Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/252 of 9 February 2017 amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura as officially brucellosis-free (B. Melitensis) and amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of certain regions of Spain as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds and of Jersey as officially enzootic-bovine-leucosis-free (notified under document C(2017) 691) (Text with EEA relevance. )

• Published date: 14 February 2017
• Subject Matter: Veterinary legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 37, 14 February 2017

14.2.2017 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 37/19

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/252

of 9 February 2017

amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura as officially brucellosis-free (B. Melitensis) and amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of certain regions of Spain as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds and of Jersey as officially enzootic-bovine-leucosis-free

(notified under document C(2017) 691)

(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 paragraph 4 of Annex A.I, paragraph 7 of Annex A.II and paragraph E of Annex D.I thereto,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (2), and in particular Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 91/68/EEC defines the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as being officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).

(2) Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (3) lists, in Annex II thereto, the regions of Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.

(3) Spain has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the Autonomous Community of Extremadura with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC for officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free status as regards ovine and caprine herds.

(4) Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Spain, the Autonomous Community of Extremadura should be recognised as being officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) as regards ovine and caprine herds.

(5) Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC lists in the entry for Spain both the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and its two Provinces: Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. Since the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands has just those two Provinces, the reference to the Provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas is redundant and should be deleted.

(6) The entry for Spain in Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a region of a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free or officially enzootic-bovine-leucosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(8) Chapter 2 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (4) lists the regions of the Member States which are declared officially tuberculosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(9) Spain has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for officially tuberculosis-free status as regards bovine herds. Accordingly, that region should be listed in Chapter 2 of Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC as officially tuberculosis-free region as regards bovine herds.

(10) Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC lists the regions of Member States which are declared officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(11) Spain has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the Autonomous Community of Asturias and the provinces of Burgos, Soria and Valladolid of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for officially brucellosis-free status as regards bovine herds. Accordingly, those regions should be listed in Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC as officially brucellosis-free regions as

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