2005/179/EC: Commission Decision of 4 March 2005 amending Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and enzootic bovine leukosis and Slovakia of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis (notified under document number C(2005) 483) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, animal leucosis, animal tuberculosis, brucellosis, cattle, disease prevention, goat, sheep

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 March 2005

amending Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is free of
brucellosis (B. melitensis) and enzootic bovine leukosis and Slovakia of bovine tuberculosis and
bovine brucellosis

(notified under document number C(2005) 483)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/179/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular
Annex A (I) (4), Annex A (II) (7) and Annex D (I) (E) thereto,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January
1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in ovine and caprine animals (2), and in particular
Annex A, Chapter 1, point II thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992
recording the compliance by certain Member States or
regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B.
melitensis) and according them the status of a Member
State or region officially free of the disease (3) lists the
regions of Member States which are recognised as offi-
cially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with
Directive 91/68/EEC.

In Slovenia, ovine or caprine brucellosis has been
compulsorily notifiable for at least five years and no
that disease has been officially confirmed
case of
during that period. That Member State has
also
prohibited vaccination against that disease for at least
In addition, Slovenia has undertaken to
three years.

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

lation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2004/554/EC (OJ L 248, 9.7.2004, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/28/EC (OJ L 15, 19.1.2005, p. 30).

comply with certain other conditions laid down in
Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be
carried out following recognition of that Member State
as
be
recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis)
as regards ovine or caprine holdings.

brucellosis-free.

therefore

Slovenia

should

Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or
parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free
of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis
as regards bovine herds subject
to compliance with
certain conditions set out in that Directive.

The lists of Member States declared free of bovine tuber-
culosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis
are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of
23 June 2003 establishing the official
tuberculosis,
brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis free status of
certain Member States and regions of Member States as
regards bovine herds (4).

by

Slovenia

Following evaluation by the Commission of the docu-
mentation submitted
to demonstrate
compliance with the appropriate conditions provided
for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom
from enzootic bovine leukosis,
that
Member State should be declared officially free of
enzootic bovine leukosis.

the whole of

by

Slovakia

Following evaluation by the Commission of the docu-
mentation submitted
to demonstrate
compliance with the appropriate conditions provided
for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom
the
from bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis,
whole of that Member State should be declared officially
free of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(4) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/28/EC.

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(7)

(8)

Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC should therefore
be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2005.

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is amended in accordance with
Annex I to this Decision.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the following:

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

MEMBER STATES

ISO code

BE
CZ
DK
DE
IE
LU
HU
NL
AT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK

Member State

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Luxembourg
Hungary
Netherlands
Austria
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom’

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

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

ANNEX II

‘CHAPTER 1

Officially tuberculosis-free Member States

ISO code

BE
CZ
DK
DE
FR
LU
NL
AT
SK
FI
SE

Member State

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden’

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

‘CHAPTER 1

Officially brucellosis-free Member States

ISO code

BE
CZ
DK
DE
LU
NL
AT
SK
FI
SE

Member State

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden’

3. In Annex III, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:

‘CHAPTER 1

Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member States

ISO code

BE
CZ
DK
DE
ES
FR
IE
CY
LU
NL
AT
SI
FI
SE
UK

Member State

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Slovenia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom’