Commission Implementing Decision of 16 August 2011 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Lithuania (notified under document C(2011) 5798) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/508/EU) (repealed)

Article 6

1. By way of derogation from the fourth indent of Article 10(3)(f) of Directive 2001/89/EC, Lithuania may apply the health marking laid down in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and may permit that fresh meat not be submitted to a subsequent treatment in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC, in the case of pigmeat which is obtained from pigs that comply with the following requirements:

(a) they have been slaughtered within 12 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse;

(b) they originate from a holding:

(i)

situated in a surveillance zone established in accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 2001/89/EC in the areas listed in Part A of Annex I to this Decision, and around a protection zone where:

• no outbreak of classical swine fever has been detected during a period of 21 days prior to the movement of the pigs to the slaughterhouse and where at least 21 days have elapsed following the disinfection of the infected holdings,

• clinical examinations for classical swine fever have been carried out in all holdings in those protection and surveillance zones following the detection of classical swine fever, with negative results;

(ii)

which has been authorised by the competent authority to remove pigs to a designated slaughterhouse, and:

• which had no contact with an infected holding, following the epidemiological inquiry,

• which has been subject to regular inspections by a veterinarian following the establishment of the surveillance zone and that inspection has included all pigs kept on the holding,

• where all pigs have been submitted to clinical and laboratory examinations in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC.

2. Lithuania shall ensure that the slaughterhouse referred to in paragraph 1(a):

(a) is located within the areas listed in Part A of Annex I;

(b) does not on the same day, accept pigs for slaughter, other than the pigs referred to in paragraph 1.

3. Lithuania shall ensure that the vehicles used for the transport of the pigs referred to in paragraph 1 are cleaned and disinfected twice following each transport.