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of the European Union L series
2024/2156 7.8.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2156
of 6 August 2024
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 concerning certain emergency measures relating
to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece
(notified under document C(2024 5767)
(Only the Greek 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 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’)(1), and in particular Article 259(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus is an infectious disease affecting caprine and ovine animals and can
have a severe impact on the concerned animal population and the profitability of farming causing disturbance to
movements of consignments of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries.
(2) In the event of an outbreak of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in caprine or ovine animals, there is a
serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of caprine or ovine animals.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687(2) supplements the rules for the control of the listed diseases
referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and defined as category A, B and C
diseases in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882(3). In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide for the establishment of a restricted zone in the event of an outbreak
of a category A disease, including infection with peste des petits ruminants virus, and for certain measures to be
applied therein. In addition, Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to
comprise a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the
protection and surveillance zones.
(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132(4)was adopted on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and
it lays down certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece. More
particularly, Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 provides that the protection, surveillance and further
restricted zones to be established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687,
following outbreaks of that disease are to comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to that Implementing
Decision.
(1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European
Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 64, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/687/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and
control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the
spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1882/oj).
(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 of 31 July 2024 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection
with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2014 (OJ L, 2024/2132, 31.7.2024,
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2132/oj).
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(5) Since the date of adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132, Greece has notified the Commission of eight
further outbreaks of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in establishments where ovine and caprine
animals are kept. Six of these outbreaks are located in the regional unit of Larisa, in the region of Thessaly; one in
the regional unit of West Attica, in the region of Attica; and one in the regional unit of Corinthia, in the region of
Peloponnese.
(6) In total, since the beginning of the current epidemic, Greece has notified the Commission of 23 outbreaks of
infection with peste des petits ruminants virus that form at least two distinct clusters: one in the regional unit of
Trikala; and the other in the regional unit of Larisa. All six new outbreaks in the regional unit Larisa are located
inside the restricted zones already established while the two outbreaks in the regional units of Corinthia and of
West Attica are both located outside these clusters and outside the restricted zones already established.
(7) Therefore, the areas listed as protection, surveillance and further restricted zones for Greece in the Annex to
Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2014 should be further adjusted, spatially and temporally, in order to prevent
further spread of the disease in Greece and to the rest of the Union, and the dates of regionalisation adjusted.
Accordingly, it is necessary to replace the list of restricted zones set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(8) The size of the restricted zones and the duration of the measures to be applied in the protection, surveillance and
further restricted zones should be based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and
the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, including the epidemiological situation as regards
infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in the areas affected by that disease and the overall epidemiological
situation of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in the Member State concerned as well as the level of risk
for the further spread of that disease. The duration of the measures should also take into account the international
standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). In the
current epidemiological situation, there is high risk of further spread of the disease, in particular due to the fact that,
according to the information provided by Greece, the disease has spread within the course of a few days as far as 180
kilometres from the first outbreak and the epidemiological information available suggests that the disease had been
present in the infected areas for a period of time before being diagnosed.
(9) Due to the severity and urgency of the epidemiological situation and in order to immediately limit the spread of the
disease, it is necessary to ensure that animal movements from the protection, surveillance and further restricted
zones to destinations outside the external perimeter of the further restricted zone do not take place, and to exclude
possible derogations from the prohibition on the movements of animals from restricted zones laid down in
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, for a certain period of time, in order to prevent long distance spread of the
disease.
(10) Given the urgency of the epidemiological situation in the Union as regards the spread of infection with peste des
petits ruminants virus and the need to prevent the disease from spreading from the affected establishments in
Greece to other parts of that Member State or to other Member States, the amendments to be made to
Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 by this Decision should apply as soon as possible.
(11) Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 applies until 30 November 2024. However, taking into account the current
epidemiological situation in the Union as regards peste des petits ruminants virus, the period of application of that
Implementing Decision should be prolonged until 31 December 2024.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants,
Animals, Food and Feed,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132
Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 is amended as follows:
1. Article 5 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
Application
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2024.’;
2. the Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 6 August 2024.
For the Commission
Stella KYRIAKIDES
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
A. Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks
Areas established as protection and surveillance
Regional unit and ADIS reference number of the
zones, part of the restricted zone in Greece Date until applicable
outbreak
referred to in Article 1
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Trikala,
contained within a circle of a radius of 3
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 39.74240, Long. 21.5816
(2024/1), Lat. 39.74582, Long. 21.58346
18.8.2024
(2024/2), Lat. 39.738997, Long. 21.58565
(2024/3), Lat. 39.73900Long. 21.58565
(2024/4), Lat.39.74907, Long.21.58515
(2024/6), Lat. 39.73803, Long.21.58583
(2024/7), Lat.39.61299, Long.21.94638
(2024/15)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Trikala,
contained within a circle of a radius of 10
Regional unit of Trikala
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
GR-PPR-2024-00001
coordinates Lat. 39.74240, Long. 21.5816
GR-PPR-2024-00002
(2024/1), Lat. 39.74582, Long. 21.58346
GR-PPR-2024-00003
(2024/2), Lat. 39.738997, Long. 21.58565 27.8.2024
GR-PPR-2024-00004
(2024/3), Lat. 39.73900 Long. 21.58565
GR-PPR-2024-00006
(2024/4), Lat.39.74907, Long.21.58515
GR-PPR-2024-00007
(2024/6), Lat. 39.73803, Long.21.58583
GR-PPR-2024-000015
(2024/7), Lat.39.61299, Long.21.94638
(2024/15), excluding the areas contained in
the protection zone
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Trikala,
contained within a circle of a radius of 3
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 39.74240, Long. 21.5816
(2024/1), Lat. 39.74582, Long. 21.58346
19.8.2024–27.8.2024
(2024/2), Lat. 39.738997, Long. 21.58565
(2024/3), Lat. 39.73900Long. 21.58565
(2024/4), Lat.39.74907, Long.21.58515
(2024/6), Lat. 39.73803, Long.21.58583
(2024/7), Lat.39.61299, Long.21.94638
(2024/15)
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Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Larisa,
contained within a circle of a radius of 3
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 39.80302, Long.22.09358
(2024/5), Lat.39.79371, Long 22.09587
(2024/8), Lat.39.78486, Long.22.09857
(2014/9), Lat.39.78106, Long. 22.09151
(2014/10), Lat.39.78088, Long.22.09469
(2024/11), Lat.39.72800, Long.22.14268 28.8.2024
(2024/12), Lat.39.71114, Long.22.56483
(2024/13), Lat.39.71725, Long.22.55791
(2024/14), Lat 39.75311, Long.22.53438
Regional unit of Larisa (2024/16), Lat. 39.73416
GR-PPR-2024-00005 Long. 22.39829 (2024/18), Lat 39.70568,
GR-PPR-2024-00008 Long. 22.54803 (2024/19), Lat 39.72117,
GR-PPR-2024-00009 Long. 22.55795 (2024/20), Lat 39.71224,
GR-PPR-2024-00010 Long. 22.55537 (2024/21), Lat 39.72519,
GR-PPR-2024-00011 Long. 22.55152 (2024/22)
GR-PPR-2024-00012
GR-PPR-2024-00013 Surveillance zone:
GR-PPR-2024-00014 Those parts of the regional unit of Larisa,
GR-PPR-2024-00016 contained within a circle of a radius of 10
GR-PPR-2024-00018 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
GR-PPR-2024-00019 coordinates Lat. 39.80302, Long.22.09358
GR-PPR-2024-00020 (2024/5), Lat.39.79371, Long 22.09587
GR-PPR-2024-00021 (2024/8), Lat.39.78486, Long.22.09857
GR-PPR-2024-00022 (2014/9), Lat.39.78106, Long.22.09151
(2014/10), Lat.39.78088, Long.22.09469
(2024/11), Lat.39.72800, Long.22.14268
(2024/12), Lat.39.71114, Long.22.56483 6.9.2024
(2024/13), Lat.39.71725, Long.22.55791
(2024/14), Lat 39.75311, Long.22.53438
(2024/16), Lat. 39.73416
Long. 22.39829 (2024/18), Lat 39.70568,
Long. 22.54803 (2024/19), Lat 39.72117,
Long. 22.55795 (2024/20), Lat 39.71224,
Long. 22.55537 (2024/21), Lat 39.72519,
Long. 22.55152 (2024/22)
excluding the areas contained in the pro
tection zone
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Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Larisa,
contained within a circle of a radius of 3
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 39.80302, Long.22.09358
(2024/5), Lat.39.79371, Long 22.09587
(2024/8), Lat.39.78486, Long.22.09857
(2014/9), Lat.39.78106, Long.22.09151
(2014/10), Lat.39.78088, Long.22.09469
(2024/11), Lat.39.72800, Long.22.14268 29.8.2024–6.9.2024
(2024/12), Lat.39.71114, Long.22.56483
(2024/13), Lat.39.71725, Long.22.55791
(2024/14), Lat 39.75311, Long.22.53438
(2024/16), Lat. 39.73416
Long. 22.39829 (2024/18), Lat 39.70568,
Long. 22.54803 (2024/19), Lat 39.72117,
Long. 22.55795 (2024/20), Lat 39.71224,
Long. 22.55537 (2024/21), Lat 39.72519,
Long. 22.55152 (2024/22)
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Pelo
ponnese, contained within a circle of a
28.8.2024
radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30,
ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.90655, Long.
22.32409 (2024/17)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Pelo
Regional Unit of Corinthia ponnese, contained within a circle of a
GR-PPR-2024-00017 radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, 6.9.2024
ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.90655, Long.
22.32409 (2024/17) excluding the areas
contained in the protection zone
Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regio
nal unit of Peloponnese, contained within a
circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on 29.8.2024–6.9.2024
UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.
37.90655, Long. 22.32409 (2024/17)
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional units of West
Regional unit of West Attica Attica and Boeotia, contained within a circle
28.8.2024
GR-PPR-2024-00023 of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM
30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.111862,
Long. 23.54668 (2024/23)
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Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of West
Attica and Boeotia, contained within a circle
of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 6.9.2024
30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.111862,
Long. 23.54668 (2024/23) excluding the
areas contained in the protection zone
Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regio
nal unit of West Attica and Boeotia, con
tained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilo
29.8.2024–6.9.2024
metres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 38.111862, Long.
23.54668 (2024/23)
B. Further restricted zone
Areas included in the further restricted zone established in Greece as
Region Date until applicable
referred to in Article 1
The following regional units:
— Trikala
— Larisa
6.9.2024
— Karditsa
excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance
Region of Thessaly
zone.
The following regional units:
— Trikala
7.9.2024-6.10.2024
— Larisa
— Karditsa
Region of Western
The regional unit of Grevena 6.10.2024
Macedonia
— The following regional units:
— West Athens
— West Attica
— Piraeus
Region of Attica 6.9.2024
— In the regional unit of East Attica, the following
municipalities
— Acharnes
— Oropos
excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance
zone.
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— The following regional units:
— West Athens
— West Attica
— Piraeus
7.9.2024-6.10.2024
— In the regional unit of East Attica, the following
municipalities:
— Acharnes
— Oropos
In the regional unit of Boeotia, the municipality of Tanagra,
excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance 6.9.2024
Region of Central
zone.
Greece
In the regional unit of Boeotia, the municipality of Tanagra. 7.9.2024-6.10.2024
— In the regional unit of Corinthia, the following
municipalities:
— Sikyona
— Xylokastro-Evrostina
6.9.2024
— In the regional unit of Arcadia, the municipal unit of Levidi
— In the regional unit of Argolis, the municipal unit of Alea
excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance
Region of Peloponese
zone.
— In the regional unit of Corinthia, the following
municipalities:
— Sikyona
— Xylokastro-Evrostina 7.9.2024-6.10.2024
— In the regional unit of Arcadia, the municipal unit of Levidi
— In the regional unit of Argolis, the municipal unit of Alea
In the regional unit of Achaea the following municipal units:
— Aigeira
— Akrata
6.9.2024
— Kleitoria
Region of Western excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance
Greece zone.
In the regional unit of Achaea the following municipal units:
— Aigeira
7.9.2024-6.10.2024
— Akrata
— Kleitoria
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