98/555/EC: Commission Decision of 30 September 1998 amending for the second time Decision 98/339/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 2871) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, export restriction, health certificate, swine, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 September 1998

amending for the second time Decision 98/339/EC concerning certain protective
measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain

(notified under document number C(1998) 2871)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/555/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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(4) thereof,

Whereas a number of outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever
have occurred in Spain;

Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework
of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980
introducing Community measures for the control of clas-
sical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas as a result of disease situation it was necessary to
adopt Commission Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April
1997 (4) concerning certain protection measures relating
to classical swine fever in Spain, to amend it by Decisions
97/446/EC (5), 98/93/EC (6) and 98/271/EC (7), to repeal it
by Decision 98/339/EC of 14 May 1998 (8) and to amend
Decision 98/339/EC by Decision 98/411/EC (9);

Whereas Spain has adopted the national serosurveillance
programme for classical
swine fever approved with
Commission 98/176/EC (10);

Whereas due to Classical swine fever favourable evolution
it is necessary to modify adopted measures concerning

the movement of pigs and the trade of boar semen from
some areas of Spain;

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

1. Annex I of Commission Decision 98/339/EC is
replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

2. Article 3 and Annex II of Commission Decision
98/339/EC are hereby repealed.

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply
to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this
Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commis-
sion thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 48.
(6) OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1998, p. 35.
(7) OJ L 120, 23. 4. 1998, p. 23.
(8) OJ L 148, 19. 5. 1998, p. 43.
(9) OJ L 188, 2. 7. 1998, p. 40.
(10) OJ L 65, 5. 3. 1998, p. 26.

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