No L 16/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 25.1.93 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1992 concerning the status of Guernsey with regard to infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (93/39/EEC) " THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 2 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquatic animals and products ('), and in particular Article § thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of 12 March 1973 concerning the Community arrangements applicable to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products (¥, as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1174/86 (), lays down that the veterinary * legislation shall apply to these islands under the same conditions as in the United Kingdom for the products imported into the islands or exported from the islands to the Community ; Whereas Member States can obtain for one or more conti- nental and coastal zones, the status of approved zone, free of certain diseases affecting fish or molluscs; Whereas, to that effect, the United Kingdom, by letter dated 9 October 1992, has submitted the appropriate justifications for granting, as far as infectious hematopoi- etic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) are concerned, the status of approved zone to Guernsey, as well as the national rules ensuring compli- ance with the conditions to be respected for the mainte- nance of the approved status; () OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 68, 15. 3. 1973, p. 1. () OJ No L 107, 24. 4. 1986, p. 1. - Whereas, after scrutiny, this information allows, as far as IHN and VHS are concerned, to grant the status of - approved continental and coastal zone to Guernsey; ‘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 Guernsey is recognized as approved continental zone and approved coastal zone for fish with regard to infectious hematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septi- cemia. BRI Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1992. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission