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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 July 1999
establishing the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of
Member States and repealing Decision 97/175/EC
(notified under document number C(1999) 2092)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/466/EC)
(OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 34)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 2000/69/EC of 22 December 1999 L 23 76 28.1.2000
"M2 Commission Decision 2000/442/EC of 11 July 2000 L 176 51 15.7.2000
"M3 Commission Decision 2000/694/EC of 27 October 2000 L 286 41 11.11.20001999D0466 — EN — 11.11.2000 — 003.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 July 1999
establishing the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds of certain
Member States or regions of Member States and repealing Decision
97/175/EC
(notified under document number C(1999) 2092)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/466/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 animal
health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals andswine (
1), as last amended by Directive 98/99/EC (2), and in particular Annex
AII(7) thereof,
(1) Whereas Member States or regions of Member States may be declared
officially brucellosis-free if they meet certain conditions set up in
Directive 64/432/EEC;
(2) Whereas Commission Decision 97/175/EC (3) of 18 December 1996
laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officiallybrucellosis-free status of bovine herds in certain Member States and
regions of Member States, specifies the Member States and regions
within Member States that fulfil these criteria;
(3) Whereas this Decision will not be adapted to the legal situation on 1
July 1999 since Directive 64/432/EEC was amended by Directive98/46/EC (
4); whereas moreover certain provisions for the recognition
as officially brucellosis-free Member State or region have been
modified by Directive 98/46/EC; whereas it is necessary to repeal
Decision 97/175/EC;
(4) Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Directive 64/432/EEC
Member States or regions may be declared officially brucellosis-free ifthey meet the conditions of Annex AII(7) and they retain their status as
long as the conditions of Annex AII(8) are fulfilled;
(5) Whereas Member States and regions officially free of bovine
brucellosis are to report the occurrence of all cases of brucellosis to
the Commission, which may propose a decision to suspend or revokethe status in accordance with the provisions of Annex AII(9) of thatDirective;
(6) Whereas in accordance with Annex AII(7)(b) an identification system
allowing the identification of herds of origin and transit for each
bovine animal in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No
820/97 (
5) is a prerequisite for granting the officially free status for
bovine brucellosis;
(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States and regions thereof referred to respectively in Annexes I
and II are declared officially free of bovine brucellosis.
Article 2
The Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1999.!B
(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 107.
(3) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 22.
(5) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.1999D0466 — EN — 11.11.2000 — 003.001 — 2
Article 3
Decision 97/175/EC is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1999.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1999D0466 — EN — 11.11.2000 — 003.001 — 3
ANNEX I
MEMBER STATES DECLARED OFFICIALL Y FREE OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
"M1 3
Denmark
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands (1)
Austria
Finland
Sweden!B
(1) As from 1 August 1999.1999D0466 — EN — 11.11.2000 — 003.001 — 4
ANNEX II
REGIONS OF MEMBER STATES DECLARED OFFICIALL Y FREE OF BOVINE
BRUCELLOSIS "M3 3
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
Province Bolzano (Italy)!B1999D0466 — EN — 11.11.2000 — 003.001 — 5