31. 8. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 221/65 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/526/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 Directive 92/118/EEC (3), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989, concerning veterinary checks in intra- Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (®), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9, Whereas since 5 July 1996 a number of outbreaks of foot- and-mouth disease have been declared in the province of Evros in Greece; Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Greece was considered liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products; whereas it was therefore necessary to take a safeguard measure, under Commission Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot and mouth disease (*), for the whole of Greece concerning trade in live biungulate animals and these products; Whereas no other cases of foot-and-mouth disease have since been declared elsewhere in Greece; Whereas Greece has taken measures in accordance with Council Directive 85/511/EEC (%), of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures controlling foot-and- mouth disease as last amended by Decision 92/380/ EEC (%), and furthermore has introduced additional measures within Evros; Whereas the Greek authorities have presented informa- tion to the Commission which has indicated that outbreaks of the disease have been restricted to Evros; () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. () O] No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. () O] No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () O] No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 38. () OJ No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11. () O No L 198, 17. 7. 1992, p. 54. whereas the controls in place are judged to be sufficient to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from the infected areas to other parts of Greece or to other Member States; Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in South Eastern Europe requires an intensified disease surveillance in the border areas of Greece; Whereas it is therefore appropriate to replace the existing safeguard measure with one that is applicable only to the areas recognised as being infected with foot-and-mouth disease; whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Commission Decision 96/440/EC; 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 1.  Greece shall not send live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from or through parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States. 2. The health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (") accompanying live bovine and porcine animals consigned from Greece and Council Directive 91/68/EEC () accompanying live ovine and caprine animals consigned from Greece shall bear the following words: ‘Animals conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece. 3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for biun- gulates, other than those covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, shall bear the following words: ‘Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece. () O) No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () O] No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.