1999/128/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 1999 repealing Decision 98/339/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (notified under document number C(1999) 153) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, export restriction, health certificate, swine, veterinary inspection

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 January 1999

repealing Decision 98/339/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to
classical swine fever in Spain

(notified under document number C(1999) 153)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/128/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 class-
ical 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 (4) concerning
certain protection measures relating to classical swine

(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.

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 (8), and to amend Decision 98/339/EC by
Decision 98/411/EC (9), Decision 98/555/EC (10)
and
Decision 98/720/EC (11);

Whereas Spain has adopted the national serosurveillance
swine fever approved with
programme for classical
18 February
Commission Decision 98/176/EC of
1998 (12);

Whereas owing to favourable evolution of classical swine
fever in the Province of Sevilla it is necessary to repeal
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

Decision 98/339/EC is hereby repealed.

(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 342, 17. 12. 1998, p. 30.
(12) OJ L 65, 5. 3. 1998, p. 26.

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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 Commission thereof.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission