5.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 304/17 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 December 2000 repealing Decision 2000/486/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and- mouth disease in Greece (notified under document number C(2000) 3626) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/758/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra- Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (}), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Due to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece, Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000 concerning protection measures with regard to foot-and- mouth disease in Greece (¥), as last amended by Decision 2000/643[EC (°), was adopted to reinforce the control measures taken by Greece. (2)  The Greek veterinary services informed the Commission that no new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in Greece since 13 September 2000 and that the results of a serological survey carried out so far demonstrate that foot-and-mouth disease has been eradi- cated from Xanthi and Evros, and had never spread into Rodopi. () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. () O] L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. () O] L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 59. () O] L 271, 24.10.2000, p. 36. (3)  In the light of the disease evolution it appears appro- priate to repeal Decision 2000/486/EC. (4)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2000/486[EC is hereby repealed. Article 2 Member States shall amend the measures, which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission