2005/604/EC: Commission Decision of 4 August 2005 amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and that the region of Piemonte is free of enzootic bovine leucosis (notified under document number C(2005) 2932)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, agricultural region, animal leucosis, brucellosis, cattle, goat, health control, sheep, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 August 2005

amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are free of
brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain
provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and that the region of Piemonte is free of
enzootic bovine leucosis

(notified under document number C(2005) 2932)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/604/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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,

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 the Regions of Marche and Piemonte, at least 99,8 %
of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucellosis-
free holdings. In addition, those Regions have undertaken
to comply with certain other conditions laid down in
Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be
carried out
the concerned
provinces as brucellosis-free.

following recognition of

(3)

The Regions of Marche and Piemonte should therefore be
recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as
regards ovine or caprine holdings.

(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, 22.7.2004, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/179/EC (OJ L 61, 8.3.2005, p. 37).

The lists of regions of Member States declared free of
bovine tuberculosis, 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).

(5)

(6)

(7)

compliance with

Italy submitted to the Commission documentation
demonstrating
appropriate
the
conditions provided for
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella,
regards
in the Region of
Novara, Verbania
Piemonte
those provinces may be
declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine
herds.

and Vercelli

in order

that

compliance with

Italy also submitted to the Commission documentation
appropriate
demonstrating
the
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
conditions provided for
regards
this
the Region of Piemonte in order
Region may be declared officially free of enzootic
bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.

that

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by
Italy, the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara,
Verbania and Vercelli in the Region of Piemonte should
be declared officially free of bovine brucellosis and the
Region of Piemonte should be declared officially free of
enzootic bovine leukosis.

(8)

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

(9)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

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

2005/179/EC.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2005.

Article 2

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

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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

‘ANNEX II

In France:

— Départements:

Ain, Aisne, Allier, Ardèche, Ardennes, Aube, Aveyron, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or,
Côtes-d’Armor, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Essonne, Eure, Eur-et-Loire, Finistère, Gers, Gironde, Hauts-de-
Seine, Haute-Loire, Haute-Vienne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Jura, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret,
Lot-et-Garonne, Lot, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Morbihan, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-
Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Sarthe, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Territoire de
Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Vendée, Vienne, Yonne, Yvelines, Ville de Paris, Vosges.

In Italy:

— Region Lazio: Provinces of Rieti, Viterbo.

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

Varese.

— Region Marche: Provinces of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro, Urbino.

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli.

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

— Region Trentino-Alto Adige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento.

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena.

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni.

In Portugal:

— Autonomous Region of the Azores.

In Spain:

— Autonomous Region of Canary Islands: Provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas.’

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ANNEX II

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

1.

in Annex II, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:

‘CHAPTER 2

Officially brucellosis-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, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania, Vercelli

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

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

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

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni.

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, Pavia, Sondrio,

Varese

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli

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

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

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni

— Region Val d'Aosta: Province of Aosta’.