2000/694/EC: Commission Decision of 27 October 2000 amending for the third time Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC establishing respectively the officially brucellosis-free and tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States (notified under document number C(2000) 3133) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-10-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal tuberculosis, brucellosis, cattle, livestock, swine, veterinary legislation

11.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 286/41

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 October 2000

amending for the third time Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC establishing respectively the
officially brucellosis-free and tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or
regions of Member States

(notified under document number C(2000) 3133)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/694/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health
problems affecting intraCommunity trade in bovine animals
and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 2000/20/EC (2), and
in particular Annex AI(4) and AII(7) thereto,

Whereas:

granting the officially free status for bovine tuberculosis
and brucellosis respectively.

Since bovine animals on holdings in the regions Bolzano
and Trento in Italy and Great Britain in the United
Kingdom are identified in accordance with Community
legislation in force, it is appropriate to adapt Decisions
1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC to the legal situation in
force as from the date of publication of Directive 2000/
20/EC.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 1999/466/EC 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 (3), as last
amended by Decision 2000/442/EC (4) granted this
status to certain Member States and regions thereof until
31 October 2000.

Commission Decision 1999/467/EC 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 (5), as
last amended by Decision 2000/442/EC, granted this
status to certain Member States and regions thereof until
31 October 2000.

The temporary limitations of the officially-free status
with regard to bovine brucellosis foreseen in the above
Decisions was introduced due to incoherence of dates in
different pieces of legislation relating to the system of
identification of bovine animals.

In accordance with Annexes AI(4)(b) and AII(7)(b) of
Directive 64/432/EEC, as amended by Directive 2000/
in accordance with
20/EC identification of
Community legislation is required as prerequisite for

cattle

(6) 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 words ‘until 31 October 2000’ are deleted in the title

1.
of Annex II to Decision 1999/466/EC.

The words ‘until 31 October 2000’ are deleted in the title

2.
of Annex II to Decision 1999/467/EC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 39.7.1977, p. 1977/44
(2) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 34.
(4) OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 51.
(5) OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 36.