1999/467/EC: Commission Decision of 15 July 1999 establishing the officially tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/76/EC (notified under document number C(1999) 2124) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal tuberculosis, cattle, livestock, swine, veterinary legislation

L 181/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 7. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 July 1999

establishing the officially tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or
regions of Member States and repealing Decision 97/76/EC

(notified under document number C(1999) 2124)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/467/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
Council Directive 98/99/EC (2), and in particular Annex AI(4)
thereof,

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

(2) Whereas, Commission Decision 97/76/EC (3) of 17
December 1996 laying down the methods of control for
maintaining the officially tuberculosis-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
tuberculosis-free Member State or region have been
modified by Directive 98/46/EC; whereas it is necessary
to repeal Decision 97/76/EC;

(4) Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Directive
64/432/EEC Member States or regions may be declared
officially tuberculosis-free if they meet the conditions of
Annex AI(4) and they retain their status as long as the
conditions of Annex AI(5) are fulfilled;

(5) Whereas the Commission may decide to suspend or
revoke the officially tuberculosis-free status of Member
States in accordance with the provisions in Annex AI(5)
of that Directive;

(6) Whereas in accordance with Annex AI(4)(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
tuberculosis;

(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 tuber-
culosis.

Article 2

The Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1999.

Article 3

Decision 97/76/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 19, 22.1.1997, p. 34.
(4) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 22.

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

16. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 181/37

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

ANNEX I

Denmark

Germany

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Finland

Sweden

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

ANNEX II

Province Bolzano (Italy)

Province Trento (Italy)