No L 229/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 9. 93 {Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from New Zealand (93/491/BEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and carpine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (3, and in particular Article 8 and 11 thereof, Whereas Member States authorize imports of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (%), which laid down the principles governing the organization of veteri- nary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries ; Whereas following Community veterinary missions is appears that the animal health situation in New Zealand is controlled by veterinary services which can offer satis- factory guarantees concerning diseases which might be transmitted through the importation of domestic animals of the bovine or porcine species; Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of New Zealand have confirmed that New Zealand has during the last 24 months been from foot-and-mouth disease and () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OF No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. S6. () OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27. during the last 12 months been free from rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, vesicular stomatitis, bluetongue, classical swine fever, African swine fever, porcine enteroviral encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease), swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema and that no vaccinations have been carried out against any of those diseases during the past 12 months; Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of New Zealand have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telex or telefax, within 24 hours, of the confirmation of the occurrence of any of the above- mentioned diseases or of the adoption of vaccination against any of them or, within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the New Zealand import rules concerning bovine animals or swine or the semen or embryos thereof ; Whereas bovine brucellosis has been eradicated from New Zealand, whereas vaccination against bovine brucel- losis is not permitted and whereas the measures taken by the responsible authorities of New Zealand to prevent a recrudescence of this disease are sufficient to equate the status of New Zealand herds, other than those under offi- cial restriction, with that of herds in the Community having the status of officially brucellosis-free ; Whereas, bovine tuberculosis is controlled by a national eradication scheme which equates herds, other that those under official restriction, with those of the Community having the status of officially brucellosis-free ;