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98/497/EC: Commission Decision of 23 July 1998 concerning additional measures relating to swine vesicular disease in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 2183) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, Italy, animal disease, national implementing measure, swine

L 223/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11. 8. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 July 1998

concerning additional measures relating to swine vesicular disease in Italy

(notified under document number C(1998) 2183)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/497/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Italy will submit an amended programme for the
1.
eradication of Swine vesicular disease to the Commission
before 31 August 1998.

2.

The amendments will concern:

(cid:190) the additional surveillance and veterinary controls and
the improved procedures of disinfection to be carried
out
slaughterhouses
centres
throughout Italy;

assembly

and

in

(cid:190) the establishment of a National Committee aimed at
guaranteeing a more effective coordination of erad-
ication activities.

The amended programme will be examined by the
3.
Commission and presented at
the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 8 and 9
September 1998.

the meeting of

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Italy.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 (1), as last amended by Directive 92/
118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10, paragraph 4
thereof,

Whereas there is evidence that in Italy swine vesicular
disease has spread from an assembly centre located in the
municipality of Mezzocorona, Province of Trento, to a
number of pig holdings located in the Provinces of
Bolzano and Verona;

Whereas Italy has taken measures within the framework
of Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December
1992 (3), introducing general Community measures for the
control of certain animal diseases and specific measures
relating to swine vesicular disease and Commission
Decision 98/35/EC (4) approving the programme for the
eradication and surveillance of Swine vesicular disease for
1998 presented by Italy;

Whereas it is deemed necessary that additional measures
are applied to achieve the eradication of Swine vesicular
disease from Italy;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee;

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69.
(4) OJ L 16, 21. 1. 1998, p. 9.