Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Slovenia have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farms in non-approved zones, with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), for certain farms in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those farms meet the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved farms in a non-approved zone and should be added to the list of approved farms.

Denmark, France, Italy and the United Kingdom have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved zones, with regard to VHS and IHN, for certain zones in their territory. The documentation provided shows that those zones meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved zones and should be added to the list of approved zones.

France and Finland have submitted the justifications for obtaining the status of approved zones with regard to VHS, for certain areas in their territories. The documentation provided shows that those areas meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/67/EEC.

Germany has notified the presence of VHS in a farm previously considered free of that disease. The zone should therefore no longer appear in Decision 2002/308/EC as VHS-free.

Denmark has informed that certain approved farms with regard to VHS and IHN do not comply with the maintenance requirements to be considered as free from VHS. Those farms should therefore no longer appear in Decision 2002/308/EC as free from VHS.

Decision 2002/308/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,