#32026D1389EU emergency animal-health measures for peste des petits ruminants in Croatia
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This decision confirms interim emergency controls after outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in sheep and goat holdings in Bjelovarska-Bilogorska county, Croatia. It requires Croatia to keep restricted areas in place, including protection and surveillance zones, to reduce the risk of the disease spreading to other farms. The practical effect is on sheep and goat farmers, livestock traders, transporters, processors, and authorities handling animal movements from the affected area. Businesses should expect movement limits, disease-control checks, and possible disruption to trade in sheep, goats, and related products until the emergency measures are lifted or replaced.
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Key Changes
- Confirms EU-level interim emergency measures for peste des petits ruminants outbreaks in Croatia.
- Requires restricted zones around affected sheep and goat establishments in Bjelovarska-Bilogorska county.
- Supports movement controls and disease-control measures for sheep, goats, and related products from the affected area.
Obligations
What this law requires
Croatia must establish and maintain a restricted zone covering the protection zone and surveillance zone around the confirmed peste des petits ruminants outbreaks in Bjelovarska-Bilogorska county, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.
Croatia must apply the disease-control measures required for protection and surveillance zones under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 within the restricted area established for peste des petits ruminants.
Operators keeping caprine or ovine animals in the restricted area must comply with movement restrictions and official disease-control checks applying to sheep, goats, and products derived from them under the protection and surveillance zone measures.