Commission Implementing Decision

of 19 April 2012

amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially brucellosis-free Member State and of certain regions of Italy, Poland and Portugal as officially tuberculosis-free, brucellosis-free and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions

(notified under document C(2012) 2451)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/204/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine1, and in particular Annex A(I)(4), Annex A(II)(7) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or region of a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(2)
The Annexes to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds2 list the Member States and regions thereof which are declared respectively officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
(3)

Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially tuberculosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for the provinces of Asti and Biella in the region of Piemonte in Italy.

(4)

In addition, the province of Ascoli Piceno is already listed in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC as an officially tuberculosis-free region of Italy. However, the administrative division of Italy splits the province of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Marche into two distinct provinces: the province of Ascoli Piceno and the province of Fermo. The entries for Italy in the list set out in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

Portugal has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially tuberculosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Algarve in Portugal.

(6)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy and Portugal, the provinces of Asti and Biella in the region of Piemonte in Italy and all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Algarve in Portugal should be declared as officially tuberculosis-free regions of Italy and Portugal respectively.

(7)

Italy has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially brucellosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for all the provinces in the region of Valle d’Aosta in Italy.

(8)

Latvia has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially brucellosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.

(9)

Portugal has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially brucellosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Algarve in Portugal.

(10)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, Latvia and Portugal, Latvia should be declared as officially brucellosis-free Member State, all the provinces in the Region of Valle d’Aosta in Italy and all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Algarve should be declared as officially brucellosis-free regions of Italy and Portugal respectively.

(11)

Italy, Poland and Portugal have submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down for in Directive 64/432/EEC for the provinces of Catania, Enna, Palermo and Ragusa in the region of Sicily in Italy, for 19 administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative units (voivodships) of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Wielkopolskie in Poland and for all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative units (regiões) of Centro and Lisboa e Vale do Tejo and four administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Norte in Portugal.

(12)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, Poland and Portugal, the provinces of Catania, Enna, Palermo and Ragusa in the region of Sicily in Italy, the 19 administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative units (voivodships) of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Wielkopolskie and all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative units (regiões) of Centro and Lisboa e Vale do Tejo and four administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative unit (região) of Norte should be declared as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Italy, Poland and Portugal respectively.

(13)

The Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(14)

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:

Article 1

The Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 April 2012.

For the Commission

John Dalli

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

The Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    in Annex I, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘CHAPTER 2Officially tuberculosis-free regions of Member States

    • In Italy:

      • Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

      • Province of Bolzano,

      • Region Emilia-Romagna,

      • Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,

      • Region Lazio: Provinces of Rieti, Viterbo,

      • Region Lombardia,

      • Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno, Fermo,

      • Region Piemonte: Provinces of Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania, Vercelli,

      • Region Sardegna: Provinces of Cagliari, Medio-Campidano, Ogliastra, Olbia-Tempio, Oristano,

      • Region Toscana,

      • Province of Trento,

      • Region Veneto.

    • In Portugal:

      • Região Algarve: all distritos.

    • In the United Kingdom:

      • Great Britain: Scotland’;

  2. (2)

    Annex II is replaced by the following:

    ‘ANNEX II

    CHAPTER 1Officially brucellosis-free Member States

    ISO code

    Member State

    BE

    Belgium

    CZ

    Czech Republic

    DK

    Denmark

    DE

    Germany

    EE

    Estonia

    IE

    Ireland

    FR

    France

    LV

    Latvia

    LU

    Luxembourg

    NL

    Netherlands

    AT

    Austria

    PL

    Poland

    SI

    Slovenia

    SK

    Slovakia

    FI

    Finland

    SE

    Sweden

    CHAPTER 2Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States

    • In Italy:

      • Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

      • Province of Bolzano,

      • Region Emilia-Romagna,

      • Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,

      • Region Lazio: Province of Frosinone, Latina, Rieti, Viterbo,

      • Region Liguria: Provinces of Imperia, Savona,

      • Region Lombardia,

      • Region Marche,

      • Region Molise: Province of Campobasso,

      • Region Piemonte,

      • Region Puglia: Province of Brindisi,

      • Region Sardegna,

      • Region Toscana,

      • Province of Trento,

      • Region Umbria,

      • Region Valle d’Aosta,

      • Region Veneto.

    • In Portugal:

      • Região Algarve: all distritos,

      • Região Autónoma dos Açores: Ilhas de Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria.

    • In Spain:

      • Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife,

      • Province of Las Palmas.

    • In the United Kingdom:

      • Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales,

      • Isle of Man.’;

  3. (3)

    in Annex III, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘CHAPTER 2Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Member States

    • In Italy:

      • Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

      • Province of Bolzano,

      • Region Campania: Province of Napoli,

      • Region Emilia-Romagna,

      • Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,

      • Region Lazio: Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti, Viterbo,

      • Region Liguria: Provinces of Imperia, Savona,

      • Region Lombardia,

      • Region Marche,

      • Region Molise,

      • Region Piemonte,

      • Region of Puglia: Province of Brindisi,

      • Region Sardegna,

      • Region Sicilia: Provinces of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa, Trapani,

      • Region Toscana,

      • Province of Trento,

      • Region Umbria,

      • Region Valle d’Aosta,

      • Region Veneto.

    • In Poland:

      • Voivodship dolnośląskie

        Powiaty:

        bolesławiecki, dzierżoniowski, głogowski, górowski, jaworski, jeleniogórski, Jelenia Góra, kamiennogórski, kłodzki, legnicki, Legnica, lubański, lubiński, lwówecki, milicki, oleśnicki, oławski, polkowicki, strzeliński, średzki, świdnicki, trzebnicki, wałbrzyski, Wałbrzych, wołowski, wrocławski, Wrocław, ząbkowicki, zgorzelecki, złotoryjski.

      • Voivodship lubelskie

        Powiaty:

        bialski, Biała Podlaska, biłgorajski, chełmski, Chełm, hrubieszowski, janowski, krasnostawski, kraśnicki, lubartowski, lubelski, Lublin, łęczyński, łukowski, opolski, parczewski, puławski, radzyński, rycki, świdnicki, tomaszowski, włodawski, zamojski, Zamość.

      • Voivodship lubuskie

        Powiaty:

        gorzowski, Gorzów Wielkopolski, krośnieńsko-odrzański, międzyrzecki, nowosolski, słubicki, strzelecko–drezdenecki, sulęciński, świebodziński, Zielona Góra, zielonogórski, żagański, żarski, wschowski.

      • Voivodship kujawsko-pomorskie

        Powiaty:

        aleksandrowski, brodnicki, bydgoski, Bydgoszcz, chełmiński, golubsko-dobrzyński, grudziądzki, inowrocławski, lipnowski, Grudziądz, mogileński, nakielski, radziejowski, rypiński, sępoleński, świecki, toruński, Toruń, tucholski, wąbrzeski, Włocławek, włocławski, żniński.

      • Voivodship łódzkie

        Powiaty:

        bełchatowski, brzeziński, kutnowski, łaski, łęczycki, łowicki, łódzki, Łódź, opoczyński, pabianicki, pajęczański, piotrkowski, Piotrków Trybunalski, poddębicki, radomszczański, rawski, sieradzki, skierniewicki, Skierniewice, tomaszowski, wieluński, wieruszowski, zduńskowolski, zgierski.

      • Voivodship małopolskie

        Powiaty:

        brzeski, bocheński, chrzanowski, dąbrowski, gorlicki, krakowski, Kraków, limanowski, miechowski, myślenicki, nowosądecki, nowotarski, Nowy Sącz, oświęcimski, olkuski, proszowicki, suski, tarnowski, Tarnów, tatrzański, wadowicki, wielicki.

      • Voivodship mazowieckie

        Powiaty:

        białobrzeski, ciechanowski, garwoliński, grójecki, gostyniński, grodziski, kozienicki, legionowski, lipski, łosicki, makowski, miński, mławski, nowodworski, ostrołęcki, Ostrołęka, ostrowski, otwocki, piaseczyński, Płock, płocki, płoński, pruszkowski, przasnyski, przysuski, pułtuski, Radom, radomski, Siedlce, siedlecki, sierpecki, sochaczewski, sokołowski, szydłowiecki, Warszawa, warszawski zachodni, węgrowski, wołomiński, wyszkowski, zwoleński, żuromiński, żyrardowski.

      • Voivodship opolskie

        Powiaty:

        brzeski, głubczycki, kędzierzyńsko-kozielski, kluczborski, krapkowicki, namysłowski, nyski, oleski, opolski, Opole, prudnicki, strzelecki.

      • Voivodship podkarpackie

        Powiaty:

        bieszczadzki, brzozowski, dębicki, jarosławski, jasielski, kolbuszowski, krośnieński, Krosno, leski, leżajski, lubaczowski, łańcucki, mielecki, niżański, przemyski, Przemyśl, przeworski, ropczycko-sędziszowski, rzeszowski, Rzeszów, sanocki, stalowowolski, strzyżowski, Tarnobrzeg, tarnobrzeski.

      • Voivodship podlaskie

        Powiaty:

        augustowski, białostocki, Białystok, bielski, grajewski, hajnowski, kolneński, łomżyński, Łomża, moniecki, sejneński, siemiatycki, sokólski, suwalski, Suwałki, wysokomazowiecki, zambrowski.

      • Voivodship pomorskie

        Powiaty:

        Gdańsk, gdański, Gdynia, lęborski, pucki, nowodworski, Sopot, wejherowski.

      • Voivodship śląskie

        Powiaty:

        będziński, bielski, Bielsko-Biała, bieruńsko-lędziński, Bytom, Chorzów, cieszyński, częstochowski, Częstochowa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, gliwicki, Gliwice, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Jaworzno, Katowice, kłobucki, lubliniecki, mikołowski, Mysłowice, myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, pszczyński, raciborski, Ruda Śląska, rybnicki, Rybnik, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, tarnogórski, Tychy, wodzisławski, Zabrze, zawierciański, Żory, żywiecki.

      • Voivodship świętokrzyskie

        Powiaty:

        buski, jędrzejowski, kazimierski, kielecki, Kielce, konecki, opatowski, ostrowiecki, pińczowski, sandomierski, skarżyski, starachowicki, staszowski, włoszczowski.

      • Voivodship warmińsko-mazurskie

        Powiaty:

        bartoszycki, braniewski, działdowski Elbląg, elbląski, ełcki, giżycki, gołdapski, iławski, kętrzyński, lidzbarski, mrągowski, nidzicki, nowomiejski, olecki, olsztyński, ostródzki, Olsztyn, piski, szczycieński, węgorzewski.

      • Voivodship wielkopolskie

        Powiaty:

        gostyński, jarociński, kaliski, Kalisz, kępiński, kolski, koniński, Konin, krotoszyński, międzychodzki, nowotomyski, ostrowski, ostrzeszowski, pleszewski, rawicki, słupecki, szamotulski, średzki, śremski, turecki, wolsztyński, wrzesiński, złotowski.

    • In Portugal:

      • Região Algarve: all distritos,

      • Região Alentejo: all distritos,

      • Região Centro: all distritos,

      • Região Lisboa e Vale do Tejo: all distritos,

      • Região Norte: districtos: Braga, Bragança, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real,

      • Região Autónoma dos Açores.

    • In the United Kingdom:

      • The Isle of Man.’