2014/441/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 July 2014 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State (notified under document C(2014) 4547)  Text with EEA relevance

9.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 7 July 2014
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State
(notified under document C(2014) 4547)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/441/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 point E in Chapter I of Annex D thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or region of a Member State may be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.
(2) Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (2) lists the Member States and regions thereof which are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis -free.
(3) Estonia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
(4) Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Estonia, that Member-State should be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
(5) Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,