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2025/1954 26.9.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2025/1954
of 22 September 2025
amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767 concerning certain emergency
measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Romania
(notified under document C(2025) 6527)
(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 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 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 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. 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 zone around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.
(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767(4)was adopted following outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox
in Romania, and it lays down emergency measures to be taken by that Member State. More particularly,
Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767provides that the protection and surveillance zones to be established by
Romania, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are to comprise at least the areas
listed in the Annex to that Implementing Decision. Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767 also provides that the
measures required to be applied in the protection and surveillance zones are to be applied until the dates listed in the
Annex thereto.
(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) 2025/1767 of 27 August 2025 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep
pox and goat pox in Romania and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1406 (OJ L, 2025/1767, 29.8.2025, ELI: http://data.
europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1767/oj).
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(5) Since the adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767, Romania has notified the Commission of two
additional outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept,
located in the county of Teleorman, one outside the already established restricted zone- listed in the Annex to that
Implementing Decision.
(6) Therefore, the restricted zone, comprising protection and surveillance zones in Romania, set out in the Annex to
Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767should be adjusted, both spatially and temporally, in order to prevent the
further spread of sheep pox and goat pox in the territory of Romania and to the rest of the Union.
(7) In addition, in order to minimise the risk of the further spread of the disease, it is also necessary to prolong the
duration of the protection and surveillance zones set out in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767.
(8) The size of the protection and surveillance zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, is based on
the criteria set out in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as well as on the rules laid down in Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection and surveillance 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 Romania, and of the level of risk for
the further spread of the disease. For the determination of the duration of the measures the international standards
of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health(5) have also been taken into
account.
(9) Given the urgency of the epidemiological situation in the Union as regards the spread of sheep pox and goat pox, and
the need to prevent that disease from spreading from the affected establishments in Romania to other parts of that
Member State or to other Member States, the amendments to be made to Implementing Decision (EU)2025/1767,
by this Decision should take effect as soon as possible.
(10) 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 Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1767 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to Romania.
Done at Brussels, 22 September 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/.
2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1954/ojEN
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ANNEX
Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreak
Areas established as protection and surveillance zones,
Region and ADIS reference number of the
part of the restricted zone in Romania referred to in Date until applicable
outbreak
Article 1
Protection zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
contained within a circle of a radius of 5
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 44.281899, Long. 24.870992
(2025/14), Lat. 44.27906, Long. 24.873868
(2025/15), Lat. 44.302455, Long. 24.96162
(2025/16), Lat. 44.255644, Long. 24.879311 8.10.2025
(2025/17), Lat. 44.282747, Long. 24.936885
(2025/18), Lat. 44.281473, Long. 24.897365
(2025/19), Lat. 44.260135, Long. 24.883573
(2025/20), Lat. 44.295664, Long. 25.004148
(2025/21), Lat. 44.220815, Long. 24.845603
(2025/22), Lat. 44.16165, Long. 25.30878
(2025/23).
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
Teleorman county contained within a circle of a radius of 20
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00014
coordinates 44.281899, Long. 24.870992
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00015
(2025/14), Lat. 44.27906, Long. 24.873868
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00016
(2025/15), Lat. 44.302455, Long. 24.96162
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00017
(2025/16), Lat. 44.255644, Long. 24.879311
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00018 23.10.2025
(2025/17), Lat. 44.282747, Long. 24.936885
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00019
(2025/18), Lat. 44.281473, Long. 24.897365
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00020
(2025/19), Lat. 44.260135, Long. 24.883573
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00021
(2025/20), Lat. 44.295664, Long. 25.004148
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00022
(2025/21), Lat. 44.220815, Long. 24.845603
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00023
(2025/22),Lat. 44.16165, Long. 25.30878
(2025/23) excluding the areas contained in the
protection zone.
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
contained within a circle of a radius of 5
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates 44.281899, Long. 24.870992
(2025/14), Lat. 44.27906, Long. 24.873868
(2025/15), Lat. 44.302455, Long. 24.96162
9.10.2025 –
(2025/16), Lat. 44.255644, Long. 24.879311
23.10.2025
(2025/17), Lat. 44.282747, Long. 24.936885
(2025/18), Lat. 44.281473, Long. 24.897365
(2025/19), Lat. 44.260135, Long. 24.883573
(2025/20), Lat. 44.295664, Long. 25.004148
(2025/21), Lat. 44.220815, Long. 24.845603
(2025/22), Lat. 44.16165, Long. 25.30878
(2025/23).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1954/oj 3/4EN
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Areas established as protection and surveillance zones,
Region and ADIS reference number of the
part of the restricted zone in Romania referred to in Date until applicable
outbreak
Article 1
Protection zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
contained within a circle of a radius of 5
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 44.33564, Long. 24.77224
(2025/7), Lat. 44.323172, Long. 24.78142
8.10.2025
(2025/8), Lat. 44.380891, Long. 24.815991
(2025/9), Lat. 44.312664, Long. 24.748821
(2025/10), Lat. 44.365143, Long. 24.777882
(2025/11), Lat. 44.329438, Long. 24.775184
(2025/12), Lat. 44.362673, Long. 24.774821
(2025/13).
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
Olt county contained within a circle of a radius of 20
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00007
coordinates Lat. 44.33564, Long. 24.77224
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00008
(2025/7), Lat. 44.323172, Long. 24.78142
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00009
(2025/8), Lat. 44.380891, Long. 24.815991 23.10.2025
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00010
(2025/9), Lat. 44.312664, Long. 24.748821
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00011
(2025/10), Lat. 44.365143, Long. 24.777882
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00012
(2025/11), Lat. 44.329438, Long. 24.775184
RO-CAPRIPOX-2025-00013
(2025/12), Lat. 44.362673, Long. 24.774821
(2025/13), excluding the areas contained in the
protection zone.
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of Teleorman, Olt and Argeș counties,
contained within a circle of a radius of 5
kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89
coordinates Lat. 44.33564, Long. 24.77224
(2025/7), Lat. 44.323172, Long. 24.78142 8.10.2025 –
(2025/8), Lat. 44.380891, Long. 24.815991 23.10.2025
(2025/9), Lat. 44.312664, Long. 24.748821
(2025/10), Lat. 44.365143, Long. 24.777882
(2025/11), Lat. 44.329438, Long. 24.775184
(2025/12), Lat. 44.362673, Long. 24.774821
(2025/13).
4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1954/oj