CELEX: 32005D0179
Language: en
Date: 2005-03-04 00:00:00
Title: 2005/179/EC: Commission Decision of 4 March 2005 amending Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and enzootic bovine leukosis and Slovakia of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis (notified under document number C(2005) 483) (Text with EEA relevance)

8.3.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 61/37
            
         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 4 March 2005
   amending Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Slovenia is free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and enzootic bovine leukosis and Slovakia of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis
   (notified under document number C(2005) 483)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2005/179/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), and in particular Annex A (I) (4), Annex A (II) (7) and Annex D (I) (E) thereto,
   Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2), and in particular Annex A, Chapter 1, point II thereto,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (3) lists the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In Slovenia, ovine or caprine brucellosis has been compulsorily notifiable for at least five years and no case of that disease has been officially confirmed during that period. That Member State has also prohibited vaccination against that disease for at least three years. In addition, Slovenia has undertaken to comply with certain other conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be carried out following recognition of that Member State as brucellosis-free. Slovenia should therefore be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine or caprine holdings.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The lists of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in 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 (4).
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Following evaluation by the Commission of the documentation submitted by Slovenia to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom from enzootic bovine leukosis, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Following evaluation by the Commission of the documentation submitted by Slovakia to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom from bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Decisions 93/52/EEC and 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
   Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
   Article 2
   Annexes I, II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 4 March 2005.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Markos KYPRIANOU
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).
   
      (2)  OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/554/EC (OJ L 248, 9.7.2004, p. 1).
   
      (3)  OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 14. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/28/EC (OJ L 15, 19.1.2005, p. 30).
   
      (4)  OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/28/EC.
   
      ANNEX I
      Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the following:
      
         
            ‘ANNEX I
            MEMBER STATES
            
                        ISO code
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                        BE
                     
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                        CZ
                     
                     
                        Czech Republic
                     
                  
                        DK
                     
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                        DE
                     
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                        IE
                     
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                        LU
                     
                     
                        Luxembourg
                     
                  
                        HU
                     
                     
                        Hungary
                     
                  
                        NL
                     
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                        AT
                     
                     
                        Austria
                     
                  
                        SI
                     
                     
                        Slovenia
                     
                  
                        SK
                     
                     
                        Slovakia
                     
                  
                        FI
                     
                     
                        Finland
                     
                  
                        SE
                     
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                        UK
                     
                     
                        United Kingdom’
                     
                  
      
   
   
      ANNEX II
      Annexes I, II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  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
                           
                        
                              FR
                           
                           
                              France
                           
                        
                              LU
                           
                           
                              Luxembourg
                           
                        
                              NL
                           
                           
                              Netherlands
                           
                        
                              AT
                           
                           
                              Austria
                           
                        
                              SK
                           
                           
                              Slovakia
                           
                        
                              FI
                           
                           
                              Finland
                           
                        
                              SE
                           
                           
                              Sweden’
                           
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  In Annex II, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘CHAPTER 1
                  Officially brucellosis-free Member States
                  
                              ISO code
                           
                           
                              Member State
                           
                        
                              BE
                           
                           
                              Belgium
                           
                        
                              CZ
                           
                           
                              Czech Republic
                           
                        
                              DK
                           
                           
                              Denmark
                           
                        
                              DE
                           
                           
                              Germany
                           
                        
                              LU
                           
                           
                              Luxembourg
                           
                        
                              NL
                           
                           
                              Netherlands
                           
                        
                              AT
                           
                           
                              Austria
                           
                        
                              SK
                           
                           
                              Slovakia
                           
                        
                              FI
                           
                           
                              Finland
                           
                        
                              SE
                           
                           
                              Sweden’
                           
                        
            
                  3.
               
               
                  In Annex III, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘CHAPTER 1
                  Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member States
                  
                              ISO code
                           
                           
                              Member State
                           
                        
                              BE
                           
                           
                              Belgium
                           
                        
                              CZ
                           
                           
                              Czech Republic
                           
                        
                              DK
                           
                           
                              Denmark
                           
                        
                              DE
                           
                           
                              Germany
                           
                        
                              ES
                           
                           
                              Spain
                           
                        
                              FR
                           
                           
                              France
                           
                        
                              IE
                           
                           
                              Ireland
                           
                        
                              CY
                           
                           
                              Cyprus
                           
                        
                              LU
                           
                           
                              Luxembourg
                           
                        
                              NL
                           
                           
                              Netherlands
                           
                        
                              AT
                           
                           
                              Austria
                           
                        
                              SI
                           
                           
                              Slovenia
                           
                        
                              FI
                           
                           
                              Finland
                           
                        
                              SE
                           
                           
                              Sweden
                           
                        
                              UK
                           
                           
                              United Kingdom’