CELEX: 31984D0121
Language: en
Date: 1984-02-24 00:00:00
Title: 84/121/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 February 1984 withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever

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31984D0121

84/121/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 February 1984 withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever  

Official Journal L 064 , 06/03/1984 P. 0022 - 0022 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 30 P. 0010  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 30 P. 0010 

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 24 February 1984  withdrawing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever  (84/121/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 83/646/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13a (2) 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 some of the parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to in Annexes I and II to Decision 82/838/EEC;  Whereas, by Decision 83/593/EEC (4), the Commission has suspended for a period of 15 days the status of official freedom from swine fever or freedom from swine fever of affected parts of German territory;  Whereas, taking account of the epidemiological evolution of the disease, the Commission, by Decision 83/633/EEC (5), temporarily prolonged this period of suspension for certain regions beyond the 15 days provided for initially;  Whereas, since that time, study of the epidemiological situation leads to the conclusion that the disease has persisted in certain districts and it is necessary to withdraw the status of swine-fever-free from these districts;  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 status of those parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as areas recognized to be swine-fever-free within the meaning of Article 13a (2) of Directive 72/461/EEC is withdrawn for the region listed in the Annex hereto.  Article 2  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 24 February 1984.  For the Commission  Poul DALSAGER  Member of the Commission    (1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24.  (2) OJ No L 360, 23. 12. 1983, p. 44.  (3) OJ No L 47, 19. 2. 1983, p. 29.  (4) OJ No L 318, 3. 12. 1983, p. 34.  (5) OJ No L 355, 17. 12. 1983, p. 49.  ANNEX  Regions in the Federal Republic of Germany for which the swine-fever-free status is withdrawn  The Regierungsbezirk Weser-ems.