Commission Decision of 11 May 2010 amending Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the inclusion of Ireland in the list of regions where an approved national control programme for Aujeszky’s disease is in place (notified under document C(2010) 2983) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/271/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

1. Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. Article 9 of that Directive lays down criteria for approving compulsory national control programmes for certain contagious diseases, including Aujeszky’s disease.

2. Commission Decision 2008/185/EC of 21 February 2008 on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky’s disease and criteria to provide information on this disease⁽²⁾ lays down the additional guarantees for movements of pigs between Member States. Those guarantees are linked to the classification of Member States according to their disease status.

3. Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC lists Member States or regions thereof where approved national control programmes for Aujeszky’s disease are in place.

4. Ireland has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as regards the Aujeszky’s disease status of that Member State. A national control programmes for Aujeszky’s disease has been implemented in Ireland for several years.

5. The Commission has examined the documentation submitted by Ireland and has found that the national control programme in that Member State complies with the criteria laid down in Article 9(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC. Accordingly, Ireland should be included in the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC.

6. For the sake of clarity, it is necessary to make certain minor amendments to the entry for Spain in the list in Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC.

7. Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

8. The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: