Commission Implementing Decision
of 12 October 2011
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially tuberculosis-free Member State and the declaration of certain administrative regions in Portugal as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions
(notified under document C(2011) 7186)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/675/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 a region of a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.
Latvia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially tuberculosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Latvia, the whole territory of that Member State should be declared officially tuberculosis-free.
Portugal 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 all administrative regions (distritos) within the superior administrative units (regiões) of Algarve and Alentejo.
Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Portugal, the regions (distritos) concerned should be declared as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Portugal.
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: