Date: 2018-12-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1995 of 13 December 2018 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Romania (notified under document C(2018) 8448) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Decision approves Romania's plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in specific areas, as notified under document C(2018) 8448. The decision is based on Directive 2002/60/EC and acknowledges Romania's submitted eradication plan. Romania is required to implement the necessary laws and regulations for the eradication plan within 30 days of the decision's adoption (December 13, 2018).
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Basis for the Decision:**
* Directive 2002/60/EC lays down minimum Union measures for the control of African swine fever.
* Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU outlines animal health control measures related to African swine fever.
* Romania reported cases of African swine fever in feral pigs in 2018 and implemented control measures per Directive 2002/60/EC.
* **Approval of Romania's Eradication Plan:**
* The eradication plan submitted by Romania complies with the requirements of Article 16 of Directive 2002/60/EC.
* The plan concerns the eradication of African swine fever from the feral pig population in areas mentioned in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU.
* **Implementation Requirements for Romania:**
* Romania must enact the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions needed to implement the eradication plan.
* The implementation must occur within 30 days of the adoption of this Decision.
Impact Analysis:
* **Romania:**
* Impact: Romania is directly impacted by the decision to approve its African swine fever eradication plan for feral pigs.
* Action Required: Romania must bring into force the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions required for the implementation of the eradication plan within 30 days of the decision.
* **European Commission:**
* Impact: The Commission is responsible for assessing and approving the eradication plan.
* Action Required: The Commission has adopted and published the decision.
* **Member States:**
* Impact: Member states are indirectly impacted through the broader EU efforts to control African swine fever and maintain animal health standards.
* Action Required: No direct action required, but awareness of the decision and its implications for regional animal health is necessary.
Key Entities Referenced
African swine fever: A contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs.
Romania: A Member State of the European Union affected by African swine fever.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Directive 2002/60/EC: A European Union directive laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever.
Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU: A European Union implementing decision laying down animal health control measures in relation to African swine fever.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/950: A European Union implementing decision amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever.
Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed: A committee providing opinions to the European Commission.
Vytenis Andriukaitis: Member of the European Commission.
L 320/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 17.12.2018
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/1995
of 13 December 2018
approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of
Romania
(notified under document C(2018) 8448)
(Only the Romanian text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of
African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (1), and in
particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/60/EC lays down the minimum Union measures to be taken for the control of African swine
fever, including those to be applied in the event of confirmation of a case of African swine fever in feral pigs.
(2) In addition, Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU (2) lays down animal health control measures in
relation to African swine fever in the Member States or areas thereof as listed in the Annex thereto (the Member
States concerned), and in all Member States as regards movements of feral pigs and information obligations. The
Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU demarcates and lists certain areas of the Member States
concerned, differentiated by the level of risk based on the epidemiological situation as regards that disease,
including a list of high risk areas. That Annex has been amended several times to take account of changes in the
epidemiological situation in the Union as regards African swine fever that needed to be reflected in that Annex.
(3) In 2018 Romania notified the Commission of cases of African swine fever in feral pigs and has duly taken the
disease control measures required by Directive 2002/60/EC.
(4) In light of the current epidemiological situation and in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2002/60/EC,
Romania has submitted to the Commission a plan for the eradication of African swine fever (the eradication
plan).
(5) The Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU was amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU)
2018/950 (3) to take account, inter alia, of the cases of African swine fever in feral pigs in Romania and Parts I
and III of that Annex now includes the infected areas in Romania.
(6) The eradication plan submitted by Romania has been examined by the Commission and found to comply with
the requirements set out in Article 16 of Directive 2002/60/EC. They should therefore be approved 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
The plan submitted by Romania on 21 September 2018 in line with Article 16(1) of Directive 2002/60/EC, concerning
the eradication of African swine fever from the feral pig population in the areas referred to in the Annex to
Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU is approved.
(1) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African
swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (OJ L 295, 11.10.2014, p. 63).
(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/950 of 3 July 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU
concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (OJ L 167, 4.7.2018, p. 11).17.12.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 320/39
Article 2
Romania shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions required for the implementation of
the eradication plan within a period of 30 days from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Romania.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2018.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission