Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/330of 19 February 2025amending Annexes VIII and XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States or zones thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases(Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/330 of 19 February 2025 amending Annexes VIII and XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States or zones thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to 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) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj). , and in particular Article 31(4), second subparagraph, and Article 42(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down disease-specific rules for the diseases listed in accordance with Article 5(1) thereof, and it specifies how those rules are to be applied to different categories of listed diseases. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 also provides for the approval or withdrawal by the Commission of the disease-free status of Member States or zones or compartments thereof regarding certain listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), thereof. In addition, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides for Member States to establish compulsory eradication programmes for the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), point (b), thereof, and for optional eradication programmes for the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), point (c), thereof, and for the approval of such programmes by the Commission. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for surveillance, eradication programmes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 211, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/689/oj). supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and it lays down the criteria for granting, maintaining, suspending, and withdrawing the disease-free status of Member States or zones or compartments thereof, and the requirements for the approval of eradication programmes of Member States or zones or compartments thereof. (3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 of 15 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of the disease-free and non-vaccination status of certain Member States or zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for those listed diseases (OJ L 131, 16.4.2021, p. 78, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/620/oj). lays down implementing rules for the listed diseases, referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, of animals, as regards the disease-free and non-vaccination status of certain Member States or zones or compartments thereof, and the approval of eradication programmes for those listed diseases. More particularly, it lists in the Annexes thereto, the Member States or zones or compartments thereof with approved disease-free status, and with existing approved compulsory or optional eradication programmes. Due to the changing epidemiological situation in the Union of certain listed diseases, Annexes VIII and XI to that Implementing Regulation should be amended.

(4) As regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) (infection with BTV), Czechia and Poland have notified the Commission of outbreaks of infection with BTV serotype 3. The outbreaks in Czechia were in the zone that still has disease-free status as regards that disease and the outbreaks in Poland were in the voivodships: dolnośląskie, zachodniopomorskie and warmińsko-mazurskie affecting also other voivodeships. In addition, Spain has notified the Commission of outbreaks of infection with BTV serotype 8 in the autonomous community of Castilla la Mancha and País Vasco, affecting also other autonomous communities, in the zone that still has disease-free status as regards that disease. As the whole territory of Poland and parts of the territory of Czechia and Spain have disease-free status, and are listed in Part I of Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620, the approval of the disease-free status from infection with BTV should be withdrawn from the voivodeships: dolnośląskie, lubuskie, pomorskie, and zachodniopomorskie and certain zones of the voivodeships kujawsko-pomorskie, łódzkie, mazowieckie, opolskie, podlaskie, warmińsko-mazurskie and wielkopolskie in Poland, whole territory of Czechia and the autonomous community of País Vasco, autonomous community of Navarra, certain areas of the province of Zaragoza in the autonomous community of Aragón, certain zones in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castilla y León and certain zones in the province of Guadalajara in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Therefore, the entries for Czechia, Poland and Spain in Part I of that Annex should be amended accordingly. (5) In addition, Spain has also informed the Commission that it has extended the territorial scope of the optional eradication programme for infection with BTV that has already been approved for the zones listed in Part II of Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620, with the addition of the autonomous community of País Vasco, autonomous community of Navarra, certain zones of the province of Zaragoza in the autonomous community of Aragón, certain zones of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castilla y León and certain zones in the province of Guadalajara in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Therefore, those areas should be added to the entry for Spain in Part II of Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620, and the proposed amendment to the optional eradication programme for infection with BTV approved. (6) As regards infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the competent authority of the Netherlands has informed the Commission that Verbeek’s poultry international B.V with approval number 1122 cannot be considered as a compartment free from HPAI as the conditions for maintaining disease-free status are no longer met. As this compartment is listed in Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as free from HPAI, the free status from HPAI should be withdrawn. Therefore, the entry for the Netherlands in that Annex should be amended accordingly.

(7) Annexes VIII and XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 should, therefore, be amended accordingly. (8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes VIII and XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 February 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX Annexes VIII and XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 are amended as follows: (1) Annex VIII is amended as follows: (a) Part I is amended as follows: (i) the entry for Czechia is deleted; (ii) the entry for Spain is replaced by the following: Member StateTerritorySpain Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón: Provincia de Zaragoza except Ejea de los Caballeros, Sos del Rey Católico, Provincia de Teruel Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha: Provincia de Guadalajara except the following areas: Guadalajara and Pastrana Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León, except the following areas: Provincia de Ávila Condado de Treviño y La Puebla de Arganzón in the provincia de Burgos, Provincia de Salamanca, Cantalejo, Carbonero El Mayor, Santa María la Real de Nieva, Segovia, Villacastín in the provincia de Segovia, Alcañices, Bermillo de Sayago, Puebla de Sanabria in the provincia de Zamora Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja Comunidad Autónoma de Valencia: provincia de Castellón, provincia de Valencia (iii) the entry for Poland is replaced by the following: Member StateTerritoryPoland The whole territory of Poland except: województwo dolnośląskie województwo lubuskie województwo pomorskie województwo zachodniopomorskie w województwie kujawsko-pomorskim: powiat brodnicki powiat golubsko-dobrzyński powiat grudziądzki miasto na prawach powiatu Grudziądz powiat rypiński powiat sępoleński powiat wąbrzeski w powiecie chełmińskim: gmina Chełmno, miasto Chełmno, gmina Kijewo Królewskie, gmina Lisewo, gmina Papowo Biskupie, gmina Stolno w powiecie lipnowskim: gmina Chrostkowo, gmina Skępe w powiecie nakielskim: gmina Mrocza, gmina Sadki w powiecie świeckim: gmina Bukowiec, gmina Dragacz, gmina Drzycim, gmina Jeżewo, gmina Lniano, gmina Nowe, gmina Osie, gmina Świecie, gmina Warlubie w powiecie toruńskim: gmina Chełmża, miasto Chełmża, w powiecie tucholskim: gmina Cekcyn, gmina Gostycyn, gmina Kęsowo, gmina Śliwice, gmina Tuchola w województwie łódzkim: powiat wieruszowski w powiecie sieradzkim: gmina Błaszki, gmina Brąszewice, gmina Brzeźnio, gmina Goszczanów, gmina Klonowa, gmina Sieradz, miasto Sieradz, gmina Warta, gmina Wróblew, gmina Złoczew w powiecie wieluńskim: gmina Biała, gmina Czarnożyły, gmina Mokrsko, gmina Ostrówek, gmina Pątnów, gmina Skomlin, gmina Wieluń

