CELEX: 32004D0431
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Decision 2004/431/EC of29 April 2004approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever

30.4.2004             EN                   Official Journal of the European Union                 L 154/41
                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                              of 29 April 2004
        approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever
                          (notified under document number C(2004) 1609)
                                      (Text with EEA relevance)
                                               (2004/431/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 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures
for the control of classical swine fever1, and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 22 (3) and the third subparagraph of Article 29 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)     Commission Decision 1999/246/EC of 30 March 1999 approving certain contingency
        plans for the control of classical swine fever2, approved those contingency plans for
        Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the
        Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(2)     The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
        Slovenia and Slovakia have submitted contingency plans for the control of classical
        swine fever to the Commission for approval.
(3)     Those contingency plans fulfil the criteria laid down in Directive 2001/89/EC and,
        subject to a regular update and an effective implementation, permit the desired
        objective to be attained.
(4)     The contingency plans submitted by the new Member States should therefore be
        approved.
1
        OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
2
        OJ L 93, 8.4.1999, p. 24. Decision as amended by Decision 2000/113/EC (OJ L 33, 8.2.2000, p. 23.).
 ---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 classical swine fever submitted by the new Member
States listed in the Annex are approved.
                                           Article 2
This Decision shall apply subject to and 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