COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2671

| Official Journal of the European Union | EN L series ---|---|--- * * * | 2024/2671 | 10.10.2024 ---|---|--- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2671 of 7 October 2024 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece (notified under document C(2024) 7091) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) 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’) (1), and in particular Article 259(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus is an infectious disease affecting caprine and ovine animals and it can have a severe impact on the concerned animal population and the profitability of farming causing disturbance to movements of consignments of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries. ---|--- (2) | In the event of an outbreak of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in caprine or ovine animals, there is a serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of caprine or ovine animals. ---|--- (3) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 (2) 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 (3). 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 peste des petits ruminants 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 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) 2024/2132 (4) was adopted on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and it lays down certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece. More particularly, Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 provides that the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones to be established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, following outbreaks of that disease are to comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to that Implementing Decision. ---|--- (5) | After the adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132, Greece notified the Commission of additional outbreaks of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept. As a result, the Annex to that Implementing Decision has been duly amended to take account of those additional outbreaks. Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 was last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2501 (5). ---|--- (6) | Since the date of adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2501, Greece has notified the Commission of ten new outbreaks of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept: eleven in the regional unit of Corinthia; and four in the regional unit of Larisa. All those new outbreaks are located within the limits of the perimeters of protection, surveillance and further restricted zones that were already established as a result of previous outbreaks in the same areas. ---|--- (7) | Therefore, the areas listed as protection, surveillance and further restricted zones for Greece in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 should be further adjusted in order to prevent the further spread of the disease in Greece and to the rest of the Union, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein should be adjusted. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend the list of restricted zones and the duration of the measures to be applied therein set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision. ---|--- (8) | The size and location of the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones and the duration of the measures to be applied therein should be based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, including the epidemiological situation as regards infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in the areas affected by that disease and the overall epidemiological situation of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in the Member State concerned by that disease as well as the level of risk for its further spread. The duration of the measures should also take into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). In the current epidemiological situation, there is a high risk of the further spread of the disease, due to the fact that, these new outbreaks were reported more than six weeks after the confirmation of the first outbreaks in the same regional units, a fact that indicates a persistence of disease circulation. ---|--- (9) | Due to the severity and urgency of the epidemiological situation and in order to immediately limit the spread of the disease, it is necessary to ensure that animal movements from the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones to destinations outside the external perimeters of the further restricted zones do not take place, and to exclude possible derogations from the prohibition on the movements of animals from restricted zones laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, for a certain