12. 1. 89 Official Journal of the Buropean Communities No L 9/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 14 December 1988 amending Decision 88/303/EEC recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Community as being either officially swine-fever free or swine-fever free (89/20/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in bovine animals and swine ('), as last amended by Directive 88/406/EEC (%), and in particular Article 4b (1) (c) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in fresh meat (), as last amended by Directive 87/489/EEC (%), and in particular Article 13a (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Decision 88/303/EEC (%) recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Greece and the Netherlands as being officially swine-fever free and certain other parts of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands as being swine-fever free ; Whereas, in certain parts of the territory of France and the Federal Republic of Germany, swine fever has not been detected for more than one vyear; whereas vaccination against swine fever has not been authorized for at least the preceding 12 months; whereas the () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. (9 OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987, p. 28. () OJ No L 132, 28. 5. 1988, p. 76. holdings concerned contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever; whereas consequently these parts of the territory fulfil the requirements for being recognized as officially swine-fever free for the purpose of intra-Community trade ; Whereas, within the framework of an eradication plan, the Commission, by Decisions 88/343/EEC (9, 88/517/EEC () and 88/631/EEC(*) amending Decision 87/361/EEC (%), recognized certain new regions in France as being officially swine-fever free ; whereas, however, the situation has changed for certain departments, namely those of Drbéme, Isére, Loire and Rhoéne, since that recognition and since the Commission proposal was lodged and whereas, by Decision 89/13/EEC (%), the Commission limited the officially swine-fever free status ~ of those departments to 7 February 1989; whereas recognition of that status for the purpose of intra-, Community trade should not become operative until the Commission has taken a final decision on the status of those departments ; Whereas, in a certain part of the territory of the Netherlands, swine fever has not been detected for more than one year; whereas vaccination against swine fever has not been authorized for at least the preceding 12 months ; whereas this part may also be recognized as officially swine-fever free in accordance with Directive 87/489/EEC, which amends Directive 64/432/EEC on this point; (9 OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1988, p. 68. 0 _]Nol.283 18. 10. 1988, p. 32. () OJ No L 350, 20. 12. 1988, p. 57. () OJ No L 194, 15. 7. 1987, p. 31. (*) OJ oL71011989p34.