1999/56/EC: Commission Decision of 8 January 1999 amending Decision 93/24/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France (notified under document number C(1998) 4543) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-01-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, animal disease, health control, intra-EU trade, swine, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

23. 1. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 January 1999

amending Decision 93/24/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to
Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France

(notified under document number C(1998) 4543)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/56/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 and swine (1), as last
amended by Directive 97/12/EC (2), and in particular
Article 10(2) thereof,

Whereas France considers that part of its territory is free
from Aujeszky’s disease and has submitted supporting
documentation to the Commission as provided for in
Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC;

Whereas an eradication programme was undertaken in
these regions for Aujeszky’s disease;

the programme is

Whereas
regarded to have been
successful in eradicating this disease from the Depart-
ments Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Aube, Calvados, Cantal,
Cher, Corr(cid:138)ze, C(cid:147)te d’or, Creuse, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gard,
Indre, Indre et Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Haute-Loire,
Loiret, Loz(cid:138)re, marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse,
Moselle, Oise, Puy-de-D(cid:147)me, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin,
Rh(cid:147)ne, Haute-Sa(cid:147)ne, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Vosges,
Yonne;

Whereas the authorities of France apply for national
to those
movement of pigs rules at
provided by the present Decision;

least equivalent

these

Whereas
additional guarantees must not be
requested from Member States or regions of Member
States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujesz-
ky’s disease;

Whereas Decision 93/24/EEC (3), as last amended by
Decision 97/835/EEC (4) lays down additional guarantees
relating to Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for
Member States or regions free of the disease and lists
those regions in Annex I;

Whereas these parts of France which are free of the
disease should be added to Annex I of Commission
Decision 93/24/EEC;

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 of Decision 93/24/EEC is replaced by the Annex
of this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 15 January 1999.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 109, 25. 4. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 56.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Regions free of Aujeszky’s disease which do not permit vaccination

Denmark:

all regions

United Kingdom:

all regions in England, Scotland and Wales

France:

Finland:

Germany:

Austria:

Sweden:

the Departments of Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe, Vend(cid:130)e, Charente-Maritime,
Deux-S(cid:138)vres, Vienne, Aude, Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne,
Pyr(cid:130)n(cid:130)es-Atlantiques, Ari(cid:138)ge, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Haute-
Pyr(cid:130)n(cid:130)es, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Aube, Calvados,
Cantal, Cher, Corr(cid:138)ze, C(cid:147)te d’Or, Creuse, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gard, Indre,
Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loiret, Loz(cid:138)re, Marne,
Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Oise, Puy-de-D(cid:147)me, Bas-Rhin, Haut-
Rhin, Rh(cid:147)ne, Haute-Sa(cid:147)ne, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Vosges, Yonne

all regions

the L(cid:132)nder of Th(cid:129)ringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpom-
mern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz

all regions

all regions'