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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 July 2000
concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece
(notified under document number C(2000) 2461)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/486/EC)
(OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 59)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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"M1 Commission Decision 2000/538/EC of 1 September 2000 L 229 59 9.9.20002000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 July 2000
concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease
in Greece
(notified under document number C(2000) 2461)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/486/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 incertain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internalmarket (
1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular
Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989
concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the
completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive
92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 July 2000 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were declared in
Greece which were detected in the framework of the surveillanceprogramme established by Commission Decision 2000/71/EC of 20December 1999 concerning a specific financial contribution by the
Community relating to epidemiological surveillance of certain animal
diseases in areas at risk in Greece (
4).
(2) The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of Greece is
liable to endanger the herds of other Member States and of the
disease-free parts of Greece in view of the trade inlive biungulateanimals and certain of their products.
(3) Greece has taken measures in the framework of Council Directive
85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measuresfor the control of foot-and-mouth disease (
5), as last amended by
Commission Decision 92/380/EEC (6), and furthermore has introduced
further measures within the affected areas.
(4) Movement of and trade in biungulates other than porcine animals from
the territory of Greece to other Member States and within Greece is
subject to restrictions imposed within the framework of Commission
Decision 2000/350/EC of 2 May 2000 on epidemiological surveillanceof bluetongue in Greece and certain measures to prevent the spread of
the disease (
7).
(5) The disease situation in certain parts of Greece requires reinforcing the
control measures for foot-and-mouth disease taken by Greece byadopting additional Community protective measures.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the
opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,!B
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 24, 29.1.2000, p. 53.
(5) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 198, 17.7.1992, p. 54.
(7) OJ L 124, 25.5.2000, p. 58.2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Without prejudice to the measures taken by Greece within the framework of
Commission Decision 2000/350/EC, Greece shall ensure that:
1. no live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and
other biungulates move between those parts of its territory listed in
Annex I and Annex II;
2. no live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and
other biungulates are sent from or through those parts of its territorylisted in Annex I and Annex II to other parts of the Community;
3. the health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (
1),
as last amended by Directive 2000/20/EC (2), accompanying live bovine and
porcine animals and in Council Directive 91/68/EEC (3), as last amended by
Commission Decision 94/953/EC (4), accompanying live ovine and caprine
animals consigned from parts of the territory of Greece not listed in Annex Iand Annex II to other Member States shall bear the following words:
‘Animals conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July
2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouthdisease in Greece’
4. the health certificates accompanying biungulates, other than those
covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, consigned from
parts of the territory of Greece not listed in Annex I and Annex II to otherMember States shall bear the following words:
‘Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of
31 July 2000 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece;’;
5. the movement to other Member States of animals referred to in
paragraphs 3 and 4 shall only be allowed following three days advance
notification dispatched by the local veterinary authority to the central and
local veterinary authorities in the Member State of destination.
Article 2
1. Greece shall not send fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine
species and other biungulates coming from those parts of its territory listed in
Annex I or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other
parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) fresh meat obtained before 1 June 2000 provided that the meat is clearly
identified, and since this date has been transported and stored separately
from meat which is not destined for parts of the Community outside the
areas mentioned in Annex I;
(b) fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside the areas listed in Annex
I and Annex II and transported in derogation to Article 1(1) directly andunder official control in sealed means of transport to a slaughterhouse
situated in the area listed in Annex I outside the protection zone for
immediate slaughter. Such meat shall only be placed on the market inGreece;
(c) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions:
— only fresh meat as described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) or fresh
meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area
listed in Annex I will be processed in this establishment,
— all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with
Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC (
5)o n
animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat,!B
(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14.
(5) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. Directive updated by Directive 91/497/EEC (OJ L
268, 24.9.1991, p. 69) and last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (OJ L 243,
11.10.1995, p. 7).2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 3
— the plant will be operated under strict veterinary control,
— the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored
separately from meat which is not destined for parts of theCommunity outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
— the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall
be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the
supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communi-cate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of thoseestablishments which they have approved in application of these
provisions.
3. Meat consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accom-
panied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bearthe following words:
‘Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000
concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouthdisease in Greece’.
Article 3
1. Greece shall not send meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine,
caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts ofGreece listed in Annex I or prepared using meat obtained from animals
originating in those parts of Greece to other parts of the Community.
2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products
which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4(1) ofCouncil Directive 80/215/EEC (
1), as last amended by Directive
91/687/EEC (2), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive
77/99/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC (4), on animal health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products which have beensubjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH
value of less than 6.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) meat products prepared before 1 June 2000 provided that the meat
products are clearly identified, and since this date have been transportedand stored separately from meat products which are not destined for partsof the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I;
(b) meat products prepared in establishment under the following conditions:
— all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the
conditions of Article 2(2),
— all meat products used in the final product will conform to the
conditions of paragraph (a) or be made from fresh meat obtained
from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in Annex
I,
— all meat products must bear the health mark in accordance with
Chapter VII of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC,
— the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,— the meat products must be clearly identified and transported and
stored separately from meat and meat products which are not
destined for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned inAnnex I,
— the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall
be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the
supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communi-
cate to other Member States and the Commission a list of thoseestablishments which they have approved in application of these
provisions;!B
(1) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. Directive updated by Directive 92/5/EEC (OJ L 57,
2.3.1992, p. 1) and last amended by Directive 92/45/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p.
