CELEX: 31988D0187
Language: en
Date: 1988-02-23 00:00:00
Title: 88/187/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 February 1988 re- establishing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever

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31988D0187

88/187/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 February 1988 re- establishing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever  

Official Journal L 083 , 29/03/1988 P. 0044 - 0044

COMMISSION DECISION  of 23 February 1988  re-establishing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever  (88/187/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), as last amended by Directive 87/489/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4b (1) (c) thereof,  Whereas Council Decision 82/838/EEC (3) recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being either officially swine-fever free or swine-fever free;  Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have been recorded in the Brunswick, Lueneburg and Hanover regions which were officially free in accordance with Annex I to Decision 82/838/EEC, as a consequence of which the status of the region of Brunswick  was withdrawn by Commission Decision 83/221/EEC (4) and the status of the regions of Lueneburg and Hannover was withdrawn by Commission Decision 85/218/EEC (5);  Whereas a period of six months has elapsed since the eradication of the last outbreak and vaccinated pigs have been eliminated in Brunswick, Lueneburg and Hanover;  Whereas analysis of the epidemiological situation indicates that the disease has been eliminated from the regions concerned;  Whereas, therefore, it is possible to re-establish the officially swine-fever free status of these regions;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1   The officially swine-fever free status of Brunswick, Lueneburg and Hanover in the Federal Republic of Germany is hereby re-established.  Article 2   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.   Done at Brussels, 23 February 1988.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President   (1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.  (2) OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987, p. 28.  (3) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 27.  (4) OJ No L 121, 7. 5. 1983, p. 29.  (5) OJ No L 97, 4. 4. 1985, p. 61.