13.11.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 30219 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document number C(2008) 6349) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/855EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC  of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra- Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market ('), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (?) and in particular Article 10(4) thereof, Whereas: Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (}) introduces minimum Community measures for the control of that disease. It lays down the measures to be taken in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever. Those measures include plans by Member States for the eradication of classical swine fever from a feral pig population and emergency vaccination of feral pigs under certain conditions. Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (*) was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in those Member States. That Decision establishes disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in areas of those Member States 30.12.1989, p. 13. 18.8.1990, p. 29. 1.12.2001, p. 5. 25.11.2006, p. 67. ) where that disease is present in feral pigs in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other areas of the Community. Those Member States are required to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever. Therefore, they submitted to the Commission eradication plans and emergency vaccination plans against that disease setting out the measures necessary to eradicate the disease in the areas defined in their plans as infected and setting out the necessary measures to be applied on the pig holdings in those areas. Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. In the interest of clarity of Community legis- lation, it is therefore appropriate to provide for three distinct lists of areas, according to the epidemiological situation of each. As a general rule, since movement of live pigs from infected areas poses higher risks than movement of meat, meat preparations and meat products, movement of live pigs from the Member States concerned should be prohibited. Semen, ova and embryos originating from infected animals may contribute to the spread of classical swine fever virus. It is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community to prohibit the dispatch of semen, ova and embryos from areas listed in the Annex to this Decision. It is appropriate that one list sets out the Member States and areas where the epidemiological situation of classical swine fever is the most favourable and therefore by way of derogation from the general ban live pigs may be dispatched to other restricted areas, subject to certain safeguard measures. Additionally, fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States.