Document ID: 32003D0376

Commission Decision
of 22 May 2003
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/304/EC as regards programmes applied with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones or farms for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
(notified under document number C(2003) 1627)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/376/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 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By means of Decision 2002/304/EC(3), as amended by Decision 2002/879/EC(4), the Commission approved programmes with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones or approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN).
(2) Italy has submitted to the Commission additional programmes concerning IHN and VHS, with a view to obtaining approved zone status for water catchment areas. These programmes specify geographical delimitation of the zones concerned, the measures to be taken by the official services, the procedures to be followed by the approved laboratories, the prevalence of the diseases concerned and the measures to combat these diseases where detected.
(3) The programmes submitted by Italy have been found to comply with Article 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC.
(4) Some programmes approved by Decision 2002/304/EC have been finalised, and should be deleted from Decision 2002/304/EC.
(5) Decision 2002/304/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) 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
Decision 2002/304/EC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.
2. Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2003.

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