2000/720/EC: Commission Decision of 7 November 2000 amending Decision 2000/650/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2000) 3193) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal plague, health certificate, health control, meat processing industry, pigmeat

L 291/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.11.2000

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 November 2000

amending Decision 2000/650/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of
Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2000) 3193)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/720/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January
1980 introducing Community measures for the control of
classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article
9(6)(g) thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In August, September and October 2000 outbreaks of
in the United Kingdom were
classical
declared by the veterinary authorities of
the United
Kingdom.

swine fever

In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC
protection and surveillance zones were immediately
established around outbreak sites in Suffolk, Norfolk and
Essex.

The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh
meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26
June 1964 on health conditions for the production and
marketing of fresh meat (2), as last amended by Directive
95/23/EEC (3).

and Decision 2000/650/EC (5)

Following a request of the United Kingdom, by Decision
2000/543/EC (4)
the
Commission adopted a specific solution concerning
marking and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on
holdings situated in one surveillance zone established in
Norfolk and slaughtered, subject to a specific author-
isation issued by the competent authority.

The United Kingdom has submitted a further request for
the adoption of a specific solution concerning marking
and use of pigmeat coming from pigs kept on holdings

situated in the surveillance zones established in Norfolk
and Suffolk in relation to the outbreaks confirmed as at
4 October 2000.

(6)

(7)

Decision 2000/650/EC should be amended in order that
the provisions of this Decision are adopted in other
surveillance zones, in accordance with the request of the
United Kingdom.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Decision 2000/650/EC the words ‘originating from holdings
situated in the surveillance zone established in Norfolk
following the outbreak confirmed on 9 August 2000’ are
replaced by the words ‘originating from holdings situated in the
surveillance zones established in Norfolk and Suffolk following
the outbreaks confirmed as at 4 October 2000.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.
(2) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 231, 13.9.2000, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 272, 25.10.2000, p. 42.