1999/466/EC: Commission Decision of 15 July 1999 establishing the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/175/EC (notified under document number C(1999) 2092) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, brucellosis, cattle, livestock, swine, veterinary legislation

L 181/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 7. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 July 1999

establishing the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or
regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/175/EC

(notified under document number C(1999) 2092)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/466/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 Annex AII(7) thereof,

(1) Whereas Member States or regions of Member States
may be declared officially brucellosis-free if they meet
certain conditions set up in Directive 64/432/EEC;

(2) Whereas Commission Decision 97/175/EC (3) of 18
December 1996 laying down the methods of control for
maintaining the officially brucellosis-free
status of
bovine herds in certain Member States and regions of
Member States, specifies the Member States and regions
within Member States that fulfil these criteria;

(3) Whereas this Decision will not be adapted to the legal
situation on 1 July 1999 since Directive 64/432/EEC
was amended by Directive 98/46/EC (4); whereas more-
over certain provisions for the recognition as officially
brucellosis-free Member State or region have been modi-
fied by Directive 98/46/EC; whereas it is necessary to
repeal Decision 97/175/EC;

(4) Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Directive
64/432/EEC Member States or regions may be declared
officially brucellosis-free if they meet the conditions of
Annex AII(7) and they retain their status as long as the
conditions of Annex AII(8) are fulfilled;

(5) Whereas Member States and regions officially free of
bovine brucellosis are to report the occurrence of all
cases of brucellosis to the Commission, which may
propose a decision to suspend or revoke the status in
accordance with the provisions of Annex AII(9) of that
Directive;

(6) Whereas in accordance with Annex AII(7)(b) an identi-
fication system allowing the identification of herds of
origin and transit for each bovine animal in accordance

with Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (5) is a pre-
requisite for granting the officially free status for bovine
brucellosis;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States and regions thereof referred to respectively
in Annexes I and II are declared officially free of bovine brucel-
losis.

Article 2

The Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1999.

Article 3

Decision 97/175/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1999.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 July 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 73, 14.3.1997, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 22.

(5) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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MEMBER STATES DECLARED OFFICIALLY FREE OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1999

ANNEX I

Denmark

Germany

Luxembourg

Netherlands (1)

Austria

Finland

Sweden

REGIONS OF MEMBER STATES DECLARED OFFICIALLY FREE OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS UNTIL
31 DECEMBER 1999

ANNEX II

Great Britain (United Kingdom)

Province Bolzano (Italy)

(1) As from 1 August 1999.