22. 6. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 149/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 June 1996 approving the measures to be implemented as regards bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Portugal (Text with EEA relevance) (96/381/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 (%), and in particular Article 10 (4) 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 (4) thereof, Whereas according to the second subparagraph of Article 9 (1) of Directive 89/662/EEC and the second subpara- graph of Article 10 (1) of Directive 90/425/EEC, the Member State of origin shall implement on its territory the appropriate measures to prevent all situations which may constitute a serious hazard to animals or to human health; Whereas, to protect animal and human health in the Community, the Commission adopted Decision 94/474/EC of 27 July 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC (*), as last amended by Decision 95/287/EC (%), Decision 92/290/EEC of 14 May 1992 concerning certain protec- tion measures relating to bovine embryos in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United Kingdom (¥, as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Decision 94/381/EC of 27 June 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the feeding of mammalian derived protein (°), as amended by Decision 95/60/EC (°), Decision 94/382/EC of 27 June 1994 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste of ruminant origin, with a view to the inactivation of spongiform encephalo- pathy agents (*), as amended by Decision 95/29/EC (%), and Decision 96/239/EC of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalo- pathy ("), as amended by Decision 96/362/EC ('), Whereas, upon the publication in March 1996 of new information on certain cases of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease where the link to BSE could not be ruled out, Com- munity bodies have recognized that decisive action must be taken in order to control and finally eradicate BSE; () OJ No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 96. () OJ No L 181, 1. 8. 1995, p. 40. () OJ No L 152, 4. 6. 1992, p. 37. () OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 23. % O] No L 55, 11. 3. 1995, p. 43. ) OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 25. (% OJ No L 38, 18. 2. 1995, p. 17. (") OJ No L 78, 28. 3. 1996, p. 47. (?) OJ No L 139, 12. 6. 1996, p. 17.