COMMISSION DECISION of 17 May 1983 amending Decision 83/216/EEC concerning certain measures of protection against classical swine fever (83/259/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 82/893/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas following the epizootic of classical swine fever which was declared in certain regions of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 83/216/EEC of 21 April 1983 concerning certain measures of protection against classical swine fever (3);

Whereas since then the disease has spread to other parts of the German territory ; whereas those measures should therefore be extended to these new parts of the territory;

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

Article 1 of Commission Decision 83/216/EEC of 21 April 1983 is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 1

Member States shall forbid the introduction into their territory of live pigs intended for breeding or fattening coming from a "Kreis" in which classical swine fever has occurred within the last 28 days prior to consignment and situated in the following regions of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Düsseldorf, Braunschweig, Köln, Unterfranken and Münster."

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 May 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. (2) OJ No L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 57. (3) OJ No L 121, 7.5.1983, p. 21.