97/870/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1997 amending Decision 96/385/EC approving the plan for the control and eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Decision 96/385/EC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 96/385/EC, the phrase 'as amended on 19 June 1996` is replaced by 'as last amended on 17 October 1997`.

Article 2

Animals that have been culled after 1 February 1997 under a similar extension shall be covered by the eradication programme as approved by this Decision.

Article 3

The United Kingdom shall alter the eradication measures it applies to eradicate BSE in order to bring them into line with the Decision. It shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.

(3) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.

(4) OJ L 151, 26. 6. 1996, p. 39.

(5) OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 25.