26. 6. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 160/49 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 June 1990 amending, for the second time, Decision 90/161/EEC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Belgium (90/327/EEC) THE COMMISSION" 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 89/662/EEC (%), and in- particular Article 9 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 89/662/EEC, and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products (%), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas several outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in parts of Belgium with a high density of pigs; Whereas these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States, in view of the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and certain meat-based pork ‘products; Whereas, since it is. possible to identify a geographically limited area which presents a particular risk, the restric- tions on trade could be applied on a regional basis; Whereas, as a result of the epizootic of classical swine fever, the Commission adopted. Decision 90/161/EEC of 30 March 1990 concerning certain protective measures relating to classical swine fever in Belgium (%), as amended - by Decision 90/187/EEC (¥%); - Whereas it. appears necessary to adjust the restrictive measures to take account:of the evolution of the disease ; Whereas the Belgian authorities have -engaged themselves to implement national measures that are necessary to guarantee the efficient implementation of the Decision ; () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () O No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. () OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. % OJ No L 90, S. 4. 1990, p. 26. () OJ No L 101, 21. 4. 1990, p. 33. Whereas it is necessary that the Commission is supplied with all necessary information, with a view to reexami- ning the provisions of the present Decision; 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 Decision 90/161/EEC is amended as follows : 1. In Article 1 (2), ‘the restrictions described in paragraph 1> is replaced by ‘the restrictions described in para- graph 1 and 3’ 2. In Article 1, paragraph 3 is replaced by the-following : ‘3. (a) As from 22 June 1990, the Kingdom of Belgium shall not send to other Member States, live pigs, fresh pigmeat, and pigmeat products obtained from pigs slaughtered after 1 June 1990 coming from those parts of their territory described in Annex III (b) Transit of pigs through the area described in Annex IIl shall not take~ place,” and this measure shall be reviewed on. 4 July 1990. 3. In Article 2 (1), (2) and (3), ‘90/187/EEC’ is replaced by ‘90/327/EEC’. 4. In Article 4, ‘3 May’ is replaced by ‘4 July' 5. A new Annex IIl is added as follows: ‘ANNEX IIT All parts-of the territory of Belgium situated north and. west of a-line formed by: — the motorway E 34 from the Dutch border to the city. of Antwerp to the river Schelde, — the river Schelde from Antwerp to.the town: Dendermonde, — the river Dender from Dendermonde to the town Geraardsbergen, — the national road N 493 from Geraardsbergen to the village of Brakel, — the national road N 48 from Brakel to the town of Ronse,