Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1938

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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’)^note, and in particular Article 259(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Infection with lumpy skin disease virus is an infectious, vector-borne disease affecting bovine animals. Its occurrence can have a severe impact on the concerned animal population and on the profitability of farming, also causing disturbance to movements of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries.

(2)In the event of an outbreak of an infection with lumpy skin disease virus in bovine animals, there is a serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of bovine animals particularly due its main mode of transmission through vectors.

(3)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687^note supplements the rules for the control of the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and defined as category A, B and C diseases in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882^note. In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide for the establishment of a restricted zone in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease, including infection with lumpy skin disease virus, and for certain measures to be applied therein. In addition, Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to comprise at least a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.

(4)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582^note lays down certain emergency measures related to outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in Italy. Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides for the establishment, in Italy, of restricted zones, comprising protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, as well as the establishment of vaccination zones, in accordance with Part 1 of Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361^note. In addition, Article 1 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides that those protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as the vaccination zones, are to comprise at least the areas listed in Annexes I and III thereto, and the measures required to be applied in those zones are to be applied at least until the dates set out in those Annexes.

(5)Since Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 was amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1764^note, Italy has notified the Commission of eleven additional confirmed outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in establishments keeping bovine animals in the provinces of Nuoro, Sassari and Oristano, in the region of Sardinia, which were reported between 27 August 2025 and 12 September 2025. In response to these outbreaks, Italy has established protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, in the provinces of Nuoro, Sassari and Oristano, in the region of Sardinia, where the disease control measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 are applied

(6)In addition, Italy has informed the Commission of delays in the timely implementation of eradication measures for numerous outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in the region of Sardinia, which have resulted in a prolongation of the restricted zones.

(7)Taking into account those recent outbreaks in Sardinia and the subsequent delays in the timely implementation of eradication measures, the areas indicated as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should, therefore, be updated by this Decision, and the duration of the measures to be applied in these protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones fixed. Annex I to that Implementing Decision should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(8)The size of the areas indicated as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zone in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, as amended by this Decision, as well as the duration of the measures to be applied therein, are based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as well as on the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as of the duration of the measures to be applied therein, include the consideration of not only the epidemiological situation as regards infection with lumpy skin disease virus in the areas affected by that disease, but also of other epidemiological factors, including geographical parameters and the risk for the further spread of the disease in view of the presence of insect vectors. The chosen duration of the measures provided for in this Decision has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health^note.

(9)Article 3 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 provides that Italy is to apply, in the areas listed in Annex II to that Implementing Decision, and for the periods specified in that Annex, the measures applicable to further restricted zones, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. That Article also prohibits movements of bovine animals from the areas listed in in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 to destinations located outside those areas for the periods specified in that Annex. In view of the continuing outbreaks of infection with lumpy skin disease virus in the Sardinia region, it is necessary to prolong also those measures. Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(10)In view of the prolongation of the restricted zones listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, as amended by this Decision, it is also necessary to amend the vaccination zones laid down in Annex III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 for Sardinia, in order to ensure coordinated disease control and to safeguard trade within the Union and with third countries.

(11)The type, size and duration of vaccination zones I and II set out in Parts B and A to Annex III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 are based on the epidemiological situation and the progress of the vaccination campaigns in Italy, particularly taking into account the level of vaccine coverage achieved, the Member State’s official vaccination plans and the progress reports submitted in accordance with Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361, as well as on the requirements laid down in Annex IX to that Delegated Regulation. Accordingly, Annex III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should be amended to indicate for each area concerned, the dates during which the vaccination zones are to apply.

(12)Annexes I, II and III to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(13)In light of the epidemiological situation in Italy, the amendments to be made to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 by this Decision should apply as soon as possible to prevent the further spread of the disease within Italy, to other Member States, or to third countries, and to avoid any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union or unjustified barriers to trade with third countries.

(14)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 #

The Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582 are replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 #

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Annex I

Part A: Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks

Administrative area and ADIS reference number of the outbreak	Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone, referred to in Article 1	Date until applicable
Sardinia regionIT-LSD-2025-00001IT-LSD-2025-00003IT-LSD-2025-00004IT-LSD-2025-00005IT-LSD-2025-00006IT-LSD-2025-00007IT-LSD-2025-00008IT-LSD-2025-00009IT-LSD-2025-00010IT-LSD-2025-00011IT-LSD-2025-00012IT-LSD-2025-00013IT-LSD-2025-00014IT-LSD-2025-00015IT-LSD-2025-00016IT-LSD-2025-00017IT-LSD-2025-00018IT-LSD-2025-00019IT-LSD-2025-00020IT-LSD-2025-00021IT-LSD-2025-00022IT-LSD-2025-00023IT-LSD-2025-00024IT-LSD-2025-00025IT-LSD-2025-00026IT-LSD-2025-00027IT-LSD-2025-00028IT-LSD-2025-00029IT-LSD-2025-00030IT-LSD-2025-00031IT-LSD-2025-00032IT-LSD-2025-00033IT-LSD-2025-00034IT-LSD-2025-00035IT-LSD-2025-00036IT-LSD-2025-00037IT-LSD-2025-00038IT-LSD-2025-00039IT-LSD-2025-00040IT-LSD-2025-00041IT-LSD-2025-00042IT-LSD-2025-00043IT-LSD-2025-00044IT-LSD-2025-00045IT-LSD-2025-00046IT-LSD-2025-00047IT-LSD-2025-00048IT-LSD-2025-00049IT-LSD-2025-00050IT-LSD-2025-00051IT-LSD-2025-00052IT-LSD -2025-00053IT-LSD-2025-00054IT-LSD -2025-00055IT-LSD -2025-00056IT-LSD -2025-00057IT-LSD -2025-00058IT-LSD -2025-00059IT-LSD -2025-00060IT-LSD -2025-00061IT-LSD -2025-00062IT-LSD -2025-00063IT-LSD -2025-00064	Protection zone:Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, 9.102816 Long.(2025/9), Lat. 40.209698, Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967 Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451 Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228, Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), Lat. 40.34618, Long. 9.110074 (2025/28), Lat. 40.304711, Long. 9.068162 (2025/29), Lat. 40.25499, Long. 9.12552 (2025/30), Lat. 40.24738, Long. 9.12763 (2025/31), Lat. 40.28341, Long. 9.22293 (2025/32), Lat. 40.25851, Long. 9.20678 (2025/33), Lat. 40.306593, Long. 9.071998 (2025/34), Lat. 40.33359, Long. 9.16725 (2025/35), Lat. 40.3092, Long. 9.2079 (2025/36), Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.25888, Long. 9.2727 (2025/38), Lat. 40.26065, Long. 9.27494 (2025/39), Lat. 40.397264, Long. 9.172869 (2025/40), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.28273, Long. 9.26401 (2025/43), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.32509, Long. 9.133142 (2025/45), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.23263, Long. 9.15369 (2025/47), Lat. 40.27775, Long. 9.03683 (2025/48), Lat. 40.400795, Long. 9.171361 (2025/49), Lat. 40.38841, Long. 9.00316 (2025/50), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.315906, Long. 9.213706 (2025/52), Lat. 40.1822, Long. 8.5336 (2025/53), Lat.40.174537, Long 9.115053 (2025/54), Lat. 40.41825, Long. 9.14141 (2025/55), Lat. 40.206077, Long. 9.135627 (2025/56), Lat. 40.3627, Long. 9.13178 (2025/57), Lat. 40.388023, Long. 9.08036 (2025/58), Lat. 40.414723, Long. 9.128721 (2025/59), Lat. 40.56471, Long. 9.30423 (2025/60), Lat. 40.529482, Long. 9.309159 (2025/61), Lat. 40.528846, Long. 9.316482 (2025/62), Lat. 40.25731, Long. 9.31228 (2025/63), Lat. 40.24868, Long. 9.1688 (2025/64)	31.11.