No L 282/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 11. 95 COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 1995 repealing Decision 94/887/EC derogating from prohibitions relating to African swine fever for certain areas in Spain and repealing Council Decision 89/21/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (95/493/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 95/25/EC(), 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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, 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 Articles 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 1994 in the light of an improved health situa- tion it was possible to adopt Commission Decision 94/887/EC of 21 December 1994, derogating from prohi- bitions relating to African swine fever for certain areas of Spain and repealing Council Decision 89/21/EEC (¥, as amended by Decision 95/300/EC{(); Whereas Decision 94/887/EC resulted in the creation of a disease free area, a surveillance zone and an infected zone ; () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () O] No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 16. () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. () OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. (9 OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 16. () OJ No L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 112. () OJ No L 184, 3. 8. 1995, p. 5. Whereas it is the objective within the 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 Community financial contribution for 1995 (%) to carry out surveillance for African swine fever on its territory; Whereas Spain has reported the absence of African swine fever for at least 12 months, recorded by all methods of detection including serological surveys ; Whereas in the absence of disease the measures intro- duced by Decision 94/887/EC must be repealed; Whereas the Standing Veterinary Committee has deli- vered a favourable opinion, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 94/887/EC is hereby repealed. Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 December 1995. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1995. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ No L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 104.