COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/837

| Official Journal of the European Union | EN L series ---|---|--- * * * | 2026/837 | 16.4.2026 ---|---|--- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/837 of 15 April 2026 amending the Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 as regards the approval of certain national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals (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 226(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 (2) establishes, in Annexes I and II thereto, lists of Member States or parts thereof which are regarded as being free from certain diseases of aquatic animals, not listed in accordance with Article 9(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, or which are subject to an eradication programme for those diseases, and for which national measures are approved. ---|--- (2) | Denmark has notified the Commission that compartment 106314 within its territory, which is listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from bacterial kidney disease (BKD). Furthermore, Denmark has notified the Commission that compartments 84470 and 103910 within its territory, which are listed in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, can no longer be regarded as being free from infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN). The competent authority will no longer take national measures to prevent the introduction, or to control the spread, for these diseases in those compartments. Those compartments should, therefore, be removed from the list in Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260. ---|--- (3) | Denmark has also notified the Commission that the eradication programme for certain diseases, referred to in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260, has now been successfully finalised as regards BKD for compartment 103606 within its territory, which is listed in that Annex. Therefore, that compartment can be regarded as being free from BKD and should be removed from the list in that Annex. It should, instead, be inserted into the list of compartments that are regarded as being free from BKD in Annex I to that Implementing Decision. ---|--- (4) | In addition, Denmark has notified the Commission that it has commenced an eradication programme for BKD for compartment 103670 within its territory. That compartment should, therefore, be added to the list of compartments that are subject to an eradication programme for BKD in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260. ---|--- (5) | Annexes I and II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 should, therefore, be amended accordingly. ---|--- (6) | 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 Annexes I and II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 15 April 2026. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN * * * (1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj. (2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 of 11 February 2021 approving national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 226(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2010/221/EU (OJ L 59, 19.2.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/260/oj). * * * ANNEX The Annexes to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 are amended as follows: (1) | Annex I is amended as follows: | (a) | the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following: | ‘Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) | Denmark | DK | The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number: ---|---|---|--- | | 84470 | Brænderigårdens Dambrug | 92158 | Hørup Mølle Dambrug | 103471 | Abildvad Dambrug | 103559 | Fårup Mølle Dambrug | 103587 | Trend Å Dambrug | 103606 | Lundby Dambrug | 103623 | Hårkjær Dambrug | 103682 | Sangild Dambrug | 103733 | Skade Dambrug | 118656 | AquaSearch Ova, Billund | 118844 | Ravning ægpakkeri | 128165 | Ollerupgård Dambrug’ (b) | the entry for Denmark as regards infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is replaced by the following: | ‘Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) | Denmark | DK | The following individual compartments each comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number: ---|---|---|--- | | 83138 | Hallesøhuse Dambrug | 92158 | Hørup Mølle Dambrug | 103554 | Fruerlund Dambrug | 103559 | Fårup Mølle Dambrug | 103571 | Hallesø Dambrug | 103606 | Lundby Dambrug | 103623 | Hårkjær Dambrug | 103668 | Ravning Dambrug | 103670 | Refsgård Fiskeri I | 103682 | Sangild Dambrug | 103802 | Ådal Dambrug | 106314 | Ravningkær Dambrug | 108516 | Hulsig Dambrug | 118656 | AquaSearch Ova, Billund | 118844 | Ravning ægpakkeri | 125770 | Aquasearch Ova | 128165 | Ollerupgård Dambrug’ (2) | in Annex II, the entry for Denmark as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is replaced by the following: | ‘Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) | Denmark | DK | The following compartments comprising of an aquaculture establishment with the specified approval number: ---|---|---|--- | | 83138 | Halle Søhuse Dambrug | 103670 | Refsgård Fiskeri I’ * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/837/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *