Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/837of 15 April 2026amending the Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 as regards the approval of certain national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals(Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/837 of 15 April 2026 amending the Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 as regards the approval of certain national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals (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 226(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 of 11 February 2021 approving national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 226(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2010/221/EU (OJ L 59, 19.2.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/260/oj). establishes, in Annexes I and II thereto, lists of Member States or parts thereof which are regarded as being free from certain diseases of aquatic animals, not listed in accordance with Article 9(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, or which are subject to an eradication programme for those diseases, and for which national measures are approved. (2) Denmark has notified the Commission that compartment 106314 within its territory, which is listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from bacterial kidney disease (BKD). Furthermore, Denmark has notified the Commission that compartments 84470 and 103910 within its territory, which are listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN). The competent authority will no longer take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for these diseases in those compartments. Those compartments should, therefore, be removed from the list in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260. (3) Denmark has also notified the Commission that the eradication programme for certain diseases, referred to in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, has now been successfully finalised as regards BKD for compartment 103606 within its territory, which is listed in that Annex. Therefore, that compartment can be regarded as being free from BKD and should be removed from the list in that Annex. It should, instead, be inserted into the list of compartments that are regarded as being free from BKD in Annex I to that Implementing Decision. (4) In addition, Denmark has notified the Commission that it has commenced an eradication programme for BKD for compartment 103670 within its territory. That compartment should, therefore, be added to the list of compartments that are subject to an eradication programme for BKD in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260.

(5) Annexes I and II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 should, therefore, be amended accordingly. (6) 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

Annexes I and II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 15 April 2026. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX The Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended as follows: (1) Annex I is amended as follows: (a) the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following: Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)DenmarkDKThe following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:84470Brænderigårdens Dambrug92158Hørup Mølle Dambrug103471Abildvad Dambrug103559Fårup Mølle Dambrug103587Trend Å Dambrug103606Lundby Dambrug103623Hårkjær Dambrug103682Sangild Dambrug103733Skade Dambrug118656AquaSearch Ova, Billund118844Ravning ægpakkeri128165Ollerupgård Dambrug (b) the entry for Denmark as regards infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is replaced by the following: Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)DenmarkDKThe following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:83138Hallesøhuse Dambrug92158Hørup Mølle Dambrug103554Fruerlund Dambrug103559Fårup Mølle Dambrug103571Hallesø Dambrug103606Lundby Dambrug103623Hårkjær Dambrug103668Ravning Dambrug103670Refsgård Fiskeri I103682Sangild Dambrug103802Ådal Dambrug106314Ravningkær Dambrug108516Hulsig Dambrug 118656AquaSearch Ova, Billund118844Ravning ægpakkeri125770Aquasearch Ova128165Ollerupgård Dambrug (2) in Annex II, the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following: Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)DenmarkDKThe following compartments comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number:83138Halle Søhuse Dambrug103670Refsgård Fiskeri I