12. 11. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 292/35 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 November 1994 amending for the second time Decision 94/514/EC of 8 August 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Text with EEA relevance) (94/731/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 the Council Directive 92/118/EEC() 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 Council Directive 92/118/EEC and, in particular, Article 9, Whereas since 1 August 1994 several outbreaks of foot- and-mouth disease (FMD) have been declared in several parts of ‘Greece ; Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Greece is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products; Whereas Commission Decision 94/514/EC of 8 August 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (%), as amended by Decision 94/683/EC (%), prohibited trade in live suscep- tible animals and certain of their products; Whereas Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requi- rements governing trade in and imports into the Commu- nity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC, as last amended by Commision Decision 94/723/EC (%), lays down treatments which can () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. () OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. ) OF No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () OF No L 206, 9. 8. 1994, p. 16. 9 OF No L 272, 22. 10. 1994, p. 53. () OF No L 288, 9. 11. 1994, p. S1. be considered to render safe hides and skins which are contaminated with FMD virus; Whereas following such treatments hides and skins can be traded from FMD infected areas; Whereas wool which is dried and securely packaged does not pose a significant risk regarding spread of FMD virus ; 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 Decision 94/514/EC is hereby amended as follows: 1. in Article 1 (2) and (3), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994’ is replaced by ‘Commission Decision 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994 ; 2. in Aticle 2 (3), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994 is replaced by ‘Commission Deci- sion 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994 ; 3. in Article 3 (4), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994’ is replaced by ‘Commission Deci- sion 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994’ ; 4. in Article 4 (4), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994’ is replaced by ‘Commission Deci- sion 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994 ; 5. in Article 5 (4), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994’ is replaced by ‘Commission Deci- sion 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994 ; 6. in Article 6 (3) and (4), ‘Commission Decision 94/683/EC of 19 October 1994’ is replaced by ‘Commission Decision 94/731/EC of 8 November 1994’ ; 7. in Article 7, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following : ‘2. This prohibition shall not apply to hides and skins which were produced before 1 May 1994 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph