2000/173/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2000 amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany (notified under document number C(2000) 378) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 2000
amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany
(notified under document number C(2000) 378)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/173/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Member States may obtain the status of approved farm free of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haermorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for fish farms located in zones which are non-approved in respect of IHN and VHS.
(2) The list of approved fish farms in Germany was established by Commission Decision 95/124/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/521/EC(4).
(3) Germany, by letter of 17 September 1999, 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 certain fish farms situated in Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for maintenance of the approved status.
(4) The Commission and the Member States examined the justifications notified by Germany for each farm.
(5) The result of this examination is that the farms concerned meet the requirements of Article 6 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC.
(6) Therefore, the farms in question are eligible for the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone.
(7) Those farms should be added to the list of farms which have already been approved.
(8) Germany, by letter of 15 September 1999, informed the Commission that the farm "Hattop" situated in Thuringia, which is listed in the Annex to Decision 95/124/EC, has ceased operation.
(9) This farm shall, therefore, be withdrawn from the list of approved farms.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,