2007/174/EC: Commission Decision of 20 March 2007 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces or regions of Italy are officially free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that a region of Poland is officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis (notified under document number C(2007) 1201) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Poland, animal leucosis, animal tuberculosis, brucellosis, cattle, veterinary inspection

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II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 March 2007

amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces or regions of Italy
are officially free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that a
region of Poland is officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis

(notified under document number C(2007) 1201)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/174/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

status of certain Member States and regions of Member
States as regards bovine herds (2).

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(3)

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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

The lists of regions of Member States declared free of
bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic
in Commission Decision
bovine leukosis are set out
2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official
tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free

(4)

(5)

Italy has now submitted to the Commission documen-
tation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate
conditions provided for
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
regards the Region of Emilia-Romagna, the provinces of
Novara and Verbania in the Region of Piemonte, the
provinces of Livorno, Lucca and Siena in the Region of
Toscana and the provinces of Belluno and Padova in the
Region of Veneto in order that those provinces and that
region may be declared officially tuberculosis-free regions
of a Member State.

compliance with

Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation
appropriate
demonstrating
the
conditions provided for
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
the province of Torino in the Region of
regards
Piemonte,
the province of Firenze in the Region of
Toscana, and the Region of Veneto in order that those
provinces and that region may be declared officially
brucellosis-free regions of a Member State.

Italy has also submitted to the Commission documen-
tation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate
conditions provided for
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
the province of Savona in the Region of
regards
Liguria,
the province of Oristano in the Region of
Sardinia and the Region of Veneto in order that those
provinces and that region may be declared officially
enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of a Member State.

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

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

Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

2006/290/EC (OJ L 106, 19.4.2006, p. 21).

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(6)

(7)

(8)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by
Italy, the provinces and the regions concerned should be
declared
bovine
brucellosis-free,
enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free
and
regions of a Member State respectively.

tuberculosis-free,

bovine
of

officially

Poland has also submitted to the Commission documen-
tation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
conditions provided for
regards the Region of Śląskie in order that that region
may be declared an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-
free region of a Member State.

(10)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by
Poland, the region concerned should be declared an offi-
cially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free region of a Member
State.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2007.

(9)

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

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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

ANNEX

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

‘CHAPTER 2

Officially tuberculosis-free regions of Member States

In Italy:

— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

— Region Emilia-Romagna,

— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,

— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Sondrio,

— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno,

— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Novara, Verbania,

— Region Toscana: Provinces of Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Prato, Siena,

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

— Region Veneto: Provinces of Belluno, Padova.’

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

‘CHAPTER 2

Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States

In Italy:

— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,

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

Emilia, Rimini,

— Region Friuli Venezia Giulia,

— Region Lazio: Province of Rieti,

— Region Liguria: Provinces of Imperia, Savona,

— 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, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli,

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

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

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

— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni,

— Region Veneto.

In Portugal:

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

In the United Kingdom:

— Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.’

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

‘CHAPTER 2

Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Member States

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

Emilia, Rimini,

— Region Friuli Venezia Giulia,
— Region Lazio: Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti,
— Region Liguria: Province of Imperia, Savona,
— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio,

Varese,

— Region Marche: Provinces of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro,
— Region Molise,
— Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli,
— Region Sardinia: Province of Oristano,
— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena,
— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento,
— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni,
— Region Val d'Aosta: Province of Aosta,
— Region Veneto.

In Poland:
— Region Śląskie.’