No L 93/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 10.°4. 90 COMMISSION' DECISION of 30 March 1990 revoking Decision 81/11/EEC on certain protection measures against blue tongue (90/172/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, Whereas blue tongue has appeared in 1979 on the island of Lesbos; whereas the Commission has adopted Decision 81/11/EEC(®) on certain protective measures against blue tongue, in order to prevent the spread of this disease to other Member States ; Whereas the measures taken by the Greek authorities to eradicate " this disease have been successful, based on serology of sentinel-and. randomly-selected animals; Whereas the Greek authorities have given assurances that they will continue serological and entomological surveillance to enable them . to identify -any further incursion of the disease ; Whereas Decision 81/11/EEC may now be revoked ; 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 81/11/EEC is hereby revoked. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 March 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the -Commission () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () OJ No L 33, 5. 2. 1981, p. 32.