L 76/56 Official Journal of the European Union 19.3.2008 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 March 2008 amending Decision 2004/558/EC implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees for intra-Community trade in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and the approval of the eradication programme presented by certain Member States (notified under document number C(2008) 1004) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/233[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, programmes presented by certain Member States (%) approves the programmes for the control and eradication of the infection with the bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV1) presented by the Member States listed in Annex I to that Decision for the regions listed in that Annex, and for which additional guarantees for BHV1 apply in accordance with Article 9 of Directive Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 64/432EEC. 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 ('), and in particular (3)  The Czech Republic has now submitted the programme Article 9(2) thereof, with the aim of eradicating BHV1 infection in the whole territory of that Member State. That programme complies with the criteria set out in Article 9(1) of Directive 64/432[EEC. That programme also provides for rules Whereas: for the national movement of bovine animals which are equivalent to those previously implemented in certain Member States or regions thereof, which were (1) Article 9 of Directive 64/432JEEC provides that a successful in eradicating the disease in those Member Member State, which has a compulsory national States or regions. control programme for one of the contagious diseases listed in Annex E(Il) to that Directive, may submit its programme to the Commission for approval. That (“4) Article also provides for the definition of the additional guarantees which may be required in intra-Community trade. The programme presented by the Czech Republic and the additional guarantees presented in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 64/432[EEC, should be approved. (5)  Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (2)  Commission Decision 2004/558/EC of 15 July 2004 implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees for intra-Community trade in (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhino- accordance with the opinion of the Standing tracheitis and the approval of the eradication Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, () O) 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by (3 OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 20. Decision as last amended by Decision Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (O] L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26). 2007/584[EC (O] L 219, 24.8.2007, p. 37).