Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 Recording the Compliance by Certain Member States Or Regions with the Requirements Relating to Brucellosis (B
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COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States of regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease 93/52/EEC (OJ No L 13, p. 14, 21.01.1993) amended by Accession Treaty 1994 (OJ No C 241, 29.8.94, p. 132) amended by Dec. 94/877/EEC (OJ No L 352, 31.12.94, p: 102) amended by Dec 94/965/EEC (OJ No L 371, 31.12.94, p. 31) amended by Dec 94/972/EEC (OJ No L 371, 31.12.94, p. 48) amended by Dec 97/315/EC (OJ No L 137, 28.5.97, p. 20) amended by Dec. 2001/292/EC (OJ No. L 100, 11.04.2001, p. 28) amended by Dec. 2002/482/EC (OJ No. L 166, 25.06.2002, p. 23) amended by 2003/44/EC (OJ No. L 13, 18.01.2003, p. 37) amended by 2003/237/EC (OJ No. L 87, 04.04.2003, p. 13) amended by 2003/732/EC (OJ No. L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 30) amended by 2004/199/EC (OJ No. L 64, 02.03.2004, p. 41) amended by 2004/320/EC (OJ No. L 102, 07.04.2004, p. 75) amended by 2005/28/EC (OJ No. L 15, 19.01.2005, p. 30) amended by 2005/179/EC (OJ L 61, 8.3.2005, p. 37) amended by 2005/604/EC (OJ No. L 206, 09.08.2005, p. 12) amended by 2005/764/EC (OJ L 288, 29.10.2005, p. 56) amended by 2006/169/EC (OJ No. L 57, 28.02.2006, p. 35) amended by 2007/399/EC (OJ No. L 150, 12.06.2007, p. 11) amended by 2008/97/EC (OJ No. L 32, 06.02.2008, p. 25) amended by 2010/391/EU (OJ No. L 180, 15.07.2010, p. 21) amended by 2010/695/EU (OJ No. L 303, 19.11.2010, p. 14) amended by 2011/277/EU (OJ No. L 122, 11.05.2011.p. 100) amended by 2013/177/EU (OJ No. L 103, 12.04.2013, p. 5) amended by 2014/91/EU (OJ No. L 46, 18.02.2014, p. 12) amended by 2014/892/EU (OJ No. L 354, 11.12.2014, p. 45) amended by (EU) 2015/129 (OJ No. L 21, 28.01.20015, p. 18) amended by (EU) 2016/1811 (OJ No. L 276, 13.10.2016, p. 11) amended by (EU) 2017/252 (OJ No. L 37, 14.02.2017, p. 19) amended by (EU) 2017/1910 (OJ No. L 269, 19.10.2017, S. 46) amended by (EU) 2019/65 (OJ No. L 13, 16.01.2019, p. 8) 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 in- tra-Community trade on ovine and caprine animals, 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 offi- cially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free status; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, Whereas ... 2005/179/EC (1) Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (3) lists the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC. (2) In Slovenia, ovine or caprine brucellosis has been compulsorily notifiable for at least five years and no case of that disease has been officially confirmed during that period. That Member State has also prohibited vaccination against that disease for at least three years. In addition, Slovenia has undertaken to comply with certain other conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be carried out following recognition of that Member State as brucellosis-free. Slo- venia should therefore be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine or caprine holdings. (3) Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free of tuberculo- sis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive. (4) The lists of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic- bovine-leukosis free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (4). (5) Following evaluation by the Commission of the documentation submitted by Slovenia to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom from enzootic bovine leukosis, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis. (6) Following evaluation by the Commission of the documentation submitted by Slovakia to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the freedom from bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis. (7) Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 2005/604/EC (1) Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease lists the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC. (2) In the Regions of Marche and Piemonte, at least 99,8 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucellosisfree hold- ings. In addition, those Regions have undertaken to comply with certain other conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be carried out following recognition of the concerned provinces as brucellosis-free. (3) The Regions of Marche and Piemonte should therefore be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as re- gards ovine or caprine holdings. (4) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and en- zootic-bovine-leukosis free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds. (5) Italy submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania and Vercelli in the Region of Piemonte in order that those provinces may be declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds. (6) Italy also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Piemonte in order that this Region may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds. (7) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Novara, Verbania and Vercelli in the Region of Piemonte should be declared officially free of bovine brucellosis and the Region of Piemonte should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis. (8) Decisions 93/52/EEC and 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 2005/764/EC (1) Commission Decision 93/52/EEC of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (3), lists the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC. (2) In the province of Grosseto in the Region of Toscana, at least 99,8 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are officially brucello- sis-free holdings. In addition, that province has undertaken to comply with certain other conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC concerning random checks to be carried out following recognition of the concerned province as brucellosis-free.