2000/556/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 2000 amending Council Directive 82/894/EEC concerning the notification of animal diseases in the Community (notified under document number C(2000) 2494) (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Decision
of 7 September 2000
amending Council Directive 82/894/EEC concerning the notification of animal diseases in the Community
(notified under document number C(2000) 2494)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/556/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 concerning the notification of animal diseases in the Community(1), as last amended by Decision 98/12/EC(2), and in particular Article 5(2) first indent thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Animal Disease Notification System which implements Directive 82/894/EEC is being updated and it is opportune to review the system; information relating to restrictions is no longer required to be sent via this system.
(2) Fowl plague has been renamed by the Office international des Epizooties (OIE) as avian influenza and Teschen disease has been renamed porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis and the list of diseases must be amended accordingly.
(3) For reasons of clarity it is opportune to consolidate the previous amendments by updating and replacing all the annexes accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,