2001/789/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3634)
Date: 2001-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, foot-and-mouth disease, health certificate, health control, transport of animals

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 November 2001

amending for the second time Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with
regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2001) 3634)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/789/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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2001/740/EC (4), as last amended
by Decision 2001/763/EC (5), concerns certain protec-
tion measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in
the United Kingdom.

Certain counties in Great Britain, which are listed in
Annex III, have had no outbreak of
foot-and-mouth
disease during this epidemic, while others have remained
free from the disease for more than 3 months. It appears
therefore appropriate to enlarge the area from which
dispatch of certain meats is authorized, and to include in
addition to pig meat also meat from other livestock and
from farmed and wild game of species susceptible to
foot-and-mouth disease.

Meat from small ruminants, farmed game and wild game
should be allowed from counties that had no outbreak
of foot-and-mouth disease during this epidemic, and in
addition in the case of meat from wild game, the county
of origin should not border directly with a county not
included in Annex III.

Certain livestock holdings situated in areas included in
the list in Annex III may wish to restock with animals
the origin of which is outside the areas listed in Annex I
or Annex II. Such animal transport may pose a potential
risk in particular for transport means returning empty

(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 277, 20.10.2001, p. 30.
(5) OJ L 287, 31.10.2001, p. 36.

from Great Britain. Therefore provisions are necessary to
ensure official control and certification of the cleansing
and disinfection of the means of transport.

(5)

(6)

The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the
scheduled for 4-5
Standing Veterinary Committee
December 2001 and the measures adapted where neces-
sary.

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 2001/740/EC is amended as follows:

1. In the sixth indent of Article 2(2)(d) the word ‘slaughter-
is replaced by the word ‘establishment’.

house’

2. Paragraph 1 of Article 13 is replaced by the following:

The United Kingdom shall ensure that no live animals
‘1.
of susceptible species are introduced from other Member
States into the parts of its territory listed in Annex I and
Annex II.

By derogation to the above provision, the central competent
veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom may authorise
the introduction of animals of susceptible species into parts
of
its territory listed in Annex III, under the following
conditions:

(a) such transports of live animals of susceptible species
shall be subject to prior authorisation by the competent
authorities of the place of dispatch, which must ensure
that the transport and port of entry is pre-notified to the
central competent veterinary authorities in the United
Kingdom at least 3 days in advance;

(b) vehicles entering the parts of the territory of the United
Kingdom listed in Annex I and Annex II shall only do so
through designated ports of entry, which shall be
communicated in advance by the central competent
veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom to the
competent authorities of the Member States and the
Commission;

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(c) when animals of susceptible species are transported by
road vehicles outside the parts of the territory of the
United Kingdom listed in Annex I and Annex II, each
vehicle must contain only a single consignment and that
consignment must be taken directly to a single holding
the United
of destination situated in the parts of
Kingdom listed in Annex III,
in accordance with the
applicable Community and national disease control
rules;

applied under official supervision, and that the model
certificate provided for in Annex IV can be issued.’

3. Annex III is replaced by the Annex I to this Decision.

4. Annex II to this Decision becomes Annex IV.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

(d) after unloading the animals at the place of destination,
and before departing from Great Britain,
the empty
transport vehicle shall be taken under the terms of the
“Great Britain national movement license” to an offi-
cially approved facility where arrangements are in place
to ensure that the provisions in Article 10(1) are strictly

Done at Brussels, 12 November 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX Ι

