Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/384 of 20 February 2025 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Hungary and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/255 (notified under document C(2025) 1249)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/384
• Articles: 7

Article 1

Hungary and Slovenia shall ensure that:

(a)

a restricted zone, which comprises a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and a further restricted zone, is established immediately by the competent authorities of those Member States, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and under the conditions laid down in that Article 21;

(b)

the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, referred to in point (a), comprise at least the areas listed in Parts A and B of Annex I;

(c)

the measures required to be applied in the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, referred to point (a), are applied at least until the dates listed in Parts A and B of Annex I.

Article 2

1.   Where a derogation from the prohibition to move ovine and caprine animals from the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, established in the territory of Hungary referred to in Article 1, point (a), of this Decision, to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the further restricted zone, as set out in Part B of Annex I to this Decision, is granted in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, the authorisation of such movements shall also comply with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.

2.   Any authorisation for such movements shall be limited to direct movements of these animals to a slaughterhouse located, within the territory of Hungary, for immediate slaughter.

3.   The competent authority shall not authorise any movements where the means of transport used do not comply with the requirements for the means of transport of kept animals of listed species laid down in Article 24 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.

Such authorisation shall only allow for movements where the means of transport include ovine and caprine animals of the same health status kept in the same establishment.

Such authorisation shall only allow for movements where the means of transport are sealed by the competent authority at the establishment of origin after the loading of the animals and unsealed by the competent authority at the slaughterhouse of destination.

4.   The ovine and caprine animals due for transport shall be subject to a clinical inspection by the competent authority within a period of 24 hours or less before the date of transport.

Article 3

Hungary shall apply the measures which are applicable to further restricted zones, as provided for in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, in the areas listed in Annex II to this Decision, and in accordance with the dates set out therein.

Where a derogation from the prohibition to move ovine and caprine animals from the areas listed in Annex II to this Decision to a destination outside these areas is granted, the authorisation for such movements shall also comply with the conditions laid down in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of this Decision.

Article 4

Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/255 is hereby repealed.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to Hungary and the Republic of Slovenia.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Part A : Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks

Country

Administrative area and ADIS reference number of the outbreak

Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Hungary and Slovenia, referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Hungary

Zala county

HU-PPR-2025-00001

HU-PPR-2025-00002

HU-PPR-2025-00003

Protection zone :

Those parts of Zala county, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002), Lat. 46.625408, Long. 16.565683 (HU-PPR-2025-00003).

21.2.2025

Surveillance zone :

Those parts of Zala county, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002), Lat. 46.625408, Long. 16.565683 (HU-PPR-2025-00003) and the whole administrative territory of Kerkafalva, Kerkakutas, Kalócfa, Zalabaksa, Pórszombat, Szilvágy, Nova, Mikekarácsonyfa, Csertalakos, Ortaháza, Páka, Kányavár, Tormafölde, Tornyiszentmiklós, Szíjártóháza and Gáborjánháza settlements, excluding the areas contained in the protection zone.

2.3.2025

Surveillance zone :

Those parts of Zala county, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002), Lat. 46.625408, Long. 16.565683 (HU-PPR-2025-00003)

22.2.2025 - 2.3.2025

Vas county

Protection zone :

Those parts of Vas county, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002)

21.2.2025

Surveillance zone :

Those parts of Vas county, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002), and the whole administrative territory of Bajánsenye, Szalafő, Őriszentpéter, Nagyrákos and Pankasz settlements, excluding the areas contained in the protection zone

2.3.2025

Surveillance zone :

Those parts of Vas county, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 46.722217, Long. 16.415056 (HU-PPR-2025-00001), Lat. 46.75391, Long. 16.39619 (HU-PPR-2025-00002)

22.2.2025 - 2.3.2025

Slovenia

Local Authority Unit (LAU) SI00009-VET

Murska Sobota

Surveillance zone :

In the municipality of Dobrovnik, the settlements of Dobrovnik, Strehovci and Žitkovci.

In the municipality of Hodoš the settlements of Hodoš and Krplivnik.

In the municipality of Kobilje, the settlement of Kobilje.

In the municipality of Lendava, the settlements of Banuta, Čentiba, Dolga vas, Dolgovaške Gorice, Dolina pri Lendavi, Genterovci, Kamovci, Lendavske Gorice, Mostje, Pince and Radmožanci.

In the municipality of Moravske Toplice, the settlements of Berkovci, Bogojina, Bukovnica, Čikečka vas, Filovci, Fokovci, Ivanjševci, Lončarovci, Motvarjevci, Pordašinci, Prosenjakovci, Ratkovci, Selo, Središče andVučja Gomila.

In the municipality of Šalovci the settlement of Domanjševci.

2.3.2025

Part B: Further restricted zone

Country

Administrative area

Areas established as further restricted zone, part of the restricted zone in Hungary, referred to in Article 1

Date until applicable

Hungary

Zala county

In Zala county the districts of Lenti and Letenye, excluding the areas contained in any protection or surveillance zone.

2.3.2025

Vas county

In Vas county the districts of Körmend and Szentgotthárd, excluding the areas contained in any protection or surveillance zone.

2.3.2025

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

Country

Administrative area

Areas referred to in Article 3

Dates applicable

Hungary

Zala county

In Zala county the districts of Lenti and Letenye

3.3.2025 - 1.4.2025

Vas county

In Vas county the districts of Körmend and Szentgotthárd

3.3.2025 - 1.4.2025