Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 of 15 November 2016 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States (notified under document C(2016) 7219) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease, and in particular Article 19(1)(a), (3)(a) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a primarily vector transmitted viral disease of bovine animals characterised by severe losses and with the potential for important spread, notably through live animals and products obtained from infected animals.
(2) Directive 92/119/EEC lays down general measures for the control of certain animal diseases. These include measures to be taken in the event of a suspicion and the confirmation of LSD in a holding, the measures to be taken in restriction zones and other additional measures to control the disease. Those measures also provide for vaccination in case of an outbreak of LSD as a supplement to other control measures subject to approval by the Commission.
(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2055 and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1183 provide that Greece and Bulgaria may carry out emergency vaccination of bovine animals kept on holdings in the vaccination zone as set out in Annex I to each of those Implementing Decisions. In view of the current epidemiological situation of LSD, Croatia which is under imminent threat, due to LSD occurrence in the region, notified the Commission on its intention to launch a vaccination campaign against LSD on 8 August 2016 respectively.
(4) In accordance with the Urgent advice on lumpy skin disease of the European Food Safety Authority adopted on 29 July 2016 vaccination against LSD is the most effective way of reducing disease spread. In order to reach the above described effects, it is necessary to implement vaccination of the entire susceptible population in regions at risk for LSD introduction or affected by LSD in order to minimise the number of outbreaks, and high animal- and farm-level vaccination coverage should be achieved.
(5) For reasons of clarity and simplification, the approval of the vaccination programmes of Greece and Bulgaria, currently included in Implementing Decisions (EU) 2015/2055 and (EU) 2016/1183 respectively, should be provided for in this Decision. In addition, the vaccination programme submitted by Croatia, should be approved. The vaccination programmes of Greece and Bulgaria, currently included in Implementing Decisions (EU) 2015/2055 and (EU) 2016/1183 respectively, and the vaccination programme submitted by Croatia fulfil the minimum requirements for lumpy skin disease vaccination programmes set out in Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States.
(6) In order to be successful a vaccination programme against LSD, together with other control measures, should be applied during several consecutive years to ensure immunisation of the whole susceptible population for sufficient time.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 Approval of vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease
The vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease listed in the Annex are hereby approved.
Article 2 Applicability
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2019.
Article 3 Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Croatia.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2016. For the Commission Vytenis Andriukaitis Member of the Commission
ANNEX
The vaccination programme submitted by Greece.
The vaccination programme submitted by Bulgaria.
The vaccination programme submitted by Croatia.
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- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/81 of 17 January 2019 amending Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States (notified under document C(2019) 102) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In response to the outbreaks of LSD, the affected Member States, namely Greece and Bulgaria, as well as the affected neighbouring third countries, implemented mass vaccination programmes of their live bovine animals and captive wild ruminants. Croatia, where LSD has not occurred to date, also implemented a mass vaccination programme against LSD, in 2016 and 2017, as a preventive measure in view of the epidemiological situation in neighbouring Member States and third countries. The LSD vaccination programmes in Greece, Bulgaria and Croatia were approved by the Commission under Commission Implem
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/82 of 17 January 2019 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States (notified under document C(2019) 105) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In response to the outbreaks of LSD, the affected Member States, namely Greece and Bulgaria, as well as the affected neighbouring third countries, implemented mass vaccination programmes of their live bovine animals and captive wild ruminants. In 2016 and 2017, Croatia, where LSD has not occurred to date, also implemented a mass vaccination programme against LSD, as a preventive measure in view of the epidemiological situation in neighbouring Member States and third countries. The vaccination programmes against LSD in Greece, Bulgaria and Croatia were approved by the Commission under Commissio
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/82 of 17 January 2019 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States (notified under document C(2019) 105) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/82 of 17 January 2019 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States (notified under document C(2019) 105) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1992 of 27 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8571) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In response to those outbreaks of LSD, the affected Member States, namely Greece and Bulgaria, as well as the affected neighbouring third countries, implemented mass vaccination programmes of bovine animals and captive wild ruminants. In 2016 and 2017, Croatia, where LSD has not occurred to date, also implemented a mass vaccination programme against LSD, as a preventive measure, in view of the epidemiological situation in neighbouring Member States and third countries. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approved the various vaccination programmes against LSD in the Member States.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1992 of 27 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8571) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In view of the favourable epidemiological situation, Croatia stopped preventive vaccination against LSD since the beginning of 2018, and replaced it with systematic disease surveillance. This surveillance confirmed the absence of LSD during 2018. As a result, Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 was amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/81, in order to delete that Member State from the list of Member States with free zones with vaccination status in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008. In addition, Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 was amended by Commission Imple
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In response to these outbreaks of LSD, the affected Member States, namely Greece and Bulgaria, as well as the affected neighbouring third countries, implemented mass vaccination programmes of their live bovine animals and captive wild ruminants. In 2016 and 2017, Croatia, where LSD has not occurred to date, also implemented a mass vaccination programme against LSD, as a preventive measure, in view of the epidemiological situation in neighbouring Member States and third countries. The vaccination programmes against LSD in Greece, Bulgaria and Croatia were approved by Commission Implementing Dec
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In view of the favourable epidemiological situation, Croatia stopped preventive vaccination against LSD since the beginning of 2018 and replaced it with systematic disease surveillance. This surveillance confirmed the absence of LSD during 2018. As a result, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 was amended by Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2019/81, in order to delete that Member State from the list of Member States with free zones with vaccination status in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008. In addition, Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 was amended by Commi
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
According to the rules of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), where LSD vaccination is discontinued in a country or a zone thereof, it takes a minimum period of 8 months before LSD–free status may be regained, in the case of preventive vaccination, or a minimum period of 14 months, in the case of vaccination in response to an occurrence of LSD. Hence, the measures laid down in Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 should remain in place for a minimum period of 8 months or 14 months, depending on the zone, before LSD-free status can be restored.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 applies until 31 December 2019, and accordingly the current measures in relation to LSD in Greece and Bulgaria laid down in that act will no longer apply after that date. Given the current epidemiological situation and the minimum time required to regain LSD-free status, it is necessary to prolong the period of application of these measures for an appropriate period of time.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases, including LSD. As that Regulation is to apply from 21 April 2021, the period of application of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 should be prolonged until 20 April 2021.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2011 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States by prolonging its period of application (notified under document C(2019) 8580) (Only the Bulgarian, Croatian and Greek texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B
In Article 2 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009, the date 31 December 2019 is replaced by the date 20 April 2021.