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 50 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.209698 Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967, Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451, Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228, Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), Lat. 40.34618, Long. 9.110074 (2025/28), Lat. 40.304711, Long. 9.068162 (2025/29), Lat. 40.25499, Long. 9.12552 (2025/30), Lat. 40.24738, Long. 9.12763 (2025/31), Lat. 40.28341, Long. 9.22293 (2025/32), Lat. 40.25851, Long. 9.20678 (2025/33), Lat. 40.306593, Long. 9.071998 (2025/34), Lat. 40.33359, Long. 9.16725 (2025/35), Lat. 40.3092, Long. 9.2079 (2025/36), Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.25888, Long. 9.2727 (2025/38), Lat. 40.26065, Long. 9.27494 (2025/39), Lat. 40.397264, Long. 9.172869 (2025/40), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.28273, Long. 9.26401 (2025/43), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.32509, Long. 9.133142 (2025/45), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.23263, Long. 9.15369 (2025/47), Lat. 40.27775, Long. 9.03683 (2025/48), Lat. 40.400795, Long. 9.171361 (2025/49), Lat. 40.38841, Long. 9.00316 (2025/50), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.315906, Long. 9.213706 (2025/52), Lat. 40.1822, Long. 8.5336 (2025/53), Lat.40.174537, Long 9.115053 (2025/54), Lat. 40.41825, Long. 9.14141 (2025/55), Lat. 40.206077 Long. 9.135627 (2025/56), Lat.40.3627, Long. 9.13178 (2025/57), Lat. 40.388023, Long. 9.08036 (2025/58), Lat. 40.414723, Long. 9.128721 (2025/59), Lat. 40.56471, Long. 9.30423 (2025/60), Lat. 40.529482, Long. 9.309159 (2025/61), Lat. 40.528846, Long. 9.316482 (2025/62), Lat. 40.25731, Long. 9.31228 (2025/63), Lat. 40.24868, Long. 9.1688 (2025/64)	1.12.2025- 17.12.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the region of Sardinia, contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.30429, Long. 9.22154 (2025/1), Lat. 40.31139, Long. 9.09821 (2025/3), Lat. 40.24291, Long. 9.22451 (2025/4), Lat. 40.392626, Long. 9.018567 (2025/5), Lat. 40.2623, Long. 9.082244 (2025/6), Lat. 40.22246, Long. 9.19132 (2025/7), Lat. 40.335997, Long. 9.123835 (2025/8), Lat. 40.28903, Long. 9.102816 (2025/9), Lat. 40.209698, Long. 9.177213 (2025/10), Lat. 40.24404, Long. 9.13817 (2025/11), Lat. 40.33445, Long. 9.15608 (2025/12), Lat. 40.319967, Long. 9.100123 (2025/13), Lat. 40.3451, Long. 9.2594 (2025/14), Lat. 40.3121, Long. 9.2046 (2025/15), Lat. 40.34778, Long. 9.16083 (2025/16), Lat. 40.24096, Long. 9.093 (2025/17), Lat. 40.35071, Long. 9.132964 (2025/18), Lat. 40.3399, Long. 9.167 (2025/19), Lat. 40.725228, Long. 9.485748 (2025/20), Lat. 40.467998, Long. 9.151939 (2025/21), Lat. 40.28833, Long. 9.157329 (2025/22), Lat. 40.24569, Long. 9.20289 (2025/23), Lat. 40.260758, Long. 9.168392 (2025/24), Lat. 40.33221, Long. 9.08099 (2025/25), Lat. 40.280527, Long. 9.116003 (2025/26), Lat. 40.3192, Long. 9.1386 (2025/27), Lat. 40.34618, Long. 9.110074 (2025/28), Lat. 40.304711, Long. 9.068162 (2025/29), Lat. 40.25499, Long. 9.12552 (2025/30), Lat. 40.24738, Long. 9.12763 (2025/31), Lat. 40.28341, Long. 9.22293 (2025/32), Lat. 40.25851, Long. 9.20678 (2025/33), Lat. 40.306593, Long. 9.071998 (2025/34), Lat. 40.33359, Long. 9.16725 (2025/35), Lat. 40.3092, Long. 9.2079 (2025/36), Lat., 40.30125, Long. 9.04641 (2025/37), Lat. 40.25888, Long. 9.2727 (2025/38), Lat. 40.26065, Long. 9.27494 (2025/39), Lat. 40.397264, Long. 9.172869 (2025/40), Lat. 40.30794, Long. 9.07156 (2025/41), Lat. 40.29275, Long. 9.116667 (2025/42), Lat. 40.28273, Long. 9.26401 (2025/43), Lat. 40.284756, Long. 9.303752 (2025/44), Lat. 40.32509, Long. 9.133142 (2025/45), Lat. 40.20129, Long. 9.18471 (2025/46), Lat. 40.23263, Long. 9.15369 (2025/47), Lat. 40.27775, Long. 9.03683 (2025/48), Lat. 40.400795, Long. 9.171361 (2025/49), Lat. 40.38841, Long. 9.00316 (2025/50), Lat. 40.30071, Long. 9.15876 (2025/51), Lat. 40.315906, Long. 9.213706 (2025/52), Lat. 40.1822, Long. 8.5336 (2025/53), Lat.40.174537, Long 9.115053 (2025/54), Lat. 40.41825, Long. 9.14141 (2025/55), Lat. 40.206077, Long. 9.135627 (2025/56), Lat.40.3627, Long. 9.13178 (2025/57), Lat.40.388023, Long. 9.08036 (2025/58), Lat. 40.414723, Long. 9.128721 (2025/59), Lat. 40.56471, Long. 9.30423 (2025/60), Lat. 40.529482, Long. 9.309159 (2025/61), Lat. 40.528846, Long. 9.316482 (2025/62), Lat. 40.25731, Long. 9.31228 (2025/63), Lat. 40.24868, Long. 9.1688 (2025/64) excluding the areas included in the protection zone.	17.12.2025
Valle d’Aosta regionFR-LSD-2025-00017FR-LSD-2025-00018FR-LSD-2025-00022FR-LSD-2025-00026FR-LSD-2025-00027FR-LSD-2025-00028FR-LSD-2025-00029FR-LSD-2025-00030FR-LSD-2025-00031FR-LSD-2025-00032FR-LSD-2025-00033FR-LSD-2025-00034FR-LSD-2025-00038FR-LSD-2025-00048FR-LSD-2025-00049FR-LSD-2025-00051FR-LSD-2025-00053FR-LSD-2025-00054FR-LSD-2025-00061FR-LSD-2025-00064FR-LSD-2025-00069FR-LSD-2025-00073FR-LSD-2025-00075	Surveillance zone:Those parts of the region of Valle d’Aosta, contained within a circle of a radius of 50 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 45.739081, Long 6.309311 (FR-LSD-2025-00017), Lat. 45.742, Long. 6.290 (FR-LSD-2025-00018), Lat. 45.788, Long. 6.204 (FR-LSD-2025-00022), Lat. 45.753, Long. 6.272 (FR-LSD-2025-00026), Lat. 45.747, Long. 6.284 (FR-LSD-2025-00027), Lat. 45.731, Long. 6.294 (FR-LSD-2025-00028), Lat. 45.748, Long. 6.294 (FR-LSD-2025-00029), Lat. 45.761, Long. 6.310 (FR-LSD-2025-00030), Lat. 45.762, Long. 6.309 (FR-LSD-2025-00031), Lat. 45.732, Long. 6.296 (FR-LSD-2025-00032), Lat. 45.748, Long. 6.294 (FR-LSD-2025-00033), Lat. 45.767, Long. 6.535 (FR-LSD-2025-00034), Lat. 45.728, Long. 6.269 (FR-LSD-2025-00038), Lat. 45.788, Long. 6.204 (FR-LSD-2025-00048), Lat. 45.741, Long. 6.306 (FR-LSD-2025-00049), Lat. 45.750, Long. 6.318 (FR-LSD-2025-00051), Lat. 45.773, Long. 6.254 (FR-LSD-2025-00053), Lat. 45.771, Long. 6.252 (FR-LSD-2025-00054), Lat. 45.749, Long. 6.317 (FR-LSD-2025-00061), Lat. 45.748, Long. 6.297 (FR-LSD-2025-00064), Lat 45.729, Long. 6.267 (FR-LSD-2025-00069), Lat. 45.705, Long. 6.305 (FR-LSD-2025-00073), Lat. 45.728, Long. 6.262 (FR-LSD-2025-00075)	24.10.2025

Part B: Further restricted zone

Administrative area	Areas established as further restricted zone, part of the restricted zone, referred to in Article 1	Date until applicable
Sardinia region	The entire territory of the region of Sardinia, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.	18.12.2025

Annex II · Areas referred to in Article 3

Administrative area	Areas referred to in Article 3	Date until applicable
Sardinia region	The entire territory of the region of Sardinia	19.12.2025 - 18.1.2026

III

Part A: Vaccination zone II

—the region of Sardinia until last day of the recovery period, referred to in Part 4 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.

—those areas contained the surveillance zone of the region of Valle D’Aosta last day of the recovery period, referred to in Part 4 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.

The entire territory of

Part B: Vaccination zone I

—the region of Valle D’Aosta excluding the surveillance zone in that region until last day of the recovery period, referred to in Part 4 of Annex IX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361.

The entire territory of:

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