No L 173/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 93 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 July 1993 amending for the fourth time Decision 93/242/EEC of 30 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating in certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease (93/397/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europeah Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Direc- tives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC ("), as last amened by Decision 92/438/EEC (3, and in particular Atticle 18 (7) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products enter- ing the Community from third countries(’), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (*), and in particular 19 (7) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable to 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 10 thereof, Whereas the Commission has received acceptable written assurances from Poland concerning the guarantees for export of live animals to the Community ; whereas Poland cannot be permitted to export live animals under the provisions of Chapter II of Commission Decision 93/242/EEC of 30 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originaing in certain European countries in rela- () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. S6. () OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p: 27. () OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. () OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. tion to foot-and-mouth disease (f), as last amended by Decision 93/372/EEC()); Whereas therefore it is necessary to amend Decision 93/242/EEC; Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Commission Decision 93/242/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. in Annex A, ‘Poland (') is deleted. 2. in Annex B, the footnote reference () after ‘Poland’ is deleted. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1993. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission () OJ No L 110, 4. 5. 1993, p. 36. () OJ No L 155, 26. 6. 1993, p. 91.