No L 175/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.7. 93 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/54/EEC of 24 June 1993 amending Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, in accordance with Article 28 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (*), it is necessary to review the list of diseases set out in Annex A to the said Directive; whereas this review must take into account both the Commission report on the experience gained and the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee; Whereas, following the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, the list of diseases must be amended in order to take account of the latest epidemiological findings and of the experience gained; - Whereas the situation with regard do diseases which are exotic to the Community needs to be reviewed and whereas current epidemiological data indicate that the susceptibility of certain species to certain diseases which are endemic to the Community and the classification of those diseases in lists II or III of Annex A to Directive 91/67/EEC must be reconsidered; Whereas it is necessary to clarify certain requirements laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC, in particular those concerning the procedure for the approval of zones and concerning the conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals not belonging to the susceptible species, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 91/67/EEC is hereby amended as follows: (1) OJ No C 324, 10. 12. 1992, p. 16. () OJ No C 150, 31. S. 1993. () OJ No C 129, 10. 5. 1993, p. 6. () OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1 1. in Article 3 (a) paragraph 1 (c) shall be replaced by the following: ‘(c) they must not come from a farm which is subject to a prohibition for animal health reasons and must not have been in contact with animals from such a farm, and in particular from a farm which is subject to control measures in the context of Commission Directive 93/53/EEC  of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (*); (*) O] No L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 23° (b) the following paragraph shall be added: ‘4. This Article shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 93/53/EEC with regard to the control of certain fish diseases, in particular the diseases in list I’; 2. in Article 5 (1), the introductory words shall be replaced by the following: ‘t.  In order to obtain, for one or more of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1, list II, the status of approved zone, Member States shall submit to the Commission:’; 3. Article 5 (2) shall be replaced by the following: 2. The Commission shall scrutinize the information referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall use such information as a basis for approving zones in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26. If, in accordance with Annex B under 1.D.5, IL.D or IILD.5, the approval of a zone is withdrawn by the official service, the Commission shall revoke the decision concerning its approval. Re-approval of the zone concerned shall occur in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26.% 4. in Article 6 (1), the introductory words shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. In order to obtain, for one or more of the diseases referred to in Annex A, column 1, list II, the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved