L 246/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.9.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 September 2001 amending Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain (notified under document number C(2001) 2684) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/694/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  Spain has then requested to prolong these measures. Decision 2001/550/EC must therefore be amended Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European accordingly. Community, (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of Committee, classical swine fever (*), as last amended by the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9(6)(g) thereof, Whereas: (1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever in Spain were declared by the Veterinary Authorities of Spain. (2)  In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC protection and surveillance zones were immediately established around outbreak sites in Spain. (3)  The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh meat are given in Council Directive 64[433/EEC on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (3, as last amended by Directive 95/ 23[EEC (). (4)  Following a request of Spain, by means of Decision 2001/550/EC (%) the Commission adopted a specific solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in the surveillance zones established in the Province of Lérida and slaugh- tered. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. In Article 1 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words ‘before 11 July 20071’ are replaced by the words ‘ before 11 September 20071 2. In Article 6 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words ‘until 15 September 2001’ are replaced by the words ‘until 15 October 20071 Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission () O] L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11. () O] 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. () O] L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7. () O] L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 41.