Introductory text

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^f1, and in particular Annex A(I)(4) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,

Whereas:

Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.

The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis 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^f2.

Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards all the provinces of the Region of Veneto in order that that region may be considered an officially bovine tuberculosis-free region of Italy.

Following the evaluation of that documentation, that region of Italy should be recognised as an officially bovine-tuberculosis-free region of that Member State.

Poland has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards two administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative unit (Voivodship) of Małopolskie, in order that those regions may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Poland.

Following the evaluation of that documentation, those regions (powiaty) of Poland should be recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of that Member State.

Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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