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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1280/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1280",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1280 of 21 September 2018 concerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Bulgaria (notified under document C(2018) 6253) (Only the Bulgarian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1280",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1280\nof 21 September 2018\nconcerning certain protective measures relating to African swine fever in Bulgaria\n(notified under document C(2018) 6253)\n(Only the Bulgarian text is authentic)\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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAfrican swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting domestic and feral pig populations and can have a severe impact on the profitability of pig farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries.\n(2)\nIn the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other pig holdings and to feral pigs. As a result, it may spread from one Member State to another Member State and to third countries through trade in live pigs or their products.\n(3)\nCouncil Directive 2002/60/EC lays down minimum measures to be applied within the Union for the control of African swine fever. Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC provides for the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in the event of outbreaks of that disease, where the measures laid down in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are to apply.\n(4)\nBulgaria has informed the Commission of the current African swine fever situation in the province of Varna, and in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC, it has established protection and surveillance zones where the measures referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are applied.\n(5)\nCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216 was adopted following the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in Bulgaria, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC, following outbreaks of African swine fever in that Member State.\n(6)\nSince the date of adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216, the epidemiological situation in Bulgaria has remained stable with respect to African swine fever, the Bulgarian authorities have implemented the required control measures and have collected additional surveillance data.\n(7)\nIn order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to describe at Union level the revised areas established as protection and surveillance zones for African swine fever in Bulgaria in collaboration with that Member State. These areas provide for a reduced surveillance zone in line with the current epidemiological scenario.\n(8)\nAccordingly, the areas identified as protection and surveillance zones in Bulgaria should be set out in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.\n(9)\nIn addition, Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216 should be repealed and replaced by this Decision to take account of the updated disease management measures in place and the evolution in the disease situation in Bulgaria as regards African swine fever.\n(10)\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": "Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216 of 4 September 2018 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Bulgaria (OJ L 224, 5.9.2018, p. 10)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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