2001/302/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2001 amending Decision 2001/263/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species in all Member States with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1105)
Date: 2001-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, intra-EU trade, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 April 2001

amending Decision 2001/263/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible
species in all Member States with regard to foot-and-mouth disease

(notified under document number C(2001) 1105)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/302/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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The animal health conditions for trade in bovine animals
and swine are laid down in Council Directive 64/
432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-
Community trade in bovine animals and swine (3), as last
amended by Directive 2000/20/EC (4).

The animal health conditions for trade in ovine and
caprine animals are laid down in Council Directive 91/
68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions
governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine
animals (5), as last amended by Commission Decision
94/953/EC (6).

The animal health conditions for trade in biungulates
other than those referred to in Directive 64/432/EEC
and 91/68/EEC are laid down in Council Directive 92/
65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health
requirements governing trade in and imports into the
Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not
subject
to animal health requirements laid down in
specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(4) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(6) OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14.

(4)

(5)

(6)

Directive 90/425/EEC (7), as last amended by Commis-
sion Decision 95/176/EC (8).

The welfare conditions for transport of animals within
the Community are laid down in Council Directive 91/
628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of
animals during transport and amending Directives 90/
425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (9), as
last amended by
Directive 95/29/EC (10).

Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997
concerns Community criteria for staging points and
amends the route plan referred to in the Annex to
Directive 91/628/EEC (11).

Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands
and Ireland, the Commission adopted Decisions 2001/
172/EC (12), 2001/208/EC (13), 2001/223/EC (14)
and
2001/234/EC (15) concerning certain protection meas-
ures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the
respective Member State.

(7) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
(8) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 23.
(9) OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17.
(10) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52.
(11) OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22.
(13) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 38.
(14) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29.
(15) OJ L 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62.

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(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of
the Community is liable to endanger the herds in other
parts of the Community in view of the placing on the
market and trade in live biungulate animals.

All Member States have implemented the restrictions to
the movement of animals of susceptible species laid
down in Decision 2001/263/EC (1).

investigations carried out

In the light of the disease evolution and the findings of
in the
the epidemiological
affected Member States in close cooperation with the
other Member States, it appears appropriate to ease the
restrictions on movement of susceptible animals within
the Community.

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 12 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

Commission Decision 2001/263/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 1(1)(a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a) during transport such animals do not come into contact
the same holding of dispatch,

with animals not of
unless

— either such animals are consigned for slaughter, or
— originate in and come from holdings situated in
areas of a Member State as defined in Article 2(p) of
Directive 64/432/EEC in which no restrictions in
accordance with Article 9 of Directive 85/511/EEC
have been in place during the residence period
referred to in paragraph 2 first indent.’

2. The words ‘during the past 15 days in the case of pigs, or’
are added at the end of the first indent of Article 1(2).

3. The date in Article 3 is replaced by ‘18 May 2001’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 59.