#32026D0393Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/393 amending emergency measures for lumpy skin disease virus in France
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This decision updates the restricted zones in France due to lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) outbreaks in bovine animals. It amends protection and surveillance zones in the Occitanie region, particularly around new outbreaks near the Spanish border in Pyrénées-Orientales following a January 2026 outbreak in Girona, Spain. Restrictions in parts of western Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques are partially lifted due to improved epidemiological situation, sufficient vaccination coverage, and favorable risk assessment. Annex I lists specific municipalities under protection until 9 February 2026 and surveillance until 26 February 2026. Vaccination zones in Annex II remain in place with continued mandatory vaccination.
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Key Changes
- Partial lifting of restrictions in western Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Pyrénées-Atlantiques due to improved epidemiology
- New protection zone in Pyrénées-Orientales municipalities until 9 February 2026 following Spanish outbreak in Girona on 7 Jan 2026
- Extended surveillance zone in Pyrénées-Orientales until 26 February 2026 listing over 80 specific municipalities
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Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain protection and surveillance zones in specified municipalities of Pyrénées-Orientales, Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques as listed in Annex I until the dates specified (9 February 2026 for protection zones; 26 February 2026 for surveillance zones)
Prohibit movements of bovine animals from protection and surveillance zones listed in Annex I to destinations outside the external perimeter of those zones within France or outside France until the dates specified in Annex I
Apply disease control measures laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 Articles 21-22 within all designated protection and surveillance zones
Maintain mandatory vaccination of bovine animals in vaccination zones as specified in Annex II, in accordance with France's official vaccination plan submitted under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361
Continue vaccination in Vaccination Zones I and II (Annex II Parts A and B) with ongoing compliance monitoring and progress reporting under Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361