2008/419/EC: Commission Decision of 30 May 2008 amending Decision 2008/377/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Slovakia (notified under document number C(2008) 2262) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, animal plague, health certificate, health control, swine, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

6.6.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 147/65

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 May 2008

amending Decision 2008/377/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine
fever in Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2008) 2262)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/419/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

the epidemiological

Based on the results of
inquiry
carried out by the competent authorities in Slovakia it
is appropriate to provide that protection measures
in Slovakia should
relating to Classical Swine Fever
apply to certain administrative regions (kraj).

Decision 2008/377/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

(1)

(2)

(3)

Outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever have occurred in
Slovakia, which in view of the trade in live pigs and
certain pig products are liable to endanger the porcine
herds of other Members States.

Commission Decision 2008/377/EC of 8 May 2008
concerning certain protection measures
relating to
in Slovakia (2) was adopted in
Classical Swine Fever
order
taken by Slovakia
within the framework of Council Directive 2001/89/EC
of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the
control of Classical Swine Fever (3).

to reinforce the measures

Article 2(2)(p) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC of
26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting
intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (4)
defines a ‘kraj’ as the administrative region of Slovakia
which is at least 2 000 km2 in area and which is subject
to inspection by the competent authorities.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2008/377/EC is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Decision

2006/965/EC (OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 22).

(2) OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).
(4) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by

Decision 2007/729/EC.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

The following administrative regions in Slovakia:

— Banská Bystrica Region (Banskobystrický kraj)

— Nitra Region (Nitriansky kraj)’