THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue(1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.
(2) Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones(2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.
(3) Following a substantiated request submitted by France and Germany, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zones in those Member States in zone F.
(4) Following the enlargement of the restricted zone in Germany due to the recent outbreaks of bluetongue serotype 8, it is appropriate to demarcate a restricted zone in Austria and to amend the restricted zones in Denmark and in the Czech Republic in the zone F.
(5) Following the notification of outbreaks of bluetongue serotype 1 and a substantiated request by Portugal, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone E in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EEC and to amend the zone I with serotypes 1 and 4.
(6) Following the notification of outbreaks of bluetongue serotype 8 in the United Kingdom, it is appropriate to demarcate a restricted zone in this Member State in the zone F.
(7) Decision 2005/393/EC should be amended accordingly.
(8) 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:
Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2007.
For the Commission
Markos Kyprianou
Member of the Commission
Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, is amended as follows:
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to France is replaced by the following:
département de l’Aisne;
département de l’Allier: arrondissements de Montluçon et de Moulins et cantons de Cusset-Nord, d’Escurolles, de Gannat, de Jaligny-sur-Besbre, de Varennes-sur-Allier;
département des Ardennes;
département de l’Aube;
département du Calvados: arrondissement de Lisieux;
département du Cher;
département de la Côte-d’Or;
département de la Creuse: cantons de Ahun, de Aubusson, de Auzances, de Bellegarde en Marche, de Benevent-l’Abbaye, de Bonnat, de Boussac, de Chambon-sur-Voueize, de Chatelus-Malvaleix, de Chenerailles, de Crocq, de Dun-le-Palestel, de Evaux-les-Bains, de Felletin, de Grand-Bourg, de Gueret, de Gueret-Nord, de Gueret-Sud-Est, de Gueret-Sud-Ouest, de Jarnages, de Pontarion, de Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs, de Saint-Vaury, de Souterraine;
département du Doubs: cantons d’Audeux, de Besançon, de Besançon-Est, de Besançon-Sud, de Boussières, de Marchaux, de Quingey, de Rougemont, de Roulans;
département de l’Eure;
département de l’Eure-et-Loir: arrondissement de Dreux et cantons de Chartres, de Chartres-Nord-Est, de Courville-sur-Eure, de Loupe, de Luce, de Maintenon, de Mainvilliers;
département de l’Indre: arrondissements de Châteauroux, de Châtre, d’Issoudun et cantons de Saint-Benoit-du-Sault, de Saint-Gaultier;
département du Jura: arrondissement de Dole et cantons d’Arbois, de Poligny, de Villers-Farlay;
département du Loir-et-Cher: cantons de Lamotte-Beuvron, de Mennetou-sur-Cher, de Salbris;
département du Loiret: arrondissements de Montargis et de Pithiviers et cantons de Chateauneuf-sur-Loire, de Chécy, de La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, de Fleury-les-Aubrais, de Jargeau, de Neuville-aux-Bois, d’Olivet, d’Orléans-la-Source, d’Ouzouer-sur-Loire, de Saint-Jean-de-Braye, de Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, de Sully-sur-Loire;
département de la Marne;
département de la Haute-Marne;
département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle;
département de la Meuse;
département de la Moselle;
département de la Nièvre;
département du Nord;
département de l’Oise;
département de l’Orne: cantons de l’Aigle, de l’Aigle-Est, de l’Aigle-Ouest, de Bazoches-sur-Hoëne, de Courtomer, d’Exmes, de La Ferté-Frenel, de Gacé, de Longny-au-Perche, de Melé-sur-Sarthe, de Merlerault, de Mortagne-au-Perche, de Mortrée, de Moulins-la-Marche, de Nocé, de Pervenchères, de Rémalard, de Sées, de Tourouvre, de Trun, de Vimoutiers;
département du Pas-de-Calais;
département du Puy-de-Dôme: cantons de Aigueperse, de Combronde, de Manzat, de Menat, de Montaigut, de Pionsat, de Pontaumur, de Pontgibaud, de Saint-Gervais-d’Auvergne;
département du Bas-Rhin;
département du Haut-Rhin: arrondissements de Colmar, de Guebwiller, de Ribeauvillé, de Thann et cantons d’Illzach, de Wittenheim;
département de la Haute-Saône;
département de la Saône-et-Loire: arrondissement d’Autun et cantons de Bourbon-Lancy, de Chagny, de Digoin, de Givry, de Gueugnon, de Montceau-les-Mines, de Montceau-les-Mines-Nord, de Montchanin, de Palinges, de Pierre-de-Bresse, de Toulon-sur-Arroux, de Verdun-sur-le-Doubs;
département de la Ville de Paris;
département de la Seine-Maritime;
département de la Seine-et-Marne;
département des Yvelines;
département de la Somme;
département des Vosges;
département de l’Yonne;
département du Territoire-de-Belfort: cantons de Belfort, de Fontaine, de Giromagny, d’Offemont, de Rougemont-le-Château, de Valdoie;
département de l’Essonne;
département des Hauts-de-Seine;
département de Seine-Saint-Denis;
département du Val-de-Marne;
département du Val-d’Oise.’
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Germany is replaced by the following:
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg
Stadt Amberg
Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach
Landkreis Ansbach
Stadt Ansbach
Landkreis Aschaffenburg
Stadt Aschaffenburg
Landkreis Augsburg
Stadt Augsburg
Landkreis Bad Kissingen
Stadt Bamberg
Landkreis Bamberg
Stadt Bayreuth
Landkreis Bayreuth
Landkreis Cham
Stadt Coburg
Landkreis Coburg
Landkreis Dachau
Landkreis Deggendorf
Landkreis Dillingen
Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau
Landkreis Donau-Ries
Landkreis Eichstätt
Landkreis Ebersberg
Landkreis Erding
Stadt Erlangen
Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt
Landkreis Forchheim
Landkreis Freising
Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau
Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck
Stadt Fürth
Landkreis Fürth
Landkreis Günzburg
Landkreis Hassberge
Stadt Hof
Landkreis Hof
Stadt Ingolstadt
Landkreis Kaufbeuren
Landkreis Kehlheim
Stadt Kempten
Landkreis Kitzingen
Landkreis Kronach
Landkreis Kulmbach
Landkreis Landsberg am Lech
Landkreis Landshut
Stadt Landshut
Landkreis Lichtenfels
Landkreis Lindau
Landkreis Main-Spessart
Stadt Memmingen
Landkreis Miltenberg
Landkreis Mühldorf am Inn
Landkreis München
Stadt München
Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch — Bad Windsheim
Landkreis Neu-Ulm
Landkreis Nürnberger Land
Stadt Nürnberg
Landkreis Oberallgäu
Landkreis Ostallgäu
Landkreis Passau
Stadt Passau
Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Landkreis Regen
Landkreis Regensburg
Stadt Regensburg
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
Landkreis Roth
Landkreis Rottal-Inn
Stadt Schwabach
Landkreis Schwandorf
Landkreis Schweinfurt
Landkreis Starnberg
Landkreis Straubingen-Bogen
Stadt Straubing
Stadt Schweinfurt
Landkreis Tirschenreuth
Landkreis Unterallgäu
Stadt Weiden
Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau
Landkreis Weißenburg — Gunzenhausen
Landkreis Würzburg
Stadt Würzburg
Landkreis Wunsiedel i. F.
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Im Landkreis Barnim: Ahrensfelde, Eiche, Lindenberg, Mehrow
Stadt Brandenburg
Stadt Cottbus
Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald
Landkreis Elbe-Elster
Landkreis Havelland
Im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland: Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten, Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf, Herzfelde, Hönow, Münchehofe, Neuenhagen bei Berlin, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin
Im Landkreis Oberhavel: Altthymen, Fürstenberg/Havel, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Großwoltersdorf, Hennigsdorf, Oberkrämer, Rönnebeck, Schildow, Schönermark, Schönfließ, Schulzendorf, Sonnenberg, Stechlin, Steinförde, Stolpe, Velten
Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Im Landkreis Oder-Spree: Alt Golm, Alt Stahnsdorf, Bad Saarow-Pieskow, Beeskow, Bugk, Diensdorf-Radlow, Erkner, Friedland, Fürstenwalde/Spree, Glienicke, Görsdorf b. Storkow, Gosen, Groß Eichholz, Groß Muckrow, Groß Schauen, Grünheide (Mark), Hangelsberg, Hartmannsdorf, Kehrigk, Kummersdorf, Langewahl, Limsdorf, Markgrafpieske, Mönchwinkel, Neu Golm, Neu Zittau, Petersdorf bei Saarow-Pieskow, Philadelphia, Ragow, Rauen, Reichenwalde, Rieplos, Rietz-Neuendorf, Schöneiche b. Berlin, Schwerin, Selchow, Spreeau, Spreenhagen, Storkow, Stremmen, Tauche, Wendisch Rietz, Wochowsee, Woltersdorf
Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Stadt Potsdam
Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark
Landkreis Prignitz
Im Landkreis Spree-Neiße: Bagenz, Briesen, Burg/Spreewald, Dissen-Striesow, Döbern, Drachhausen, Drebkau, Drehnow, Drewitz, Drieschnitz-Kahsel, Felixsee, Forst (Lausitz), Frauendorf, Gablenz, Gallinchen, Graustein, Groß Döbbern, Groß Gaglow, Groß Luja, Groß Oßnig, Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf, Grötsch, Guhrow, Haasow, Haidemühl, Heinersbrück, Hornow-Wadelsdorf, Jämlitz-Klein Düben, Jänschwalde, Kathlow, Kiekebusch, Klein Döbbern, Kolkwitz, Komptendorf, Koppatz, Laubsdorf, Lieskau, Neiße-Malxetal, Neuhausen, Peitz, Pinnow-Heideland, Proschim, Reuthen, Roggosen, Schmogrow-Fehrow, Sergen, Spremberg, Tauer, Teichland, Tschernitz, Türkendorf, Turnow-Preilack, Welzow, Werben, Wiesengrund, Wolfshain
