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17.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
335/109
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 15 December 2011
amending Decision 2005/363/EC concerning animal health protection measures against African
swine fever in Sardinia, Italy
(notified under document C(2011) 9248)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/852/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
territorial extension of outbreaks of African swine fever
in seven out of eight provinces of Sardinia, affecting also
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
large commercial pig holdings.
Union,
(5) The
current
disease
evolution
on
Sardinia
is
liable
to
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of
endanger the pig herds in other regions of Italy and in
11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-
other Member States, in view of placing on the market of
Community trade with a view to the completion of the
pig meat and pig meat products and any other products
internal market ( 1 ), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
containing pig meat. It is therefore necessary to extend
the risk areas in Annex I to Decision 2005/363/EC to the
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
whole of the region of Sardinia. Consequently, since the
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
conditions laid down in Article 5(2)(b) of Decision
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
2005/363/EC cannot be met anymore, the derogation
with a view to the completion of the internal market (
granted to Italy to authorise the dispatch of pig meat

2 ), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,
from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia, is suspended.
The same applies to the derogation granted under
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of
Article 6 of that Decision, to authorise the dispatch of
16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules
pig meat products and other products containing pig
governing the production, processing, distribution and intro
meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia.
duction of products of animal origin for human
consumption ( 3 ), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
(6) Decision
2005/363/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
Whereas:
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
(1) Commission
Decision
2005/363/EC
of
2
May
2005
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
concerning animal health protection measures against
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy ( 4 ) was adopted in
response to a serious recrudescence of African swine
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
fever in domestic and feral pigs in the endemically
infected island of Sardinia, Italy.
Article 1
(2)
This Decision prohibits the dispatch from Sardinia of live
Annex I to Decision 2005/363/EC is replaced by the text in the
pigs, their semen ova and embryos and of pig meat, pig
Annex to this Decision.
meat products and any other products containing pig
meat.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(3) However,
in
accordance
with
Article
4(3)
of
Directive
2002/99/EC, the Decision provides for certain dero
gations as regards the dispatch of certain pig meat
products derived from pigs originating in holdings
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2011.
outside the risk areas defined in Annex I to the
Decision that meet specific biosecurity requirements.
For the Commission
(4) During the past weeks Italy has informed the
John DALLI
Commission of a significant increase in numbers and
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
( 2 ) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
( 3 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
( 4 ) OJ L 118, 5.5.2005, p. 39.

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
All areas of Sardinia.’

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