2004/63/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5063)
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, animal leucosis, cattle, health control, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free
of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis

(notified under document number C(2003) 5063)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/63/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June
1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in
bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A(II)(7)
and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The lists of regions of Member States declared free of
bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set
out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 25 June
tuberculosis, brucellosis
2003 establishing the official
and enzootic-bovine-leukosis
certain
free
Member States and regions of Member States as regards
bovine herds (2).

status of

Italy submitted to the Commission documentation
demonstrating compliance with the appropriate condi-
tions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards
the provinces of Cremona, Lodi and Pavia in the Region
those provinces may be
of Lombardia in order that
declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine
herds.

Italy also submitted to the Commission documentation
demonstrating compliance with the appropriate condi-
tions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards
the provinces of Milano, Lodi and Cremona in the
Region of Lombardia and the provinces of Arezzo,
Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato,
and Siena in the Region of Toscana, in order that those
provinces may be declared officially free of enzootic
bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.

(4)

(5)

(6)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by
Italy, the provinces of Cremona, Lodi and Pavia in the
Region of Lombardia should be declared officially free of
bovine brucellosis and the provinces of Milano, Lodi and
Cremona in the Region of Lombardia and the provinces
of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa,
Pistoia, Prato, and Siena in the Region of Toscana should
be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.

Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annexes II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p.1977/64. Directive as last amended by the

Act of Accession of 2003.
(2) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.

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Annexes II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:

1. In Annex II, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

ANNEX

OFFICIALLY BRUCELLOSIS-FREE REGIONS OF MEMBER STATES

‘CHAPTER 2

In Italy:
— Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio

Emilia, Rimini

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno

— Region Sardinia: Provinces of Cagliari, Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari

— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento

In Portugal:
— Autonomous Region of Azores: Islands of Pico, Graciosa, Flores, Corvo

In the United Kingdom:
— Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales’.

2. In Annex III, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

‘CHAPTER 2

OFFICIALLY ENZOOTIC-BOVINE-LEUKOSIS-FREE REGIONS OF MEMBER STATES

In Italy:
— Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio

Emilia, Rimini

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Sondrio,

Varese

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena

— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento

— Region Val d'Aosta: Province of Aosta’