Commission Decision
of 20 April 2004
amending Decision 2003/526/EC as regards the inclusion of Slovakia amongst the Member States to which certain disease control measures apply with regard to classical swine fever
(notified under document number C(2004) 1389)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/375/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia(1), and in particular Article 57 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In response to classical swine fever in certain bordering parts of Member States, the Commission has adopted, inter alia, Decision 2003/526/EC(3) which established some additional disease control measures concerning that disease.
(2) The occurrence of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Slovakia makes Community measures necessary as regards this new Member State. Those measures should take into account that the concerned areas of Slovakia are not bordering infected areas of other Member States.
(3) The measures laid down in this Decision should apply without prejudice to the eradication plan to be implemented in the classical swine fever infected area of Slovakia pursuant to Article 16 of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(4).
(4) In the light of the current disease situation in Slovakia, it is appropriate to include Slovakia amongst the Member States to which certain disease control measures apply with regard to classical swine fever.
(5) Decision 2003/526/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2003/526/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Article 2(1), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
"1. Germany, France, Luxembourg and Slovakia (hereinafter: 'the Member States concerned') shall ensure that no pigs are dispatched from those Member States unless the pigs:"
2. in Article 6(1), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
"1. By way of derogation from Article 1(1) and subject to the approval of the Member State of destination, Germany, France, and Luxembourg may authorise the dispatch of pigs proceeding from holdings located within the areas listed in part I of the Annex to other holdings or to slaughterhouses located within the areas listed in part I of the Annex of another Member State, provided that the pigs come from a holding where:"
3. the Annex is replaced by the text Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 2004.