2007/399/EC: Commission Decision of 11 June 2007 amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that Romania is officially free of brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is officially free of bovine brucellosis (notified under document number C(2007) 2400)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, Slovenia, brucellosis, cattle, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 June 2007

amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that Romania is officially free of
brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is
officially free of bovine brucellosis

(notified under document number C(2007) 2400)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/399/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 (II) (7) 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 Section
II of Chapter 1 of Annex A 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
Member States and regions thereof which are recognised
as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance
with Directive 91/68/EEC.

Following a veterinary inspection mission carried out in
July 2001, Romania was found to comply with the
conditions provided for in Section II(1)(b) of Chapter 1
of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC. Therefore it was
listed in Commission Decision 97/232/EC of 3 March
1997 drawing up lists of third countries from which
the Member Sates authorise imports of
sheep and
goats (4) as a third country recognised as officially free
of brucellosis (B. melitensis).

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

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

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

2006/104/EC.

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

2006/169/EC (OJ L 57, 28.2.2006, p. 35).

that

since

In addition,
recognition Romania has
undertaken to comply with the conditions provided for
in Section II(2) of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive
91/68/EEC in order to maintain the officially free status
granted.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

regards

the whole territory, has now
Romania, as
submitted
to the Commission documentation re-
confirming compliance with the conditions provided
for in Section II(1)(b) of Chapter A of Annex A to
Directive 91/68/EEC and demonstrating continuous
conformity with the conditions of Section II(2) of
Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC as
the officially free status
regards the maintenance of
granted.

Romania should therefore be recognised as officially free
of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine or caprine
holdings.

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
to compliance with
as regards bovine herds subject
certain conditions set out in that Directive.

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 (5).

Slovenia has submitted to the Commission documen-
tation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate
conditions provided for
in Directive 64/432/EEC as
regards the whole territory in order that that Member
State may be declared an officially brucellosis-free
Member State.

(4) OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43. Decision repealed by Decision

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

2004/212/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 11).

2007/174/EC (OJ L 80, 21.3.2007, p. 11).

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(9)

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by
Slovenia, the whole territory of that Member State should
therefore be declared officially brucellosis-free Member
State as regards bovine animals.

(10) Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC should therefore

be amended accordingly.

(11)

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

In Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC, Chapter 1 is replaced by
the text in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from the third day following its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 11 June 2007.

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the text in Annex
I to this Decision.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

MEMBER STATES

ISO code

Member State

BE

CZ

DK

DE

IE

LU

HU

NL

AT

PL

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Ireland

Luxembourg

Hungary

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom’

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ANNEX II

‘CHAPTER 1

Officially brucellosis-free Member States

ISO code

Member State

BE

CZ

DK

DE

FR

LU

NL

AT

SI

SK

FI

SE

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

France

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden’