Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 4 May 2006

amending Decision 2006/274/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany

(notified under document number C(2006) 1897)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/328/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market^f1, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Germany.

(2)

Commission Decision 2006/274/EC of 6 April 2006 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 2006/254/EC^f2 was adopted in order to maintain and extend the measures taken by Germany pursuant to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever^f3.

(3)

On the basis of new epidemiological information provided by Germany, the duration for the minimum residence of pigs in the holding of origin should be reduced from 45 days to 30 days.

(4)

Decision 2006/274/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

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:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).
f2: OJ L 99, 7.4.2006, p. 36. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/306/EC (OJ L 113, 27.4.2006).
f3: OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.