CELEX: 32007D0399
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-11 00:00:00
Title: 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)

12.6.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 150/11
            
         
      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,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               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).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               In addition, since that 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)
            
            
               Romania, as regards the whole territory, has now 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 regards the maintenance of the officially free status granted.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Romania should therefore be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine or caprine holdings.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               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 as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               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).
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               Slovenia has submitted to the Commission documentation 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.
            
         
               (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 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
   Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.
   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 publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
   Article 4
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 11 June 2007.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Markos KYPRIANOU
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (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).
   
      (4)  OJ L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43. Decision repealed by Decision 2004/212/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 11).
   
      (5)  OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/174/EC (OJ L 80, 21.3.2007, p. 11).
   
      ANNEX I
      
         
            ‘ANNEX I
            MEMBER STATES
            
                        ISO code
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                        BE
                     
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                        CZ
                     
                     
                        Czech Republic
                     
                  
                        DK
                     
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                        DE
                     
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                        IE
                     
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                        LU
                     
                     
                        Luxembourg
                     
                  
                        HU
                     
                     
                        Hungary
                     
                  
                        NL
                     
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                        AT
                     
                     
                        Austria
                     
                  
                        PL
                     
                     
                        Poland
                     
                  
                        RO
                     
                     
                        Romania
                     
                  
                        SI
                     
                     
                        Slovenia
                     
                  
                        SK
                     
                     
                        Slovakia
                     
                  
                        FI
                     
                     
                        Finland
                     
                  
                        SE
                     
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                        UK
                     
                     
                        United Kingdom’
                     
                  
      
   
   
      ANNEX II
      
         ‘CHAPTER 1
         Officially brucellosis-free Member States
         
                     ISO code
                  
                  
                     Member State
                  
               
                     BE
                  
                  
                     Belgium
                  
               
                     CZ
                  
                  
                     Czech Republic
                  
               
                     DK
                  
                  
                     Denmark
                  
               
                     DE
                  
                  
                     Germany
                  
               
                     FR
                  
                  
                     France
                  
               
                     LU
                  
                  
                     Luxembourg
                  
               
                     NL
                  
                  
                     Netherlands
                  
               
                     AT
                  
                  
                     Austria
                  
               
                     SI
                  
                  
                     Slovenia
                  
               
                     SK
                  
                  
                     Slovakia
                  
               
                     FI
                  
                  
                     Finland
                  
               
                     SE
                  
                  
                     Sweden’