period of time, in order to prevent the spread of the disease over long distances. ---|--- (10) | Given the urgency of the epidemiological situation in the Union as regards the spread of infection with peste des petits ruminants virus and the need to prevent the disease from spreading from the affected establishments in Greece to other parts of that Member State or to other Member States, the amendments to be made to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 by this Decision should apply as soon as possible. ---|--- (11) | 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 Amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 Addressee This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. Done at Brussels, 7 October 2024. For the Commission Stella KYRIAKIDES Member of the Commission * * * (1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 64, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/687/oj). (3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1882/oj). (4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 of 30 July 2024 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2014 (OJ L 2024/2132, 31.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2132/oj). (5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2501 of 19 September 2024 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2132 concerning certain emergency measures relating to infection with peste des petits ruminants virus in Greece (OJ L 2024/2501, 24.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2501/oj ). * * * ANNEX A. Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks Regional unit and ADIS reference number of the outbreak | Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Article 1 | Date until applicable ---|---|--- Regional unit of Larisa GR-PPR-2024-00013 GR-PPR-2024-00014 GR-PPR-2024-00016 GR-PPR-2024-00018 GR-PPR-2024-00019 GR-PPR-2024-00020 GR-PPR-2024-00021 GR-PPR-2024-00022 GR-PPR-2024-00024 GR-PPR-2024-00025 GR-PPR-2024-00039 GR-PPR-2024-00049 GR-PPR-2024-00050 GR-PPR-2024-00051 GR-PPR-2024-00052 GR-PPR-2024-00061 GR-PPR-2024-00062 GR-PPR-2024-00064 GR-PPR-2024-00070 GR-PPR-2024-00071 GR-PPR-2024-00072 GR-PPR-2024-00081 | Protection zone: Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Trikala, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.71114, Long. 22.56483 (2024/13), Lat. 39.71725, Long. 22.55791(2024/14), Lat. 39.75311, Long. 22.53438 (2024/16), Lat. 39.73416, Long. 22.39829 (2024/18), Lat. 39.70568, Long. 22.54803 (2024/19), Lat. 39.72117, Long. 22.55795 (2024/20), Lat 39.71224, Long. 22.55537 (2024/21), Lat. 39.72519, Long. 22.55152 (2024/22), Lat. 39.71893611, Long. 22.55735556 (2024/24), Lat 39.71858331, Long. 22.55214023 (2024/25), Lat. 39.68830556, Long. 22.54872222 (2024/39), Lat. 39.723063, Long. 22.56726 (2024/49), Lat. 39.715987, Long. 22.544177 (2024/50), Lat. 39.77315833, Long. 22.56333889 (2024/51), Lat. 39.77315833, Long. 22.56333889 (2024/52), Lat. 39.741209, Long. 22.540522 (2024/61), Lat. 39.722158, Long. 22.539035 (2024/62), Lat. 39.744467, Long. 22.453942 (2024/64), Lat. 39.773004, Long. 22.560469 (2024/70), Lat. 39.776907, Long. 22.562921 (2024/71), Lat. 39.73016134, Long. 22.40806056 (2024/72), Lat. 39.730038, Long. 22.408776 (2024/81) | 17.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Trikala, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.39.71114, Long.22.56483 (2024/13), Lat.39.71725, Long.22.55791(2024/14), Lat.39.75311, Long.22.53438 (2024/16), Lat.39.73416, Long.22.39829 (2024/18), Lat.39.70568, Long. 22.54803 (2024/19), Lat 39.72117, Long.22.55795 (2024/20), Lat.39.71224, Long. 22.55537 (2024/21), Lat. 39.72519, Long.22.55152 (2024/22), Lat.39.71893611, Long.22.55735556 (2024/24), Lat.39.71858331, Long.22.55214023 (2024/25), Lat.39.68830556, Long.22.54872222 (2024/39), Lat.39.723063, Long.22.56726 (2024/49), Lat.39.715987, Long.22.544177 (2024/50), Lat.39.77315833, Long.22.56333889 (2024/51), Lat.39.77315833, Long.22.56333889 (2024/52), Lat.39.741209, Long.22.540522 (2024/61), Lat.39.722158, Long.22.539035 (2024/62), Lat.39.744467, Long. 22.453942 (2024/64), Lat.39.773004, Long.22.560469 (2024/70), Lat.39.776907, Long.22.562921 (2024/71), Lat.39.73016134, Long.22.40806056 (2024/72), Lat. 39.730038, Long. 22.408776 (2024/81) excluding the areas contained in the protection zone | 26.