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15.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
332/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13 December 2011
amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards the period of application of animal health control
measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States
(notified under document C(2011) 9128)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/838/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Germany, Hungary and Romania, it is appropriate to
extend the period of application of that Decision until
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
31 December 2013.
Union,
(3) Decision
2008/855/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of
accordingly.
11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of the
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
internal market ( 1 ), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market ( 2 ), and in
Article 1
particular Article 10(4) thereof,
In Article 15 of Decision 2008/855/EC, the date ‘31 December
Whereas:
2011’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2013’.
(1) Commission
Decision
2008/855/EC
of
3
November
Article 2
2008 concerning animal health control measures
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
relating to classical swine fever in certain Member
States ( 3 ) lays down certain control measures applicable
in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States
or regions thereof as set out in the Annex to that
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2011.
Decision.
For the Commission
(2) Decision
2008/855/EC
is
to
apply
until
31
December
2011. In the light of the disease situation, in particular
John DALLI
as regard wild boar in certain regions of Bulgaria,
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
( 2 ) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
( 3 ) OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.

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