97/227/EC: Commission Decision of 3 March 1997 amending Decision 95/473/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in France (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1997 amending Decision 95/473/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in France (Text with EEA relevance) (97/227/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas Member States may obtain the status of approved farm free of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for fish farms situated in a zone which is not approved as regards those diseases;
Whereas the list of approved farms in France was established by Commission Decision 95/473/EC (3), as amended by Decision 96/289/EC (4);
Whereas France, by letters dated 31 May 1996 and 10 October 1996, submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone in respect of IHN and VHS for other farms as also the national rules ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
Whereas the Commission and the Member States have examined the justifications notified by France in respect of those farms;
Whereas this examination shows that some farms meet all the requirements set out in Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC and that some farms do not meet these requirements, particularly as regards the sampling programme and the provisions relating to infrastructures;
Whereas, consequently, the farms which are in compliance with Directive 91/67/EEC may benefit from the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone;
Whereas those farms should be added to the list of farms which have already been approved;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,