EU LEGISLATION 21 April 2021. SPECIAL CONTROL MEASURES

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 of 7 April 2021 laying down special control measures for African swine fever was adopted by the Commission based on the new legal framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ("Animal Health Law"). DOWNLOAD (PDF).

• REGULATION 2020/687 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance) (Text with EEA relevance). Annex I is relevant in particular – clinical examinations, sampling procedures, diagnostic methods, transport of samples. DOWNLOAD (PDF).

• REGULATION 2016/429 Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) DOWNLOAD (PDF).

 

EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION

• The overarching piece of legislation providing the tool for the control of African swine fever in the EU is Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002. DOWNLOAD (PDF)

• The latest specific regionalization measures that have been taken with respect to evolution of the ASF situation in the EU are included in Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 (2014/709/EU) (as latest amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/175 of 12 February 2021).