COMMISSION DECISION of 31 January 1996 amending Decision 95/296/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/141/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10 (4) thereof,

Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 95/296/EC (3) concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC;

Whereas the said Decision lays down conditions for movement controls of domestic pigs originating from certain specified areas;

Whereas for a period of about 12 months, no classical swine fever virus has been isolated or detected in wild boar found dead or shot in certain specified areas of Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony;

Whereas certain movement control measures established for domestic pigs originating from the said areas in view of the improved health situation can be lifted;

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 to Decision 95/296/EC is replaced by:

'ANNEX I

- In Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, the Kreise: Parchim, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Bad Doberan, Güstrow, Müritz, Demmin, Ostvorpommern, Nordvorpommern, Stadtkreise Greifswald, Stralsund and Rostock.

- In Lower Saxony, the Kreise: Vechta, Osnabrück (Stadt and Land), Diepholz, Oldenburg and Cloppenburg.

- Any Kreis where a new outbreak occurs outside the abovementioned areas. The measures referred to in Article 1 (2) and Article 2 shall apply for a period of 60 days following the last outbreak in the Kreis in question. Germany shall inform Member States and the Commission about measures established and repealed.`

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(3) OJ No L 182, 2. 8. 1995, p. 33.