16.10.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 266/1 I (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 October 2003 amending Decision 97/232[EC as regards the loss by Greenland of its status as being officially brucellosis free (notified under document number C(2003) 3575) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/736/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4 Greenland has informed the Commission of its intention not to carry out random sampling for Brucellosis meli- tensis in ovine and caprine animals. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (5)  Greenland therefore no longer complies with the requirements set out in point I(2) of Chapter 1 of Having regard to Council Directive 72[462[EEC (') of 12 Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems testing. Hence Greenland no longer fulfils the require- upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and ments for being recognised as being officially brucellosis swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries, as free. last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (3), and in parti- cular Article 3(1) thereof, (6)  Decision 97/232/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. Whereas: (7)  The measures provided for in this decision are in accor- (1)  Council Directive 91/68/EEC (), as last amended by dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (%), lays down the animal the Food Chain and Animal Health, health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals. (2)  Commission Decision 97/232[EC (), as last amended by Decision 2003/111/EC (%), draws up lists of third coun- HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: tries from which Member States authorise imports of sheep and goats. (3)  Greenland was recognised as being in compliance with Aricle 1 the requirements laid down in point II of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC and hence was recog- Part 5 of the Annex to Decision 97/232/EC is replaced by the nised as a third country that had satisfied the criteria for text in the Annex to this Decision. official brucellosis-free status. 1 ) O] L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. () OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36. ) () OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Article 2 () OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. () O] () 0] ) O] L 93, 8.4.1997, p. 43. o L 45,19.2.2003, p. 25. This Decision shall apply from 5 November 2003. 6