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Official Journal of the European Union
6.12.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 4 December 2012
amending Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards surveillance programmes for Finland and the
United Kingdom and the disease-free status of Finland and the United Kingdom for certain aquatic
animal diseases
(notified under document C(2012) 8758)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/753/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Finland
has
submitted
to
the
Commission
documentation
regarding the municipalities of Uusikaupunki, Pyhranta
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and Rauma being free from viral haemorrhagic
Union,
septicaemia (VHS).
(4) The
United
Kingdom
has
submitted
to
the
Commission
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October
documentation regarding the south west Shetland Islands
2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals
being free from infectious salmon anaemia (ISA).
and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
certain diseases in aquatic animals ( 1 ), and in particular the
(5) Parts
B
and
C
of
Annex
I
to
Decision
2009/177/EC
first subparagraph of Article 44(1) and Article 49(1) thereof,
should therefore be amended accordingly.
Whereas:
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in

accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(1) Commission
Decision
2009/177/EC
of
31
October
2008
implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free
status of Member States, zones and compartments (
Article 1

2 ) sets
out a list of Member States, zones and compartments
Parts B and C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC are
subject to approved surveillance programmes, with
amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
regard to one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed
in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC (‘non-
Article 2
exotic diseases’). That Decision also sets out a list of
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Member States, zones and compartments declared
disease-free with regard to one or more of those diseases.
(2) Part
B
of
Annex
I
to
Decision
2009/177/EC
sets
out
the Done at Brussels, 4 December 2012.
list of Member States, zones and compartments subject
to approved eradication programmes and Part C of that
For the Commission
Annex sets out the list of Member States, zones and
compartments declared disease-free with regard to one
Tonio BORG
or more non-exotic diseases.
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
( 2 ) OJ L 63, 7.3.2009, p. 15.

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EN
6.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
334/49
ANNEX
Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Part B is replaced by the following:
‘PART B
Member States, zones and compartments subject to approved eradication programmes
Geographical demarcation of the area under an
Disease
Member
State
ISO code
eradication programme (Member State, zones or
compartments)
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Denmark DK The
following
water
catchments:
Tim
,
Hover , Heager , Velling , Skjern ,
Hemmet Mlle Bk, Lydum , Konge,
Kolding , Vejle and Holmsland Klit
Finland FI The
Province
of
land
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease Germany DE Land Saxony’
Infection with Marteilia refringens
Infection with Bonamia ostreae
White spot disease
(2) Part C is amended as follows:
(a) the entry for Finland concerning viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) is replaced by the following:
‘Finland FI All
continental
and
coastal
areas
within
its
territory,
except
the
Province
of
land’
(b) in the row for the United Kingdom concerning infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), the words ‘except south west
Shetland Islands’ are deleted.

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