No L 320/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 12. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 amending Decision 96/526/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Text with EEA relevance) (96/695/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 (3, 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 Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9, Whereas as a result of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in July 1996 in Greece the Commission adopted Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (*); whereas in the light of the disease situation the said Decision was repealed and the established disease- protection measures were amended by Commission De- cision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (%) Whereas the measures adopted by Commission Decision 96/526/EC define certain requirements to a disease surveillance programme; Whereas Greece has requested the measures in the said Decision to be amended concerning inspection of cattle; 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 96/526/EC is hereby amended as follows: in the third indent of point II in Annex II the words ‘each week’ are replaced by ‘with 15 days’ interval’. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 November 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission J No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. J No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. J No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. ] No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 38. J No L 221, 31. 8. 1996, p. 65. () () () () ) 0000 o