25.5.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 124/61 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 May 2000 on the procedure for the designation of a new common host server for the integrated computer- ised veterinary system (notified under document number C(2000) 818) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/351[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Directive 92/118/EEC (), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 92/438/EEC of 13 July 1992 on computerisation of veterinary import procedures (Shift project), amending Directives 90/675/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 91/628EEC and Decision 90/424/EEC, and repealing Decision 88/192[EEC (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas: (1) By Decision 92/373/EEC (%), the Commission designated the ANIMO host server, and in accordance with Commission Decision 92[486/EEC (), as last amended by Decision 1999/716/EC (°), the ANIMO host server is to be operational at least until 31 March 2000. (2)  Further to work at Community level, including studies and seminars, on reviewing the architecture of the ANIMO network, a veterinary system integrating the various computer applications should be implemented. (3)  Itis necessary at this stage to specify the procedure to be used for the designation of a new common host server to perform all the services required under the integrated computerised veterinary system. (4)  The common host server must meet precise technical specifications. () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. () O] L 243, 25.8.1992, p. 27. (% O] L 195, 14.7.1992, p. 31. () O] L 291, 7.10.1992, p. 20. (9 O] L 289, 11.11.1999, p. 1. Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The Commission shall issue an invitation to tender starting in 2000 for a common host server taking account of the progress in data communication technologies and of the new services needed for the exchange of information between Member States under the integrated computerised veterinary system. 2. The invitation to tender provided for in paragraph 1, which shall include all the information needed for its imple- mentation (detailed specification), shall take account of at least the technical specifications defined in the Annex. 3. Following the invitation to tender provided for in para- graph 1, the Commission shall, for the purpose of designating the host server, select at least three tenders meeting the tech- nical specifications referred to in paragraph 2. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 May 2000. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission