2001/389/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 2001 amending for the sixth 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) 1478)
Date: 2001-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, foot-and-mouth disease, slaughter of animals, transport authorisation, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

L 137/36

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Official Journal of the European Communities

19.5.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 May 2001

amending for the sixth 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) 1478)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/389/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,

country in order
susceptible animals,

to prevent movement of

live

— meat destined for intra-Community trade and export
will be completely separated from meat bearing the
health mark provided for in Decision 2001/305/EC,
and will come from establishments where no meat
bearing the health mark provided for in Decision
2001/305/EC is present.

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 29 May
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,

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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/
364/EC (5).

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. However, the last case was reported on 21
April 2001.

In the light of the disease evolution it appears therefore
appropriate to further adjust the regionalisation and to
make provisions for the slaughter of animals from free
areas in designated slaughterhouses in Annex I.

At the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee of
15 May 2001 the Netherlands declared in relation to the
proposed amendments of Decision 2001/223/EC that:

— continuous controls will be carried out on traffic
crossing from the areas listed in Annex I to the areas
listed in Annex II and moreover to the rest of the

(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 129, 11.5.2001, p. 47.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2001/223/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 2(2)(b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside the
areas listed in Annex I and transported in derogation to
Article 1(1) directly and under official control in sealed
means of transport to a slaughterhouse designated by
the competent authorities and situated in the area listed
in Annex I outside the protection zone for immediate
slaughter under the following conditions:

— all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in
accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council
Directive 64/433/EEC, as last amended by Directive
95/23/EC,

— the slaughterhouse will be operated under strict
veterinary control and does not produce meat in
accordance with the provisions in subparagraph (e),

— the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and trans-
ported and stored separately from meat which is not
destined for dispatch outside the areas mentioned in
Annex I and from meat conforming to the require-
ments in subparagraph (e),

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

those

2. Article 12a is replaced by the following:

‘Article 12a

The Netherlands shall ensure that dispatch to other
1.
Member States of
live animals susceptible to foot-and-
mouth disease is prohibited from the areas of its territory
not listed in Annex I or Annex II.

2.
Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 1 and
without prejudice to Decision 2001/327/EC, the competent
authorities of the place of departure may authorise the
transport of
live bovine and porcine animals from one
single holding situated outside the areas listed in Annex I
and Annex II directly to a slaughterhouse in another
Member State for immediate slaughter, subject
to noti-
fication to the central veterinary authorities of the place of
destination and any Member State of transit.’

3. In Annex II the words

‘— The provinces of Noord-Holland and Drenthe;

— The areas in the province of Zuid-Holland situated
river Merwede-Maas-Hollands Diep-

the

north of
Haringvliet;

— The province of Friesland, except the areas of this prov-

ince listed in Annex I;

— The province of Overijssel, except the areas of this

province listed in Annex I;

— The province of Utrecht, except the areas of this prov-

ince listed in Annex I;

— The province of Flevoland, except the areas of this

province listed in Annex I;

— The province of Groningen, except the areas of this

province listed in Annex I;

— The areas in the province of Gelderland situated north
of
the river Rijn-Waal-Merwede between the border
with Germany and the border with the province Zuid-
Holland, except
this province listed in
Annex I.’

the areas of

are replaced by

‘— The province of Drenthe;

— The provinces of Friesland and Groningen, except the

areas of these provinces listed in Annex I;

— The provinces of Overijssel and Flevoland, except the

areas of these provinces listed in Annex I;

— The province of Utrecht east of the highway A 27,
except the areas of this province listed in Annex I;

— The areas in the province of Gelderland situated north
of
the river Rijn-Waal-Merwede between the border
with Germany and the border with the province Zuid-
this province listed in
Holland, except
Annex I.’

the areas of

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission