10.4.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 937 COMMISSION DECISION of 9 April 2002 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC, 93/244/EEC and 2001/618/EC as regards the list of Member States and regions free of Aujeszky's disease and regions where approved Aujeszky's disease eradication programmes are in place (notified under document number C(2002) 1326) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/270/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 Commission Decision 2001/298/EC (3, and in particular Article 10(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) The additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease, and the lists of terri- tories in the Member States which are free from this disease and where approved disease control programmes are in place, are laid down in Commission Decision 93/24[EEC (}), as last amended by Decision 2001/ 746/EC (*) and Commission Decision 93/244/EEC (), as last amended by Decision 2001/905/EC (°). As from 1 July 2002 Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC will be repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2001/ 618/EC (7). (2) A programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease was implemented in Bavaria, Germany, that had been approved by Commission Decision 95/210/EC (¥). (3)  Germany considers that Bavaria is now free from Aujeszky's disease, and has submitted supporting docu- mentation to the Commission as required in Article 10 of Council Directive 64/432/EEC. (4)  The programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Bavaria. (5)  Commission Decisions 93/24/EEC, 93/244[EEC and 2001/618/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. 1 () O] 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. () O L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 63. () O] L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 18. () O] L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 41. () O] L 111, 5.5.1993, p. 21. () O] L 335, 19.12.2001, p. 22. () O] L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 48, as last amended by Decision 2001/ 905/EC. () O] L 132, 16.6.1995, p. 19. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex I to Decision 93/24[EEC is replaced by the text in Annex A to this Decision. Article 2 Annex I to Decision 93/244[EEC is replaced by the text in Annex B to this Decision. Article 3 Annexes [ and II of Decision 2001/618/EC are replaced by the text in Annexes A and C to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall apply from 1 April 2002. Atrticle 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 April 2002. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission