2004/898/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain (notified under document number C(2004) 5212)Text with EEA relevance

24.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 379/105
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 December 2004
amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain
(notified under document number C(2004) 5212)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/898/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Articles 8(2)(d) and 9(1)(c) and Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/762/EC (2) has amended Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue (3) by establishing a restricted zone (zone F) corresponding to the bluetongue situation prevailing in Spain.
(2) New epidemiological, ecological and geographical data allow to exclude certain Spanish regions from this restricted zone.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,