Landkreis Teltow-Fläming
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Hansestadt Rostock
Hansestadt Wismar
Landkreis Bad Doberan
Im Landkreis Demmin: Dargun, Malchin, Neukalen, Stavenhagen, Gielow, Basedow, Faulenrost, Remplin, Kummerow, Duckow, Jürgenstorf, Ivenack, Ritzerow, Kittendorf, Zettemin, Briggow, Grammentin, Bredenfelde, Rosenow, Mölln, Knorrendorf, Beggerow, Borrentin, Hohenbollentin, Lindenberg, Meesiger, Kentzlin, Schönfeld, Sommersdorf, Verchen, Warrenzin, Gülzow
Landkreis Güstrow
Landkreis Ludwigslust
Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Blankenhof, Carpin, Mirow, Roggentin, Kratzeburg, Klein Vielen, Hohenzieritz, Blumenholz, Userin, Wesenberg, Wustrow, Priepert, Godendorf, Wokuhl-Dabelow, Neustrelitz
Landkreis Müritz
Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg
Landkreis Nordvorpommern: Dierhagen, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Marlow, Bad Sülze, Dettmannsdorf, Lindholz
Landkreis Parchim
Stadt Schwerin
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet
Gesamtes Landesgebiet’
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) is amended adding the following territories of Austria:
Federal Province Vorarlberg, district Bregenz, municipality Gaißau and the nature protection area within the municipalities Höchst, Fußach and Hard’.
The list of restricted zones in Zone I (serotypes 1 and 4) is amended adding the following territories of Portugal:
Direcção de Serviços de Veterinária da Região do Alentejo: todos os concelhos,
Direcção de Serviços de Veterinária da Região do Algarve: todos os concelhos’.
The list of restricted zones in Zone E (serotype 4) which relates to Portugal is replaced by the following:
Direcção de Serviços de Veterinária da Região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo: todos os concelhos; Direcção de Serviços de Veterinária da Região Centro: concelhos de Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Proença-a-Nova, Vila Velha de Ródão, Mação, Penamacor e Fundão’.
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Czech Republic is replaced by the following:
Region of Karlovy Vary: district Sokolov, district Cheb and district Karlovy Vary,
Region of Plzeň: district Tachov, district Domažlice, district Klatovy, district Plzeň-město, district Plzeň-jih, district Plzeň-sever and district Rokycany,
Central Bohemian Region: district Rakovník,
Region of Ústí nad Labem: district Chomutov, district Louny, district Most, district Teplice, district Usti nad Labem, district Decin and district Loitomerice’.
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Denmark is replaced by the following:
In South Jutland county: municipalities of Haderslev, Tønder, Aabenraa and Sønderborg,
In Funen county: municipalities of Assens, Fåborg-Midtfyn, Langeland, Svendborg and Ærø,
In Storstroem county: municipality of Lolland and Guldborgsund’.
The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) is amended adding the following territories of the United Kingdom:
The zone comprises those parts of England contained within the following boundaries:
From map reference TQ370020 follow a minor road north-west to a junction at map reference TQ369022. Continue across the junction and join the B123 and continue north to a junction at map reference TQ351088. Turn left onto the A27(T) and continue west to the roundabout at map reference TQ298092. Turn right onto the A23(T). Continue north to a junction at map reference TQ293121. Turn right onto the A273 and continue north to a junction at map reference TQ298155. Turn left onto the B2116 and continue west to a junction at map reference TQ266166. Turn right onto the B2118 and continue north to a junction at map reference TQ265168. Turn left onto the B2116. Continue west, then north and then west to a T-junction at map reference TQ215174. Turn right onto the A281. Continue north to a junction at map reference TQ204192. Turn left onto the B2116. Continue west to map reference TQ193192. Turn right onto a minor road to a junction with another minor road at map reference TQ192203. Turn left onto a minor road and continue west to a T-junction at map reference TQ186203. Turn right onto the B2135 and continue north-west and west to a T-junction at map reference TQ164213.
