2001/282/EC: Commission Decision of 6 April 2001 amending for the second time 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) 1081)
Date: 2001-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, carriage of goods, dairy industry, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, milk

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 April 2001

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

(notified under document number C(2001) 1081)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/282/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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

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 (9).

It appears appropriate to prolong the measure intro-
duced by Decision 2001/223/EC and at the same time
to adjust the regionalisation in the light of the disease
evolution.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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), as last amended by Decision 2001/
262/EC (5).

Article 1

Commission Decision 2001/223/EC is amended as follows:

1. A second subparagraph is added to Article 4(1) as follows:

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.

‘This prohibition shall not apply to milk transported from
holdings situated in the areas listed in Annex I outside the
zones established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive
85/511/EEC directly to a designated establishment situated
in parts of the territory listed in Annex II for treatment in
accordance with paragraph 2, under the condition that:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 (6), as last amended by the Act
of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and
furthermore has introduced further measures within the
affected areas, and the measures laid down in Decision
2001/172/EC (7), as last amended by Decision 2001/
263/EC (8).

(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 93, 3.4.2001, p. 58.
(6) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22.
(8) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 59.

(a) transport of raw milk from holdings situated in the
areas listed in Annex I to the establishments in the areas
listed in Annex II is carried out in vehicles which were
cleansed and disinfected prior to leaving the areas listed
in Annex I and had no subsequent contact with hold-
ings in the areas listed in Annex I keeping animals of
species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease,

(b) effective measures are taken to avoid the dispersion of
aerosol from the milk tank during transport and the
evacuation of the milk from the means of transport to
the milk tanks in the establishment,

(c) the means of transport must be cleansed and disinfected

after each such operation,

(9) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 11.

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(d) all milk processed on the same production line must
undergo the treatment referred to in paragraph 2, unless
the sanitary status of the line is re-established following
effective cleansing and disinfection under the responsi-
bility of the competent authorities,

(e) the control of the compliance with the above listed
conditions shall be carried out by the competent veter-
inary authority under the supervision of
the central
veterinary authorities who will communicate to other
those
Member States and the Commission a list of
establishments which they have approved in application
of these provisions.’

Berghem in the province of Noord-Brabant as detailed in
Annex III’.

4. The words in Annex II are replaced by ‘In the Netherlands
the areas of: All areas of mainland Netherlands except those
in Annex I’.

5. A third Annex is added in accordance with the Annex to

this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

2. The date in Article 14 is replaced by ‘25 April 2001’.

Done at Brussels, 6 April 2001.

3. The words in Annex I are replaced by ‘In the Netherlands
the areas of: The provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Flevo-
land and the areas of Sprang-Capelle and Maren-Kessel en

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

(1) Description of the area Sprang-Capelle:

1. Vanaf de Afslag Nieuwendĳk nr. 22 (Nieuwendĳk) de N322 volgend in oostelĳke richting tot de Provincialeweg-

Oost de N267.

2. De Provincialeweg-Oost, de N267 volgend in zuidoostelĳke richting tot De Kromme Nol.

3. De Kromme Nol volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Bergsche Maasdĳk.

4. De Bergsche Maasdĳk volgend in oostelĳke richting tot de Slĳkwellsedĳk.

5. De Slĳkwellsedĳk volgend in zuidelĳke richting overgaand in de Maaĳenstraat.

6. De Maaĳenstraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Dorpstraat in Well.

7. De Dorpstraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Dreef.

8. De Dreef volgend in noordoostelĳke richting overgaand in de Horenkamp.

9. De Horenkamp volgend in noordelĳke richting tot de Wellsedam.

10. De Wellsedam volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Ammerstraat.

11. De Ammerstraat volgend in noordoostelĳke richting tot de Kerkstraat.

12. De Kerkstraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Haarstraat.

13. De Haarstraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Ammerzodenseweg.

14. De Ammerzodenseweg volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Uithovensestraat (Ammerzoden).

15. De Uithovensestraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Voorstraat.

16. De Voorstraat volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de Blankensteĳn.

17. De Blankensteĳn volgend in oostelĳke richting tot de Oude Rĳksweg.

18. De Oude Rĳksweg volgend in zuidelĳke richting overgaand in de Treurenburg.

19. De Treurenburg volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot de A59 's-Hertogenbosch-Centrum (afslag nr. 47).

