Commission Decision

of 28 February 2007

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy

(notified under document number C(2007) 597)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/146/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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(3) and Articles 11 and 12 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.

(2) Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones [2] provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

(3) Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.1 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as no post-collection testing for bluetongue is required, according to the risk assessment carried out by the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS) and in line with the recommendations of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as regards that disease.

(4) Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.2 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as post-collection testing verifies beyond doubt the absence of the disease in the donor animal.

(5) On 20 December 2006 France requested the Commission to adapt the demarcation of the restricted zone in France due to the cessation of the vector’s activity in the affected area.

(6) By Decision 2006/762/EC [3], the Commission adopted certain protective measures against bluetongue in Bulgaria to avoid the spread of the disease from the affected area of the administrative district of Burgas in relation to the import into the Community of susceptible animals.

(7) Consequently, Bulgaria being a Member State since 1 January 2007, the affected area should now be included in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC.

(8) On 9 January 2007 Germany informed the Commission of new outbreaks of bluetongue in Hessen and Lower Saxony. In view of those findings, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany.

(9) On 10 January 2007, Italy presented a report to the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health which concludes that the surveillance system in place in Italy has proved that no seroconversion has occurred in the Region of Marche, since April 2005.

(10) Consequently, that region should be considered free of bluetongue and, on the basis of the substantiated request submitted by Italy, deleted from the Italian regions listed under Zone B in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC.

(11) Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(12) 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

Decision 2005/393/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 5(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

"(b) except in the case of frozen semen and of ova and embryos, the Member State of destination gives its approval prior to the movement."

2. Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

[2] OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/101/EC (OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 40).

[3] OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 56.

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ANNEX

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended as follows:

(1) The following Zone H is added:

"Zone H

Bulgaria

- Administrative district of Burgas."

(2) The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to France is replaced by the following:

"France

- Département de l’Aube: arrondissement de Bar-sur-Aube et cantons de Arcis-sur-Aube, de Chapelle-Saint-Luc, de Mery-sur-Seine, de Piney, de Ramerupt, de Troyes (1er, 2ème, 3ème, 4ème, 5ème et 7ème cantons),

- Département des Ardennes,

- Département de l’Aisne,

- Département de la Marne,

- Département de la Haute-Marne: arrondissement de Saint-Dizier et cantons de Andelot-Blancheville, de Bourmont, de Chaumont-Nord, de Chaumont-Sud, de Clefmont, de Juzennecourt, de Saint-Blin, de Vignory,

- Département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle,

- Département de la Meuse,

- Département de la Moselle,

- Département du Nord,

- Département de l’Oise: arrondissements de Clermont, de Compiègne et cantons de Beauvais-Nord-Est, de Beauvais-Nord-Ouest, de Beauvais-Sud-Ouest, de Betz, de Crépy-en-Valois, de Crèvecoeur-le-Grand, de Formerie, de Grandvilliers, de Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, de Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, de Nivillers, de Pont Sainte Maxence,

- Département du Pas-de-Calais,

- Département du Bas-Rhin: arrondissements de Haguenau, de Molsheim, de Saverne, de Strasbourg-campagne, de Strasbourg-ville, de Wissembourg et canton de Obernai,

- Département de Seine-Maritime: cantons de Aumale, de Blangy-sur-Bresle, de Eu,

- Département de Seine-et-Marne: cantons de Ferté-sous-Jouarre, de Lizy-sur-Ourcq, de Rebais,

- Département de la Somme,

- Département des Vosges: cantons de Bulgnéville, de Charmes, de Ch?tenois, de Coussey, de Mirecourt, de Neufch?teau, de Raon-l’étape, de Senones, de Vittel."

(3) The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Germany is replaced by the following:

"Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Stadtkreis Baden-Baden

Im Landkreis Enzkreis: Birkenfeld, Eisingen, Illingen, Ispringen, K?mpfelbach, Keltern, Kieselbronn, Knittlingen, K?nigsbach-Stein, Maulbronn, Mühlacker, Neuenbürg, Neulingen, ?lbronn-Dürrn, ?tisheim, Remchingen, Sternenfels, Straubenhardt

Stadtkreis Heidelberg

Stadtkreis Heilbronn

Im Landkreis Heilbronn: Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Rappenau, Bad Wimpfen, Brackenheim, Cleebronn, Eberstadt, Eppingen, Erlenbach, Gemmingen, Güglingen, Gundelsheim, Hardthausen am Kocher, Ittlingen, Jagsthausen, Kirchardt, Langenbrettach, Leingarten, M?ckmühl, Massenbachhausen, Neckarsulm, Neudenau, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Nordheim, Oedheim, Offenau, Pfaffenhofen, Roigheim, Schwaigern, Siegelsbach, Untereisesheim, Widdern, Zaberfeld

Im Hohenlohekreis: D?rzbach, Forchtenberg, Ingelfingen, Krautheim, ?hringen, Sch?ntal, Wei?bach, Zweiflingen

Landkreis Karlsruhe

Stadtkreis Karlsruhe

Im Landkreis Ludwigsburg: Sachsenheim

Stadtkreis Mannheim

Im Main-Tauber-Kreis: Ahorn, Assamstadt, Bad Mergentheim, Boxberg, Freudenberg, Gro?rinderfeld, Grünsfeld, Igersheim, K?nigheim, Külsheim, Lauda-K?nigshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, Weikersheim, Werbach, Wertheim, Wittighausen

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Im Ortenaukreis: Achern, Appenweier, Kappelrodeck, Kehl, Lauf, Neuried, Oberkirch, Offenburg, Renchen, Rheinau, Sasbach, Sasbachwalden, Schutterwald, Willst?tt

Stadtkreis Pforzheim

Landkreis Rastatt

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Bayern

Landkreis und Stadt Aschaffenburg

Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Im Landkreis Kitzingen: Albertshofen, Biebelried, Bruchbrunn, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Mainstockheim, Marktsteft, Nordheim am Main, Schwarzach am Main, Sommerach, Sulzfeld am Main, Volkach

Landkreis Main-Spessart

Landkreis Miltenberg

Landkreis Rh?n-Grabfeld

Im Landkreis Schweinfurt: Bergrheinfeld, Dittelbrunn, Euerbach, Frankenwinheim, Geldersheim, Gochsheim, Grafenrheinfeld, Grettstadt, Kolitzheim, Niederwerrn, Poppenhausen, R?thlein, Schonungen, Schwanfeld, Schwebheim, Sennfeld, Stadtlauringen, Sulzheim, ?chtelhausen, Waigolshausen, Wasserlosen, Werneck, Wipfeld

Stadt Schweinfurt

Landkreis Würzburg ohne die Gemeinden Aub und Bieberehren

Stadt Würzburg

Brandenburg

Im Landkreis Prignitz: Besandten, Eldenburg, Wootz

Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Hessen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Mecklenburg-Vorpommen

Im Landkreis Ludwigslust: Belsch, Bengerstorf, Besitz, Stadt Boizenburg, Brahlstorf, Dersenow, Stadt D?mitz, Gresse, Greven, Gallin, Grebs-Niendorf, Karenz, Leussow, Stadt Lübtheen, Malk G?hren, Malli?, Neu Gülze, Neu Kali?, Nostorf, Pritzier, Redefin, Schwanheide, Teldau, Tessin/Bzbg., Vellahn, Vielank, Warlitz

Niedersachsen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Rheinland-Pfalz

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Saarland

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Sachsen-Anhalt

Landkreis Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Landkreis Aschersleben-Sta?furt

Im Landkreis Bernburg: Güsten

Landkreis B?rdekreis

Landkreis Halberstadt

Im Landkreis Jerichower Land: Hohenwarte, Lostau

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Im Kreis Mansfelder Land: Abberode, Ahlsdorf, Alterode, Annarode, Arnstedt, Benndorf, Biesenrode, Br?unrode, Braunschwende, Friesdorf, Gorenzen, Greifenhagen, Gro??rner, Harkerode, Hergisdorf, Hermerode, Hettstedt, Klostermansfeld, Mansfeld, M?llendorf, Molmerswende, Piskaborn, Quenstedt, Ritterode, Ritzgerode, Siebigerode, Stangerode, Sylda, Ulzigerode, Vatterode, Walbeck, Welbsleben, Wiederstedt, Wippra

