23. 1. 98 L 18/35 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION DECISION of 21 January 1998 amending for the second time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (98/93/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market ('), as last amended by Council Dir- ective 92/118/EEC () and, in particular, Article 10(4) thereof, Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain; Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States; Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980, introducing Community measures for the control of clas- sical swine fever (°), as last amended by the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas, as a result of the disease situation the Commis- sion adopted Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997, concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (*); Whereas, as a result of the disease evolution the Commis- sion adopted Decision 97/446/EC (°), amending Decision 97/285/EC; Whereas slaughter pigs introduced from Spain to Italy have been found seropositive for classical swine fever; Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is necessary to amend for the second time measures adopted by Decision 97/285/EC; Whereas the measures shall apply to the comarcas veteri- narias Cuellar, Carbonero el Mayor, Canatalejo, Sta Maria la Real de Nieva, Sepulveda and Segovia in the Province of Segovia; Madrid, Parla, Aranjuez, Navalcarnero, () () () () ) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47. OJ L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 4. &) Colmenar viejo and Buitrago in the Region of Madrid; Toledo, Yuncos and Torrijos in the Province of Toledo; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex I to Decision 97/285/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 1.  Spain will submit a national serosurveillance programme for classical swine fever to the Commission by 31 January 1998 at the latest. 2. The programme will be examined by the Commis- sion and the Community Reference laboratory for clas- sical swine fever and presented for approval at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 3 and 4 February 1998. Article 3 The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commis- sion thereof. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 January 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission