#32026D0552Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/552 amending emergency measures for lumpy skin disease virus in Spain
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This Commission Implementing Decision updates emergency control measures for lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreaks in Spain. Following two new confirmed outbreaks on 2 and 3 March 2026 in the province of Huesca (Aragón), it revises the protection and surveillance zones around the affected establishments. The protection zone covers specific municipalities in Boltaña and Sabiñánigo regions and applies until 5 April 2026. A larger surveillance zone, including additional municipalities from multiple regions in Aragón, applies until 22 April 2026. The decision also updates vaccination zones I and II in Catalonia and Aragón, adjusting their duration based on vaccine coverage and epidemiological progress. Movement of bovine animals from these restricted zones remains prohibited until the specified dates to prevent further spread.
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Key Changes
- Updated protection zone in Huesca province (municipalities in Boltaña and Sabiñánigo) applicable until 5 April 2026
- Expanded surveillance zone covering multiple regions in Aragón (including Ayerbe, Barbastro, Graus, Jaca) applicable until 22 April 2026
- Revised vaccination zones I and II in Catalonia and Aragón with adjusted duration based on vaccine coverage
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Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain a surveillance zone including additional municipalities from multiple regions in Aragón, applicable until 22 April 2026
Establish and maintain a protection zone covering specific municipalities in Boltaña and Sabiñánigo regions in Huesca province, Aragón, applicable until 5 April 2026
Prohibit movement of bovine animals from protection and surveillance zones to destinations outside the external perimeter of those zones in Spain or outside Spain until the specified dates in Annex I
Update vaccination zones I and II in Catalonia and Aragón, adjusting their duration based on vaccine coverage and epidemiological progress, with specific dates to be indicated in Annex II
Apply disease control measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 within the protection and surveillance zones established in Aragón