Order amending and supplementing the Order on control measures for the suppression of African swine fever in the Republic of Croatia.

This Order amends certain contents of the Order on control measures for the suppression of African swine fever in the Republic of Croatia (originally published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 154/2025). Changes are regarding the provisions of article 1 (point 24) which now states: After the inspection referred to in point 23 of this Article has been carried out, which determines that the facility fully complies with all biosecurity requirements and other prescribed conditions for keeping pigs, the competent inspection of the State Inspectorate shall issue a decision on the permit for repopulation with a deadline for the delivery of pigs of 60 days from the date of receipt of the decision. Also in article 2-paragraph 2, subparagraph 17 is added, and paragraphs 5 and 7 are amended to read: organizers of events in the area of zones I, II and III, where pig meat and pork products are exhibited and/or consumed outside of registered or approved facilities, when a protection zone and a surveillance zone have been established in the territory of the Republic of Croatia due to an outbreak of African swine fever, they are obliged to obtain consent for holding the event from the local and regional unit. Upon receiving the approval, the event organizers are obliged to submit the approval of the unit of the local and regional unit and to announce, within at least 14 days before the planned day of the event, to the inspection of the State Inspectorate, information about the entities that will exhibit and/or serve pork products and about the origin, i.e. the producers/suppliers of the same; (5) With the exception of paragraph 4 of this article, pigs may be re-imported to facilities that fully met all biosecurity and other conditions for keeping pigs, and which were vacated due to suspicion or confirmation of African swine fever and where final cleaning and disinfection were carried out, in accordance with the provisions of Article 57, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Articles 59, 60 and 61 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 upon approval of the decision with a delivery deadline of pigs of 60 days from the date of acceptance of the decision and under the supervision of the competent inspection of the State Inspectorate; (7) After the inspection has been carried out, which determines that the facility referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article fully complies with all biosecurity and other conditions for keeping pigs, the competent inspection of the State Inspectorate shall issue a decision for repopulation in accordance with the provisions of Article 57, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Articles 59, 60 and 61 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, with a deadline for the delivery of pigs of 60 days from the date of receipt of the decision.

Хорватия · 2026-07-07