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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of24April2001
concerningrestrictionstothemovementofanimalsofsusceptiblespecieswithregardtofoot-and-
mouthdiseaseandrepealingDecision2001/263/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 1149)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/327/EC)
(OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2001/349/EC of 3 May 2001 L 123 26 4.5.2001
►M2Commission Decision 2001/378/EC of 14 May 2001 L 132 31 15.5.2001
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of24April2001
concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible
species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease and repealing Deci-
sion2001/263/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 1149)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/327/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990
concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-
Community trade in certain live animals and products witha view tothe completion of the internal market(
1), as last amended by Directive
92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The animal health conditions for trade in bovine animals and
swine are laid down in Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal
health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovineanimals and swine(
3), as last amended by Directive 2000/20/
EC(4).
(2)The animal health conditions for trade in ovine and caprine
animals are laid down in Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28
January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals(
5), as last
amended by Commission Decision 94/953/EC(6).
(3)The animal health conditions for trade in biungulates other thanthose referred to in Directive 64/432/EEC and 91/68/EEC arelaid down in Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992laying down animal health requirements governing trade in andimports into the Community of animals, semen, ova andembryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in
specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive
90/425/EEC(
7), as last amended by Commission Decision 95/
176/EC(8).
(4)The welfare conditions for transport of animals within the
Community are laid down in Council Directive 91/628/EEC of
19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transportand amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC(
9), as last
amended by Directive 95/29/EC(10).
(5)Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerns
Community criteria for staging points and amends the route plan
referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC(11).
(6)Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease inthe United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Ireland, theCommission adopted Decisions 2001/172/EC(
12), 2001/208/2001D0327 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(4) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(6) OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14.
(7) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
(8) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 23.
(9) OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17.
(10) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52.
(11) OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22.
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EC(1), 2001/223/EC(2) and 2001/234/EC(3) concerning certain
protection measures withregard to foot-and-mouthdisease inthe respective Member State.
(7)The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of theCommunity is liable to endanger the herds in other parts of theCommunity in view of the placing on the market and trade inlive biungulate animals.
(8)All Member States have implemented the restrictions to themovement of animals of susceptible species laid down in Deci-sion 2001/263/EC(
4), as last amended by Decision 2001/317/
EC(5).
(9)In the light of the disease evolution and the findings of theepidemiological investigations carried out in the affectedMember States in close cooperation with the other MemberStates, it appears appropriate to further prohibit the movementof animals through staging points and to maintain for an addi-tional period of time the restrictions to the movement of
susceptible animals within the Community.
(10)At the same time the provisions on movement of animals of
susceptible species included in Decision 2001/263/EC should berepealed.
(11)The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the StandingVeterinary Committee scheduled for 25 April 2001 and themeasures adapted where necessary.
(12)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purpose of this Decision:1. ‘approved assembly centres’ shall be those defined in Article 2(2)(o)
of Council Directive 64/432/EEC and communicated in accordancewith Article 11(3) of that Directive to the Member States and theCommission until 2 May 2001 at the latest;
2. ‘region of a Member State’ shall mean part of the territory of the
Community as defined in Article 2(2)(p) of Directive 64/432/EEC.
Article 2
Member States other than the United Kingdom shall ensure that:
1. Transport of animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth
disease is prohibited.
Without prejudice to Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 91/68/EEC
and 92/65/EEC, this prohibition shall not apply to movements ofanimals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouthdisease from th eholding of dispatch:
— directly or through an assembly centre to a slaughterhouse for
immediate slaughter.
In the case of intra-Community trade, the assembly centre must
be approved and in the case of animals of susceptible speciesother than bovine and porcine animals the transport is subject to2001D0327 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 38.
(2) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62.
(4) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 59.
(5) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 74.▼M1
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authorisation by the competent authorities of the place of depar-
ture and destination, or
— in the case of animals of susceptible species other than bovine
and porcine animals, directly or through one single assemblycentre to another holding within the region or to a maximum ofsix holdings of destination situated outside the region.
In the case of movement within the Member State through an
assembly centre, the transport is subject to authorisation by thecompetent authorities of the place of departure and notificationto the authorities of the place of destination.
In the case of intra-Community trade, the assembly centre must
be approved and the transport is subject to authorisation by thecompetent authorities of the place of departure and destination,or
— in the case of bovine and porcine animals, directly or through an
assembly centre to another holding.
In the case of intra-Community trade, the assembly centre must
be approved.
In the case of intra-Community trade in bovine or porcine
animals dispatched from a region in a Member State in whichrestrictions in accordance withArticle 9 of Directive 85/511/EEC have been applied during the 3 months prior to certifica-
tion, the transport is subject to authorisation by the competent
authorities of the place of departure and destination, or
— for transhumance to designated pastures.
In the case of susceptible animals other than bovine and porcine
animals, such movement is subject to authorisation by thecompetent authorities of the place of departure and destination.
2. The movement of animals authorised in accordance with the deroga-
tions in paragraph 1 shall take place under the condition that:
(a) in the case of animals of susceptible species other than bovine
and porcine animals destined for intra-Community trade, duringtransport suchanimals do not come into contact withanimalsnot of the same holding of dispatch, unless such animals:
— either are consigned for slaughter, or
— originate in and come from holdings situated in a region of a
Member State in which no restrictions in accordance withArticle 9 of Directive 85/511/EEC have been in place onthe date of dispatch and during at least 20 days of the resi-dence period where required in paragraph 3;
(b) vehicles which have been used for the transport of live animals
are cleaned and disinfected after eachoperation, and sh allfurnishproof of suchdisinfection; and
(c) transports to other Member States of animals of susceptible
species shall only be allowed following 24 hours advance notifi-cation dispatched by the local veterinary authority to the centraland local veterinary authorities in the Member State of destina-
tion and in the case of animals of susceptible species other than
bovine and porcine animals to the central veterinary authoritiesin the Member State of transit.
3. Where required by this Decision, the competent authorities at the
place of departure authorise the movement of animals of speciessusceptible to foot-and-mouthdisease only under one of th e
following conditions:
— animals are destined for intra-Community trade and have
remained on the holding of dispatch for at least 30 days priorto authorisation, or since birth in the holding of origin wherethe animals are less than 30 days old, and in the case of animalsof susceptible species other than bovine and porcine animals, no
animal of susceptible species was introduced into that holding
during this period,
— animals of susceptible species other than bovine and porcine
animals are destined for movement within the Member State ofdispatch and have remained on the holding of dispatch for at2001D0327 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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least 20 days prior to authorisation, or since birth in the holding
of origin where the animals are less than 20 days old, and noanimal of susceptible species was introduced into that holding
during this period,
— animals are destined for movement within a region of a Member
State,
— animals are transported directly or through an assembly centre to
a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.
4. Without prejudice to Article 3(1)(aa) second indent of Council
Directive 91/628/EEC, Member States shall ensure that animals of
species susceptible to foot-and-mouthdisease are not moved th rough
staging points established and approved in accordance with CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1255/97.
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Commission Decision 2001/263/EC is repealed.
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This Decision shall apply until midnight on ►M25 June 2001 ◄.
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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0327 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 002.001 — 5
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