8.8.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 224/1 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) - COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 July 1992 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the import of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from Norway (92/401/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 the import of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 (2), and in particular Article 8 and 11 thereof, Whereas Member States shall import domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC () which lays down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries; Whereas the geographical proximity of Norway to the Community has implications for trade in live animals; Whereas following Community veterinary missions it appears that animal health in Norway is controlled by veterinary services which can offer satisfactory guarantees concerning diseases which might be transmitted through the import of domestic animals of the bovine or porcine species; Whereas the responsible Norwegian veterinary authorities have confirmed that Norway has during the last 24 months been free from foot-and-mouth disease and during the last 12 months been free from rinderpest, contagious bovine (*) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (?) OJ No L 356, 24.12. 1991, p. 1. (*) O] No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. 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 Norwegian veterinary authorities 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 abovementioned diseases or of the adoption of vaccination against any of them or, within an appropriate period, of any proposed changes in the Norwegian import rules concerning bovine animals or swine or the semen or embryos thereof; Whereas bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis have been eradicated from Norway, vaccination against bovine brucellosis is not permitted and the measures taken by the responsible Norwegian authorities to prevent a recrudescence of these diseases are sufficient to equate the status of Norwegian herds, other than those under official restriction, with that of herds in the Community having the status of officially tuberculosis-free or officially brucellosis-free; ‘Whereas the responsible Norwegian veterinary authorities have undertaken to supervise officially the issue of certificates arising from this Decision and to ensure that all relevant certificates, declarations and statements on which export certification may have been based remain on official file for at least 12 months following the dispatch of the animals to which they refer; Whereas the responsible Norwegian veterinary authorities have undertaken not to permit the issue of the certificates