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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of28June2001
amending for the fifth time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of
animalsofsusceptiblespecieswithregard tofoot-and-mouthdisease
(notified under document number C(2001) 1687)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/488/EC)
(OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 75)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 23, 25.1.2002, p. 48 (2001/488/EC)
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of28June2001
amending for the fifth time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning
restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with
regard tofoot-and-mouthdisease
(notified under document number C(2001) 1687)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/488/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 foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of the
Community isliable to endanger the herdsin other partsof the
Community in view of the placing on the market and trade inlive biungulate animals.
(2)All Member Stateshave implemented the res trictionsto themovement of animals of susceptible species laid down inCommission Decision 2001/327/EC of 24 April 2001 concerningrestrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species
with regard to foot-and-mouth disease and repealing Decision
2001/263/EC(
3), as last amended by Decision 2001/416/EC(4).
(3)It appearsals o appropriate to maintain for an additional periodof time certain restrictions to the movement of sheep and goatswithin the Community.
(4)The animal health conditionsfor trade in ovine and caprineanimalsare laid down in Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28January 1991 on animal health conditionsgoverning intra-community trade in ovine and caprine animals(
5), aslas t
amended by Directive 2001/10/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council(6).
(5)Council Directive 92/102/EEC(7), aslas t amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, concerns the identifi-cation and registration of animals.
(6)Council Directive 85/511/EEC(8), aslas t amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, introduced Commu-nity measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.
(7)It appearsappropriate to further res trict the movement ofanimals through staging points and allow such movement onlyfor animals of susceptible species for breeding and in the case
of bovine and porcine animalsals o for production, taking into
account the requirementsfor health and identification s tandardsapplicable to intra-Community trade in such animals.
(8)The welfare conditionsfor trans port of animalswithin theCommunity are laid down in Council Directive 91/628/EEC of2001D0488 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 000.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 40.
(5) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(6) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 41.
(7) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32.
(8) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.
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19 November 1991 on the protection of animalsduring trans port
and amending Directives90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC(1), aslas t
amended by Directive 95/29/EC(2).
(9)Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concernsCommunity criteria for staging points and amends the route planreferred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC(
3).
(10)Commission Decision 93/444/EEC(4) concernsdetailed rules
governing intra-Community trade in certain live animalsandproductsintended for exportation to third countries .
(11)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 is however also possible to further ease certain restric-tions established under Decision 2001/327/EC.
(12)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2001/327/EC is amended as follows:1. In Article 2 paragraph 3 isdeleted and paragraphs1 and 2 are
replaced by the following:
‘1. Without prejudice to Directive 91/68/EEC, Member States
other than the United Kingdom shall ensure that trade betweenMember Statesin s heep and goatsfor breeding, fattening andslaughter is subject to the following additional 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 30 days prior to loading, or since birth in the holding of
origin where the 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), and
no animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease
imported from a third country hasbeen introduced into theholding during the 30 daysprior to dis patch from the holdingof origin, unless the imported animal has been completelyisolated from all other animals on 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 certifiedholding of destination 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
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 the
holding of origin must ensure that the condition in subparagraph
(c) can be met. The animals shall only transit one singleapproved assembly centre in the Member State of origin;2001D0488 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 000.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52.
(3) OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 208, 19.8.1993, p. 34.
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(e) sheep and goats for slaughter may in addition to the provisions
in subparagraph (d) transit through one single approvedassembly centre in one other Member State of transit before
being consigned to the Member State of destination, subject to
the conditionsin s ubparagraph (c);
(f) notwithstanding the provisions in Article 12 of ►
C1Directive
91/68/EEC ◄, the animalsmus t be accompanied by an animal
health certificate in accordance with the modelsprovided for in
the respective Annexes of that Directive which must in additionbear the following words:
“Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/327/
EC”;
(g) intra-Community trade in sheep and goats requires advance noti-
fication of the transport by the competent veterinary authoritiesof the place of departure to the central competent veterinaryauthoritiesin the Member State of des tination and any MemberState of transit. This notification shall be dispatched not laterthan 24 hoursprior to departure of the trans port.
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 months
prior to certification, the transport is subject to authorisation by the
competent authoritiesof the place of departure and notification tothe central veterinary authoritiesof the Member State of des tination.This notification shall be dispatched not later than 24 hours prior todeparture of the transport.’
2. Article 2a isreplaced by the following:
‘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 andproduction and in animalsof the ovine and caprine s peciesfor
breeding under the conditionsdetailed in paragraphs4 and 5.
3. Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 2, the transport of
bovine and porcine animalsaccompanied in application of Commis -sion Decision 93/444/EEC, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, byan animal health certificate for animalsfor s laughter in accordancewith Directive 64/432/EEC, may on their way to a third country
transit a staging point referred to in paragraph 1, subject to the
conditionsin paragraph 5.
4. The consignor must provide evidence and declare in writing to
the certifying veterinary authoritiesthat s uitable arrangementshavebeen made to ensure that the staging point situated within theCommunity receives at the same time only animals of the samespecies and of the same certified health status. The route plan is
supplemented by the declaration of the consignor.
5. The staging point indicated in the route plan accompanying the
consignment is notified by the certifying veterinary authorities to thecentral veterinary authoritiesin the Member State of des tination andany Member State of transit. This notification shall be dispatchednot later than 24 hoursprior to departure of the trans port.’
3. The date in Article 4 isreplaced by ‘30 September 2001’.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0488 — EN — 29.06.2001 — 000.001 — 4