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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1083 28.5.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2025/1083 of 22 May 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Greece (notified under document C(2025) 3430) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1083 28.5.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2025/1083 of 22 May 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Greece (notified under document C(2025) 3430) (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) Sheep pox and goat pox is an infectious viral disease affecting caprine and ovine animals and it can have a severe impact on the concerned animal populations 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 sheep pox and goat pox 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 sheep pox and goat pox, and for certain measures to be applied therein. 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) In order to address outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in Greece, notified in August 2024, the Commission adopted Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207(4), which lays down certain emergency measures relating to that disease in Greece. In particular, it provides that the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones to be established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, 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) 2024/2207 of 29 August 2024 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Greece (OJ L, 2024/2207, 30.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2207/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/oj 1/8EN OJ L, 28.5.2025
(5) Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, Greece has notified the Commission of twenty new outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox, which were reported between 6 May and 16 May 2025, in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept, in the regional units of Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania. Phocis, Xanthi and Kavala.
(6) Therefore, the areas listed as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones for Greece in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, as well as the duration of the measures applicable therein, should be adjusted in order to prevent the further spread of the disease in Greece or to the rest of the Union. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend the list of restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(7) The size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, is based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as well as the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as of the duration of the measures to be applied therein, include a consideration of not only the epidemiological situation as regards sheep pox and goat pox in the areas affected by that disease, but also of the overall epidemiological situation of sheep pox and goat pox in the entire territory of the Member State concerned by that disease, as well as the level of risk for the further spread of the disease. The chosen duration of the measures has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health(5). In light of the current epidemiological situation, there is a high risk of further spread of the disease as outbreaks continue to be reported in regional units such as Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis, Xanthi and Kavala, a fact suggesting that the disease continues to circulate despite the measures already put in place in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.
(8) 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 Amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 Addressee This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2025.
For the Commission Olivér VÁRHELYI Member of the Commission
(5) https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/terrestrial-code-online-access/.
2/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/ojEN OJ L, 28.5.2025 ANNEX A. Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, Regional unit and ADIS reference number part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Date until applicable of the outbreaks Article 2
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long.
21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat.
38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long.
21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39 Long.
21.88361111(2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, 10.6.2025 Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat.
38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long.
Regional unit of Phocis 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00058 Long. 21.8969(2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00059 Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat.
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00060
38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556(2025/86) GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00061 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00069 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00070 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00071 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00072 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00073 Surveillance zone:
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00074 Those parts of the regional unit of Phocis GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00075 contained within a circle of a radius of 10 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00077 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00082 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long.
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00083 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00084 Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat.
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00085 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00086 Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 2 1.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long.
21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long.
21.88361111(2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 19.6.2025
38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long.
21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long.
21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long.
21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long.
21.8969(2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long.
21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/oj 3/8EN OJ L, 28.5.2025 Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, Regional unit and ADIS reference number part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Date until applicable of the outbreaks Article 2
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long.
21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat.
38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long.
21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long.
21.88361111 (2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333,
11.6.2025 – 19.6.2025 Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat.
38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long.
21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long.
21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long.
21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long.
21.8969(2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long.
21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 25.5.2025 coordinates Lat. 40.478972, Long. 25.664547 (2025/57) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 3 Regional unit of Evros kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 17.5.2025 – 25.5.2025 Municipality of Samothrace coordinates Lat. 40.478972, Long. 25.664547 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00057 (2025/57) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unitof Aetolia- Acarnania and Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39148, Long. 3.6.2025
21.854 (2025/45), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.852 (2025/53), Lat. 38.409, Long. 21.855 (2025/55), Lat. 38.425, Long. 21.849 (2025/56), Lat.
38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), 4/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/ojEN OJ L, 28.5.2025 Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, Regional unit and ADIS reference number part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Date until applicable of the outbreaks Article 2 Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long.
21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111(2025/80)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia- Acarnania and Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long.
21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat.
38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55),
12.6.2025 Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56) Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long.
21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat.
38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), excluding the areas contained in any protection zone Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania Surveillance zone:
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00045 Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia- GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00053 Acarnania and Phocis contained within a circle of GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00055 a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00056 ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long.
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00067 21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00078 Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat. 4.6.2025 – 12.6.2025 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00079 38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55), GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00080 Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56), Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long.
21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat.
