No L 282/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 9. 92 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 24 September 1992 - concerning certain protection measures relating to swine vesicular disease in The Netherlands (92/478/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market ('), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC () and in particular Article 10, para- graph 4 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (?), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (¥) and in particular Article 9, paragraph 4 thereof, Whereas several outbreaks of swine vesicular disease have occurred in the Netherlands; 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 products; Whereas it is necessary to take measures to prevent the spread of this disease to other Member States ; Whereas the authorities of the Netherlands have under- taken to implement national measures that are necessary to guarantee the efficient implementation of the Deci- sion ; () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. () OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. S6. 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 For the purposes of this Decision ‘disinfection’ means the operation, after thorough cleansing, destined to destroy swine vesicular disease virus. Article 2 1. The Netherlands shall not send to other Member States : — live pigs coming from its territory, — fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products obtained from pigs slaughtered after 9 September 1992 coming from those holdings and parts of its territory described in the Annex. 2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (). 3. The Netherlands are authorized to dispatch in a sealed means of transport to the other Member States, with effect from 23 September 1992, fresh pig meat and products based on pigmeat obtained from pigs: (a) slaughtered after the 23rd September 1992; (b) coming from outside that part of the territory described in the Annex; (c) coming from a holding where all pigs are every 15 days submitted to a thorough health examination by a veterinarian designated by the competent veterinary authorities and found to have presented no sign of disease ; () OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.