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Document 32001D0735

2001/735/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3154)

OV L 275, 18.10.2001, p. 31–31 (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Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 20/11/2001

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2001/735/oj

32001D0735

2001/735/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3154)

Official Journal L 275 , 18/10/2001 P. 0031 - 0031


Commission Decision

of 17 October 2001

amending for the second time Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 3154)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/735/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9(6)(g) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever in Spain were declared by the veterinary authorities of Spain.

(2) In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC protection and surveillance zones were immediately established around outbreak sites in Spain.

(3) The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat(2), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC(3).

(4) Following a request by Spain, by means of Decision 2001/550/EC(4) the Commission adopted a specific solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings situated in the surveillance zones established in the province of Lérida and slaughtered.

(5) Following a request by the Spanish authorities, Decision 2001/550/EC was then amended by Commission Decision 2001/694/EC(5), to take into account the evolution of the situation and to prolong the validity of the adopted measures.

(6) Spain has now requested to further prolong the measures adopted by Decision 2001/550/EC, that must therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. In Article 1 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words "before 11 September 2001" are replaced by the words "before 10 October 2001".

2. In Article 6 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words "until 15 October 2001" are replaced by the words "until 20 November 2001".

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.

(2) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.

(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 41.

(5) OJ L 246, 15.9.2001, p. 36.

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