Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
2014/441/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 July 2014 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State (notified under document C(2014) 4547) Text with EEA relevance
2014/441/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 July 2014 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Estonia as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State (notified under document C(2014) 4547) Text with EEA relevance
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular point E in Chapter I of Annex D thereto,
Whereas:
Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or region of a Member State may be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.
Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC(2) lists the Member States and regions thereof which are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis -free.
Estonia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Estonia, that Member-State should be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
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:
Article 1
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2014.
For the Commission
Tonio Borg
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
In Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
‘CHAPTER 1
Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member States
ISO code
Member State
BE
Belgium
CZ
Czech Republic
DK
Denmark
DE
Germany
EE
Estonia
IE
Ireland
ES
Spain
FR
France
CY
Cyprus
LV
Latvia
LT
Lithuania
LU
Luxembourg
NL
Netherlands
AT
Austria
SI
Slovenia
SK
Slovakia
FI
Finland
SE
Sweden
UK
United Kingdom’