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Official Journal of the European Union
31.7.2012
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 27 July 2012
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of Latvia as officially enzootic-bovine-
leukosis-free Member State
(notified under document C(2012) 5185)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/449/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4)
Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted
by Latvia, that Member State should be declared as offi
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
cially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
Union,
(5) Decision
2003/467/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June
accordingly.
1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community
trade in bovine animals and swine ( 1 ), and in particular Annex
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
D(I)(E) thereto,
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) 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
Article 1
may be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free
Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance
as regards bovine herds.
with the Annex to this Decision.
(2) Annex
III
to
Commission
Decision
2003/467/EC
of
Article 2
23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis,
brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
certain Member States and regions of Member States as
regards bovine herds ( 2 ) lists the Member States and
regions thereof which are declared officially enzootic-
bovine-leukosis-free.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2012.
(3) Latvia
has
submitted
to
the
Commission
documentation
For the Commission
demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the
officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down
John DALLI
in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
( 2 ) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.

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31.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
203/67
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
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’

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