Date: 2018-12-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1983 of 26 October 2018 amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of certain regions of Italy as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds (notified under document C(2018) 6981) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Decision EU 2018/1983 amends Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC, updating the regions of Italy declared officially free of tuberculosis and brucellosis in bovine herds. The decision acknowledges documentation submitted by Italy and reflects the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed. It was adopted on October 26, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Decision 2003/467/EC:** Annexes I and II of Decision 2003/467/EC are amended according to the Annex of this decision.
* **Tuberculosis-Free Status (Annex I):**
* The entry for Italy in Chapter 2 of Annex I is replaced.
* The Province of Frosinone in the Region of Lazio is added to the list of officially tuberculosis-free regions in Italy for bovine herds.
* The updated list of tuberculosis-free regions in Italy is provided, including specific provinces within several regions.
* **Brucellosis-Free Status (Annex II):**
* The entry for Italy in Chapter 2 of Annex II is replaced.
* The entire Region of Lazio is added to the list of officially brucellosis-free regions in Italy for bovine herds.
* The updated list of brucellosis-free regions in Italy is provided, including specific provinces or entire regions.
Impact Analysis:
* **Member States:**
* Impact: Must recognize the updated status of Italian regions regarding tuberculosis and brucellosis-free status for bovine herds.
* Action Required: Implement the changes in accordance with the decision.
* **Italian Authorities:**
* Impact: The Region of Lazio gains official recognition for being tuberculosis and brucellosis-free in specific provinces.
* Action Required: Ensure continued compliance with Directive 64/432/EEC to maintain the officially free status.
* **Bovine Animal Traders within the EU:**
* Impact: Benefit from updated information regarding regions in Italy recognized as officially free of tuberculosis and brucellosis, facilitating trade.
* Action Required: Be aware of the updated regional status when trading bovine animals.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1983: A decision of the European Commission amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC regarding the declaration of certain regions of Italy as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds.
Italy: A country in Europe for which certain regions are declared officially tuberculosis-free and brucellosis-free.
Decision 2003/467/EC: Commission Decision establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis, and enzootic-bovine-leukosis free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds.
Council Directive 64/432/EEC: Council Directive on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine.
Province of Frosinone, Region of Lazio: A province within the Region of Lazio, Italy, recognized as officially tuberculosis-free as regards bovine herds.
Province of Rome, Region of Lazio: A province within the Region of Lazio, Italy, recognized as officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds.
Vytenis Andriukaitis: Member of the European Commission.
L 317/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.12.2018
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/1983
of 26 October 2018
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of certain regions
of Italy as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds
(notified under document C(2018) 6981)
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 swine (1), and in particular paragraph 4 of Annex A.I and paragraph 7 of Annex A.II
thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby
a region of a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free or officially brucellosis-free as regards
bovine herds.
(2) Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (2) lists the regions of the Member States which are
declared officially tuberculosis-free as regards bovine herds.
(3) Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the Province of Frosinone
of the Region of Lazio with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for officially tuberculosis-free
status as regards bovine herds. Accordingly, that province should be listed in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision
2003/467/EC as officially tuberculosis-free region as regards bovine herds.
(4) Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC lists the regions of Member States which are declared officially
brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds.
(5) Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the Province of Rome of
the Region of Lazio with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for officially brucellosis-free status as
regards bovine herds. As all the other provinces of the Region of Lazio have earlier been granted the officially
brucellosis-free status as regards bovine herds, the entire Region of Lazio should be listed in Chapter 2 of
Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC as officially brucellosis-free region as regards bovine herds.
(6) Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) 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 herds (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74).14.12.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/23
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2018.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the CommissionL 317/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.12.2018
ANNEX
Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:
(1) in Chapter 2 of Annex I, the entry for Italy is replaced by the following:
‘In Italy:
— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,
— Province of Bolzano,
— Region Emilia-Romagna,
— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
— Region Lazio: Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti, Viterbo,
— Region Liguria,
— Region Lombardia,
— Region Marche: Province of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Fermo, Pesaro-Urbino,
— Region Piemonte,
— Region Sardegna: Provinces of Cagliari, Medio-Campidano, Ogliastra, Olbia-Tempio, Oristano,
— Region Toscana,
— Province of Trento,
— Region Umbria,
— Region Veneto.’;
(2) in Chapter 2 of Annex II, the entry for Italy is replaced by the following:
‘In Italy:
— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,
— Province of Bolzano,
— Region Emilia-Romagna,
— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
— Region Lazio
— Region Liguria,
— 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.’