w województwie mazowieckim: powiat mławski powiat przasnyski powiat żuromiński w powiecie ciechanowskim: gmina Ciechanów, miasto Ciechanów, gmina Glinojeck, gmina Grudusk, gmina Opinogóra Górna, gmina Regimin w powiecie makowskim: gmina Krasnosielc, gmina Płoniawy-Bramura, gmina Sypniewo w powiecie ostrołęckim: gmina Baranowo, gmina Czarnia, gmina Kadzidło, gmina Lelis, gmina Łyse, gmina Myszyniec, gmina Olszewo-Borki w powiecie płońskim: gmina Raciąż, miasto Raciąż w powiecie sierpeckim: gmina Rościszewo, gmina Sierpc, miasto Sierpc, gmina Szczutowo, gmina Zawidz w województwie opolskim: powiat brzeski powiat kluczborski powiat namysłowski powiat nyski powiat opolski miasto na prawach powiatu Opole w powiecie krapkowickim: gmina Gogolin, gmina Krapkowice, gmina Strzeleczki w powiecie oleskim: gmina Gorzów Śląski, gmina Olesno, gmina Praszka, gmina Radłów, gmina Zębowice w powiecie prudnickim: gmina Biała, gmina Lubrza, gmina Prudnik w województwie podlaskim: w powiecie kolneńskim: gmina Kolno, miasto Kolno, gmina Turośl w powiecie łomżyńskim: gmina Zbójna w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim: powiat bartoszycki powiat braniewski powiat działdowski powiat elbląski miasto na prawach powiatu Elbląg powiat giżycki powiat iławski powiat kętrzyński powiat lidzbarski powiat mrągowski powiat nidzicki powiat nowomiejski powiat olsztyński miasto na prawach powiatu Olsztyn powiat ostródzki powiat piski powiat szczycieński powiat węgorzewski w powiecie ełckim: gmina Ełk, miasto Ełk, gmina Stare Juchy w powiecie gołdapskim: gmina Banie Mazurskie, gmina Gołdap w powiecie oleckim: gmina Kowale Oleckie, gmina Świętajno w województwie wielkopolskim: powiat chodzieski powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki powiat gnieźnieński powiat gostyński powiat grodziski powiat jarociński powiat kaliski miasto na prawach powiatu Kalisz powiat kępiński miasto na prawach powiatu Konin powiat kościański powiat krotoszyński powiat leszczyński miasto na prawach powiatu Leszno powiat międzychodzki powiat nowotomyski powiat obornicki powiat ostrowski powiat ostrzeszowski powiat pilski powiat pleszewski powiat poznański miasto na prawach powiatu Poznań powiat rawicki powiat słupecki powiat szamotulski powiat średzki powiat śremski powiat wolsztyński powiat wrzesiński powiat złotowski w powiecie konińskim: gmina Golina, gmina Grodziec, gmina Kazimierz Biskupi, gmina Kleczew, gmina Kramsk, gmina Krzymów, gmina Rychwał, gmina Rzgów, gmina Stare Miasto w powiecie tureckim: gmina Dobra, gmina Kawęczyn, gmina Malanów, gmina Tuliszków, gmina Turek, miasto Turek, gmina Władysławów w powiecie wągrowieckim: gmina Mieścisko, gmina Skoki, gmina Wągrowiec, miasto Wągrowiec. (b) Part II is replaced by the following: PART II MEMBER STATES OR ZONES THEREOF WITH AN APPROVED ERADICATION PROGRAMME FOR INFECTION WITH BTV Member StateTerritoryDate of initial approval as referred to in Article 15(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689Spain Comunidad Autónoma de Aragon: Ejea de los Caballeros, Sos del Rey Católico in the provincia de Zaragoza

Provincia de Huesca Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha: Provincia de Albacete Provincia de Ciudad Real Provincia de Cuenca Guadalajara and Pastrana in the provincia de Guadalajara Provincia de Toledo Comunidad Autónoma de Asturias Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León Provincia de Ávila Condado de Treviño, La Puebla de Arganzón in the provincia de Burgos Provincia de Salamanca Cantalejo, Carbonero El Mayor, Santa María la Real de Nieva, Segovia, Villacastín in the provincia de Segovia Alcañices, Bermillo de Sayago, Puebla de Sanabria in the provincia de Zamora Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia Comunidad Autónoma de Navarra Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco Comunidad Autónoma de Valencia: provincia de Alicante. 21.2.2022 (2) in Annex XI, the entry for the Netherlands is replaced by the following: Member StateNameThe Netherlands Institut de selection animale B.V with approval number 2338. Cobb Europe B.V. with approval number 2951.