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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-137/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/137",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 23 February 2007 amending Decision 2006/805/EC as regards classical swine fever control measures in Germany (notified under document number C(2007) 535) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/137/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-137",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 23 February 2007\namending Decision 2006/805/EC as regards classical swine fever control measures in Germany\n(notified under document number C(2007) 535)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2007/137/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in certain Member States. That Decision establishes certain disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in those Member States.\n(2)\nGermany has informed the Commission that the disease situation in certain areas of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate has significantly improved. The measures provided for in Decision 2006/805/EC concerning those areas should therefore no longer apply.\n(3)\nDecision 2006/805/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 67."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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