25. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 108/57 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 April 1986 concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in the : Netherlands (86/139/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (%), and in particular Articles 9, 9a and 9b. Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in fresh meat (®) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 and in particular Articles 8, 8a and 8b, Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products () as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Articles 7, 7a and 7b, Whereas an outbreak of African swine fever has occurred in the Netherlands; Whereas the Netherlands’ authorities have immediately forbidden the exportation to other Member States, of live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat based products coming from an extensive geographically delimited zone around the outbreaks of the disease ; Whereas, in addition, the Netherlands’ authorities have also institued a ban on the slaughter of all pigs in the specified zone, all movement of pigs and all movement of () OJ No L 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. () O] No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. () O] No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. pigmeat products towards other parts of the territory of the Netherlands; and that the Netherlands’ authorities have eliminated all the pigs in the infected herds and all the pigs in suspected herds ; Whereas this epizootic by its nature represents a danger to pig herds in other Member States resulting from trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat based products ; Whereas the energetic measures adopted by the Nether- lands’ authorities are considered satisfactory ; Whereas the Netherlands’ authorities have agreed to maintain these measures for the necessary period of time, these measures will be re-examined within the framework of the Standing Veterinary Committee ; Whereas consequently, the necessary conditions for regionalizing the restrictive measures have been met; Whereas certain Member States have adopted protective measures whilst awaiting a Commission Decision ; these measures must be suspended ; Whereas the measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The Netherlands shall not send to other Member States live pigs coming from that part of the Netherlands described in the Annex.