L 13/32 Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2004 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 2003 amending Decision 2003/467EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces of Italy are free of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis (notified under document number C(2003) 5063) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/63[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64[432[/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (*), and in particular Annex A(II)(7) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto, Whereas: (1) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 25 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (%). (2)  Italy submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate condi- tions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the provinces of Cremona, Lodi and Pavia in the Region of Lombardia in order that those provinces may be declared officially free of brucellosis as regards bovine herds. (3)  Italy also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate condi- tions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the provinces of Milano, Lodi and Cremona in the Region of Lombardia and the provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, and Siena in the Region of Toscana, in order that those provinces may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds. (") OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p.1977/64. Directive as last amended by the Act of Accession of 2003. () OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. (4)  Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the provinces of Cremona, Lodi and Pavia in the Region of Lombardia should be declared officially free of bovine brucellosis and the provinces of Milano, Lodi and Cremona in the Region of Lombardia and the provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, and Siena in the Region of Toscana should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis. (5)  Decision 2003/467[EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 Annexes II and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Atticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission