This Decision lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof as set out in the Annex (the Member States concerned).
Commission Decision of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document number C(2006) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/805/EC)
Commission Decision of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document number C(2006) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/805/EC)
Article 1 Subject matter and scope
Article 2 Prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in the Annex
The Member States concerned shall ensure that no live pigs are dispatched from its territory to other Member States unless the pigs come from:
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areas outside those listed in the Annex; and
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a holding where no live pigs proceeding from the areas listed in the Annex have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch.
Article 3 Movement and transit of pigs in the Member States concerned
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The Member States concerned shall ensure that no live pigs are dispatched from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State, except:
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from holdings where a clinical examination and serological tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results, in accordance with Article 8(1)(b) and (c);
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pigs to be moved directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter.
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The Member States concerned shall ensure that the transit of pigs through the areas listed in the Annex only takes place via major roads or railways, without any stops by the vehicle transporting the pigs.
Article 4 Prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of porcine semen and ova and embryos of swine from the areas listed in the Annex
The Member State concerned shall ensure that no consignments of the following are dispatched from its territory to other Member States:
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porcine semen, unless the semen originates from boars kept at an approved collection centre as referred to in point (a) of Article 3 of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(5) and situated outside the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
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ova and embryos of swine, unless the ova and embryos originate from swine kept in holdings situated outside the areas listed in the Annex.
Article 5 Prohibition on the dispatch of certain consignments from areas listed in Part III of the Annex and special health marks
The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex shall ensure that:
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no consignments of fresh meat of pigs from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs are dispatched from those areas to other Member States;
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the fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products referred to in point (a) of this Article are marked with a special health mark that cannot be oval and cannot be confused with:
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the identification mark for meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of pigs, provided for in Annex II, Section I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and
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the health mark for fresh pigmeat provided for in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
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