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Trikala, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.39.71114, Long.22.56483 (2024/13), Lat.39.71725, Long.22.55791(2024/14), Lat.39.75311, Long.22.53438 (2024/16), Lat.39.73416 Long.22.39829 (2024/18), Lat.39.70568, Long.22.54803 (2024/19), Lat.39.72117, Long.22.55795 (2024/20), Lat.39.71224, Long.22.55537 (2024/21), Lat.39.72519, Long.22.55152 (2024/22), Lat.39.71893611, Long.22.55735556 (2024/24), Lat.39.71858331, Long.22.55214023 (2024/25), Lat.39.68830556, Long.22.54872222 (2024/39), Lat.39.723063, Long.22.56726 (2024/49), Lat.39.715987, Long.22.544177 (2024/50), Lat.39.77315833, Long.22.56333889 (2024/51), Lat.39.77315833, Long.22.56333889 (2024/52), Lat.39.741209, Long.22.540522 (2024/61), Lat.39.722158, Long.22.539035 (2024/62), Lat.39.744467, Long.22.453942 (2024/64) , Lat 39.773004, Long. 22.560469 (2024/70), Lat 39.776907, Long. 22.562921 (2024/71), Lat 39.73016134, Long. 22.40806056 (2024/72), Lat. 39.730038, Long. 22.408776 (2024/81) | 18.10.2024 – 26.10.2024 Regional Unit of Corinthia GR-PPR-2024-00017 GR-PPR-2024-00026 GR-PPR-2024-00030 GR-PPR-2024-00036 GR-PPR-2024-00037 GR-PPR-2024-00038 GR-PPR-2024-00040 GR-PPR-2024-00041 GR-PPR-2024-00042 GR-PPR-2024-00053 GR-PPR-2024-00055 GR-PPR-2024-00056 GR-PPR-2024-00057 GR-PPR-2024-00059 GR-PPR-2024-00065 GR-PPR-2024-00066 GR-PPR-2024-00068 GR-PPR-2024-00069 GR-PPR-2024-00073 GR-PPR-2024-00077 GR-PPR-2024-00078 GR-PPR-2024-00079 GR-PPR-2024-00080 GR-PPR-2024-00082 | Protection zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Corinthia, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.90655, Long. 22.32409 (2024/17), Lat. 37.90738197, Long. 22.32509902 (2024/26), Lat. 37.90916879, Long. 22.32662611 (2024/30), Lat. 37.90743928, Long. 22.3292836 (2024/36), Lat. 37.90524584, Long. 22.32466505 (2024/37), Lat. 37.90346352, Long. 22.32520695 (2024/38), Lat. 37.84748286, Long. 22.4120991 (2024/40), Lat. 37.84859, Long. 22.41390 (2024/41), Lat. 37.8460599, Long. 22.40909057 (2024/42), Lat. 37.91329163, Long. 22.32857931 (2024/53), Lat. 37.906098, Long. 22.335104 (2024/55), Lat. 37.899091, Long. 22.324823 (2024/56), Lat. 37.906063, Long. 22.330503 (2024/57), Lat. 37.9088889, Long. 22.32611111 (2024/59), Lat. 37.904721, Long. 22.317336 (2024/65), Lat. 37.9097114, Long. 22.3310094 (2024/66), Lat. 37.911767, Long. 22.329639 (2024/68), Lat. 37.900379, Long. 22.333505 (2024/69), Lat. 37.83345649, Long. 22.41428781 (2024/73), Lat. 37.917366, Long. 22.329963 (2024/77), Lat. 37.885097, Long. 22.338061 (2024/78), Lat. 37.911, Long. 22.3326 (2024/79), Lat. 37.902798, Long. 22.331295 (2024/80), Lat. 37.88572766, Long. 22.33428451 (2024/82) | 18.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Corinthia, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.90655, Long. 22.32409 (2024/17), Lat. 37.90738197, Long. 22.32509902 (2024/26), Lat. 37.90916879, Long. 22.32662611 (2024/30), Lat. 37.90743928, Long. 22.3292836 (2024/36), Lat. 37.90524584, Long. 22.32466505 (2024/37), Lat. 37.90346352, Long. 22.32520695 (2024/38), Lat. 37.84748286, Long. 22.4120991 (2024/40), Lat. 37.84859, Long. 22.41390 (2024/41), Lat. 37.8460599, Long. 22.40909057 (2024/42), Lat. 37.91329163, Long. 22.32857931 (2024/53), Lat. 37.906098, Long. 22.335104 (2024/55), Lat. 37.899091, Long. 22.324823 (2024/56), Lat. 37.906063, Long. 22.330503 (2024/57), Lat. 37.9088889, Long. 22.32611111 (2024/59), Lat. 37.904721, Long. 22.317336 (2024/65), Lat. 37.9097114, Long. 22.3310094 (2024/66), Lat. 37.911767, Long. 22.329639 (2024/68), Lat. 37.900379, Long. 22.333505 (2024/69), Lat. 37.83345649, Long. 22.41428781 (2024/73), Lat. 37.917366, Long. 22.329963 (2024/77), Lat. 37.885097, Long. 22.338061 (2024/78), Lat. 37.911, Long. 22.3326 (2024/79), Lat. 37.902798, Long. 22.331295 (2024/80), Lat. 37.88572766, Long. 22.33428451 (2024/82), excluding the areas contained in the protection zone | 27.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Corinthia, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.90655, Long. 22.32409 (2024/17), Lat. 37.90738197, Long. 22.32509902 (2024/26), Lat. 37.90916879, Long. 22.32662611 (2024/30), Lat. 37.90743928, Long. 22.3292836 (2024/36), Lat. 37.90524584, Long. 22.32466505 (2024/37), Lat. 37.90346352, Long. 22.32520695 (2024/38), Lat. 37.84748286, Long. 22.4120991 (2024/40), Lat. 37.84859, Long. 22.41390 (2024/41), Lat. 37.8460599, Long. 22.40909057 (2024/42), Lat. 37.91329163, Long. 22.32857931 (2024/53), Lat. 37.906098, Long. 22.335104 (2024/55), Lat. 37.899091, Long. 22.324823 (2024/56), Lat. 37.906063, Long. 22.330503 (2024/57), Lat. 37.9088889, Long. 22.32611111 (2024/59), Lat. 37.904721, Long. 22.317336 (2024/65), Lat. 37.9097114, Long. 22.3310094 (2024/66), Lat. 37.911767, Long. 22.329639 (2024/68), Lat. 37.900379, Long. 22.333505 (2024/69), Lat. 37.83345649, Long. 22.41428781 (2024/73), Lat. 37.917366, Long. 22.329963 (2024/77), Lat. 37.885097, Long. 22.338061 (2024/78), Lat. 37.911, Long. 22.3326 (2024/79), Lat. 37.902798, Long. 22.331295 (2024/80), Lat. 37.88572766, Long. 22.33428451 (2024/82) | 19.10.2024 –27.10.2024 Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania GR-PPR-2024-00031 GR-PPR-2024-00045 GR-PPR-2024-00046 GR-PPR-2024-00060 GR-PPR-2024-00063 | Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.87143056, Long. 20.90533611 (2024/31), Lat. 38.50446, Long. 21.14739722 (2024/45), Lat. 38.59527778, Long. 21.37666667 (2024/46), Lat. 38.594603, Long. 21.376363 (2024/60), Lat. 38.594983, Long. 21.374816 (2024/63) excluding the areas contained in the protection zone | 5.