L 24/46 Official Journal of the European Union 27.1.2005 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 January 2005 approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in Slovakia (notified under document number C(2005) 127) (Only the slovak text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/59/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(1) and Article 20(2) thereof, Whereas: In 2004 classical swine fever was present in the feral pig population in certain areas of Slovakia. In response to the outbreaks of classical swine fever the Commission has adopted Decisions 2004/375/EC(?), 2004/625[EC (%) and 2004/831/EC (%) amending Commission Decision 2003/526/EC of 18 July 2003 concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (°) which established certain additional disease control measures. Slovakia put in place an intensive programme to survey classical swine fever in feral pigs in the whole country and especially in the infected area. That programme is still ongoing. Accordingly, Slovakia has now submitted for approval a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Trnava (comprising Piestany, Hlohovec and () OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 72. ] L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 36. ] L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 61. J L 183, 22.7.2003, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/831 EC. Trnava districts), Levice (comprising Levice district), Nitra (comprising Nitra and Zlaté Moravce districts), TopolCany (comprising Topol¢any district), Nové Mesto nad Vidhom (comprising Nové Mesto nad Vihom district), Trencin (comprising Trenéin and Banovce nad Bebravou districts) Prievidza (comprising Prievidza and Partizdnske districts), Piichov (comprising Pichov and Ilava districts), Ziar nad Hronom (comprising Ziar nad Hronom, Zarnovica and Banskd Stiavnica districts), Zvolen (comprising Zvolen and Detva districts), Banskd Bystrica (comprising Banskd Bystrica and Brezno districts), LuCenec (comprising Ludenec and Poltdr districts), Krupina and Velky Krtis. In addition, as Slovakia intends to introduce vaccination of feral pigs in the districts of Trencin, Bénovce nad Bebravou, Prievidza, Partizdnske, Zvolen, Krupina, Detva, Velky Krti§, Lucenec and Poltdr it has also submitted a plan of emergency vaccination for approval. The Slovakian authorities have authorised the use of a live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever (C strain) to be used for the immunisation of feral pigs by means of oral bait. The plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the designated areas, as submitted by Slovakia, have been examined and found to comply with Directive 2001/89/EC. For the sake of transparency it is appropriate to set out in this Decision the geographical areas where the eradi- cation and emergency vaccination plans are to be imple- mented. The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,