Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2110 of 16 December 2020 amending Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the disease-free status of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases (notified under document C(2020) 9303) (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 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals, and in particular Articles 49(1), 50(2)(a), 50(3), 51(2) and 61(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2009/177/EC implements Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments. The second and fourth column of the table in Part C of Annex I to that Decision lists those Member States which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 49(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, and those zones and compartments which have been declared disease-free in accordance with Article 50(3) of that Directive. The disease to which this disease-free status applies is set out in the first column of the same table.
(2) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directive 2006/88/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on it, applies to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement. For that reason, references to the United Kingdom in Part C of Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should be replaced by references to the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.
(3) Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.
(5) 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
In Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC, Part C is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020. For the Commission Stella Kyriakides Member of the Commission
ANNEX
ANNEX
PART C Member States zones and compartments declared disease-free
Disease Member State ISO Code Geographical demarcation of the disease-free area (Member State, zones or compartments) Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Denmark DK Whole continental territory Ireland IE Whole territory Cyprus CY All continental areas within its territory Finland FI All continental and coastal areas within its territory, except the Province of Åland Sweden SE Whole territory United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK(NI) Northern Ireland Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) Denmark DK Whole territory Ireland IE Whole territory Cyprus CY All continental areas within its territory Finland FI Whole territory, except the coastal compartment in Ii, Kuivaniemi, and the following water catchment areas: 14.72 Virmasvesi, 14.73 Nilakka, 4.74 Saarijärvi area and 4.41 Pielinen area Sweden SE Whole territory United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK(NI) Northern Ireland Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease Ireland IE Whole territory United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK(NI) Northern Ireland Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) Belgium BE Whole territory Bulgaria BG Whole territory Czech Republic CZ Whole territory Denmark DK Whole territory Germany DE Whole territory Estonia EE Whole territory Ireland IE Whole territory Greece EL Whole territory Spain ES Whole territory France FR Whole territory Italy IT Whole territory Cyprus CY Whole territory Latvia LV Whole territory Lithuania LT Whole territory Luxembourg LU Whole territory Hungary HU Whole territory Malta MT Whole territory Netherlands NL Whole territory Austria AT Whole territory Poland PL Whole territory Portugal PT Whole territory Romania RO Whole territory Slovenia SI Whole territory Slovakia SK Whole territory Finland FI Whole territory Sweden SE Whole territory United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK/NI Northern Ireland Infection with Marteilia refringens Ireland IE Whole territory United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK/NI Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Belfast Lough and Dundrum Bay Infection with Bonamia ostreae Ireland IE The whole coastline of Ireland, except: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) UK(NI) Whole coastline of Northern Ireland except Lough Foyle and Strangford Lough White spot disease
1. Cork Harbour
2. Galway Bay
3. Ballinakill Harbour
4. Clew Bay
5. Achill Sound
6. Loughmore, Blacksod Bay
7. Lough Foyle
8. Lough Swilly
9. Kilkieran Bay