99/556/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1999 amending Decision 95/473/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in France (notified under document number C(1999) 2153) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 July 1999
amending Decision 95/473/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in France
(notified under document number C(1999) 2153)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/556/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas the Member States may obtain the status of approved farms free of certain fish diseases for fish farms located in zones which are non-approved in respect of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);
(2) Whereas the list of approved fish farms in France was established by Commission Decision 95/473/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 97/227/EC(4);
(3) Whereas France has submitted justifications to the Commission for obtaining for other fish farms the status of approved farms located in zones which are non-approved in respect of IHN and VHS, as well as the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
(4) Whereas the Commission and the Member States have examined the justifications submitted by France for those farms;
(5) Whereas that examination has show that some of the farms meet the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC; whereas some farms do not meet those requirements, in particular as regards their sampling programme and infrastructure provisions;
(6) Whereas the farms that meet the requirements of Directive 91/67/EEC should accordingly qualify for the status of approved farms in non-approved zones;
(7) Whereas those farms should be added to the list of approved farms;
(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,