CELEX: 32011D0675
Language: en
Date: 2011-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Decision of 12 October 2011 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially tuberculosis-free Member State and the declaration of certain administrative regions in Portugal as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions (notified under document C(2011) 7186) Text with EEA relevance

13.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 268/19
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
   of 12 October 2011
   amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially tuberculosis-free Member State and the declaration of certain administrative regions in Portugal as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions
   (notified under document C(2011) 7186)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2011/675/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   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 Annexes A(I)(4) and D(I)(E) thereto,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or a region of a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Annexes I and III to 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 (2) list the Member States and regions thereof which are declared officially tuberculosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Latvia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially tuberculosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Latvia, the whole territory of that Member State should be declared officially tuberculosis-free.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Portugal has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative units (regiões) of Algarve and Alentejo.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Portugal, the regions (distritos) concerned should be declared as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Portugal.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               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
   Annexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 12 October 2011.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         John DALLI
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
   
      (2)  OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.
   
      ANNEX
      Annexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  in Annex I, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘CHAPTER 1
                  
                  
                     Officially tuberculosis-free Member States
                  
                  
                              ISO code
                           
                           
                              Member State
                           
                        
                              BE
                           
                           
                              Belgium
                           
                        
                              CZ
                           
                           
                              Czech Republic
                           
                        
                              DK
                           
                           
                              Denmark
                           
                        
                              DE
                           
                           
                              Germany
                           
                        
                              EE
                           
                           
                              Estonia
                           
                        
                              FR
                           
                           
                              France
                           
                        
                              LV
                           
                           
                              Latvia
                           
                        
                              LU
                           
                           
                              Luxembourg
                           
                        
                              NL
                           
                           
                              Netherlands
                           
                        
                              AT
                           
                           
                              Austria
                           
                        
                              PL
                           
                           
                              Poland
                           
                        
                              SI
                           
                           
                              Slovenia
                           
                        
                              SK
                           
                           
                              Slovakia
                           
                        
                              FI
                           
                           
                              Finland
                           
                        
                              SE
                           
                           
                              Sweden’
                           
                        
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  in Annex III, Chapter 2, the entry for Portugal is replaced by the following:
                  ‘In Portugal:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              Região Algarve: all distritos;
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              Região Alentejo: all distritos;
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              Região Autónoma dos Açores.’