1999/399/EC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1999 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for the territory of Luxembourg (notified under document number C(1999) 1450)
Date: 1999-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, animal disease, health control, intra-EU trade, swine, veterinary inspection

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17. 6. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 June 1999

amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guar-
antees relating to Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for the territory of Luxem-
bourg

(notified under document number C(1999) 1450)

(1999/399/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 98/99/EC (2), and in particular
Article 10(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas an eradication programme was under-
taken in the territory of Luxembourg for Aujeszky’s
disease that had been approved by Commission
Decisions 93/200/EEC (3) and 96/283/EEC (4);

(2) Whereas in relation to this eradication programme
certain additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky’s
disease for pigs destined for its territory had been
granted to Luxembourg by Commission Decision
93/244/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 97/
835/EC (6);

(3) Whereas Luxembourg considers that 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;

(4) Whereas the programme is regarded to have been
successful in eradicating this disease from the terri-
tory of Luxembourg;

(5) Whereas the authorities of Luxembourg apply for
national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent
to those provided by the present decision;

(6) Whereas these additional guarantees must not be
requested from Member States or
regions of
Member States which are themselves regarded as
free from Aujeszky’s disease;

(7) Whereas Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (7), as
last amended by Decision 1999/56/EEC (8)
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;

(8) Whereas the whole territory of Luxembourg which
is free of the disease should be added to Annex I of
Decision 93/24/EEC and removed from Annex I of
Decision 93/244/EEC;

(9) 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/EC is replaced by Annex I of
this Decision.

Annex I of Decision 93/244/EEC is replaced by Annex II
of this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 15 June 1999.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 107.
(3) OJ L 87, 7.4.1993, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 107, 30.4.1997, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 111, 5.5.1993, p. 21.
(6) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 56.
(7) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 18.
(8) OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 66.

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ANNEX I

‘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, Vendée, Charente, Charente-
Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Aude, Dordogne Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-
Garenne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ariège, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot,
Haute Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Aube,
Calvados, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Côte d’Or, Creuse, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gard,
Indre,
Indre-et-Loire, Loire-et-cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loiret, Lozère,
Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Oise, Puy-de-Dôme, Bas-Rhin,
Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Vosges, Yonne

all regions

the Länder of Thüringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpom-
mern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz

all regions

all regions

Luxembourg:

whole territory.'

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX I

Germany: all regions except the Länder of Thüringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,

Sachsen-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz.'