2003/111/EC: Commission Decision of 18 February 2003 amending Decision 97/232/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of sheep and goats (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 508)
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: goat, health certificate, health control, import, sheep, third country

19.2.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 45/25

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 February 2003

amending Decision 97/232/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States
authorise imports of sheep and goats

(notified under document number C(2003) 508)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/111/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems
upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and
swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 3(1) and Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Directive 91/68/EEC (3), as last amended by
Commission Decision 2001/10/EC (4),
lays down the
animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in ovine and caprine animals.

Commission Decision 97/232/EC (5), as last amended by
Decision 2002/3/EC (6), draws up lists of third countries
from which Member States authorise imports of sheep
and goats.

In Hungary Brucellosis melitensis has been a notifiable
disease for at least five years, no case has been officially
confirmed for at least five years and vaccination has
therefore this
been banned for at
country complies with the requirements laid down in
Annex A, Chapter 1(II)(1)(b), to Directive 91/68/EEC.

three years;

least

Furthermore Hungary undertakes to comply with Annex
A, Chapter 1(II)(2), to Directive 91/68/EEC and therefore
sheep and goats introduced onto holdings in Hungary
must comply with the conditions laid down in Annex A,
Chapter 1(I)(D), to Directive 91/68/EEC.

(5)

(6)

Hungary therefore satisfies the conditions to be recog-
nised as officially free of Brucellosis melitensis and Deci-
sion 97/232/EC must be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Part 5 of the Annex to Decision 97/232/EC is replaced by the
Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply as of 11 March 2003.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 41.
(5) OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 2, 4.1.2002, p. 17.

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Non-member countries or parts of non-member countries recognised as satisfying the criteria for officially
Brucellosis-free status

ANNEX

‘PART 5

Czech Republic

Greenland

Hungary

Romania

Slovak Republic’