No L 93/40 Official - Journal of the European Communities 10. 4. 90 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 March 1990 amending Decision 84/423/EEC on health protection measures in -respect of Botswana (90/171/EEC) 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 animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries ('), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (3, and in parti- cular Article 15 thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 84/423/EEC (°) granted the Member States the option of authorizing imports into their territory, under certain conditions and from..certain regions, of fresh meat from Botswana, taking into account, in particular, the existing health situation in that country and the measures taken by that country’s authorities to combat foot-and-mouth disease and to avoid its spreading into -unaffected regions; Whereas-the situation concerning foot-and-mouth disease in Botswana continues- to improve, no outbreak of the disease having occured since September 1980 ; whereas it is-now possible to extend the disease-free area by inclu- ding certain new veterinary disease control zones (zones § and 6); . Whereas in order to further clarify the situation with regard to the veterinary disease control zones it-is neces- sary to further define the limits of these zones in a different” manner; Whereas the situation in Botswana will continue to be kept under review by the Commission ; () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () O No L 237, 5. 9. 1984, p. 18. 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 Decision 84/423/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 The prohibition- provided for in Article 14 (2) of Direc- tive 72/462/EEC shall not apply, in respect of deboned carcase meat of bovine animals, to the following veteri- nary disease control zones of Botswana : Veterinary disease control zone 5: That area which is bordered : — to the north-west by the cordon fence running from the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans via Orapa Mining - - Area to the Central Kalahari-Game Reserve, — to the south by the cordon fence from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve via Makoba Quarantine to Dukwe Quarantine, — to the north-east by the cordon fence from the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans to join the cordon fence from  Dukwe to Makoba Quarantine. Veterinary disease control xone 6: That area which is bordered : — to the north-east by the cordon fence running from Vakaranga through Mosojane Quarantine to join the cordon fence from Maitengwe to Dukwe Quarantine,