2001/317/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2001 amending for the second time 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) 1116)
Date: 2001-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, intra-EU trade, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

L 109/74

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.4.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2001

amending for the second time 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) 1116)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/317/EC)

(5)

(6)

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 19 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 following indents are inserted between the first and second
indent in the second subparagraph in Article 1(1) of Commis-
sion Decision 2001/263/EC:

‘— through an approved assembly centre to one holding
of destination for fattening, except
in the case of
bovine and porcine animals for fattening which may be
dispatch from the assembly centre to a maximum of
six holdings of destination, subject to authorisation by
the competent authorities of the place of departure and
destination, or

— to an assembly point to group herds or flocks for
transhumance
to
authorisation by the competent authorities of the place
of departure and destination, or’.

to designated pastures,

subject

This Decision is adressed to the Members States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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)

(4)

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 (3), 2001/208/EC (4), 2001/223/EC (5) and 2001/
234/EC (6) concerning certain protection measures with
regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the respective
Member State.

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 (7), as last amended by
Decision 2001/302/EC (8).

investigations carried out

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

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 38.
(5) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29.
(6) OJ L 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62.
(7) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 59.
(8) OJ L 104, 13.4.2001, p. 1.