Landkreis Ohre-Kreis

Landkreis Quedlinburg

Im Landkreis Sangerhausen: Bennungen, Berga, Beyernaumburg, Blankenheim, Breitenbach, Breitenstein, Breitungen, Brücken (Helme), Dietersdorf, Drebsdorf, Edersleben, Emseloh, Gonna, Grillenberg, Gro?leinungen, Hackpfüffel, Hainrode, Hayn (Harz), Horla, Kelbra (Kyffh?user), Kleinleinungen, Lengefeld, Martinsrieth, Morungen, Niederr?blingen (Helme), Nienstedt, Oberr?blingen, Obersdorf, P?lsfeld, Questenberg, Riestedt, Riethnordhausen, Ro?la, Rotha, Rottleberode, Sangerhausen, Schwenda, Stolberg (Harz), Tilleda (Kyffh?user), Uftrungen, Wallhausen, Wettelrode, Wickerode, Wolfsberg

Im Landkreis Sch?nebeck: Atzendorf, Biere, Eickendorf, F?rderstedt, L?bnitz(Bode), Sch?nebeck(Elbe), Welsleben

Im Landkreis Stendal: Aulosen, Badingen, Ballerstedt, Berkau, Bismark (Altmark), Boock, Bretsch, Büste, Dobberkau, Flessau, Gagel, Garlipp, Gladigau, Gollensdorf, Grassau, Gro? Garz, Heiligenfelde, Hohenwulsch, Holzhausen, Insel, K?then, Kl?den, K?nnigde, Kossebau, Kremkau, Krevese, Lückstedt, Lüderitz, Me?dorf, M?ringen, Nahrstedt, Pollitz, Querstedt, Rochau, Rossau, Sch?plitz, Schernebeck, Schinne, Schorstedt, Staats, Steinfeld, Tangerhütte, Uchtdorf, Uchtspringe, Vinzelberg, Volgfelde, Wanzer, Windberge, Wittenmoor

Landkreis Wernigerode

Schleswig-Holstein

Im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg: Alt M?lln, Aumühle, B?lau, Basedow, Basthorst, Besenthal, B?rnsen, Borstorf, Breitenfelde, Br?then, Brunstorf, Buchhorst, Büchen, Dahmker, Dalldorf, Dassendorf, Elmenhorst, Escheburg, Fitzen, Fuhlenhagen, Geesthacht, G?ttin, Grabau, Grambek, Gro? Pampau, Grove, Gudow, Gülzow, Güster, Hamfelde, Hamwarde, Havekost, Hohenhorn, Hornbek, Juliusburg, Kankelau, Kasseburg, Klein Pampau, Koberg, K?thel, Kollow, Kr?ppelshagen-Fahrendorf, Krüzen, Krukow, Kuddew?rde, Langenlehsten, Lanze, Lauenburg/Elbe, Lehmrade, Linau, Lütau, M?hnsen, M?lln, Mühlenrade, Müssen, Niendorf/Stecknitz, Poggensee, Roseburg, Forstgutsbezirk Sachsenwald, Sahms, Schnakenbek, Sch?nberg, Schretstaken, Schulendorf, Schwarzenbek, Siebeneichen, Sirksfelde, Talkau, Tramm, Walksfelde, Wangelau, Wentorf bei Hamburg, Wentorf (Amt Sandesneben), Wiershop, Witzeeze, Wohltorf, Woltersdorf, Worth

Im Kreis Pinneberg: Appen, Barmstedt, Bevern, Bilsen, B?nningstedt, Bokholt-Hanredder, Borstel-Hohenraden, Bullenkuhlen, Ellerbek, Ellerhoop, Elmshorn, Gro? Nordende, Halstenbek, Haselau, Haseldorf, Hasloh, Heede, Heidgraben, Heist, Hemdingen, Hetlingen, Holm, Klein Nordende, Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, K?lln-Reisiek, Kummerfeld, Seester, Moorrege, Neuendeich, Pinneberg, Prisdorf, Quickborn, Raa-Besenbek, Rellingen, Schenefeld, Seester, Seestermühe, Seeth-Ekholt, Tangstedt, Tornesch, Uetersen, Wedel

Im Kreis Segeberg: Alveslohe, Ellerau, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Norderstedt

Im Kreis Steinburg: Altenmoor, Borsfleth, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Glückstadt, Herzhorn, Horst (Holstein), Kiebitzreihe, Kollmar, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, Sommerland

Im Kreis Stormarn: Ahrensburg, Ammersbek, Bargteheide, Barsbuettel, Braak, Brunsbek, Delingsdorf, Glinde, Grande, Groenwohld, Grossensee, Grosshansdorf, Hamfelde, Hammoor, Hohenfelde, Hoisdorf, Jersbek, Koethel, Luetjensee, Oststeinbek, Rausdorf, Reinbek, Siek, Stapelfeld, Steinburg, Tangstedt, Todendorf, Trittau, Witzhave

Thüringen

Landkreis Eichsfeld

Stadt Eisenach

Stadt Erfurt

Landkreis Gotha

Im Landkreis Hildburghausen: Eichenberg, Grub, Haina, Henfstedt, Marisfeld, Mendhausen, Oberstadt, Schmeheim, Themar, Westenfeld

Im Ilmkreis: Angelroda, Arnstadt, Elgersburg, Frankenhain, Gehlberg, Geraberg, Geschwenda, Gossel, Graefenroda, Ichtershausen, Liebenstein, Plaue, Wachsenburggemeinde

Im Kyffh?userkreis: Abtsbessingen, Artern/Unstrut, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffh?user, Badra, Bellstedt, Bendeleben, Borxleben, Bretleben, Clingen, Ebeleben, Esperstedt, Etzleben, Freienbessingen, G?llingen, Gorsleben, Greu?en, Gro?enehrich, Günserode, Hachelbich, Helbedündorf, Heldrungen, Holzsu?ra, Ichstedt, Niederb?sa, Oberb?sa, Oldisleben, Ringleben, Rockstedt, Rottleben, Schernberg, Seega, Sondershausen, Steinthaleben, Thüringenhausen, Topfstedt, Trebra, Voigtstedt, Wasserthaleben, Westgreu?en, Wolferschwenda

Landkreis Nordhausen

Im Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen: Altersbach, Aschenhausen, Bauerbach, Behrungen, Belrieth, Benshausen, Berkach, Bermbach, Bibra, Birx, Breitungen/Werra, Brotterode, Christes, Dillst?dt, Einhausen, Ellingshausen, Erbenhausen, Fambach, Floh-Seligenthal, Frankenheim/Rh?n, Friedelshausen, Henneberg, Herpf, He?les, Hümpfershausen, Jüchsen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Kleinschmalkalden, Kühndorf, Leutersdorf, Mehmels, Meiningen, Melpers, Metzels, Neubrunn, Nordheim, Oberhof, Oberkatz, Oberma?feld-Grimmenthal, Obersch?nau, Oberweid, Oepfershausen, Queienfeld, Rentwertshausen, Rh?nblick, Rippershausen, Ritschenhausen, Rohr, Rosa, Ro?dorf, Rotterode, Schmalkalden, Schwallungen, Schwarza, Schwickershausen, Springstille, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Stepfershausen, Sülzfeld, Trusetal, Unterkatz, Unterma?feld, Untersch?nau, Unterweid, Utendorf, Vachdorf, Viernau, Wahns, Wallbach, Walldorf, Wasungen, Wernshausen, W?lfershausen, Wolfmannshausen, Zella-Mehlis

Im Landkreis S?mmerda: Alperstedt, Andisleben, Bilzingsleben, Büchel, Elxleben, Fr?mmstedt, Gangloffs?mmern, Gebesee, Griefstedt, Gro?rudestedt, Günstedt, Ha?leben, Henschleben, Herrnschwende, Kannawurf, Kindelbrück, N?da, Riethgen, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schlo?vippach, Schwerstedt, S?mmerda, Strau?furt, Udestedt, Walschleben, Wei?ensee, Werningshausen, Witterda, Wundersleben

Stadt Suhl

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Wartburgkreis"

(4) The list of restricted zones in Zone B (serotype 2) is replaced by the following:

"Zone B (serotype 2)

Italy

Abruzzo : L’Aquila with the exception of all municipalities belonging to the local health unit of Avezzano-Sulmona

Lazio : Rieti, Roma, Viterbo

Toscana : Grosseto

Umbria : Terni and Perugia"

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