95/138/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 1995 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds in the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 March 1995 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/138/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 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 3 (14) thereof,
Whereas more than 99,9 % of bovine herds in the Netherlands have been declared officially tuberculosis-free within the meaning of point (d) of Article 2 of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least ten years; whereas, every year for the past six years at least, bovine tuberculosis has not been found to be present in more than one herd per 10 000 herds;
Whereas all bovine slaughtered in the Netherlands are subjected to a post mortem examination by an official veterinarian;
Whereas in order to maintain the qualification of 'officially tuberculosis-free` it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring efficacy which are adapted to the particular health situation of bovine herds in the Netherlands;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,