Date: 2019-03-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/469 of 20 March 2019 amending Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU as regards the period of application of the protective measures in relation to small hive beetle in Italy (notified under document C(2019) 2044) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/469 amends Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU, prolonging protective measures concerning the small hive beetle in Italy, specifically Calabria. The decision extends the application of these measures until 21 April 2021, after which Regulation (EU) 2016/429 will apply. This decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Extension of Protective Measures:**
* The protective measures established in Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU, initially for Calabria and Sicily and later limited to Calabria, are extended.
* The period of application is prolonged until 21 April 2021.
* **Reason for Extension:**
* New occurrences of the small hive beetle in Calabria in the second half of 2018 and the epidemiological situation in February 2019 indicated ongoing infestations.
* **Future Application:**
* From 21 April 2021, Regulation (EU) 2016/429, concerning animal diseases, will apply, superseding the extended measures.
* **Amendment:**
* Article 4 of Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU is replaced, stating that the decision shall apply until 21 April 2021.
Impact Analysis:
* **Italian Republic:**
* *Impact:* Required to continue implementing protective measures against the small hive beetle in Calabria until 21 April 2021.
* *Action Required:* Maintain and enforce the protective measures as outlined in Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU until the specified date.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/469: An implementing decision of the European Commission amending Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU regarding protective measures against the small hive beetle in Italy.
Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU: A Commission Implementing Decision establishing protective measures to be taken by Italy following occurrences of the small hive beetle.
Italy: A country in Europe where occurrences of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida have been reported.
Calabria: A region in Italy affected by the small hive beetle, where protective measures are concentrated.
Sicily: A region in Italy initially affected by the small hive beetle.
Council Directive 89/662/EEC: A Council Directive concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market.
Council Directive 90/425/EEC: A Council Directive concerning veterinary checks applicable in intra-Union trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market.
22.3.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/47
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/469
of 20 March 2019
amending Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU as regards the period of application of the
protective measures in relation to small hive beetle in Italy
(notified under document C(2019) 2044)
(Only the Italian 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 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary checks applicable in intra-Union
trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular
Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU (3) established certain protective measures to be taken by Italy
following the occurrences of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in certain areas, originally in the regions of
Calabria and Sicily. Following epidemiological developments, those measures are currently limited to the region
of Calabria and Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU is applicable until 31 March 2019.
(2) Italy notified the Commission of several new occurrences of small hive beetle in Calabria in the second half of
2018 and informed also about the epidemiological situation in February 2019 showing that small hive beetle
infestations still occur in Calabria.
(3) Therefore, the application of the protective measures provided for in Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU
should be prolonged until 21 April 2021, taking into account that Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European
Parliament and of the Council (4), which provides for safeguard measures in the event of animal diseases, applies
from 21 April 2021.
(4) Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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
Article 4 of Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
This Decision shall apply until 21 April 2021.’
(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(3) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/909/EU of 12 December 2014 concerning certain protective measures with regard to
confirmed occurrences of the small hive beetle in Italy (OJ L 359, 16.12.2014, p. 161).
(4) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and
amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1).L 80/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.3.2019
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2019.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission