2001/488/EC: Commission Decision of 28 June 2001 amending for the fifth 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) 1687)
Date: 2001-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, intra-EU trade, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 2001

amending for the fifth 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) 1687)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/488/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(7)

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)

(5)

(6)

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 Commission Decision 2001/327/EC of 24
April 2001 concerning restrictions to the movement of
animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-
mouth disease and repealing Decision 2001/263/EC (3),
as last amended by Decision 2001/416/EC (4).

It appears also appropriate to maintain for an additional
period of time certain restrictions to the movement of
sheep and goats within the Community.

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 Directive 2001/10/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

Council Directive 92/102/EEC (7), as last amended by the
Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
concerns the identification and registration of animals.

Council Directive 85/511/EEC (8), as last amended by the
Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, intro-

(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 149, 2.6.2001, p. 40.
(5) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19.
(6) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 41.
(7) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32.
(8) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.

duced Community measures for the control of foot-and-
mouth disease.

It appears appropriate to further restrict the movement
of animals through staging points and allow such move-
ment only for animals of susceptible species for breeding
and in the case of bovine and porcine animals also for
production, taking into account the requirements for
health and identification standards applicable to intra-
Community trade in such animals.

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/
last amended by
425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (9), as
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).

Commission Decision 93/444/EEC (12) concerns detailed
rules governing intra-Community trade in certain live
animals and products intended for exportation to third
countries.

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
is however also possible to
other Member States,
further
established under
ease
Decision 2001/327/EC.

it
certain restrictions

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2001/327/EC is amended as follows:

(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 208, 19.8.1993, p. 34.

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1. In Article 2 paragraph 3 is deleted and paragraphs 1 and 2

are replaced by the following:

‘1. Without prejudice to Directive 91/68/EEC, Member
States other than the United Kingdom shall ensure that
trade between Member States in sheep and goats for
breeding, fattening and slaughter is subject to the following
additional conditions:

(a) in the case of animals for breeding and fattening, the
animals have remained on a single holding of origin for
a period of at least 30 days prior to loading, or since
birth in the holding of origin where the animals are less
than 30 days old;

(b) in the case of animals for breeding and fattening, no
sheep and goats have been introduced into that holding
during the last 21 days of the residence period referred
to in subparagraph (a), and no animal of species
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease imported from a
third country has been introduced into the holding
during the 30 days prior to dispatch from the holding
of origin, unless
imported animal has been
completely isolated from all other animals on the
holding;

the

(c) in no case sheep and goats must be outside their
holding of origin for more than six days before arriving
in the certified holding of destination in another
Member State.

In the case of transport by ship, the time referred to in
the first subparagraph is prolonged by the time of the
sea voyage.

Where animals for breeding transit a staging point in
accordance with the provisions in Article 2a, the time
referred to in the first subparagraph is prolonged by the
resting time spent in the staging point;

(d) in the case of sheep and goats transiting through an
approved assembly centre in the Member State of origin,
the period during which the assembly of these animals
takes place outside the holding of origin must ensure
that the condition in subparagraph (c) can be met. The
animals shall only transit one single approved assembly
centre in the Member State of origin;

(e) sheep and goats for slaughter may in addition to the
through one
provisions in subparagraph (d)
single approved assembly centre in one other Member
State of transit before being consigned to the Member
State of destination,
in
subject
subparagraph (c);

to the conditions

transit

(f) notwithstanding the provisions

in Article 12 of
Directive 91/628/EEC, the animals must be accompa-
nied by an animal health certificate in accordance with
the models provided for in the respective Annexes of
that Directive which must in addition bear the following
words:

(g) intra-Community trade in sheep and goats requires
advance notification of the transport by the competent
veterinary authorities of the place of departure to the
central competent veterinary authorities in the Member
State of destination and any Member State of transit.
This notification shall be dispatched not later than 24
hours prior to departure of the transport.

2.
In the case of intra-Community trade in animals of
species susceptible to foot and mouth disease 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 three months prior to certification,
the transport is subject to authorisation by the competent
authorities of the place of departure and notification to the
central veterinary authorities of the Member State of desti-
nation. This notification shall be dispatched not later than
24 hours prior to departure of the transport.’

2. Article 2a is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2a

1. Without prejudice to Article 3(1)(aa), second indent of
Council Directive 91/628/EEC, Member States shall ensure
that animals of
susceptible to foot-and-mouth
disease certified for intra-Community trade are not moved
through staging points established and approved in accord-
ance with Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.

species

Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 1, the
2.
movement through staging points may be authorised for
intra-Community trade in animals of
the bovine and
porcine species for breeding and production and in animals
of the ovine and caprine species for breeding under the
conditions detailed in paragraphs 4 and 5.

3.
Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 2, the
transport of bovine and porcine animals accompanied in
application of Commission Decision 93/444/EEC, and in
particular Article 2(1) thereof, by an animal health certifi-
cate for animals for slaughter in accordance with Directive
64/432/EEC, may on their way to a third country transit a
staging point referred to in paragraph 1, subject to the
conditions in paragraph 5.

4.
The consignor must provide evidence and declare in
writing to the certifying veterinary authorities that suitable
arrangements have been made to ensure that the staging
point situated within the Community receives at the same
time only animals of the same species and of the same
certified health status. The route plan is supplemented by
the declaration of the consignor.

5.
The staging point indicated in the route plan accom-
panying the consignment is notified by the certifying veter-
inary authorities to the central veterinary authorities in the
Member State of destination and any Member State of
transit. This notification shall be dispatched not later than
24 hours prior to departure of the transport.’

“Animals in accordance with Commission Decision
2001/327/EC”;

3. The date in Article 4 is replaced by ‘30 September 2001’.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission