2007/561/EC: Commission Decision of 2 August 2007 approving the amendment to the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis in Italy for the year 2007, approved by Decision 2006/875/EC, as regards buffalo brucellosis in Caserta, Region Campania (notified under document number C(2007) 3692)
Date: 2007-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, action programme, brucellosis, cattle, disease prevention, health control, vaccination, veterinary inspection

L 213/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 August 2007

approving the amendment to the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis in Italy for
the year 2007, approved by Decision 2006/875/EC, as regards buffalo brucellosis in Caserta, Region
Campania

(notified under document number C(2007) 3692)

(2007/561/EC)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The measures proposed by Italy comply with Community
veterinary
the
Community
eradication of
bovine brucellosis.

in particular with

relating to the

legislation and

criteria

The special control plan for the eradication of buffalo
brucellosis in Caserta should therefore be approved as
part of the programme for the eradication of bovine
brucellosis in Italy for the year 2007.

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

The special control plan for eradication of buffalo brucellosis in
is hereby
Caserta, as submitted by Italy on 7 June 2007,
approved for the period from 1 July 2007 to 31 December
2007.

That special control plan shall be included in the programme
for eradication of bovine brucellosis in that Member State, as
approved pursuant to Article 2(1) of Decision 2006/875/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 August 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 24(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of a
financial contribution from the Community towards
national programmes for the eradication, control and
monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed
in the Annex thereto, including bovine brucellosis.

Commission Decision 2006/875/EC of 30 November
2006 approving programmes for the eradication and
monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for
the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member
States for the year 2007 (2) approved the programme
for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by
the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
Italy for
December 2007.

The situation as regards buffalo brucellosis in Campania,
and especially in the province of Caserta, is a matter of
concern, as was demonstrated by Italy in a presentation
at
the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health of 5 and 6 March 2007.

Accordingly, Italy has now submitted to the Commission
a special control plan for the eradication of buffalo
brucellosis in Caserta, including in particular specific rein-
forced measures as regards the identification of animals
and vaccination.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 337, 5.12.2006, p. 46. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/22/EC (OJ L 7, 12.1.2007, p. 46).