
COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1992 recording the compliance by certain Member States or regions with the requirements relating to brucellosis (B. melitensis) and according them the status of a Member State or region officially free of the disease (93/52/EEC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade on ovine and caprine animals, and in particular Annex A, Chapter 1.II thereof,
Whereas, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany and certain regions in France, brucellosis (B. melitensis) has been a notifiable disease for at least five years; whereas no case has been confirmed officially there for at least five years and vaccination has been banned there for at least three years; whereas it should therefore be put on record that they comply with the conditions laid down in Annex A, Chapter 1.II (1) (b);
Whereas, in addition, the Member States or regions referred to above undertake to satisfy the provisions laid down in Annex A, Chapter 1.II (2); whereas, consequently, the Member States and regions in question should be accorded officially brucellosis (B. melitensis) free status;
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 
The Member States and regions referred to respectively in Annexes I and II satisfy the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC, Annex A, Chapter 1.II (1) (b).
Article 2 
The Member States and regions referred to respectively in Annexes I and II are recognized as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).
Article 2a 
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Article 2b 
The United Kingdom is officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis), as it satisfies the conditions laid down in Directive 91/68/EEC, Annex A, Chapter 1.II (1)
									(b).
Article 3 
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ANNEX I

                     Officially brucellosis (
                     
                        B. melitensis
                     
                     ) free Member States
                  



                                 ISO code
                               
                                 Member State
                              

                                 BE
                               
                                 Belgium
                              

                                 CZ
                               
                                 Czech Republic
                              

                                 DK
                               
                                 Denmark
                              

                                 DE
                               
                                 Germany
                              

                                 EE
                               
                                 Estonia
                              

                                 IE
                               
                                 Ireland
                              

                                 CY
                               
                                 Cyprus
                              

                                 LV
                               
                                 Latvia
                              

                                 LT
                               
                                 Lithuania
                              

                                 LU
                               
                                 Luxembourg
                              

                                 HU
                               
                                 Hungary
                              

                                 NL
                               
                                 Netherlands
                              

                                 AT
                               
                                 Austria
                              

                                 PL
                               
                                 Poland
                              

                                 RO
                               
                                 Romania
                              

                                 SI
                               
                                 Slovenia
                              

                                 SK
                               
                                 Slovakia
                              

                                 FI
                               
                                 Finland
                              

                                 SE
                               
                                 Sweden
                              
. . . . . . 

ANNEX II
Officially brucellosis (
                     
                        B. melitensis
                     
                     ) free regions of Member States


 In France:
‘Départements’:
Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Côte-d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Haute-Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Nièvre, Nord, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Sarthe, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ville de Paris, Seine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Deux-Sèvres, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, Territoire de Belfort, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise.
 In Italy:
— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara,
— Province of Bolzano,
— Region Emilia-Romagna,
— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
— Region Lazio,
— Region Liguria,
— Region Lombardia,
— Region Marche,
— Region Molise,
— Region Piemonte,
— Region Puglia: Province of Brindisi,
— Region Sardegna,
— Region Toscana,
— Province of Trento,
— Region Umbria,
— Region Valle d'Aosta,
— Region Veneto.
 In Portugal:
Autonomous Region of the Azores.
 In Spain:
— Autonomous Community of Aragon,
— Autonomous Community of Andalusia: Provinces of Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva and Sevilla,
— Autonomous Community of Asturias,
— Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands,
— Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands,
— Autonomous Community of Cantabria,
— Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha,
— Autonomous Community of Castilla y León,
— Autonomous Community of Catalonia,
— Autonomous Community of Extremadura,
— Autonomous Community of Galicia,
— Autonomous Community of La Rioja,
— Autonomous Community of Madrid,
— Autonomous Community of Murcia,
— Autonomous Community of Navarra,
— Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco,
— Autonomous Community of Valencia.
