Introductory text
United Kingdom
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 swinef1, and in particular Annex A(II)(7) thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
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.
(2)
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 herdsf2.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
(6)
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.
(7)
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.
(8)
Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9)
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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