20. Vanaf de A59,

's-Hertogenbosch-Centrum (afslag nr. 47) de A59 volgend in westelĳke richting tot de Ring

's-Hertogenbosch-West (afslag nr. 45).

21. De A59, Ring 's-Hertogenbosch-West (afslag nr. 45) de Vlĳmenseweg volgend in zuidoostelĳke richting tot de

Koningsweg.

22. De Koningsweg volgend in zuidelĳke richting overgaand in de Vughterweg.

23. De Vughterweg volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot de Rĳksweg West, de N65.

24. De Rĳksweg West, de N65 volgend in zuidwestelĳke richting overgaand in de A65.

25. De A65 volgend in zuidelĳke richting overgaand in de A58.

26. De A58 volgend in westelĳke richting tot het knooppunt St. Annabosch.

27. Vanaf knooppunt St. Annabosch de A27 volgend in noordelĳke richting tot de Afslag Nieuwendĳk nr. 22

(Nieuwendĳk).

(2) Description of the area Maren-Kessel en Berghem:

1. Vanaf de Afslag Echteld 34 (Echteld) de N323 volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot de Van Heemstraweg de N322.

2. De Van Heemstraweg, de N322 volgend in oostelĳke richting tot de Noord-Zuid.

3. De Noord-Zuid, de N322 volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot de Maas- en Waalweg.

4. De Maas- en Waalweg, de N322 volgend in oostelĳke richting overgaand in de A73.

5. De A73 volgend in oostelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Neerbosch.

6. Het knooppunt Neerbosch de A73 volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Haps 5.

7. Vanaf knooppunt Haps 5 de N264 volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de rondweg Zuid in Uden.

8. De Rondweg Zuid volgend in westelĳke richting tot de Rondweg N265.

9. De Rondweg N265 volgend in noordelĳke richting tot de Nistelrodeseweg.

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10. De Nistelrodeseweg volgend in noordelĳke richting tot de Looweg in Uden.

11. De Looweg volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de Karperdĳk.

12. De Karperdĳk volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de Bedafseweg.

13. De Bedafseweg volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de Rietdĳk.

14. De Rietdĳk volgend in westelĳke richting tot de Heuvel.

15. De Heuvel volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot de Kapelstraat in Vorstenbosch.

16. De Kapelstraat volgend in noordwestelĳke richting overgaand in de Kampweg.

17. De Kampweg volgend in noordwestelĳke richting overgaand in de Dorpsstraat in Loosbroek.

18. De Dorpsstraat volgend in noordwestelĳke richting overgaand in de De Bleken.

19. De Bleken volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de Hooghei.

20. De Hooghei volgend in westelĳke richting overgaand in de Loofaert.

21. De Loofaert volgend in westelĳke richting tot de Berlicumseweg.

22. De Berlicumseweg volgend in noordelĳke richting tot de afslag Rosmalen 11.

23. Vanaf de afslag Rosmalen (nr. 11) de A50 volgend in zuidelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Hintham.

24. Vanaf knooppunt Hintham de A2 volgend in noordelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Empel.

25. Vanaf knooppunt Empel de A59 volgend in westelĳke richting tot de Treurenburg.

26. De Treurenburg volgend in noordelĳke richting overgaand in de Oude Rĳksweg in Hedel.

27. De Oude Rĳksweg volgend in noordelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Hedel (nr. 18) de A2.

28. Vanaf knooppunt Hedel (nr. 18) de A2 volgend in noordelĳke richting tot het knooppunt Deil.

29. Vanaf knooppunt Deil de A15 volgend in oostelĳke richting tot de Afslag Echteld 34 (Echteld).’