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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
►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
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 checksapplicable in intra-
Community trade in certain live animalsand productswith a view tothe completion of the internal market(
1), aslas t amended by Directive
92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The animal health conditionsfor trade in bovine animalsand
swine are laid down in Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal
health problemsaffecting intra-Community trade in bovineanimalsand s wine(
3), aslas t amended by Directive 2000/20/
EC(4).
(2)The animal health conditionsfor trade in ovine and caprine
animalsare laid down in Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28
January 1991 on animal health conditionsgoverning intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals(
5), aslas t
amended by Commission Decision 94/953/EC(6).
(3)The animal health conditionsfor trade in biungulatesother 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 requirementsgoverning trade in andimports into the Community of animals, semen, ova andembryosnot s ubject to animal health requirementslaid 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 conditionsfor trans port of animalswithin the
Community are laid down in Council Directive 91/628/EEC of
19 November 1991 on the protection of animalsduring trans portand amending Directives90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC(
9), aslas t
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 Netherlandsand Ireland, theCommission adopted Decisions 2001/172/EC(
12), 2001/208/2001D0327 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 005.001 — 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 with regard to foot-and-mouth disease inthe respective Member State.
(7)The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of theCommunity isliable to endanger the herdsin other partsof the
Community in view of the placing on the market and trade in
live biungulate animals.
(8)All Member Stateshave implemented the res trictionsto 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 Statesin clos e cooperation with the other MemberStates, it appears appropriate to further prohibit the movement
of animalsthrough s taging pointsand 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 and communicated in accordance
with Article 11(3) of that Directive to the Member Statesand the
Commission until 2 May 2001 at the latest;
2. ‘region of a Member State’ shall mean part of the territory of the
Community asdefined in Article 2(2)(p) of Directive 64/432/EEC.
Article 2
1. Without prejudice to Directive 91/68/EEC, Member Statesother
than the United Kingdom shall ensure that trade between MemberStates in sheep and goats for breeding, fattening and slaughter issubject to the following additional conditions:
(a) in the cas e of animalsfor breeding and fattening, the animalshave
remained on a single holding of origin for a period of at least 30daysprior to loading, or s ince birth in the holding of origin wherethe animalsare les sthan 30 daysold;
(b) in the case of animals for breeding and fattening, no sheep and
goatshave been introduced into that holding during the las t 21days of the residence period referred to in subparagraph (a), andno animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth diseaseimported from a third country hasbeen introduced into the holding2001D0327 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 005.001 — 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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during the 30 daysprior to dis patch from the holding of origin,
unless the imported animal has been completely isolated from allother animalson the holding;
(c) in no case sheep and 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 first
subparagraph is prolonged by the resting time spent in the staging
point;
(d) in the case of sheep and goats transiting through an approved
assembly centre in the Member State of origin, the period duringwhich the assembly of these animals takes place outside theholding of origin must ensure that the condition in subparagraph
(c) can be met. The animals shall only transit one single approved
assembly centre in the Member State of origin;
(e) sheep and goats for slaughter may in addition to the provisions in
subparagraph (d) transit through one single approved assemblycentre in one other Member State of transit before being consignedto the Member State of destination, subject to the conditions in
subparagraph (c);
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68/EEC◄, the animalsmus t be accompanied by an animal health
certificate in accordance with the modelsprovided for in therespective Annexes of that Directive which must in addition bearthe following words:
‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/327/EC’;
(g) intra-Community trade in sheep and goats requires advance notifi-
cation of the transport by the competent veterinary authorities ofthe place of departure to the central competent veterinary authori-
tiesin the Member State of des tination and any Member State of
transit. This notification shall be dispatched not later than 24 hoursprior 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 aMember State in which restrictions in accordance with Article 9 ofDirective 85/511/EEC have been applied during the three monthspriorto certification, the transport is subject to authorisation by the compe-
tent authoritiesof the place of departure and notification to the central
veterinary authoritiesof the Member State of des tination. Thisnotifica-tion shall be dispatched not later than 24 hours prior to departure of thetransport.
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 animalsof the bovine and porcine s peciesfor breeding and produc-tion and in animalsof the ovine and caprine s peciesfor breeding underthe conditionsdetailed in paragraphs4 and 5.2001D0327 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 005.001 — 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 animalsfor s laughter 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 authoritiesthat s uitable arrangementshave
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 authoritiesin the Member State of des tination and
any Member State of transit. This notification shall be dispatched notlater than 24 hoursprior to departure of the trans port.
Article►
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Commission Decision 2001/263/EC is repealed.
Article►M1 4◄
This Decision shall apply until midnight on ►M530 September
2001◄.
Article►M1 5◄
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0327 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 005.001 — 5
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