2001/306/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2001 amending for the third 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) 1123)
Date: 2001-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, live animal, meat product, milk product

L 104/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.4.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 April 2001

amending for the third 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) 1123)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/306/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The measures provided for in this Decision shall be
the Standing Veterinary
reviewed at
Committee on 19 April 2001,

the meeting of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. In Annex I the words ‘The provinces of Gelderland, Over-
ijssel, Flevoland and the areas of Sprang-Capelle and Maren-
Kessel en Berghem in the province of Noord-Brabant as
detailed in Annex III’ are replaced by the words ‘The prov-
inces of Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Noord-Holland,
Flevoland, Overijssel, Gelderland, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland,
Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland’.

2. In Annex II the words ‘All areas of mainland Netherlands
except those in Annex I’ are replaced by ‘The provinces of
Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Noord-Holland, Flevoland,
Overijssel, Gelderland, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Limburg,
Noord-Brabant and Zeeland’.

3. Annex III is deleted.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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, 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 (2), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (3), and in
particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Following the report of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease in the Netherlands outside the areas restricted in
accordance with Commission Decision 2001/223/EC
concerning certain protection measures with regard to
foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands (4), as last
amended by Decision 2001/282/EC (5), it appears neces-
sary to enlarge the areas of restriction so as to safeguard
the health status of the rest of the Community until the
epidemiological investigations have been completed and
the origin of the infection and the possible links to
existing outbreaks established.

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.

(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 98, 7.4.2001, p. 27.