Article 1
Objectives
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Classical swine fever notification
Article 4
Measures in case of suspicion of the presence of classical swine fever in pigs on a holding
Article 5
Measures in case of confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in pigs on a holding
Article 6
Measures in the event of confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in holdings consisting of different production units
Article 7
Measures in contact holdings
Article 8
Epidemiological enquiry
Article 9
Establishment of protection and surveillance zones
Article 10
Measures in the established protection zone
Article 11
Measures in the established surveillance zone
Article 12
Cleaning and disinfection
Article 13
Repopulation of pig holdings following disease outbreaks
Article 14
Measures in case of suspicion and confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in pigs in a slaughterhouse or means of transport
Article 15
Measures in case of suspicion and confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in feral pigs
Article 16
Plans for the eradication of classical swine fever from a feral pig population
Article 17
Diagnostic procedures and bio-safety requirements
Article 18
Use, manufacture and sale of classical swine fever vaccines
Article 19
Emergency vaccination in pig holdings
Article 20
Emergency vaccination of feral pigs
Article 21
Community controls
Article 22
Contingency plans
Article 23
Disease control centres and expert groups
Article 24
Use of catering waste
Article 25
Procedures for amending this Directive and its Annexes and for the adoption of further detailed rules for the implementation of this Directive
Article 26
Normal regulatory procedure
Article 27
Accelerated regulatory procedure
Article 28
Repeals
Article 29
Transitional provisions
Article 30
Transposition into national legislation and application
Article 31
Entry into force
Article 32
Addressees
ANNEX I
Notification of disease and further epidemiological information to be provided by the Member State where classical swine fever has been confirmed
1.
Within 24 hours from the confirmation of each primary outbreak,...
2.
In case of primary outbreaks or cases in slaughterhouses or...
3.
In case of secondary outbreaks, the information referred to in...
4.
The Member State concerned shall ensure that the information to...
ANNEX II
Principles and procedures for cleansing and disinfection
1.
General principles and procedures:
2.
Special provisions on cleansing and disinfection of infected holdings:
3.
Disinfection of contaminated bedding, manure and slurry:
4.
However, by way of derogation from points 1 and 2,...
ANNEX III
Duties of national laboratories for classical swine fever
1.. . . . . . . . . ....
2.
The national classical swine fever laboratories are responsible for ensuring...
3.
The national classical swine fever laboratory in each Member State...
ANNEX IV
Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever
1.
The Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever is: Institut...
2.
The functions and duties of the Community reference laboratory for...
ANNEX V
Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the decision to kill pigs in contact holdings
ANNEX VI
Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the decision to apply emergency vaccination in pig holdings
ANNEX VII
Criteria and requirements relating to contingency plans
The Member States are to ensure that contingency plans meet...
provision must be made to ensure that the legal powers...
ANNEX VIII
Part A
Directive 80/217/EEC and its successive amending acts
(Referred to in Article 28)
Part B
Deadlines for transposition into national law
ANNEX IX
Council Directive 2001/89/EC
of 23 October 2001
on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions ,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever has been frequently and substantially amended. Now that it is to be further amended, the Directive should, for the reasons of clarity and rationalisation, be recast as a single text.
(2)
Since live animals are listed in Annex I of the Treaty, one of the Community's tasks in the veterinary field is to improve the state of health of pigs, thereby facilitating trade in pig and pig products to ensure the development of this sector.
(3)
In the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever, it is necessary to establish at Community level control measures to eradicate the disease in order that the development of the pig sector is ensured and so as to contribute to the protection of animal health in the Community.
(4)
An outbreak of classical swine fever can take on epizootic proportions, causing mortality and disturbances on a scale which threatens in particular the profitability of pig farming as a whole.
(5)
Measures should be adopted as soon as the presence of the disease is suspected so that immediate and effective action can be taken as soon as its presence is confirmed, including depopulation of the infected holding.
(6)
If an outbreak occurs it is also necessary to prevent any further spread of the disease by carefully monitoring movements of animals and the use of products liable to be contaminated, cleaning and disinfection of the infected premises, establishment of surveillance and protection zones around the outbreak and, if necessary, by vaccination.
(7)
In case of infection, vaccinated pigs may become apparently healthy virus carriers and further spread the disease. The use of vaccines may therefore be authorised only in emergencies.
(8)
In accordance with the opinion of the Scientific Committee, marker vaccines capable of eliciting a protective immunity distinguishable from the immune response elicited by natural infection with the wild virus by means of appropriate laboratory tests may become a useful additional tool in the control of classical swine fever in areas with a high density of pigs, thereby avoiding massive slaughter of animals. It is therefore advisable to establish a Community procedure for approving such discriminatory tests, once the remaining limitations of these tests have been overcome, and to authorise Member States to introduce the use of marker vaccines when appropriate in an emergency.
(9)
Special eradication measures should be applied in case of disease in feral pigs.
(10)
Provisions should be established to guarantee that harmonised procedures and methods are used for the diagnosis of classical swine fever, including the establishment of a Community reference laboratory as well as reference laboratories in the Member States.
(11)
Provisions should be established to ensure the necessary preparedness to effectively tackle the emergency situations related to one or more outbreaks of classical swine fever, in particular by drawing up plans to combat them and setting up control centres and expert groups.
(12)
Some of the measures so far adopted in the Community in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever in accordance with Directive 80/217/EEC should be changed to take into account scientific advances, development of new diagnostic tools and vaccines and the experiences gained following the outbreaks of classical swine fever which recently occurred in the Community.
(13)
Experience shows that feeding catering waste to pigs can constitute a risk of spreading the classical swine fever virus as a result of lack of effectiveness of the treatment control measures. Pending Community measures with regard to the treatment of such waste, it is advisable to forbid from the present time its use for feeding to pigs. In addition, because of its particularly dangerous nature, catering waste from international means of transport should continue to have to be destroyed.
(14)
In order to ensure the continuity of the coordination of the diagnostic work carried out under the auspices of the competent national laboratories, the ‘Institut für Virologie der Tierärztlichen Hochschule, Hannover’, designated by Council Decision 81/859/EEC , should be confirmed as the Community reference laboratory and for reasons of legal certainty, that Decision should be repealed.
(15)
Provision should be made for the possibility of amending, by means of swift procedures, this Directive and its Annexes to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge.
(16)
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission .
(17)
This Directive should not affect the obligations of the Member States concerning the deadlines for transposition of the Directives set out in Part B of Annex VII,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
OJ C 29 E, 30.1.2001, p. 199.
Opinion of the European Parliament of 14 June 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
OJ C 123, 25.4.2001, p. 69.
OJ C 148, 18.5.2001, p. 21.
OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.
OJ L 319, 7.11.1981, p. 20. Decision as amended by Decision 87/65/EEC (OJ L 34, 5.2.1987, p. 54).
OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.