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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2278 of 4 December 2015 amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2004/558/EC as regards            the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis-free status of the Federal States of Bremen, Hesse and Lower Saxony of Germany (notified            under document C(2015) 8462) (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2278                     

# of 4 December 2015

# amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2004/558/EC as regards the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis-free status of the Federal                        States of Bremen, Hesse and Lower Saxony of Germany                     

# *(notified under document C(2015) 8462)*

# (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in                           bovine animals and swine(1), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 10(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules for trade within the Union in bovine animals, including the requirement that bovine animals                              covered by that act are to be accompanied during transportation by a health certificate conforming to model 1 set out in Annex                              F thereto (‘model 1’). Article 9 of that Directive provides that a Member State which has a compulsory national control programme                              for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis may submit its programme to the Commission for approval. Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC                              also provides for the definition of the additional guarantees which may be required in intra-Union trade.

(2)In addition, Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC provides that where a Member State considers that its territory or part thereof                              is free from infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, it is to present appropriate supporting documentation to the Commission. That                              Article also provides for the definition of the additional guarantees which may be required in intra-Union trade.

(3)Commission Decision 2004/558/EC(2) approves the programmes for the control and eradication of infection with bovine herpes virus type 1 (BHV1) presented by                              the Member States listed in Annex I thereto for the regions listed in that Annex and for which additional guarantees apply                              in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC. In addition, Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC lists the regions of the                              Member States that are considered free of BHV1 and for which additional guarantees apply in accordance with Article 10 of                              Directive 64/432/EEC. Articles 2 and 3 of Decision 2004/558/EC also specify the information which is to be inserted in model 1,                              as regards the references to that Decision.

(4)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/798/EU(3) amended Directive 64/432/EEC, including model 1. As a consequence, it is necessary to amend the references to model 1 in                              Articles 2 and 3 of Decision 2004/558/EC.

(5)The Federal States of Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein                              of Germany are currently listed in Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC.

(6)Germany has submitted to the Commission supporting documentation for the Federal States of Bremen, Hesse and Lower Saxony                              to be considered free of BHV1 and for the additional guarantees in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC to apply                              to them.

(7)Following the evaluation of the supporting documentation submitted by Germany, the Federal States of Bremen, Hesse and Lower                              Saxony should no longer be listed in Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC, but instead should be listed in Annex II thereto and                              the application of the additional guarantees in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC should be extended to cover                              them. Annexes I and II to Decision 2004/558/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)Decision 2004/558/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(9)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 1U.K.

Decision 2004/558/EC is amended as follows:

In Article 2, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.In point II.3.3 of Section C of the health certificate set out in model 1 of Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC accompanying                                    bovine animals as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the appropiate Article, paragraph and point numbers of this                                    Decision shall be indicated in the corresponding spaces to be filled in in that point.’                           

In Article 3, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.In point II.3.3 of Section C of the health certificate set out in model 1 of Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC accompanying                                    bovine animals as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the appropiate Article, paragraph and point numbers of this                                    Decision shall be indicated in the corresponding spaces to be filled in in that point.’                           

Annexes I and II are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2015.

*For the Commission*                            

Vytenis Andriukaitis                            

*Member of the Commission*                            

## ANNEXU.K.

### “ANNEX I

### ANNEX II

1

OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977.                           

2

Commission Decision 2004/558/EC of 15 July 2004 implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees                              for intra-Community trade in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and the approval of the eradication                              programmes presented by certain Member States (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 20).                           

3

Commission Implementing Decision 2014/798/EU of 13 November 2014 amending Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards                              the format of the model health certificates for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and swine and the additional health requirements                              relating to Trichinella for intra-Union trade in domestic swine (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 50).