# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/129 of 26 January 2015 amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) (notified under document C(2015) 172) (Text with EEA relevance)

EU Decision 2015/129 · adopted 26 January 2015

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/129 of 26 January 2015 amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) (notified under document C(2015) 172) (Text with EEA relevance)

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/129
of 26 January 2015
amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis)
(notified under document C(2015) 172)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals, and in particular Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 91/68/EEC defines the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as being officially brucellosis-free.
(2)
Annex I to Commission Decision 93/52/EEC lists the Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.
(3)
Cyprus has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in point 1(b) in Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for its whole territory.
(4)
Following an evaluation of the documentation submitted by Cyprus, that Member State should be recognised as being officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).
(5)
Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

## 2 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis Andriukaitis
Member of the Commission

## 

Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the following:
ANNEX I
Officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free Member States
ISO code
Member State
BE
Belgium
CZ
Czech Republic
DK
Denmark
DE
Germany
EE
Estonia
IE
Ireland
CY
Cyprus
LV
Latvia
LT
Lithuania
LU
Luxembourg
HU
Hungary
NL
Netherlands
AT
Austria
PL
Poland
RO
Romania
SI
Slovenia
SK
Slovakia
FI
Finland
SE
Sweden
UK
United Kingdom

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/129 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-129
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