2001/262/EC: Commission Decision of 2 April 2001 amending Decision 2001/223/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1035)
Date: 2001-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, live animal, meat product, milk product

L 93/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.4.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 April 2001

amending Decision 2001/223/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-
mouth disease in the Netherlands

(notified under document number C(2001) 1035)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/262/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 to the completion of the internal market (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)

(2)

(3)

Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease in the Netherlands,
the Commission adopted
Decision 2001/223/EC concerning certain protection
measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the
Netherlands (4).

The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of
the Netherlands is liable to endanger the herds in other
parts of the territory of the Netherlands and in other
Member States in view of the placing on the market and
trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their
products.

The Netherlands have taken measures in the framework
of Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985
introducing Community measures for the control of
foot-and-mouth disease (5), as last amended by the Act
of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and
furthermore has introduced further measures within the
including the measures laid down in
affected areas,

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Decision 2001/172/EC (6), as last amended by Decision
2001/239/EC (7).

In the light of the disease evolution the Commission
adopted Decision 2001/246/EC laying down the condi-
tions for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth
disease in the Netherlands in application of Article 13 of
Directive 85/511/EEC (8).

It appears appropriate to prolong the measure intro-
duced by Decision 2001/223/EC.

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4 April
2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The date in Article 14 of Commission Decision 2001/223/EC
is replaced by ‘6 April 2001’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 2 April 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29.
(5) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.

(6) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22.
(7) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 33.
(8) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 11.