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6.8.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 204/39 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 August 2009
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain Member States and regions thereof are officially free of bovine brucellosis
(Notified under document C(2009) 6086)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/600/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A(II)(7) thereto,
Whereas:
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Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may be declared officially free of bovine brucellosis as regards bovine herds, subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive. |
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The lists of Member States and regions thereof declared free of bovine brucellosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2). |
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Ireland and Poland have submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards their whole territory in order that those Member States may be considered officially bovine brucellosis-free Member States. |
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Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Ireland and Poland, the whole territory of those Member States should be recognised as officially bovine brucellosis-free. |
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Portugal has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the islands of Faial and Santa Maria in the Autonomous Region of Azores in order that those islands may be considered officially bovine brucellosis-free regions of Portugal. |
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In addition, Spain has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas in Spain in order that those provinces may be considered officially bovine brucellosis-free regions of Spain. |
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Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Portugal and Spain, the islands and provinces concerned should be recognised as officially bovine brucellosis-free regions of those Member States. |
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Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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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
Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 August 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX II
CHAPTER 1
Officially brucellosis-free Member States
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Member State |
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BE |
Belgium |
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CZ |
Czech Republic |
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DK |
Denmark |
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DE |
Germany |
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IE |
Ireland |
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FR |
France |
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LU |
Luxembourg |
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NL |
Netherlands |
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AT |
Austria |
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PL |
Poland |
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SI |
Slovenia |
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SK |
Slovakia |
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FI |
Finland |
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SE |
Sweden |
CHAPTER 2
Officially brucellosis-free regions of Member States
In Italy:
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Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara, |
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Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, |
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Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, |
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Region Lazio: Province of Rieti; |
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Region Liguria: Provinces of Imperia, Savona, |
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Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese, |
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Region Marche, |
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Region Piemonte, |
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Region Puglia: Province of Brindisi, |
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Region Sardegna: Provinces of Cagliari, Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari, |
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Region Toscana, |
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Region Trentino-Alto Adige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento, |
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Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni, |
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Region Veneto. |
In Portugal:
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Autonomous Region of Azores: Islands of Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria. |
In Spain:
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Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, |
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Province of Las Palmas. |
In the United Kingdom:
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Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.’ |