No L 103/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 5. 95 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 April 1995 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Sweden with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Sweden from third countries (95/157/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 30 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the orga- nization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Direc- tives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (9, as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 28 thereof, Whereas the Member States need to implement transi- tional measures concerning border inspection posts for both livestock products and live animals ; whereas, in this respect, Commission Decision 94/24/EC (%) establishes a list of preselected border inspection posts; Whereas Sweden must also be able to implement such transitional measures ; whereas a list of preselected border inspection posts for Sweden must therefore be estab- lished ; Whereas Sweden does not yet have enough suitable infrastructure for checking live animals and livestock products along its land border with Norway; whereas provision should therefore be made for specific transi- tional measures for that border; Whereas, in the context of these measures, it is necessary to define the inspection sites linked to crossing points on the external border; whereas, therefore, the relevant provisions of Chapter I of Directive 91/496/EEC and Chapter I of Directive 90/675/EEC must be adjusted ; Whereas the purpose of the measures laid down in this Decision is to ensure that all the checks provided for are carried out by the Swedish authorities ; () OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. S6. () OJ No L 18, 21. 1. 1994, p. 16. Whereas this Decision should be adopted without preju- dice to the implementation, where necessary, of the rele- vant provisions of Article 9 of Directive 90/675/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 91/496/EEC ; Whereas, in the interests of clarity, all the transitional measures to be implemented by Sweden should be adopted in a single decision ; 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 Sweden shall apply the measures provided for in this Decision with regard to veterinary checks on live animals and livestock products coming from third countries until 1 July 1995. CHAPTER 1 LIVE ANIMALS Article 2 1. Live animals from third countries must enter the territory of Sweden through one of the preselected border inspection posts in accordance with Article 3 or one of the crossing points in accordance with Article 4. 2. The Swedish authorities shall take the necessary measures to penalize all infringements of paragraph 1 ‘committed by natural or legal persons. In the most serious cases, such measures may include the destruction of the animals. Article 3 Directive 91/496/EEC shall apply where live animals enter through one of the preselected border inspection posts listed in Annex I to this Decision.