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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1372/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1372",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1372 of 7 August 2015 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (notified under document C(2015) 5715) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1372",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1372\nof 7 August 2015\namending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States, as regards the entries for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania\n(notified under document C(2015) 5715)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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 market, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,\nHaving 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 market, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU lays down animal health control measures in relation to African swine fever in certain Member States. The Annex to that Decision demarcates and lists certain areas of those Members States differentiated by the level of risk based on the epidemiological situation. That list includes certain areas of Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.\n(2)\nIn July and August 2015, one case in wild boar and three outbreaks in domestic pigs of African swine fever were notified by Estonia within the areas listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. The case in wild boar occurred in the area listed in Part I of that Annex. Two outbreaks in domestic pigs occurred in Part II and the other outbreak occurred in Part III of that Annex.\n(3)\nIn July and August 2015, cases of African swine fever in wild boar were notified by Latvia within the areas listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. Those cases occurred in areas listed in Part I of that Annex.\n(4)\nIn July 2015, one outbreak of African swine fever in domestic pigs was notified by Lithuania within the areas listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. This outbreak occurred in the area listed in Part II of that Annex.\n(5)\nThe evolution of the current epidemiological situation in the Union as regards African swine fever should be considered in the assessment of the risk represented by the animal health situation as regards that disease in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In order to focus animal health control measures and to prevent the further spread of African swine fever, as well as to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, the Union list of areas subject to the animal health control measures set out in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU should be amended to take into account the current animal health situation as regards that disease in those Member States.\n(6)\nImplementing Decision 2014/709/EU should therefore be amended to modify the areas listed in Parts I, II and III of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (OJ L 295, 11.10.2014, p. 63)."
    }
  ],
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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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