
Article 1 
From 1 January 2009, the Member States listed in the Annex hereto may revise their annual monitoring programme as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (the revised annual monitoring programmes).
Article 2 
The revised annual monitoring programmes shall apply only to the national bovine population of the concerned Member State and shall cover at least all bovine animals above 48 months of age belonging to the following subpopulations:

((a)) animals as referred to in point 2.2 of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
((b)) animals as referred to in point 2.1 of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
((c)) animals as referred to in point 3.1 of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


— Belgium
— Denmark
— Germany
— Ireland
— Greece
— Spain
— France
— Italy
— Luxembourg
— Netherlands
— Austria
— Portugal
— Finland
— Sweden
— United Kingdom
