CELEX: 32004D0435
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Decision 2004/435/EC of 29 April 2004approving certain contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease

L 154/56             EN                 Official Journal of the European Union              30.4.2004
                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                           of 29 April 2004
       approving certain contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease
                         (notified under document number C(2004) 1648)
                                    (Text with EEA relevance)
                                            (2004/435/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2 (3)
thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 21
thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community
measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and
Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC1, and in
particular Article 72 (7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)     Commission Decision 93/455/EEC of 23 July 1993 approving certain contingency
        plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease2, approved those plans for the current
        Member States.
(2)     The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
        Slovenia and Slovakia have submitted contingency plans for foot-and-mouth disease
        for approval.
(3)     Those plans fulfil the criteria and requirements laid down in Directive 2003/85/EC
        and, subject to a regular update and an effective implementation, permit the desired
        objective to be attained.
(4)     Accordingly, the contingency plans submitted by the new Member States should
        therefore be approved.
1
        OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1.
2
        OJ L 213, 24.8.1993, p. 20. Decision as last amended by Decision 2001/96/EC (OJ L 35, 6.2.2001,
        p. 52.).
 ---pagebreak--- (5)    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 contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease submitted by the new
Member States listed in the Annex are approved.
                                          Article 2
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty
of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
                                          Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.
                                            For the Commission
                                            David BYRNE
                                            Member of the Commission
 ---pagebreak---                     ANNEX
List of new Member States as referred to in Article 1
              Code         Country
               CY      Cyprus
               CZ      Czech Republic
               EE      Estonia
               HU      Hungary
               LV      Latvia
               LT      Lithuania
               MT      Malta
               PL      Poland
               SI      Slovenia
               SK      Slovakia