2007/314/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2007 concerning measures taken by Slovenia following outbreaks of classical swine fever in Croatia (notified under document number C(2007) 1830) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   Slovenia shall ensure that the dispatch of pigs from holdings situated within the restriction zones established by that Member State following outbreaks of classical swine fever in Croatia is prohibited.

However, such pigs may be dispatched from a holding where the pigs have been submitted with negative results to clinical examinations and laboratory investigations in accordance with:

(a)

point 1 and point 3 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC when the pigs are moved directly to a designated slaughterhouse in Slovenia for immediate slaughter; or

(b)

points 1, 2 and the second, third and fourth subparagraphs of point 4 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC when the pigs are moved to a holding in Slovenia situated outside the restriction zone, whereby the blood samples for laboratory investigation must be taken on the holding of origin before the dispatch of the pigs.

2.   Slovenia shall undertake laboratory investigations in accordance with point 4 in Chapter IV(D) of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC for pigs referred to in paragraph 1 that are moved to a slaughterhouse.

3.   Slovenia shall without undue delay communicate to the Commission and to the other Member States the up-to-date lists of the restriction zones referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 2

1.   Slovenia shall not be required to submit fresh meat obtained from the pigs referred to in Article 1(1) of this Decision to the appropriate treatment set out in Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC, provided that that fresh meat is marked with the mark provided for in Annex II to that Directive or with a legible and indelible alternative identification mark in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to this Decision.

That mark cannot be confused with:

(a)

the identification mark for fresh meat provided for in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(b)

the health mark for fresh pig meat provided for in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;

(c)

the identification mark for fresh meat provided for in Article 4 to Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.

2.   Meat from the pigs referred to in Article 1 shall:

(a)

not be dispatched from Slovenia to other Member States or exported to third countries;

(b)

be obtained, cut, transported and stored separately from meat intended for intra-Community trade or export to third countries;

(c)

be used in such a way as to ensure that it is not introduced into meat products intended for intra-Community trade or export to third countries, unless it has undergone the treatment set out in Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

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The mark referred to in Article 2(1) shall be easily legible and have clearly displayed characters and the following shape and indications:

Whereby:

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‘XY’ means the relevant country code provided for in point 6 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and

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‘1234’ means the approval number of the establishment referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.