Turn right onto the A24 and continue north to the junction at map reference TQ165227. Turn left onto the A272 and continue west, north and west to a T-junction at map reference TQ086259. Turn left onto the A29 and continue south to a junction at map reference TQ085257. Turn right onto the A272 and continue west to a junction at map reference TQ067259. Turn right onto the B2133 and continue north to a junction at map reference TQ040353. Turn left onto the A281 and continue north to a junction at map reference TQ030387. Turn left onto the B2130 to a T-junction at map reference TQ027385. Turn left onto the B2130 and continue south-west, then north-west, then south-west and then north to the junction at map reference SU972437.
Turn left onto the A3100 and continue south-west to a junction at map reference SU944423. Turn right onto the A283 to a roundabout at map reference SU941430. Turn onto the B3001 and continue west to a junction at map reference SU843466. Turn right onto the A31 and continue north-east to a junction at map reference SU853475. Turn left onto the A325. Continue north-west, then north, then north-east to a junction at map reference SU859517. Turn left onto the A323 and continue north-west to map reference SU766568. Turn right onto the A30. Continue north-east to a junction at map reference SU788585.
Turn left onto the A327 and continue north-west, north, west, then north to a junction at map reference SU717731. Turn right onto the A329 and continue east to a junction at map reference SU722732. Turn left onto a road and continue north to a junction at map reference SU721733. Continue straight to join the A329 and continue north, then west to a roundabout at map reference SU713741. Turn right onto the A4155 and continue north, east, then north-east to a junction at map reference SU716750. Turn left onto the B481 and continue north to a roundabout at map reference SU703866. Turn left onto the A4130 and continue north-west to a roundabout at map reference SU622890.
Turn right onto the A4074 and continue north-west to a roundabout at map reference SU597926. Turn right onto the A329 and continue north, then north-east to a junction at map reference SP651032. Turn left onto the M40 and continue west, north-west and then north to a junction at map reference SP471418. Turn onto the A361 and continue north, then north-east to a junction at map reference SP565614. Turn right onto the A45. Continue west to a roundabout at map reference SP580613. Turn onto the A425. Continue north, then west to a roundabout at map reference SP570645. Turn right onto the A361. Continue north on the A361 to a roundabout at map reference SP564710. Turn left onto the A5(T) and continue north to a roundabout at map reference SP565730. Turn right onto the A428 to a junction at map reference SP576728.
Turn left onto the M1. Continue north to a junction at map reference SP550838. Turn right onto the A4304 and continue east to a junction at map reference SP616835. Turn left onto the B5414 and continue north to a T-junction at map reference SP633869. Turn left onto the A5199 and continue north to a junction at map reference SK588033. Turn right onto the A594. Continue north-east, then north and then north-west to a roundabout at map reference SK589051. Turn right onto the A607. Continue north to a roundabout at map reference SK611116. Turn onto the A46(T) and continue north and then north-east to a roundabout at map reference SK920653.
Turn right onto the A1434. Continue north-east to a T-junction at map reference SK971693. Turn left onto the A15. Continue north, north-east, north then north-east to a roundabout at map reference TF005733. Turn right onto the A158 and continue north-east, then east to a junction at map reference TF133780. Turn left onto the A157. Continue north-east to a junction at map reference TF205860. Turn left onto the B1225. Continue north to a junction at map reference TF173920. Turn right onto the B1203. Continue north-east, north, then north-east to a roundabout at TA264040. Turn right onto the B1219. Continue east to a roundabout at map reference TA276045. Turn left onto the A16. Continue north to a roundabout at map reference TA281057. Turn right onto the A1098. Continue north-east to a junction with a minor road on the coast at map reference TA213082.
Follow coast east and then south along the coast to TQ370020.
Kent,
Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire,
Essex,
Cambridgeshire,
Suffolk,
Norfolk,
Medway,
Thurrock,
Southend-on-Sea,
All of the Greater London Authorities,
Slough,
Windsor and Maidenhead,
Bracknell Forest,
Luton,
Milton Keynes,
City of Peterborough,
Rutland,
East Sussex,
West Sussex,
Surrey,
Hampshire,
Oxfordshire,
Buckinghamshire,
Northamptonshire,
Leicestershire,
Nottinghamshire,
Lincolnshire,
Brighton and Hove,
Wokingham,
Reading,
City of Leicester,
North East Lincolnshire’.
OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).
OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/357/EC (OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 44).