THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade on ovine and caprine animals(1), and in particular Annex A, Chapter 1.II thereof,
Whereas, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany and certain regions in France, brucellosis (B. melitensis) has been a notifiable disease for at least five years; whereas no case has been confirmed officially there for at least five years and vaccination has been banned there for at least three years; whereas it should therefore be put on record that they comply with the conditions laid down in Annex A, Chapter 1.II (1) (b);
Whereas, in addition, the Member States or regions referred to above undertake to satisfy the provisions laid down in Annex A, Chapter 1.II (2); whereas, consequently, the Member States and regions in question should be accorded officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free status;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The Member States and regions referred to respectively in Annexes I and II satisfy the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC, Annex A, Chapter 1.II (1) (b).
The Member States and regions referred to respectively in Annexes I and II are recognized as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).
For Austria, Finland and Sweden the Commission shall supplement if necessary Annexes I and II. The appropriate decisions shall be adopted before the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty.] ]
Textual Amendments
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Textual Amendments
| ISO code | Member State |
|---|---|
| BE | Belgium |
| CZ | Czech Republic |
| DK | Denmark |
| DE | Germany |
| EE | Estonia |
| IE | Ireland |
| CY | Cyprus |
| LV | Latvia |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LU | Luxembourg |
| HU | Hungary |
| NL | Netherlands |
| AT | Austria |
| PL | Poland |
| RO | Romania |
| SI | Slovenia |
| SK | Slovakia |
| FI | Finland |
| SE | Sweden |
| UK | United Kingdom] |
Textual Amendments
F4 Substituted by Commission Decision of 21 February 2006 amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that Poland and certain provinces or regions of Italy are free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces or regions of Italy are free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis (notified under document number C(2006) 490) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/169/EC).
F5 Inserted by Commission Decision of 17 November 2010 amending the Annexes to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Estonia, Latvia and the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in Spain as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds (notified under document C(2010) 7856) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/695/EU).
[F6In France:
‘ Départements ’ :
Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Côte-d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Haute-Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Sarthe, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ville de Paris, Seine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Deux-Sèvres, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Territoire de Belfort, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise.]
[F7In Italy:
Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,
Province of Bolzano,
Region Emilia-Romagna,
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Region Lazio,
Region Liguria,
Region Lombardia,
Region Marche,
Region Molise,
Region Piemonte,
Region Puglia: Province of Brindisi,
Region Sardegna,
Region Toscana,
Province of Trento,
Region Umbria,
Region Valle d'Aosta,
Region Veneto.]
In Portugal:
Autonomous Region of the Azores.
[F8In Spain:
Autonomous Community of Aragon,
Autonomous Community of Andalusia: Provinces of Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva and Sevilla,
Autonomous Community of Asturias,
Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands,
Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands,
Autonomous Community of Cantabria,
Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha,
Autonomous Community of Castilla y León,
Autonomous Community of Catalonia,
Autonomous Community of Extremadura,
Autonomous Community of Galicia,
Autonomous Community of La Rioja,
Autonomous Community of Madrid,
Autonomous Community of Murcia,
Autonomous Community of Navarra,
Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco,
Autonomous Community of Valencia.] ]
Textual Amendments
F6 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 9 December 2014 amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of certain regions of France as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) (notified under document C(2014) 9218) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/892/EU).
F7 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1811 of 11 October 2016 amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of the Province of Brindisi in the Region Puglia of Italy as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) (notified under document C(2016) 6290) (Text with EEA relevance).
F8 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1970 of 26 November 2019 amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free status and Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the officially brucellosis-free status of certain regions of Spain and Annexes I and II to Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the free status and the approval of the eradication programmes for Aujeszky’s disease for certain regions of Italy (notified under document C(2019) 8378) (Text with EEA relevance).