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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/427",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 May 2008 amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) (notified under document number C(2008) 1719) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/427/EC)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 8 May 2008\namending Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)\n(notified under document number C(2008) 1719)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2008/427/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products, and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2002/308/EC establishes the lists of approved zones and approved fish farms situated in non-approved zones with regard to certain fish diseases.\n(2)\nGermany, France, Italy, Austria and Slovenia have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farms in non-approved zones, with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), for certain farms in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those farms meet the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved farms in a non-approved zone and should be added to the list of approved farms.\n(3)\nDenmark, France, Italy and the United Kingdom have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved zones, with regard to VHS and IHN, for certain zones in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those zones meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved zones and should be added to the list of approved zones.\n(4)\nFrance and Finland have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved zones with regard to VHS, for certain areas in their territories. The documentation provided shows that those areas meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC.\n(5)\nGermany has notified the presence of VHS in a farm previously considered free of that disease. The zone should therefore no longer appear in Decision 2002/308/EC as VHS-free.\n(6)\nDenmark has informed that certain approved farms with regard to VHS and IHN do not comply with the maintenance requirements to be considered as free from VHS. Those farms should therefore no longer appear in Decision 2002/308/EC as free from VHS.\n(7)\nItaly has given notification that certain programmes for VHS and IHN freedom approved by Commission Decision 2003/634/EC of 28 August 2003 approving programmes for the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish have been finalised. The zone and the farm concerned qualify for the status of approved zone and approved farm in non-approved zone and should therefore be added to the list of approved zones or approved farms in non-approved zones in Decision 2002/308/EC respectively.\n(8)\nDecision 2002/308/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 106, 23.4.2002, p. 28. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/345/EC (OJ L 130, 22.5.2007, p. 16)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 220, 3.9.2003, p. 8. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/685/EC (OJ L 282, 13.10.2006, p. 44)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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