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Document 32002D0189

2002/189/EC: Commission Decision of 5 March 2002 amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 847)

OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 26–26 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 17/04/2003; implicitno zavrnjeno 32003D0218

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2002/189/oj

32002D0189

2002/189/EC: Commission Decision of 5 March 2002 amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 847)

Official Journal L 063 , 06/03/2002 P. 0026 - 0026


Commission Decision

of 5 March 2002

amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy

(notified under document number C(2002) 847)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/189/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue(1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Following the evolution of the bluetongue situation in four Member States in 2001, Commission Decision 2001/783/EC of 9 November 2001 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones(2), as last amended by Decision 2002/35/EC(3), was adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/75/EC.

(2) It is clear from the results of the epidemiological survey implemented by the Italian authorities that no virus circulation has taken place in Latina province for more than 100 days and as a consequence this province can be considered as free of the disease.

(3) As a result, Latina province may be deleted from the list of the provinces included in the protection and surveillance zone established in Annex I C to Decision 2001/783/EC.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I C to Decision 2001/783/EC the Latina province is deleted.

Article 2

Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision.

They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2002.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

(2) OJ L 293, 10.11.2001, p. 42.

(3) OJ L 15, 17.1.2002, p. 31.

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