38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80)
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 7.6.2025
23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long.
23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long.
23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489(2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424(2025/81)
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/oj 5/8EN OJ L, 28.5.2025 Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, Regional unit and ADIS reference number part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Date until applicable of the outbreaks Article 2
Surveillance zone:
The whole municipality of Kassandra excluding 16.6.2025 the areas contained in any protection zone Regional unit of Chalkidiki GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00062 Surveillance zone: 8.6.2025 – 16.6.2025 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00063 The whole municipality of Kassandra GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00064 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00065 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00066 Protection zone:
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00081 Those parts of the regional unit of Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 3
4.6.2025 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.40.9115013, Long 24.2670882 (2025/76)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 13.6.2025 coordinates Lat. 40.9115013, Long 24.2670882 (2025/76) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
Surveillance zone:
Regional unit of Kavala Those parts of the regional unit of Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 3 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00076 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 5.6.2025 – 13.6.2025 coordinates Lat. 40.9115013, Long.
24.2670882 (2025/76)
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Xanthi contained within a circle of a radius of 3
1.6.2025 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long
24.83029167 (2025/68)
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Xanthi contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 10.6.2025 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long
24.83029167 (2025/68) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone Regional unit of Xanthi GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00068
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Xanthi contained within a circle of a radius of 3
2.6.2025 – 10.6.2025 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.40.99623611, Long
24.83029167 (2025/68) 6/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/ojEN OJ L, 28.5.2025 B. Further restricted zones Further restricted Areas included in the further restricted zones Regional unit Date until applicable zone established in Greece as referred to in Article 2 Further Regional unit of The regional unit of Evros excluding the restricted zone 8.5.2025 – 6.6.2025 Evros municipality of Samothrace No 1 Further The regional unit of Rhodopi 8.5.2025 – 6.6.2025 Regional unit of restricted zone Rhodopi No 2 Further Regional unit of The regional unit of Kavala including the 13.6.2025 restricted zone Kavala municipality of Thasos, excluding the areas No 3 included in any protection or surveillance zone Regional unit of The regional unit of Kavala including the 14.6.2025 – 15.7.2025 Kavala municipality of Thasos Regional unit of The municipality of Doxato 6.6.2025 Drama Regional unit of The regional unit of Xanthi excluding the 10.6.2025 Xanthi areas included in any protection or surveillance zone Regional unit of The regional unit of Xanthi 11.6.2025 – 10.7.2025 Xanthi Further Regional unit of The municipalities of Aristotelis, and 14.4.2025 – 3.7.2025 restricted zone Chalkidiki Polygyros.
No 4 Further Regional unit of The whole municipality of Nea Propontida 16.6.2025 restricted zone Chalkidiki No 4 A The whole municipality of Kassandra and 17.6.2025 – 16.7.2025 Nea Propontida Further Regional unit of The regional unit of Magnesia, excluding 28.4.2025 – 27.5.2025 restricted zone Magnesia the Sporades islands No 8 Regional unit of The municipality of Stylida 28.4.2025 – 27.5.2025 Phthiotis Further Regional unit of The municipality of Dorida excluding the 19.6.2025 restricted zone Phocis areas included in any protection or No 9 surveillance zone The municipality of Dorida 20.6.2025 – 19.7.2025 Regional unit of The municipalities of Nafpaktia and 12.6.2025 Aetolia-Acarnania Messolonghi, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone The municipalities of Nafpaktia 13.6.2025 – 19.7.2025 Messolonghi
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/oj 7/8EN OJ L, 28.5.2025 Further restricted Areas included in the further restricted zones Regional unit Date until applicable zone established in Greece as referred to in Article 2 Further Regional unit of The municipalities of Agrinio Thermo, 19.7.2025 restricted zone Aetolia-Acarnania Agrinio, Xiromero, Thermo No 9A Further Municipality of Municipality of Samothrace, excluding the 25.5.2025 restricted zone Samothrace in the areas included in any protection or no 16 regional unit of surveillance zone.
Evros The municipality of Samothrace 26.5.2025 – 24.6.2025 Further Regional unit of The municipalities of Agia and Tempi 18.5.2025 – 16.6.2025 restricted zone Larisa no 19 Regional unit of The municipality of Dion-Olympos 18.5.2025 – 16.6.2025 Pieria 8/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1083/oj