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Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU concerning certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H7N7 in Italy (notified under document C(2013) 5904) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/453/EU)

EU Decision 2013/453 · Adopted 11 September 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Implementing Decision

of 11 September 2013

amending Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU concerning certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H7N7 in Italy

(notified under document C(2013) 5904)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2013/453/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal marketf1, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal marketf2, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Following the notification by Italy of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N7 in a holding in the commune of Ostellato, in the province of Ferrara in the Region Emilia-Romagna on 15 August 2013, the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2013/439/EUf3 that lays down provisions for protection and surveillance zones to be established around the outbreak.

(2)

Due to a second outbreak of the disease in the commune of Mordano, in the province of Bologna in the Region of Emilia-Romagna, the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2013/443/EUf4, which adapted the borders of the protection and surveillance zones and established further restricted zones. These zones were defined in Parts A, B and C of the Annex to that Decision. The occurrence of further disease outbreaks makes it necessary to adapt the zones under restrictions as defined by Parts A, B and C of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU.

(3)

The Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.

f2

OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

f3

Commission Implementing Decision 2013/439/EU of 19 August 2013 concerning certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N7 in Italy (OJ L 223, 21.8.2013, p. 10).

f4

Commission Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU of 27 August 2013 concerning certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H7N7 in Italy including the establishment of further restricted zones and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/439/EU (OJ L 230, 29.8.2013, p. 20).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

The Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 11 September 2013.

For the Commission

Tonio Borg

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

PART A

Protection zones as referred to in Article 1:

ISO Country CodeMember StatePostal CodeNameDate until applicable in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 2005/94/EC
ITItalyArea comprising the municipalities of:
44020Ostellato17.9.2013
44015Portomaggiore
40027Mordano29.9.2013
48010Bagnara di Romagna
40026Part of the territory of the municipality of Imola situated east of the state road 610 and north of the state road 9 'Via Emilia'.
48027Part of the territory of the municipality of Solarolo situated north of the junction of highway A14 to Ravenna.
44012Part of the territory of the municipality of Bondeno situated south of the state road 496 and west of the river Panaro.26.9.2013
41034Part of the territory of the municipality of Finale Emilia situated north of the state road 468, east of the provincial road 9 and west of the river Panaro.

PART B

Surveillance zones as referred to in Article 1:

ISO Country CodeMember StatePostal CodeNameDate until applicable in accordance with Article 31 of Directive 2005/94/EC
ITItalyArea comprising the municipalities of:
44011Argenta26.9.2013
44022Comacchio
44020Masi Torello
44027Migliarino
44020Migliaro
44020Ostellato
44015Portomaggiore
44039Tresigallo
44123Part of the territory of the municipality of Ferrara situated east of the state road 15 'Via Pomposa' and the provincial road 'Via Ponte Assa'.
48010Bagnara di Romagna8.10.2013
48014Castelbolognese
40023Castelguelfo
48017Conselice
48010Cotignola
48018Faenza
40026Imola
48022Lugo
48024Massalombarda
40059Medicina
40027Mordano
48020Sant’Agata sul Santerno
48027Solarolo
44012Bondeno5.10.2013
41034Finale Emilia
44043Mirabello
44047Sant’Agostino
44042Cento
40014Part of the territory of the municipality of Crevalcore situated north of ‘via Provanone’ and east of the provincial road 9 ‘via Provane’.
41037Part of the territory of the municipality of Mirandola situated east of the railways Modena – Verona.
41038Part of the territory of the municipality of San Felice sul Panaro situated east of the railways Modena – Verona.
46028Part of the territory of the municipality of Sermide situated south of the provincial road 35 ‘via Pole’ and west of the provincial road 37.
46022Part of the territory of the municipality of Felonica situated south of the provincial road 35 ‘via Pole’.

PART C

Further restricted zones as referred to in Article 1:

ISO Country CodeMember StatePostal CodeNameDate until the measures are applicable
ITItalyArea comprising the municipalities of:
48011Alfonsine24.9.2013
29002Ariano nel Polesine
39002Bagnacavallo
38002Berra
40003Bertinoro
39004Brisighella
39005Casola Valsenio
40005Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole
39007Cervia
40007Cesena
40008Cesenatico
38005Codigoro
29017Corbola
40011Dovadola
40013Forlimpopoli
40012Forlì
39011Fusignano
40015Gambettola
40016Gatteo
38025Goro
38010Jolanda di Savoia
38011Lagosanto
40018Longiano
38013Massa Fiscaglia
40019Meldola
38014Mesola
40022Modigliana
29034Papozze
29039Porto Tolle
29052Porto Viro
40032Predappio
39014Ravenna
39015Riolo Terme
39016Russi
40041San Mauro Pascoli
40045Savignano sul Rubicone
29046Taglio di Po