LegalizeCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2333 of 23 November 2022 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Spain and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1913 (notified under document C(2022) 8629) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Decision establishes at Union level:
- (a) the restricted zones which comprise protection and surveillance zones to be established by Spain, following an outbreak or outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in Spain, as well as a further restricted zone in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
- (b) the duration of the disease control measures to be applied in the protection zones, in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, in the surveillance zones in accordance with Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and in the further restricted zone in accordance with Article 21 of that Delegated Regulation.
Article 2
Establishment of restricted zones
Spain shall ensure that:
- (a) restricted zones which comprise protection and surveillance zones and the further restricted zone are established immediately by the competent authority of that Member State in accordance with Article 21(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and under the conditions laid down in that Article and in Article 23 point (a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
- (b) the protection and surveillance zones and the further restricted zone referred to in point (a) comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
- (c) the measures in each restricted zone shall apply at least until the dates listed in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
Measures to be applied in the protection, surveillance and the further restricted zones
Movements of sheep and goats kept in the protection zone shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and they comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 7 and 8.
Movements of sheep and goats kept in the protection zone may be authorised by the competent authority when such movements of sheep and goats are directly to a slaughterhouse located in the same protection zone as the establishment of origin, for immediate slaughter.
Movements of sheep and goats kept in the surveillance zone shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and they comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 4, 7 and 8.
Movements of sheep and goats kept in the surveillance zone may be authorised by the competent authority when such movements of sheep and goats are directly to a slaughterhouse located in the same surveillance zone as the establishment of origin, for immediate slaughter.
Movements of sheep and goats from the further restricted zone to a destination outside that further restricted zone shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and they comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 6, and in paragraph 8, points (a) to (d).
The following movements of sheep and goats, kept in the further restricted zone, outside that zone within the territory of Spain, may be authorised by the competent authority of the place of origin:
- (a) movements of sheep and goats directly to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter;
- (b) movements of sheep and goats directly to an establishment located outside the further restricted zone, subject to the following conditions:
- (i) the animals destined for movement were kept in the establishment of origin for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of movement, or since birth if younger than 30 days;
- (ii) the sheep and goats shall remain in the establishment of destination, for a period of at least 30 days after the date of arrival, except where they are moved directly to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter;
- (iii) the sheep and goats destined for movement shall comply with one of the following requirements:
- — within the period of 48 hours preceding the time of loading, the sheep and goats on the establishment of origin must have been subjected to a clinical inspection and have not shown clinical signs or lesions of sheep pox and goat pox; or
- — the sheep and goats destined for movement comply with any other similar animal health guarantees, based on the favourable outcome of a risk assessment of the measures against the spread of sheep pox and goat pox required by the competent authority of the place of origin.
The sheep and goats due for transport shall be subject to clinical inspection by the competent authority of the place of origin within a period of 24 hours or less before the time of transport.
The means of transport used for the movements of sheep and goats from the protection, surveillance or further restricted zones, referred to in paragraphs 1, 3 and 5, shall:
- (a) comply with the requirements for the means of transport laid down in Article 24(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
- (b) be cleaned and disinfected before any transport of animals under the control or supervision of the competent authority;
- (c) be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements for the means of transport laid down in Article 24(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 under the control or supervision of the competent authority;
- (d) only transport sheep and goats of the same health status kept in the same establishment;
- (e) be sealed by the competent authority of the establishment of origin after the loading of the animals and unsealed by the competent authority of the slaughterhouse of destination.
Article 4
Repeal of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1913
Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1913 is repealed.
Article 5
Application
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2023.
Article 6
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
ANNEX
A. Protection and surveillance zones established around confirmed outbreaks
| Region and ADIS reference number of the outbreak | Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zones in Spain as referred to in Article 1 | Date until applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Region of Castilla–La Mancha ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00003 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00004 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00005 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00006 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00007 | Protection zone: A protection zone that comprises the following areas: In the province of Ciudad Real the municipalities of: — Alcázar de San Juan — Campo de Criptana — Pedro Muñoz In the province of Albacete the municipality of: — Minaya In province of Cuenca the municipalities of: — Sisante — Casas de Fernando Alonso — Casas de Haro — Casas de los Pinos — El Pedernoso — El Provencio — Las Mesas — Las Pedroñeras — Mota del Cuervo — Pozoamargo — San Clemente — Santa María de los Llanos — Vara de Rey | 20.7.2023 |
| Region of Castilla–La Mancha ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00003 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00004 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00005 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00006 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00007 | Surveillance zone: A surveillance zone that comprises the following areas: In the province of Ciudad Real the municipalities of: — Villarta de San Juan — Villarrubia de los Ojos — Tomelloso — Socuéllamos — Puerto Lápice — Manzanares — Llanos de Caudillo — Las Labores — Herencia — Daimiel — Argamasilla de Alba — Arenas de San Juan — Arenales de San Gregorio In the province of Toledo the municipalities of: — Villafranca de los Caballeros — Villacañas — Quintanar de la Orden — Quero — Miguel Esteban — Madridejos — La Villa de Don Fabrique — La Puebla de Almoradiel — El Toboso — Camuñas In the province of Cuenca the municipalities of: — Atalaya del Cañavate — Cañada Juncosa — El Cañavate — Honrubia — Pinarejo — Alarcón — Casas de Benítez — Casas de Guijarro — Casasimarro — El Picazo — Pozorrubielos de la Mancha — Quintanar del Rey — Tébar — Valhermoso de la Fuente — Villanueva de la Jara — Belmonte — Carrascosa de Haro — La Alberca de Záncara — Los Hinojosos — Monreal del Llano — Rada de Haro — Santa María del Campo Rus — Villaescusa de Haro (only the exclave of Dehesa de Alcahozo) In the province of Albacete the municipalities of: — Fuensanta — La Roda — Munera — Tarazona de la Mancha — Villalgordo del Júcar — Villarrobledo | 7.8.2023 |
| Region of Castilla–La Mancha ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00003 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00004 ES-CAPRIPOX-2023-00005 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00006 ES-CARPIPOX-2023-00007 | Surveillance zone: A surveillance zone that comprises the following areas: In the province of Ciudad Real the municipalities of: — Alcázar de San Juan — Campo de Criptana — Pedro Muñoz In the province of Albacete the municipality of: — Minaya In province of Cuenca the municipalities of: — Sisante — Casas de Fernando Alonso — Casas de Haro — Casas de los Pinos — El Pedernoso — El Provencio — Las Mesas — Las Pedroñeras — Mota del Cuervo — Pozoamargo — San Clemente — Santa María de los Llanos — Vara de Rey | 21.7.2023-7.8.2023 |
B. Further restricted zones
| Region | Areas established as further restricted zones, part of the restricted zones in Spain as referred to in Article 1 | Date until applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Region of Castilla–La Mancha | A further restricted zone that comprises the following provinces: — Albacete — Ciudad Real — Cuenca — Toledo | 25.9.2023 |
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