98/720/EC: Commission Decision of 9 December 1998 amending for the third time Decision 98/339/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 3912) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, export restriction, health certificate, swine, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 12. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 December 1998

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

(notified under document number C(1998) 3912)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/720/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 the disease situation it was neces-
sary 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),
it by Decision 98/339/EC (8) and to amend
to repeal
Decision 98/339/EC by Decision 98/411/EC (9) and by
Decision 98/555/EC (10);

Whereas Spain has adopted the national serosurveillance
swine fever approved with
programme for classical
Commission Decision 98/176/EC (11);

Whereas due to classical swine fever favourable evolution
in the Province of Zaragoza 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

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

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, 9 December 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 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 84.
(11) OJ L 65, 5. 3. 1998, p. 26.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Comarcas veterinarias in the province of Sevilla

Los Alcores'