamia ostreae Australian
mud
oyster
(Ostrea angasi), Chilean flat oyster
(O. chilensis), Olympia flat oyster (O. conchaphila), Asiatic oyster
(O. denselammellosa), European flat oyster (O. edulis), and Argentinian
oyster (O. puelchana)
Crustaceans White
spot
disease All
decapod
crustaceans
(order Decapoda)’

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