No L 352/112 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 94 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1994 derogating from prohibitions relating to African swine fever for certain areas in Spain and repealing Council Decision 89/21/EEC (94/887/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 by Directive 94/42/EC(3); and in particular Article 9a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (%) as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (%) and in particular Article 8a thereof, 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 Directive 91/687/EEC (%), and in particular Article 7a thereof, Whereas pursuant to Article 9a (1) of Directive 64/432/EEC, 8a (1) of Directive 72/461/EEC and 7a (1) of Directive 80/215/EEC, a derogation from the prohibition on the export of live swine, fresh pigmeat and certain meat products may be granted for one or more parts of the territory of a Member State where African swine fever has been recorded within the previous 12 months; Whereas in 1988 in the light of an improved health situa- tion it was possible to adopt Council Decision 89/21/EEC derogating from prohibitions relating to African swine fever for certain areas of Spain (), as last amended by Decision 94/788/EC(%); whereas the said decision resulted in the creation of a disease free region and an infected region, the later region consisting of a surveil- lance zone and an infected zone; Whereas it is necessary to take account of the protective measures taken by the Spanish authorities to prevent the (') OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 201, 4. 8. 1994, p. 26. () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. () OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. % OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. () O] No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 16. () OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1989, p. 24. () OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 34. contamination or recontamination of pig holdings situ- ated in specific areas of Spain and measures to control the movement of pigs and pigmeat from special areas ; like- wise it is necessary to recognize the measures put in place by the Spanish authorities ; Whereas it is the objective within the eradication programme adopted by Commission Decision 94/879/EC of 21 December 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of African swine fever presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Commu- nity financial contribution () to eliminate African swine fever from the remaining infected areas of Spain; Whereas a semi-extensive pig husbandry system is used in certain parts of Spain and named ‘montanera’ ; whereas in this system, pigs of a native pig breed are put to forage in pasture and forest land during the period of the year when acorns are available from the oak trees ; whereas in - the autonomous region of Andalusia, consisting of eight provinces including Huelva, Cordoba, Sevilla and Cadiz, movements of pigs for ‘montanera’ is of great socio- economic importance ; Whereas disposal and/or processing of animal waste in order to destroy African swine fever virus which might be present in susch materials shall take into account treat- ments for high risk material as provided for in Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC (") ; Whereas in the light of an improved health situation in certain parts of the autonomous region of Andalusia, some areas of this region can now be added to the esta- blished African swine fever-free region; Whereas the derogations from prohibitions relating to African swine fever introduced by Decision 89/21/EEC in the interest of clarity must be repealed; (°) See page 104 of this Official Journal. () O] No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. S1.