Decision 2004/435/EC of 29 April 2004approving certain contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, disease prevention, foot-and-mouth disease

L 154/56 

EN 

Official Journal of the European Union 

30.4.2004 

COMMISSION DECISION 

of 29 April 2004 

approving certain contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease 

(notified under document number C(2004) 1648) 

(Text with EEA relevance) 
(2004/435/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  2003/85/EC  of  29  September  2003  on  Community 
measures  for  the  control  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  repealing  Directive  85/511/EEC  and 
Decisions  89/531/EEC  and  91/665/EEC  and  amending  Directive  92/46/EEC1,  and  in 
particular Article 72 (7) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

1 
2 

Commission  Decision  93/455/EEC  of  23  July  1993  approving  certain  contingency 
plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease2, approved those plans for the current 
Member States. 

The  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland, 
Slovenia  and  Slovakia  have  submitted  contingency  plans  for  foot-and-mouth  disease 
for approval. 

Those  plans  fulfil  the  criteria  and  requirements  laid  down  in  Directive  2003/85/EC 
and,  subject  to  a  regular  update  and  an  effective  implementation,  permit  the  desired 
objective to be attained. 

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

OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1. 
OJ  L  213,  24.8.1993,  p.  20.  Decision  as  last  amended  by  Decision  2001/96/EC  (OJ  L  35,  6.2.2001, 
p. 52.). 

 
                                                 
(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  foot-and-mouth  disease  submitted  by  the  new 
Member States listed in the Annex are approved. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Decision shall apply subject to and as 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 

Country 

CY 

Cyprus 

CZ 

EE 

Czech Republic 

Estonia 

HU 

Hungary 

LV 

LT 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

MT 

Malta 

PL 

SI 

Poland 

Slovenia 

SK 

Slovakia