
Article 1 

1. The officially tuberculosis-free status of Malta regarding bovine herds shall be suspended.
2. In order to regain officially tuberculosis-free status regarding bovine herds, Malta shall comply with the following conditions:
(a) the conditions set out in paragraph 4(b), (c) and (d) of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC continue to be met;
(b) all bovine herds have been subjected to testing for bovine tuberculosis following the procedures set out in paragraph 1 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC;
(c) the percentage of bovine herds confirmed as infected with tuberculosis has not exceeded 0,1 % of all herds during a continuous 12-month period;
(d) at the end of the 12-month period referred to in point (c), at least 99,9 % of bovine herds have achieved officially tuberculosis-free status.
Article 2 
Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2018.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In Annex I to Decision 2003/467/EC, Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
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CHAPTER 1 

ISO code Member State
BE Belgium
CZ Czech Republic
DK Denmark
DE Germany
EE Estonia
FR France
LV Latvia
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
HU Hungary
NL Netherlands
AT Austria
PL Poland
SI Slovenia
SK Slovakia
FI Finland
SE Sweden
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