2003/886/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 2003 laying down criteria for information to be provided in accordance with Council Directive 64/432/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4606)
Date: 2003-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, cattle, health certificate, intra-EU trade, swine, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 December 2003

laying down criteria for information to be provided in accordance with Council Directive 64/432/
EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 4606)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/886/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2002 (2), and in particu-
lar Article 8, second paragraph thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States shall
forward to the Commission details on the occurrence of
diseases listed in Annex E(I) and of any other diseases
covered by the additional guarantees provided for by the
Community legislation in its territory.

Commission Decision 2002/677/EC (3) of 22 August
2002, as last amended by Decision 2003/394/EC (4) lays
down standard reporting requirements for programmes
of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed
by the Community.

The information provided by the Member States may be
used by the Commission to declare Member States and
regions of Member States officially free of tuberculosis,
brucellosis, or enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine
herds or to suspend or revoke this status as laid down in
Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (5).

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 179, 9.7.2002, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 229, 27.8.2002, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 136, 4.6.2003, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.

As regards infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, the informa-
tion provided by the Member States may be used by the
Commission to grant or withdraw additional guarantees
for Member States or regions of Member States free from
the disease, as laid down in Commission Decision 93/
42/EEC (6), or which have a compulsory programme in
place in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC.

regards Brucella suis

infection and transmissible
As
gastroenteritis, the information provided by the Member
States may be used by the Commission to grant or with-
draw additional guarantees for Member States or regions
of Member States which either have a compulsory
in
programme in place or are free from the diseases,
accordance with respectively Articles 9 and 10 of Direc-
tive 64/432/EEC.

Rules on the information to be provided by the Member
States as regards Aujeszky's disease are laid down in
Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (7) and in particular
in Annex IV to that Decision.

it

In order to allow the Commission to assess the animal
health situation properly,
is also appropriate to
harmonise the presentation of the information provided
by Member States for other diseases listed under Direc-
foot-and-mouth disease,
tive 64/432/EEC,
rabies,
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia,
swine vesicular
disease, classical swine fever, African swine fever, Brucella
suis infection, transmissible gastroenteritis and anthrax
where those diseases may affect bovine or porcine
animals, while providing for certain derogations.

i.e.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(6) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 50.
(7) OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 48.

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(8)

(9)

It is therefore appropriate to define uniform criteria for
the information provided by the Member States in rela-
tion to these diseases.

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

Article 2

This Decision shall apply for the first time to the information
to be sent to the Commission by 31 May 2004, as regards the
year 2003.

Article 3

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 1

If not otherwise required in accordance with Articles 4 and 5
of Decision 2002/677/EC, the information forwarded by the
Member States to the Commission pursuant to Article 8 of
Directive 64/432/EEC on the occurrence of the diseases listed
in Annex E to that Directive, with the exception of Aujeszky's
disease, shall be based on the uniform criteria laid down in
Annexes I to VII to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 10 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX VI

Criteria for the information to be provided in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 64/432/EEC on the occur-
rence of cases of foot-and-mouth disease, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, swine vesicular disease, classical
swine fever and African swine fever

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ANNEX VII

Criteria for the information to be provided in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 64/432/EEC on the occur-
rence of cases of anthrax (bovine and porcine animals), Brucella suis infection and transmissible gastroenteritis
(porcine animals)