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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
   3. Article 3
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX

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 checks applicable in intra-Union trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) African swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting domestic and feral pig populations and can have a severe impact on the profitability of pig farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries.

(2) In the event of a case of African swine fever in feral pigs, there is a risk that the disease agent may spread to other feral pig populations and to pig holdings.

(3) Council Directive 2002/60/EC lays down the minimum measures to be applied within the Union for the control of African swine fever. In particular, Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC provides for certain measures to be taken following confirmation of one or more cases of African swine fever in feral pigs.

(4) Germany has informed the Commission of the current African swine fever situation on its territory, following a new case of that disease, in late September 2020, in the state of Brandenburg of that federal Member State, and in accordance with Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC, it has taken a number of measures including the establishment of an infected area, where the measures referred to in Article 15 of that Directive are applied, in order to prevent the spread of that disease.

(5) In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to identify at Union level the infected area for African swine fever in Germany in collaboration with that Member State.

(6) Accordingly, the infected area in Germany should be listed in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.

(7) This infected area covered by this Decision is in addition to the infected area covered by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1270.

(8) 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

Germany shall ensure that the infected area established by that Member State, where the measures provided for in Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC apply, comprises at least the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 30 November 2020.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2020. For the Commission Stella Kyriakides Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX

Areas established as the infected area in Germany as referred to in Article 1 Date until applicable Landkreis Oder-Spree 30 November 2020 Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland 30 November 2020 Kreisfreie Stadt Frankfurt (Oder) 30 November 2020

Gemeinde Jakobsdorf mit den Gemarkungen Petersdorf (B), Sieversdorf, Pillgram, Jacobsdorf

Gemeinde Briesen mit der Gemarkung Biegen

Gemeinde Müllrose

Gemeinde Groß Lindow

Gemeinde Brieskow-Finkenheerd

Gemeinde Neutrebbin mit den Gemarkungen Altbarnim, Wuschewier

Gemeinde Neuhardenberg mit den Gemarkungen Neuhardenberg, Quappendorf, Wulkow bei Trebnitz

Gemeinde Vierlinden mit den Gemarkungen Alt Rosental, Görlsdorf, Diedersdorf, Neuentempel, Marxdorf, Friedersdorf

Gemeinde Letschin

Gemeinde Gusow-Platkow

Gemeinde Seelow

Gemeinde Zechin

Gemeinde Bleyen-Genschmar

Gemeinde Golzow

Gemeinde Küstriner Vorland

Gemeinde Alt Tucheband

Gemeinde Lindendorf

Gemeinde Reitwein

Gemeinde Podelzig

Gemeinde Lebus

Gemeinde Fichtenhöhe

Gemeinde Lietzen

Gemeinde Falkenhagen (Mark)

Gemeinde Zeschdorf

Gemeinde Treplin

Versions

1. 2020-10-02

Cited by

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1741 of 20 November 2020 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2020) 8266) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  Subsequently, in late September 2020, a further case of African swine fever in wild boar was observed in Germany, again in the state of Brandenburg, but in an area not covered by Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1513. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1391 was adopted in response to this case and it applies until 30 November 2020. Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1391 provides that the infected area established by Germany, where the measures provided for in Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC apply, are to comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1402 of 5 October 2020 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2020) 6914) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  In addition, in late September 2020, one case of African swine fever in a feral pig was observed the municipality of Bleyen-Genschmar in Germany and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1391 was adopted following the establishment of an infected area in Germany, in accordance with Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC. This case of African swine fever in a feral pig in Germany is located in close proximity to an area in Poland currently not listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. This case of African swine fever in a feral pig constitutes an increased level of risk, which