1999/441/EC: Commission Decision of 28 June 1999 amending Decision 92/271/EEC concerning the importation into the Community of live animals and animal products originating in or coming via the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina (notified under document number C(1999) 1728) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, equidae, import restriction, live animal, originating product

7. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 171/17

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 1999

amending Decision 92/271/EEC concerning the importation into the Community of live animals
and animal products originating in or coming via the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

(notified under document number C(1999) 1728)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/441/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2) Whereas this situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has

improved;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991, laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/
425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive
96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10
December 1990 laying down the principles governing the
organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the
Community from third countries (3), and in particular Article
19 thereof,

(3) Whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina have become a
member of the International Office of Epizootics (OIE)
and therefore should report all notifiable diseases;

(4) Whereas, taking into account the current EC legislation,
it is possible to lift the ban established by Commission
Decision 92/271/EEC; whereas, imports of equidae must
not be allowed without a previous evaluation of the
equidae health situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(5) Whereas, therefore it appears that Decision 92/271/EEC

should be amended appropriately;

(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (4), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1) Whereas

following the

situation occurring in the
Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992, on 20 May
1992,
92/
271/EEC (5);

adopted, Decision

the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 373, 31.12.1990, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 24, 31.1.1998, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 138, 21.5.1992, p. 39.

Article 1

Article l of Decision 92/271/EEC is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Member States shall not authorise the importation of
equidae originating in or coming from Bosnia and Herzego-
vina’

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7. 7. 1999

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission