1999/399/EC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1999 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for the territory of Luxembourg (notified under document number C(1999) 1450)
L 150/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 6. 1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 2 June 1999 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guar- antees relating to Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for the territory of Luxem- bourg (notified under document number C(1999) 1450) (1999/399/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 98/99/EC (2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof, (1) Whereas an eradication programme was under- taken in the territory of Luxembourg for Aujeszky’s disease that had been approved by Commission Decisions 93/200/EEC (3) and 96/283/EEC (4); (2) Whereas in relation to this eradication programme certain additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for its territory had been granted to Luxembourg by Commission Decision 93/244/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 97/ 835/EC (6); (3) Whereas Luxembourg considers that its territory is free from Aujeszky’s disease and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC; (4) Whereas the programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from the terri- tory of Luxembourg; (5) Whereas the authorities of Luxembourg apply for national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to those provided by the present decision; (6) Whereas these additional guarantees must not be requested from Member States or regions of Member States which are themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky’s disease; (7) Whereas Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (7), as last amended by Decision 1999/56/EEC (8) lays down additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky’s disease for pigs destined for Member States or regions free of the disease and lists those regions in Annex I; (8) Whereas the whole territory of Luxembourg which is free of the disease should be added to Annex I of Decision 93/24/EEC and removed from Annex I of Decision 93/244/EEC; (9) 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 Annex I of Decision 93/24/EC is replaced by Annex I of this Decision. Annex I of Decision 93/244/EEC is replaced by Annex II of this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 15 June 1999. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. (2) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 107. (3) OJ L 87, 7. 4. 1993, p. 14. (4) OJ L 107, 30. 4. 1997, p. 16. (5) OJ L 111, 5. 5. 1993, p. 21. (6) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 56. (7) OJ L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 18. (8) OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 66. 17. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 150/33 ANNEX I ‘ANNEX I Regions free of Aujeszky’s disease which do not permit vaccination Denmark: all regions United Kingdom: all regions in England, Scotland and Wales France: Finland: Germany: Austria: Sweden: the Departments of Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe, Vendée, Charente, Charente- Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Aude, Dordogne Gironde, Landes, Lot-et- Garenne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ariège, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Haute Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Aube, Calvados, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Côte d’Or, Creuse, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gard, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loire-et-cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loiret, Lozère, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Oise, Puy-de-Dôme, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Vosges, Yonne all regions the Länder of Thüringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpom- mern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz all regions all regions Luxembourg: whole territory. ' ANNEX II ‘ANNEX I Germany: all regions except the Länder of Thüringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz. '