35).
(4) OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25.2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 4
(c) meat products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not included
in Annex I using meat obtained before 1 June 2000 from parts of theterritory included in Annex I provided that the meat and meat productsare clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and
meat products which are not destined for parts of the Community outside
the areas mentioned in Annex I.
4. Meat products consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be
accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificateshall bear the following words:
‘Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31
July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to
foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’.
Article 4
1. Greece shall not send milk from those parts of its territory listed in Annex
I to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk which
has been subjected to:
(a) an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in Council
Directive 92/46/EEC (
1), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (2),
followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurisation, UHT,
sterilisation or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with anequivalent effect to one of the above; or
(b) an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in
Directive 92/46/EEC, combined with the treatment by which the pH islowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk
prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
(a) all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions
of paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed inAnnex I,
(b) the established will be operated under strict veterinary control,
(c) the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately
from milk and milk products which are not destined for parts of the
Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
(d) transport of raw milk from holdings situated outside the areas mentioned
in Annex I to the establishments referred to above is carried out invehicles which were cleaned and disinfected prior to operation and hadno subsequent contact with holdings in the areas mentioned in Annex I
keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease,
(e) the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be
carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of
the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other MemberStates and the Commission a list of those establishments which they haveapproved in application of these provisions.
4. Milk consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be accom-
panied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear
the following words:
‘Milk conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31 July 2000
concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouthdisease in Greece’.
Article 5
1. Greece shall not send milk products from those parts of its territory listed
in Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products produced before 1 June 2000;!B
(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 5
(b) milk products subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least
71,7 ºC for 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment;
(c) milk products prepared from milk which has been subjected to the
provisions described in Article 4(2) or (3).
3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:
— all milk used in the establishment will either conform to the
conditions of Article 4(2) or be obtained from animals outside thearea listed in Annex I,
— all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the
conditions of paragrah 2 or be made from milk obtained from
animals outside the area listed in Annex I,
— the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,
— the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and
stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined
for parts of the Community outside the areas mentioned in Annex I,
— the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall
be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the
supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communi-cate to other Member States and the Commission a list of thoseestablishments which they have approved in application of these
provisions;
(b) milk products prepared in the parts of the territory outside the areas
mentioned in Annex I using milk obtained before 1 June 2000 from parts
of the territory mentioned in Annex I provided that the milk products areclearly identified and transported and stored separately from milkproducts which are not destined for parts of the Community outside the
areas mentioned in Annex I.
4. Milk products consigned from Greece to other Member States shall be
accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate
shall bear the following words:
‘Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of 31
July 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to
foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’.
Article 6
1. Greece shall not send semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine,
caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its
territory listed in Annex I to other parts of Greece.
2. Greece shall not send semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine,
caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its
territory listed in Annex I and Annex II to other parts of the Community.
3. This prohibition shall not apply to frozen bovine semen, ova and embryos
produced before 1 June 2000.
4. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC (
1),
as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, andaccompanying frozen bovine semen consigned from Greece to other MemberStates shall bear the following words:
‘Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC
of 31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard tofoot-and-mouth disease in Greece’.!B
(1) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10.2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 6
5. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 89/556/EEC (1),
as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, andaccompanying bovine embryos consigned from Greece to other MemberStates shall bear the following words:
‘Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of
31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’.
Article 7
1. Greece shall not send hides and skins of bovine, ovine, caprine and
porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in
Annex I to other parts of the Community.
2. This prohibition shall not apply to hides and skins which were produced
before 1 June 2000 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1(A),second to fith indents or paragraph I(B), third and fourth indents of Chapter 3
of Annex 1 to Directive 92/118/EEC. Care must be taken to separate
effectively treated hides from untreated hides.
3. Greece shall ensure that hides and skins of bovine, ovine, caprine and
porcine species and other biungulates to be sent to other Member States shallbe accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:
‘Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of
31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’
Article 8
Greece shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of
live animals are cleaned and disinfected after each operation, and shall furnishproof of such disinfection.
Article 9
1. Greece shall not send animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and
porcine species and other biungulates not mentioned in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7 from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other parts of the
Community.
2. The prohibitions mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) animal products referred to in paragraph 1 which have been subjected to:
— heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of
3,00 or more, or
— heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least
70 ºC;
(b) unprocessed sheep wool and ruminant hair which is securely enclosed in
packaging and dry.
3. Greece shall ensure that the animal products mentioned in paragraph 2 to
be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a health certificate
which bears the following words:
‘Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 2000/486/EC of
31 July 2000 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-
mouth disease in Greece’.
Article 10
Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to
bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately
inform the Commission thereof.
Article 11
This Decision shall be re-examined before 31 October 2000.!B
(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 7
Article 12
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B2000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 8
ANNEX
The Province(s) of:
EVROS
RODOPI
XANTHI!M12000D0486 — EN — 09.09.2000 — 001.001 — 9