1999/746/EC: Commission Decision of 8 November 1999 amending for the third time Decision 1999/293/EC concerning certain protective measures against bluetongue in parts of Greece (notified under document number C(1999) 3604) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the Greek text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 November 1999
amending for the third time Decision 1999/293/EC concerning certain protective measures against bluetongue in parts of Greece
(notified under document number C(1999) 3604)
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/746/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) following outbreaks of bluetongue on certain islands in south-eastern Greece, the Commission adopted protective measures by Decision 1999/293/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/683/EC(4);
(2) considering the extension of the outbreak, those measures were extended to the prefectures of Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi, Serres, Drama and Kavala by Decision 1999/623/EC(5) and Decision 1999/683/EC;
(3) new data indicate that the bluetongue virus is circulating in the prefectures of Chalkidiki and Lesvos;
(4) Decision 1999/293/EC should therefore be amended to include the prefectures of Chalkidiki and Lesvos;
(5) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,