2003/736/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 2003 amending Decision 97/232/EC as regards the loss by Greenland of its status as being officially brucellosis free (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3575)
Date: 2003-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greenland, brucellosis, goat, health certificate, import, originating product, sheep, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 2003

amending Decision 97/232/EC as regards the loss by Greenland of its status as being officially
brucellosis free

(notified under document number C(2003) 3575)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/736/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC (1) 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, as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Directive 91/68/EEC (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (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 2003/111/EC (6), draws up lists of third coun-
tries from which Member States authorise imports of
sheep and goats.

Greenland was recognised as being in compliance with
the requirements laid down in point II of Chapter 1 of
Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC and hence was recog-
nised as a third country that had satisfied the criteria for
official brucellosis-free status.

(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43.
(6) OJ L 45, 19.2.2003, p. 25.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Greenland has informed the Commission of its intention
not to carry out random sampling for Brucellosis meli-
tensis in ovine and caprine animals.

complies with the
Greenland therefore no longer
II(2) of Chapter 1 of
in point
requirements set out
Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random
testing. Hence Greenland no longer fulfils the require-
ments for being recognised as being officially brucellosis
free.

Decision 97/232/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

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
text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 5 November 2003.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘PART 5

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

Czech Republic

Hungary

Romania

Slovak Republic’