COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 amending Decision 96/526/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Text with EEA relevance) (96/695/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1) as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989, concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in July 1996 in Greece the Commission adopted Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (4); whereas in the light of the disease situation the said Decision was repealed and the established disease-protection measures were amended by Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (5);
Whereas the measures adopted by Commission Decision 96/526/EC define certain requirements to a disease surveillance programme;
Whereas Greece has requested the measures in the said Decision to be amended concerning inspection of cattle;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 96/526/EC is hereby amended as follows:
in the third indent of point II in Annex II the words 'each week` are replaced by 'with 15 days' interval`.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 1996.