Document ID: 31986D0538

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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 October 1986
amending Decision 81/545/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from Bulgaria
(86/538/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 86/469/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for imports of fresh meat form Bulgaria have been established by Commission Decision 81/545/EEC (3);
Whereas the Bulgarian authorities have altered their vaccination policies against exotic foot-and-mouth disease and against swine fever; whereas, as regards exotic foot-and-mouth disease, A22 and Asia 1 subtypes are now used for the vaccination of cattle and sheep in a buffer zone along the borders with Turkey and Greece comprising the regions Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad; whereas swine fever vaccination is being carried out in Bulgaria;
Whereas certain Member States, because of their particular animal health situations concerning swine fever, benefit from special provisions in intra-Community trade and should therefore also be authorized to apply special provisions in respect of imports from third countries; whereas these provisions must be at least as strict as those which the same Member States apply in intra-Community trade;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 81/545/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, 'Mitchourine, Malko, Tarnovo, Groudovo, Elhovo and Svilengrad' are replaced by 'Bourgas, Jambol, Haskovo, Smoljan and Blagoevgrad'.
2. In Article 2 the existing paragraph is numbered '1'.
3. The following paragraph is added to Article 2:
'2. While remaining officially free from swine fever, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may, in respect of fresh meat of swine referred to under Article 1 (1) (a), retain their national animal health rules relating to protection against swine fever.'
4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 1986. However, the certificates currently used, amended if necessary in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, may be used until 28 February 1987.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1986.

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