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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
►M3Commission Decision 2001/394/EC of 21 May 2001 L 138 36 22.5.2001
►M4Commission Decision 2001/416/EC of 1 June 2001 L 149 40 2.6.2001
►M5Commission Decision 2001/488/EC of 28 June 2001 L 176 75 29.6.2001
►M6Commission Decision 2001/709/EC of 28 September 2001 L 261 69 29.9.2001
►M7Commission Decision 2001/904/EC of 18 December 2001 L 335 21 19.12.2001
►M8Commission Decision 2002/153/EC of 20 February 2002 L 50 98 21.2.2002
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 23, 25.1.2002, p. 48 (2001/488/EC)
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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 with a 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(
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(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 with regard to foot-and-mouth disease 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 in
live biungulate animals.
(8)All Member States have implemented the restrictions to the
movement 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 affected
Member States in close cooperation with the other Member
States, 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 ofsusceptible animals within the Community.
(10)At the same time the provisions on movement of animals ofsusceptible 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 accordancewith 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.
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
1. Without prejudice to Directive 91/68/EEC
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nity trade in sheepand goats for breeding, fattening and slaughter is
subject to the following conditions:
(a) in the case of animals for breeding and fattening, the animals have
remained on a single holding of origin for a period of at least 30days prior to loading, or since birth in the holding of origin wherethe animals are less than 30 days old;
(b) in the case of animals for breeding and fattening, no sheepand
goats have been introduced into that holding during the last 21days of the residence period referred to in subparagraph (a), andno animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease2001D0327 — EN — 21.02.2002 — 008.001 — 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.
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imported from a third country has been introduced into the holding
during the 30 days prior to dispatch from the holding of origin,unless the imported animal has been completely isolated from all
other animals on the holding;
(c) in no case sheepand goats must be outside their holding of origin
for more than six days before arriving in the certified holding ofdestination in another Member State.
In the case of transport by ship, the time referred to in the first
subparagraph is prolonged by the time of the sea voyage.
Where animals for breeding transit a staging point in accordance
with the provisions in Article 2a, the time referred to in the firstsubparagraph is prolonged by the resting time spent in the stagingpoint;
(d) in the case of sheep and goats transiting through an approved
assembly centre in the Member State of origin, the period during
which the assembly of these animals takes place outside the
holding of origin must ensure that the condition in subparagraph(c) can be met. The animals shall only transit one single approvedassembly centre in the Member State of origin;
(e) sheepand goats for slaughter may in addition to the p rovisions in
subparagraph (d) transit through one single approved assembly
centre in one other Member State of transit before being consigned
to the Member State of destination, subject to the conditions insubparagraph (c);
(f) notwithstanding the provisions in Article 12 of ►
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68/EEC◄, the animals must be accompanied by an animal health
certificate in accordance with the models provided for in the
respective Annexes of that Directive which must in addition bear
the following words:
‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/327/EC’;
(g) intra-Community trade in sheepand goats requires advance notifi-
cation of the transport by the competent veterinary authorities ofthe place of departure to the central competent veterinary authori-ties in the Member State of destination and any Member State oftransit. This notification shall be dispatched not later than 24 hours
prior to departure of the transport.
2. In the case of intra-Community trade in animals of species
susceptible to foot and mouth disease dispatched from a region in a
Member State in which restrictions in accordance with Article 9 ofDirective 85/511/EEC have been applied during the three months priorto certification, the transport is subject to authorisation by the compe-tent authorities of the place of departure and notification to the centralveterinary authorities of the Member State of destination. This notifica-
tion shall be dispatched not later than 24 hours prior to departure of the
transport.
Article 2a
1. 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-mouth disease certified for intra-
Community trade are not moved through staging points establishedand approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.
2. Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 1, the movement
through staging points may be authorised for intra-Community tradein animals of the bovine and porcine species for breeding and produc-tion and in animals of the ovine and caprine species for breeding underthe conditions detailed in paragraphs 4 and 5.2001D0327 — EN — 21.02.2002 — 008.001 — 4
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3. Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 2, the transport of
bovine and porcine animals accompanied in application of CommissionDecision 93/444/EEC, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, by an
animal health certificate for animals for slaughter in accordance with
Directive 64/432/EEC, may on their way to a third country transit astaging point referred to in paragraph 1, subject to the conditions inparagraph 5.
4. The consignor must provide evidence and declare in writing to
the certifying veterinary authorities that suitable arrangements have
been made to ensure that the staging point situated within the Commu-
nity receives at the same time only animals of the same species and ofthe same certified health status. The route plan is supplemented by thedeclaration of the consignor.
5. The staging point indicated in the route plan accompanying the
consignment is notified by the certifying veterinary authorities to the
central veterinary authorities in the Member State of destination and
any Member State of transit. This notification shall be dispatched notlater than 24 hours prior to departure of the transport.
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Commission Decision 2001/263/EC is repealed.
Article►M1 4◄
This Decision shall apply until midnight on ►M731 March 2002 ◄.
Article►M1 5◄
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0327 — EN — 21.02.2002 — 008.001 — 5
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