Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/129 of 26 January 2015 amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) (notified under document C(2015) 172)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, brucellosis, goat, sheep, veterinary inspection








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28.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 21/18








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/129
of 26 January 2015
         
amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis)


(notified under document C(2015) 172)


(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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 (1), 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)


Annex I to Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (2) lists the Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.












(3)


Cyprus has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in point 1(b) in Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for its whole territory.












(4)


Following an evaluation of the documentation submitted by Cyprus, that Member State should be recognised as being officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).












(5)


Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.












(6)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015.


For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.

(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 (OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14).




ANNEX
Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC 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




CY


Cyprus




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’