2000/678/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2000 laying down detailed rules for registration of holdings in national databases for porcine animals as foreseen by Council Directive 64/432/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 3075) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: database, exchange of information, intra-EU trade, livestock farming, swine

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 October 2000

laying down detailed rules for registration of holdings in national databases for porcine animals as
foreseen by Council Directive 64/432/EEC

(notified under document number C(2000) 3075)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/678/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals
and swine (1), amended and updated by Directive 97/12/EC (2)
as last amended by Directive 2000/20/EC of the European
Parliament and the Council (3) and in particular Article 14
(3)(c)(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

To ensure the operational character of the database for
porcine animals it is important to fix the data that this
database should contain.

step it

In the first
to fix the data
concerning information on the registration of holdings
with porcine animals.

is convenient

It is important that all the databases of the Member
States contain certain mandatory information, and it is
useful to fix a list of additional optional information.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(a) the country code and the identification number consisting
of not more than 12 figures (apart from the country code);

(b) address of the holding;

(c) name and address of

the person responsible for

the

animals;

(d) the geographic co-ordinates or equivalent geographic indi-

cation of the holding;

(e) a data field where it is possible for the competent authority
to enter sanitary information, for example restrictions on
movements, status or other relevant information in the
context of Community or national programmes.

2.
In addition to the information foreseen in paragrpah 1,
the holding register may contain the following information on
each holding with porcine animals:

(a) type of production;

(b) capactiy;

(c) name and address of the owner of the holding;

(d) name and address of the person responsible for sanitary

measures;

(e) other information deemed necessary by the competent

The holding register shall contain at least the following

1.
information on each holding with porcine animals:

authority.

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 109, 25.4.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.

The Member States shall inform the Commission of the infor-
mation mentioned in paragraph 2 which is included in the
holding register in their national databases for porcine animals.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 October 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission