Document ID: 32002D0788

Commission Decision
of 10 October 2002
amending Council Directive 82/894/EEC on the notification of animal diseases within the Community
(notified under document number C(2002) 3670)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/788/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 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2000/556/EC(2) and in particular the first indent of Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Infectious salmon anaemia and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia should be included in the list of notifiable diseases so that prompt action can be taken at Community level when outbreaks occur on farms and areas approved as being free of these diseases,
(2) The Annexes to Directive 82/894/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Directive 82/894/EEC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 October 2002.

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