No L 83/44 Official Journal -of the European Communities 29. 3. 88 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 February 1988 re-establishing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever 7 - (88/187/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 87/489/EEC 0, and in particular Article 4b (1) (c) thereof, Whereas - Council Decision 82/838/EEC () = recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being either officially swine-fever free or swine-fever free ; Whereas -outbreaks of classical .swine fever have been recorded in the Brunswick, Liineburg and Hanover regions which were officially free in accordance with Annex I to Decision 82/838/EEC, as a consequence of which the status of the region of Brunswick was withdrawn by Commission Decision 83/221/EEC (%) and. the status of the regions of Liineburg and Hannover was withdrawn by Commission Decision 85/218/EEC (); Whereas a period of six months has elapsed since the eradication of the last outbreak and vaccinated pigs have been eliminated in Brunswick, Liineburg and Hanover ; Whereas analysis of the epidemiological situation indicates that the disease has been eliminated from the regions concerned ; () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p ) OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987 ) O] No L 352, 14. 12, 19827 p. 27 () O] No L 121, 7. 5. 1983, p. 29. () OJ No L 97, 4. 4. 1985, p. 61. 1977/64. Whereas, therefore, it is possible to re-establish the officially swine-fever free status of these regions; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standlng Veterinary Committee, HAS ‘ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The officially swine-fever free status of Brunswick, Lineburg and Hanover in the Federal Republic of Germany is hereby re-established. PP Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 February 1988. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President