Date: 2018-06-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878 of 18 June 2018 adopting the list of Member States, or parts of the territory of Member States, that comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(2) and (3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 concerning the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs (Text with EEA relevance.)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878 establishes a list of Member States or their territories that adhere to the categorisation rules outlined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 regarding preventive health measures for controlling Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs. This regulation, which has EEA relevance, enters into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies from 1 July 2018, repealing Delegated Regulation EU No 1152/2011.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Categorisation of Member States:**
* The regulation lists Member States complying with categorisation rules for controlling Echinococcus multilocularis.
* These rules are based on the absence of wild red foxes or the absence of recorded Echinococcus multilocularis infection in wild definitive host animals.
* **Eligible Member States:**
* Member States that comply with the categorisation rules are eligible to apply preventive health measures specified in Delegated Regulation EU 2018/772.
* Malta complies with Article 22, while Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom comply with Article 23.
* **Specific Country Listings:**
* Malta is listed as complying with Article 22 for its entire territory due to the absence of wild red foxes.
* Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are listed as complying with Article 23 for their entire territories, based on surveillance programs and the absence of recorded Echinococcus multilocularis infections in their red fox populations.
* **Repeal and Entry into Force:**
* Delegated Regulation EU No 1152/2011 is repealed with effect from 1 July 2018.
* This Regulation enters into force the day following its publication and applies from 1 July 2018.
Impact Analysis:
Member States:
* Impact: Determines which Member States are recognised as compliant with the rules for categorisation regarding Echinococcus multilocularis, impacting their ability to apply preventive health measures for dogs entering their territories.
* Action Required: Member states must adhere to the rules for categorisation laid down in Delegated Regulation EU 2018/772.
Finland, Ireland, Malta, and the United Kingdom:
* Impact: Officially listed as compliant, allowing them to continue applying preventive health measures for dogs entering their territories.
* Action Required: Continue to maintain compliance with the categorisation rules and implement the preventive health measures as specified in Delegated Regulation EU 2018/772.
European Commission:
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing and ensuring the correct application of the regulation across Member States.
* Action Required: Monitor the implementation of the regulation and update the list of compliant Member States as necessary.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Regulation EU No 576/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2018/878: Regulation adopting the list of Member States that comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 22 and 3 of Delegated Regulation EU 2018/772 concerning the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs.
Delegated Regulation EU 2018/772: Regulation authorising the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs.
Echinococcus multilocularis: A parasitic tapeworm that can cause serious disease in animals and humans.
Finland: A country in Northern Europe and a Member State of the European Union.
Ireland: A country in Europe and a Member State of the European Union.
Malta: A country in Europe and a Member State of the European Union.
United Kingdom: A country in Europe.
19.6.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/1
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/878
of 18 June 2018
adopting the list of Member States, or parts of the territory of Member States, that comply with
the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(2) and (3) of Delegated Regulation (EU)
2018/772 concerning the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus
multilocularis infection in dogs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the
non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (1), and in particular Article 20
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 lays down rules applicable to the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and
ferrets into Member States. Article 19 provides, in particular, for the application of preventive health measures to
ensure the control of diseases and infections other than rabies that are likely to be spread due to the movement
of those animals.
(2) Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 also provides for the adoption of rules for the categorisation of
Member States, or parts thereof, according to their animal health status and their surveillance and reporting
systems with regard to certain diseases or infections other than rabies. Member States, or parts thereof, that
comply with those categorisation rules may be included in a list to be adopted under Article 20 of that
Regulation.
(3) Pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, the Commission has adopted Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2018/772 (2) authorising the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus
multilocularis infection in dogs, laying down the rules for the categorisation of Member States, or parts thereof,
with regard to that infection, and establishing the conditions that Member States must fulfil in order to remain
eligible to apply those preventive health measures.
(4) The categorisation rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 include the conditions that Member
States are to fulfil in order to demonstrate either that wild red foxes are absent from the whole of their territory
or else, if wild definitive host animals likely to harbour the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite are present in the
whole or parts of their territory, that there has been no occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis infection
recorded in those animals. Member States or parts thereof listed under Article 20 of Regulation (EU)
No 576/2013 as complying with those categorisation rules are eligible to apply the preventive health measures
specified in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772.
(1) OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs
and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 (OJ L 130, 28.5.2018, p. 1).L 155/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.6.2018
(5) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 is intended to replace Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
No 1152/2011 (1), which contains similar preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis
infection in dogs and lists Finland, Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom as the Member States authorised to
apply those measures. Finland, Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom have remained eligible to apply those
preventive health measures in accordance with the conditions established in Delegated Regulation (EU)
No 1152/2011 on the basis of continuous evidence of the absence of the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite in
their wild definitive host populations or, in the case of Malta, on the basis of evidence that there is no suitable
wild definitive host population on the island and the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite has never been recorded
in domestic definitive host animals.
(6) The wild red fox is described as a species not present in any part of Malta according to the International Union
for Conservation of Nature. On that basis and on the basis of the evidence referred to in recital (5), Malta is
deemed to comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU)
2018/772 for the whole of its territory. Malta should therefore be listed as complying with those categorisation
rules for the whole of its territory.
(7) A wild definitive host population likely to harbour the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite, namely a red fox
population, is present in the whole of Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Since 1 January 2012, all three
Member States have been implementing pathogen-specific surveillance programmes for their red fox populations
in accordance with the requirements of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 and, in each case, no
occurrence of the Echinococcus multilocularis infection has been recorded in those populations. Any occurrences of
the infection are compulsorily notifiable under their national law. Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom are
therefore deemed to comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(3) of Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2018/772 for the whole of their territory. Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom should therefore be
listed as complying with those categorisation rules for the whole of their territory.
(8) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 provides for the repeal of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 with
effect from 1 July 2018. In order to avoid any gap in the application of preventive health measures with respect
to dogs entering Finland, Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom, this Regulation should enter into force on the
day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and should apply from 1 July
2018.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of Member States complying for the whole of their territory with the rules for categorisation laid down in
Article 2(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 is set out in Part 1 of the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
The list of Member States or parts of the territory of Member States complying with the rules for categorisation laid
down in Article 2(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 is set out in Part 2 of the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2018.
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 of 14 July 2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards the preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs
(OJ L 296, 15.11.2011, p. 6).19.6.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/3
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
PART 1
List of Member States complying for the whole of their territory with the rules for categorisation laid
down in Article 2(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772
ISO country code Member State
MT MALTA
PART 2
List of Member States or parts of the territory of Member States complying with the rules for categorisation
laid down in Article 2(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772
ISO country code Member State Whole/parts of territory
FI FINLAND Whole territory
GB UNITED KINGDOM Whole territory
IE IRELAND Whole territory