18.1.2003 Official Journal of the European Communities L 13/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 17 January 2003 amending Decision 93/52/EEC recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (notified under document number C(2003) 20) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/44/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals ('), as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/261/EC (%), and in particular Annex A, Chapter 1.II thereto, Whereas: (1)  In Portugal, brucellosis has been a notifiable disease for at least five years. 2)  In the Autonomous Region of Azores at least 99,8 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucellosis- free holdings. This Region undertakes, furthermore, to comply with Annex A Chapter 1.II(2) to Directive 91/ 68/EEC. (3)  The Autonomous Region of Azores should consequently be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. meli- tensis). (4)  Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (), as last amended by Decision 2002/482[EC (%), should therefore be amended accordingly. 1 () OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. () OJL 91, 6.4.2002, p. 31. () OJL13,21.1.1993, p. 14. () OJ L 166, 25.6.2002, p. 23. dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 Annex II to Decision 93/52[EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. Atticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 January 2003. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission