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In June 2017, two outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs occurred in the county of Parnu in Estonia and in the municipality of Varena in Lithuania, in areas currently listed in Part II of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU and one case of ASF in wild boar in the gmina of Sokółka in Poland in an area currently listed in Part I of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. The occurrence of these outbreaks constitutes an increase in the level of risk that needs to be taken into account.
In order to focus the animal health control measures provided for in Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU, and to prevent the further spread of African swine fever, while preventing any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union, and avoiding unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, the Union list of areas subject to the animal health control measures set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision should be amended to take into account of the changes in the epidemiological situation as regards that disease in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.
Accordingly, the areas affected by the new outbreaks in Estonia and Lithuania should now be listed in Part III, instead of in Part II of that Annex and the relevant area of Poland should now be listed in Part II, instead of Part I, of that Annex.
Friday July 14, 2017/ OJEU/ European Union.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu
