90/678/EEC: Council Decision of 13 December 1990 recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Community as being either officially swine fever free or swine fever free

COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 1990
recognizing certain parts of the territory of the  Community as being either officially swine fever free or swine fever free
(90/678/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 Directive 90/425/EEC (2),  and in particular Article 4b (1) (c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of
12 December 1972 on health problems affecting  intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (4), and in  particular Article 13a (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Decision 88/303/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 90/63/EEC (6), recognizes certain  parts of the territory of Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain as being  officially swine fever free and certain parts of Belgium, Germany, France and Italy as being swine  fever free;
Whereas by Commission Decisions 89/420/EEC (7), 89/473/EEC (8), 90/251/EEC (9) Spain, the  Netherlands and Greece were recognized respectively as officially swine fever free Member States  within the context of disease eradication in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (2), 3 (2)  and 7 of Directive 80/1095/EEC (10), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (11); whereas those  Member States comply since that date with the criteria for an
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officially swine fever free Member  State as defined in Article 2 (q) of Directive 64/432/EEC;
Whereas in a certain part of the territory of Germany swine fever has not been detected for more  than one year, vaccination against swine fever has not been authorized for at least the preceding  12 months and the holdings contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever during  the previous 12 months; consequently, this part of the territory fulfils the requirements for being  recognized
as officially swine fever free for the purpose of intra-Community trade;
Whereas within the framework of an eradication plan the Commission, by Decision 90/614/EEC (12),  has recognized certain regions in Germany as being officially swine fever free;
Whereas in certain parts of the territory of Germany, Belgium, France and Italy swine fever has not  been detected for more than one year; whereas, consequently, these parts of the territory fulfil  the requirements for being recognized as swine fever free for the purpose of intra-Community trade  in fresh meat,