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.87143056, Long. 20.90533611 (2024/31) Lat. 38.50446, Long. 21.14739722 (2024/45), Lat. 38.59527778, Long. 21.37666667 (2024/46), Lat. 38.594603, Long. 21.376363 (2024/60), Lat. 38.594983, Long. 21.374816 (2024/63) | 27.9.2024-5.10.2024 Protection zone: Those parts of the regional units of Ilia and Arcadia, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.854873, Long. 21.229961 (2024/33), Lat. 37.704207, Long. 21.774086 (2024/34), Lat. 37.85390172, Long. 21.23147573 (2024/54), Lat. 37.85456809, Long. 21.23477736 (2024/67) | 3.10.2024 Regional unit of Ilia GR-PPR-2024-00033 GR-PPR-2024-00034 GR-PPR-2024-00054 GR-PPR-2024-00067 | Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Ilia and Arcadia, contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.854873, Long. 21.229961 (2024/33), Lat. 37.704207, Long. 21.774086 (2024/34), Lat. 37.85390172, Long. 21.23147573 (2024/54), Lat. 37.85456809, Long. 21.23477736 (2024/67) excluding the areas contained in the protection zone | 12.10.2024 Surveillance zone: Those parts of the regional unit of Ilia and Arcadia, contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 37.854873, Long. 21.229961 (2024/33), Lat. 37.704207, Long. 21.774086 (2024/34), Lat. 37.85390172, Long. 21.23147573 (2024/54), Lat. 37.85456809, Long. 21.23477736 (2024/67) | 4.10.2024-12.10.2024 B. Further restricted zones Region | Areas included in the further restricted zone established in Greece as referred to in Article 1 | Date until applicable ---|---|--- Region of Thessaly | The following regional units: | — | Trikala ---|--- — | Larisa ---|--- — | Karditsa ---|--- excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 26.10.2024 The following regional units: | — | Trikala ---|--- — | Larisa ---|--- — | Karditsa ---|--- 27.10.2024-25.11.2024 Region of Western Macedonia | The regional unit of Grevena | 6.11.2024 Region of Attica | | — | The following regional units: | — | West Athens ---|--- — | West Attica ---|--- — | Piraeus ---|--- — | In the regional unit of East Attica, the following municipalities: | — | Acharnes ---|--- — | Oropos ---|--- 6.10.2024 Region of Central Greece | In the regional unit of Boeotia, the municipality of Tanagra. | 6.10.2024 Region of Peloponnese | | — | In the regional unit of Corinthia, the following municipalities: | — | Sikyona ---|--- — | Xylokastro-Evrostina ---|--- — | Velo-Vocha ---|--- — | Nemea ---|--- — | In the regional unit of Arcadia, the municipal unit of Levidi and the municipality of Gortynia ---|--- — | In the regional unit of Argolis, the municipal unit of Alea ---|--- excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 27.10.2024 | — | In the regional unit of Corinthia, the following municipalities: | — | Sikyona ---|--- — | Xylokastro-Evrostina ---|--- — | Velo-Vocha ---|--- — | Nemea ---|--- — | In the regional unit of Arcadia, the municipal unit of Levidi and the municipality of Gortynia ---|--- — | In the regional unit of Argolis, the municipal unit of Alea ---|--- 28.10.2024-26.11.2024 Region of Western Greece | In the regional unit of Achaea the following municipal units: | — | Aigeira ---|--- — | Akrata ---|--- — | Kleitoria ---|--- excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 27.10.2024 In the regional unit of Achaea the following municipal units: | — | Aigeira ---|--- — | Akrata ---|--- — | Kleitoria ---|--- 28.10.2024-26.11.2024 The regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. | 5.10.2024 The regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania | 6.10.2024-4.11.2024 The regional unit of Ilia excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. | 12.10.2024 The regional unit of Ilia | 13.10.2024-11.11.2024 Region of Crete | The regional unit of Iraklio | 4.10.2024 Region of East Macedonia and Thrace | In the regional unit of Rodopi the following municipalities : | — | Iasmos ---|--- — | Komotini ---|--- excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 27.9.2024 In the regional unit of Rodopi the following municipalities : | — | Iasmos ---|--- — | Komotini ---|--- 28.9.2024-27.10.2024 In the regional unit of Drama : | — | The municipalities of Doxato and Prosotsani ---|--- — | The municipal units of Drama and Nikiforos ---|--- 6.10.2024 In the regional unit of Serres the municipal units of: | — | Alistrati ---|--- — | Rodolivous ---|--- — | Kormista ---|--- 6.10.2024 In the regional unit of Kavala the municipal units of : | — | Filippoi ---|--- — | Eleftheroupoli ---|--- — | Piereon ---|--- — | Paggaio ---|--- 6.10.2024 * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2671/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *