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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis, and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (notified under document number C(2003) 1925) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/467/EC) (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p.74)

Amended by:









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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 June 2003

establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis, and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds

(notified under document number C(2003) 1925)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/467/EC)







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine ( 1 ), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2002 ( 2 ), and in particular Annex A(I)(4), Annex A(II)(7) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto, Whereas: (1) Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive. (2) Commission Decision 1999/467/EC ( 3 ), as last amended by Decision 2001/26/EC ( 4 ), established the official tuberculosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds. (3) Commission Decision 1999/466/EC ( 5 ), as last amended by Decision 2003/164/EEC ( 6 ), established the official brucellosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds. (4) Commission Decision 1999/465/EC ( 7 ), as last amended by Decision 2003/177/EEC ( 8 ), established the official enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States. (5) Belgium as regards the territory of that Member State, and Italy as regards the provinces of Ascoli Piceno, Bergamo, Lecco and Sondrio submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with all the conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, in order that the territory of Belgium and those regions of Italy may be declared officially free of tuberculosis as regards bovine herds. (6) Belgium as regards the territory of that Member State, and Italy as regards the region of Sardinia and the provinces of Ascoli Piceno, Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Mantova, Sondrio, Trento and Varese submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with all the conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, in order that the territory of Belgium and those regions of Italy may be declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds. (7) Italy submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with all the conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, as regards the provinces of Ascoli Piceno, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Lecco, Mantova, Sondrio and Varese in order that those regions may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis. (8) In the interests of clarity, the lists of Member States and regions of Member States declared officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis, as regards bovine herds, should be set out in the same act. Accordingly, Decisions 1999/467/EEC, 1999/466/EEC and 1999/465/EEC should be repealed. (9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:







Article 1

Officially tuberculosis-free Member States and Regions of Member States

1. The Member States listed in Chapter 1 of Annex I are declared officially free of tuberculosis as regards bovine herds.

2. The regions of the Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex 1 are declared officially free of tuberculosis as regards bovine herds.

Article 2

Officially brucellosis-free Member States and Regions of Member States

1. The Member States listed in Chapter 1 of Annex II are declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds.

2. The regions of the Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex II are declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds.

Article 3

Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member States and Regions of Member States

1. The Member States listed in Chapter 1 of Annex III are declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.

2. The regions of the Member States listed in Chapter 2 of Annex III are declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.

Article 4

Repeals

Decisions 1999/465/EC, 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC are repealed.

Article 5

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.









ANNEX I

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CHAPTER 1







Officially tuberculosis-free Member States ISO code Member State BE Belgium CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark DE Germany FR France LU Luxembourg NL Netherlands AT Austria SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden

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CHAPTER 2

Officially tuberculosis-free regions of Member States

In Italy:

— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

— Region Emilia-Romagna,

— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Sondrio,

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno,

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Novara, Verbania,

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Prato, Siena,

— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento,

— Region Veneto: Provinces of Belluno, Padova.

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ANNEX II

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CHAPTER 1







Officially brucellosis-free Member States ISO code Member State BE Belgium CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark DE Germany FR France LU Luxembourg NL Netherlands AT Austria SI Slovenia SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden

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CHAPTER 2

Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States

In Italy:

— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

— Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini,

— Region Friuli Venezia Giulia,

— Region Lazio: Province of Rieti,

— Region Liguria: Provinces of Imperia, Savona,

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese,

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno,

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli,

— Region Sardinia: Provinces of Cagliari, Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari,

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena,

— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento,

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni,

— Region Veneto.

In Portugal:

— Autonomous Region of Azores: Islands of Pico, Graciosa, Flores, Corvo.

In the United Kingdom:

— Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.

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ANNEX III

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CHAPTER 1

Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member States







ISO code Member State BE Belgium CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark DE Germany ES Spain FR France IE Ireland CY Cyprus LU Luxembourg NL Netherlands AT Austria SI Slovenia SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden UK United Kingdom

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CHAPTER 2

Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Member States

In Italy:

— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

— Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini,

— Region Friuli Venezia Giulia,

— Region Lazio: Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti,

— Region Liguria: Province of Imperia, Savona,

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese,

— Region Marche: Provinces of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro,

— Region Molise,

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli,

— Region Sardinia: Province of Oristano,

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena,

— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento,

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni,

— Region Val d'Aosta: Province of Aosta,

— Region Veneto.

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In Poland:

— Voivodship Dolnośląskie —



Powiaty: Bolesławiecki, Jaworski, Jeleniogórski, Jelenia Góra, Kamiennogórski, Legnicki, Legnica, Lubański, Lubiński, Lwówecki, Polkowicki, Wołowski, Zgorzelecki, Złotoryjski.

— Voivodship Łódzkie —



Powiaty: Brzeziński, Łaski, Łódzki, Łódź, Opoczyński, Pabianicki, Pajęczański, Piotrkowski, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poddębicki, Rawski, Skierniewicki, Skierniewice, Tomaszowski, Wieluński, Zduńskowolski.

— Voivodship Małopolskie —



Powiaty: Brzeski, Bocheński, Chrzanowski, Gorlicki, Miechowski, Myślenicki, Oświęcimski, Olkuski, Tarnowski, Tarnów, Wielicki.

— Voivodship Podkarpackie —



Powiaty: Bieszczadzki, Brzozowski, Jasielski, Krośnieński, Krosno, Leski, Leżajski, Łańcucki, Rzeszowski, Rzeszów, Sanocki, Strzyżowski.

— Voivodship Śląskie —



Powiaty: Będziński, Bielski, Bielsko Biała, Bytom, Chorzów, Cieszyński, Częstochowski, Częstochowa, Dąbrowa, Gliwicki, Gliwice, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Jaworzno, Katowice, Kłobucki, Lubliniecki, Mikołowski, Mysłowice, Myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, Pszczyński, Raciborski, Ruda Śląska, Rybnicki, Rybnik, Siemianowice, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, Tarnogórski, Tychy, Tyski, Wodzisławski, Zabrze, Zawierciański, Żory, Żywiecki.

— Voivodship Świętokrzyskie —



Powiaty: Buski, Jędrzejowski, Kazimierski, Kielecki, Kielce, Konecki, Opatowski, Ostrowiecki, Pińczowski, Sandomierski, Skarżyski, Starachowicki, Staszowski, Włoszczowski.

— Voivodship Wielkopolskie —



Powiaty: Jarociński, Kaliski, Kalisz, Kolski, Koniński, Konin, Krotoszyński, Słupecki, Turecki, Wrzesiński.