8. 6. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 143/11 Mcts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 1994 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from Croatia (Text with EEA relevance) (94/321/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, : Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (3, and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas Member States are required to import domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC (®), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (¥), which lays down the principles governing the organization of veteri- nary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries ; Whereas pursuant to Commission Decision 93/242/ EEC(%), as last amended by Decision 94/81/EC (%), imports of live animals are permitted from certain regions of Croatia ; Whereas the geographical proximity of Croatia to the Community has implications for the trade in live animals ; () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. () O No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 6. () OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27. % O] No L 110, 4. 5. 1993, p. 36. (9 OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1994, p. 8. Whereas following Community veterinary missions, it appears that the animal health situation in Croatia is controlled by veterinary services which, although currently in the process of reorganization, can neverthe- less offer satisfactory guarantees concerning diseases which might be transmitted through the importation of domestic animals of the bovine or porcine species ; Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Croatia “have confirmed that Croatia has during the last 24 months been free from foot-and-mouth disease and during the last 12 months been free from rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, vesicular stomatitis, bluetongue, African swine fever, porcine enteroviral encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease), swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema and that no vaccinations have been carried out against any of those diseases during the past 12 months ; ‘Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Croatia have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telex or telefax, within 24 hours, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the abovemen- tioned diseases and classical swine fever or of the adop- tion of vaccination against any of them or, within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the Croa- - tian import rules concerning bovine animals or swine or the semen or embryos thereof ; Whereas bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis have been eradicated from Croatia; whereas vaccination against bovine brucellosis is not permitted and whereas the measures taken by the responsible authorities of Croatia to prevent a recrudescence of these diseases are sufficient