2010/695/EU: Commission Decision of 17 November 2010 amending the Annexes to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Estonia, Latvia and the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in Spain as officially free of brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) and amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds (notified under document C(2010) 7856)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Lithuania, animal tuberculosis, brucellosis, cattle, health control, regions of Spain, veterinary inspection








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19.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 303/14








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 17 November 2010
         
amending the Annexes to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Estonia, Latvia and the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in Spain as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds
(notified under document C(2010) 7856)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/695/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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) and 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)


Directive 91/68/EEC defines the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as being officially brucellosis-free.












(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, in the Annexes thereto, the Member States and regions thereof which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.












(3)


Estonia and Latvia have submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for the entire territory of the respective Member State.












(4)


Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Estonia and Latvia, both Member States should be recognised as being officially free of that disease. Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.












(5)


Spain has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating for the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC in order for that region in Spain to be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).












(6)


Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Spain, the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands should be recognised as being officially free of that disease. Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.












(7)


Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds.












(8)


Annexes I and II to 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) list the Member States which are declared respectively officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free.












(9)


Estonia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for the entire territory of that Member State.












(10)


Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Estonia, that Member State should be declared officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free. Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.












(11)


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












(12)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annexes to Decision 93/52/EEC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.


Article 2
Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 17 November 2010.


For the Commission

John DALLI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

(2)  
            OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.

(3)  
            OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14.

(4)  
            OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.




ANNEX I
The Annexes to Decision 93/52/EEC are amended as follows:






1.


Annex I is replaced by the following:



                                 ‘ANNEX I

Officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free Member States







ISO code


Member State




BE


Belgium




CZ


Czech Republic




DK


Denmark




DE


Germany




EE


Estonia




IE


Ireland




LV


Latvia




LT


Lithuania




LU


Luxembourg




HU


Hungary




NL


Netherlands




AT


Austria




PL


Poland




RO


Romania




SI


Slovenia




SK


Slovakia




FI


Finland




SE


Sweden




UK


United Kingdom’
















2.


Annex II is amended as follows:






(a)


the following title is inserted:

                                          ‘
                                          Officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free regions of Member States
                                          ’;










(b)


the entry for Spain is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘In Spain:






—


Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands,










—


Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands: Provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas.’.

















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






1.


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

                                 ‘
                                 CHAPTER 1


Officially tuberculosis-free Member States







ISO code


Member State




BE


Belgium




CZ


Czech Republic




DK


Denmark




DE


Germany




EE


Estonia




FR


France




LU


Luxembourg




NL


Netherlands




AT


Austria




PL


Poland




SI


Slovenia




SK


Slovakia




FI


Finland




SE


Sweden’














2.


In Annex II, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:

                                 ‘
                                 CHAPTER 1


Officially brucellosis-free Member States







ISO code


Member State




BE


Belgium




CZ


Czech Republic




DK


Denmark




DE


Germany




EE


Estonia




IE


Ireland




FR


France




LU


Luxembourg




NL


Netherlands




AT


Austria




PL


Poland




SI


Slovenia




SK


Slovakia




FI


Finland




SE


Sweden’