2013/443/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 August 2013 concerning certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N7 in Italy including the establishment of further restricted zones and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/439/EU (notified under document C(2013) 5623) Text with EEA relevance
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Italy shall ensure that the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones established in accordance with Article 16(1) and (4) of Directive 2005/94/EC comprise at least the areas listed in Parts A, B and C of the Annex to this Decision.
1. Italy shall ensure that no consignments of live poultry, ready to-lay-poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs are dispatched from the zones listed in Parts A, B and C of the Annex to other Member States or third countries. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority of Italy may authorise the dispatch of consignments of day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the zones listed in Part C of the Annex to other Member States or third countries provided that: (a) the measures laid down in Article 30(c)(iii) second subparagraph and (iv) of Directive 2005/94/EC are applied; (b) the competent authority of the Member State or third country of destination is given written notification in advance and undertakes to receive the consignments of the day-old chicks and hatching eggs and notify their date of arrival at the holding of destination on its territory to the competent authority of Italy. 3. Italy shall ensure that the veterinary certificates accompanying the consignments referred to in paragraph 2 to be dispatched to other Member States include the words: ‘The consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Implementing Decision 2013/443/EU ( *1 ) . ( *1 ) OJ L 230, 29.8.2013, p. 20 ’."
Implementing Decision 2013/439/EU is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
ANNEX PART A Protection zones as referred to in Article 1: ISO Country Code Member State Postal Code Name Date until applicable in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 2005/94/EC IT Italy Area comprising the municipalities of: 44020 Ostellato 14.9.2013 40027 Mordano 30.9.2013 48010 Bagnara di Romagna 40026 Part of the territory of the municipality of Imola situated east of the state road 610 and north of the state road 9 ‘Via Emilia’. 48027 Part of the territory of the municipality of Solarolo situated north of the junction of highway A14 to Ravenna. 44015 Portomaggiore 18.9.2013 PART B Surveillance zones as referred to in Article 1: ISO Country Code Member State Postal Code Name Date until applicable in accordance with Article 31 of Directive 2005/94/EC IT Italy Area comprising the municipalities of: 44011 Argenta 23.9.2013 44022 Comacchio 44027 Migliarino 44020 Migliaro 44015 Portomaggiore 44039 Tresigallo 48014 Castelbolognese 9.10.2013 40023 Castelguelfo 48017 Conselice 48010 Cotignola 48018 Faenza 40026 Imola (remaining part of the municipality) 48022 Lugo 48024 Massalombarda 48020 Sant’Agata sul Santerno 48027 Solarolo (remaining part of the municipality) 44020 Masi Torello 27.9.2013 44123 Part of the territory of the municipality of Ferrara situated east of the state road 15 ‘Via Pomposa’ and the provincial road ‘Via Ponte Assa’. PART C Further restricted zone as referred to in Article 1: ISO Country Code Member State Postal Code Name Date until the measures are applicable IT Italy Area comprising the municipalities of: 48011 Alfonsine 11.9.2013 29002 Ariano nel Polesine 39002 Bagnacavallo 38002 Berra 40003 Brisighella 39004 Bertinoro 39005 Casola Valsenio 40005 Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole 39007 Cervia 40007 Cesena 40008 Cesenatico 38005 Codigoro 29017 Corbola 40011 Dovadola 40013 Forlimpopoli 40012 Forlì 39011 Fusignano 40015 Gambettola 40016 Gatteo 38025 Goro 38010 Jolanda di Savoia 38011 Lagosanto 40018 Longiano 38013 Massa Fiscaglia 40019 Meldola 38014 Mesola 40022 Modigliana 29034 Papozze 29039 Porto Tolle 29052 Porto Viro 40032 Predappio 39014 Ravenna 39015 Riolo Terme 39016 Russi 40041 San Mauro Pascoli 40045 Savignano sul Rubicone 29046 Taglio di Po
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