L 215/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.8.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 July 2001 on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease, criteria to provide information on this disease and repealing Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC (notified under document number C(2001) 2236) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/618/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 swine (!), as last amended and updated by Directive 2000/20/EC (3, and in particular Article 8, Article 9(2) and Article 10(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 93/24/EEC () establishes addi- tional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for Member States or regions free of the disease. (2)  Commission Decision 93/244[EEC (*) establishes addi- tional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for certain parts of the territory of the Community where approved programmes are in place for the eradication of this disease. (3)  The International Office of Epizootic Diseases (OIE) is the international organisation designated under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosa- nitary Measures in application of GATT 1994 which is responsible for the establishment of international animal health rules for trade in animals and animal products. These rules are published in the International Animal Health Code. (4)  The chapter of the International Animal Health Code on Aujeszky's disease has recently been substantially amended. (5) It is appropriate to modify the additional guarantees required in intra-Community trade of pigs in relation to Aujeszky's disease in order to ensure their consistency with the international rules on this disease and better control in the Community. (6)  Criteria must be established on the information to be provided by the Member States on Aujeszky's disease, in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 64/432[EEC. (7)  For the sake of clarity Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/ 244[EEC should be repealed and a single Decision should be adopted concerning additional guarantees in () O] 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. () O] L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35. () O] L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 18. (% OJ L 111, 5.5.1993, p. 21. intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease and on criteria to provide information on this disease. (8)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The dispatching of pigs intended for breeding or production destined for the Member States or regions free of Aujeszky's disease listed in Annex I and coming from any other Member State or region not listed in that Annex is authorised subject to the following conditions: (@) Aujeszky's disease must be compulsorily notifiable in the Member State of origin; (b) a plan for the control and eradication of Aujeszky's disease, fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 9(1) of Directive 64/432[EEC, must be in place in the Member State or regions of origin under the supervision of the competent authority. Appropriate measures on pig transport and movements must be in place according to this plan for preventing a spread of disease between holdings of a different status; (c) with regard to the holding of origin of the pigs: — no clinical, pathological or serological evidence of Aujeszky's disease has been recorded in the previous 12 months in the holding in question, — no clinical, pathological or serological evidence of Aujeszky's disease has been recorded in the previous 12 months in the holdings located in an area of 5 km surrounding the holding of origin of the pigs; however, this provision shall not apply if, in these latter holdings, disease monitoring and eradication measures have been regularly applied under the supervision of the competent authority and in accordance with the erad- ication plan referred to in point (b), and these measures have effectively prevented any spread of disease to the holding in question,