2001/378/EC: Commission Decision of 14 May 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1438)
Date: 2001-05-14
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 DECISION

of 14 May 2001

amending for the second time Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of
animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease

(notified under document number C(2001) 1438)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/378/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Whereas:

Decision 2001/327/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions
to the movement of animals of susceptible species with
regard
repealing
Commission Decision 2001/263/EC (3), as amended by
Decision 2001/349/EC (4).

foot-and-mouth

disease

and

to

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 further
prohibit
the movement of animals through staging
points and to maintain for an additional period of time
certain restrictions to the movement of susceptible
animals within the Community.

However it is also possible to ease certain restrictions
established under Decision 2001/327/EC.

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 29 May
2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 123, 4.5.2001, p. 26.

1. Paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 2 are replaced by the following:

Transport of

‘1.
foot-and-mouth disease is prohibited.

animals of

species

susceptible

to

Without prejudice to Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 91/
68/EEC and 92/65/EEC, this prohibition shall not apply to
movements of animals of species susceptible to foot-and-
mouth disease from the holding of dispatch:

— directly or through an assembly centre to a slaughter-

house for immediate slaughter.

In the case of
the assembly
intra-Community trade,
centre must be approved and in the case of animals of
susceptible species other
than bovine and porcine
animals the transport is subject to authorisation by the
competent authorities of the place of departure and
destination, or

— in the case of animals of susceptible species other than
bovine and porcine animals, directly or through one
single assembly centre to another holding within the
region or to a maximum of six holdings of destination
situated outside the region.

In the case of movement within the Member State
through an assembly centre, the transport is subject to
authorisation by the competent authorities of the place
of departure and notification to the authorities of the
place of destination.

In the case of
the assembly
intra-Community trade,
centre must be approved and the transport is subject to
authorisation by the competent authorities of the place
of departure and destination, or

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the assembly

intra-Community trade,

— in the case of bovine and porcine animals, directly or
through an assembly centre to another holding.
In the case of
centre must be approved.
intra-Community trade in bovine or
In the case of
porcine animals dispatched from a region in a Member
State in which restrictions in accordance with Article 9
of Directive 85/511/EEC have been applied during the 3
months prior to certification, the transport is subject to
authorisation by the competent authorities of the place
of departure and destination, or

— for transhumance to designated pastures.

In the case of susceptible animals other than bovine and
porcine animals, such movement is subject to author-
isation by the competent authorities of the place of
departure and destination.

and porcine

animals destined for

2.
The movement of animals authorised in accordance
with the derogations in paragraph 1 shall take place under
the condition that:
(a) in the case of animals of susceptible species other than
bovine
intra-
Community trade, during transport such animals do not
come into contact with animals not of the same holding
of dispatch, unless such animals:
— either are consigned for slaughter, or
— originate in and come from holdings situated in a
region of a Member State in which no restrictions in
accordance with Article 9 of Directive 85/511/EEC
have been in place on the date of dispatch and
during at least 20 days of the residence period where
required in paragraph 3;

(b) vehicles which have been used for the transport of live
animals are cleaned and disinfected after each operation,
and shall furnish proof of such disinfection; and

(c) transports

to other Member States of animals of
susceptible species shall only be allowed following 24
hours advance notification dispatched by the local veter-
inary authority to the central and local veterinary
authorities in the Member State of destination and in the

case of animals of susceptible species other than bovine
and porcine animals to the central veterinary authorities
in the Member State of transit.

3. Where required by this Decision,
the competent
authorities at the place of departure authorise the move-
ment of animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth
disease only under one of the following conditions:

— animals are destined for intra-Community trade and
have remained on the holding of dispatch for at least 30
days prior to authorisation, or since birth in the holding
of origin where the animals are less than 30 days old,
and in the case of animals of susceptible species other
than bovine and porcine animals, no animal of suscept-
ible species was introduced into that holding during this
period,

— animals of susceptible species other than bovine and
porcine animals are destined for movement within the
Member State of dispatch and have remained on the
holding of dispatch for at least 20 days prior to author-
isation, or since birth in the holding of origin where the
animals are less than 20 days old, and no animal of
susceptible species was introduced into that holding
during this period,

— animals are destined for movement within a region of a

Member State,

— animals are transported directly or through an assembly
centre to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.’

2. The date in Article 4 is replaced by ‘5 June 2001’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission