Decision 2004/431/EC of29 April 2004approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, animal plague, disease prevention

30.4.2004 

EN 

Official Journal of the European Union 

L 154/41 

COMMISSION DECISION 

of 29 April 2004 

approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever 

(notified under document number C(2004) 1609) 

(Text with EEA relevance) 
(2004/431/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  of  Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia,  and  in  particular  Article  2  (3) 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Act  of  Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia,  and  in  particular  Article  21 
thereof, 

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures 
for  the  control  of  classical  swine  fever1,  and  in  particular  the  second  subparagraph  of 
Article 22 (3) and the third subparagraph of Article 29 (3) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Commission Decision 1999/246/EC of 30 March 1999 approving certain contingency 
plans  for  the  control  of  classical  swine  fever2,  approved  those  contingency  plans  for 
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 

The  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland, 
Slovenia  and  Slovakia  have  submitted  contingency  plans  for  the  control  of  classical 
swine fever to the Commission for approval. 

Those  contingency  plans  fulfil  the  criteria  laid  down  in  Directive  2001/89/EC  and, 
subject  to  a  regular  update  and  an  effective  implementation,  permit  the  desired 
objective to be attained. 

The  contingency  plans  submitted  by  the  new  Member  States  should  therefore  be 
approved.  

1 
2 

OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. 
OJ L 93, 8.4.1999, p. 24. Decision as amended by Decision 2000/113/EC (OJ L 33, 8.2.2000, p. 23.). 

 
                                                 
(5) 

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: 

The contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever submitted by the new Member 
States listed in the Annex are approved. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Decision shall apply subject to and from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of 
Accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta, 
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.  

Article 3 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. 

For the Commission 
David BYRNE 
Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
ANNEX 
List of  new Member States as referred to in Article 1 

Code 
CY 
CZ 
EE 
HU 
LV 
LT 
MT 
PL 
SI 
SK 

Country 

Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Estonia 
Hungary 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Malta 
Poland 
Slovenia 
Slovakia