{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-674/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-674/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2008/674",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 13 August 2008 amending Decision 2007/683/EC approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Hungary (notified under document number C(2008) 4321) (Only the Hungarian text is authentic) (2008/674/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-674",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 13 August 2008\namending Decision 2007/683/EC approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Hungary\n(notified under document number C(2008) 4321)\n(Only the Hungarian text is authentic)\n(2008/674/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever, and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2007/683/EC approved a plan submitted by Hungary on 11 July 2007 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the areas of that Member State set out in the Annex to that Decision.\n(2)\nHungary has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs in that Member State. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs need to be extended to certain areas of the county of Heves and the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.\n(3)\nFor the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the Annex to Decision 2007/683/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.\n(4)\nDecision 2007/683/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\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",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 27. Decision as amended by Decision 2008/159/EC (OJ L 51, 26.2.2008, p. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/674/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:44.423659+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}