‘ANNEX ΙΙΙ

Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

Scottish
Islands

82

Shetland Islands

83 Orkney Islands

84 Western Islands

Scotland

85 Wick consisting of

86

Elgin consisting of

87

Inverness consisting of

88 Aberdeenshire consisting of

Shetland Islands 131

Orkney Islands 123

NA H-Eileanan An Iar 124

Part of Highland 121

Moray 122

Part of Highland 121

Part of Highland 121

Aberdeen City 128

Aberdeenshire 126

B

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

S/G

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

P

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

FG WG

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

89

Forfar consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

90

Perth consisting of

91

Cupar

92

Edinburgh consisting of

93 Galashiels

94

Stirling

95 Oban

Angus

Dundee City

Clackmannanshire

Perth & Kinross

79

81

80

90

Fife 127

Falkirk

Midlothian

West Lothian

85

88

96

City of Edinburgh 129

East Lothian 130

Scottish Borders

92

Stirling

94

Argyll and Bute 125

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

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Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

96 Hamilton consisting of

B

+

S/G

+

P

+

FG WG

+

+

East Dunbartonshire

East Renfrewshire

City of Glasgow

Inverclyde

North Lanarkshire

Renfrewshire

South Lanarkshire

West Dunbartonshire

83

84

86

87

89

91

93

95

97 Ayr consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

98

Stranraer consisting of

99 Dumfries consisting of

England

01

Bedfordshire consisting of

East Ayrshire

82

North Ayrshire 132

South Ayrshire 133

Part of Dumfries & Galloway 134

Part of Dumfries & Galloway 134

Bedford 137

Luton District

56

+

+

+

–

–

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

+

+

02

Berkshire consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

Bracknell Forest

Reading

West Berkshire

Windsor & Maidenhead

41

63

75

76

Wokingham 77

Slough

66

03

Buckinghamshire

+

+

+

+

+

Buckinghamshire County 138

Milton Keynes

59

05

Cambridgeshire consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

Cambridgeshire County 139

City of Peterborough

48

06

Cheshire consisting of

07

Cornwall County

Halton

54

Cheshire County 140

Warrington

74

Cornwall County 171

+

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

09 Derbyshire consisting of

B

+

S/G

–

P

+

FG WG

–

–

11 Dorset consisting of

+

+

+

+

–

City of Derby

44

Derbyshire County 142

Dorset County 143

Bournemouth

Poole

40

62

13

Essex consisting of

+

–

+

–

–

Southend-on-Sea

67

Essex County 146

Thurrock

72

14 Gloucestershire consisting of

+

+

+

+

–

South Gloucestershire

68

Gloucestershire County 147

15 Hampshire consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

Hampshire County 148

City of Portsmouth 135

City of Southampton

49

16

Isle of Wight

+

+

+

+

+

17 Hereford & Worcester consisting of

18 Hertfordshire

20

Kent consisting of

21

Lancashire consisting of

22

Leicestershire consisting of

24

Lincolnshire

25 Merseyside consisting of

Isle of Wight 114

Worcestershire County 167

Hertfordshire 149

Medway

57

Kent County 150

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackpool

City of Leicester

Rutland

38

39

46

65

Leicestershire County 152

Lincolnshire County 153

Knowsley District

Liverpool District

Sefton District

St. Helens District

12

14

23

28

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

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Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

26

East London

27

South East London

28 Norfolk

29 Northamptonshire

32 Nottinghamshire consisting of

33 Oxfordshire

34 Avon consisting of

Greater London Authority 168

Greater London Authority 168

Norfolk County 154

Northamptonshire County 155

City of Nottingham 47

Nottinghamshire County 157

Oxfordshire County 158

Bath & North East Somerset

City of Bristol

South Gloucestershire

37

43

68

North Somerset 120

B

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

S/G

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

P

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

FG WG

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

35

Shropshire consisting of

–

–

+

–

–

36

Somerset

37

Staffordshire consisting of

38

Suffolk

39

Isles of Scilly

40

Surrey

41

East Sussex consisting of

42 West Sussex

43 Warwickshire

Telford and Wrekin

71

Shropshire County 159

Somerset County 160

City of Stoke-on-Trent

50

Staffordshire County 161

Suffolk County 162

Isles of Scilly 172

Surrey County 163

Brighton & Hove

42

East Sussex County 145

West Sussex County 165

Warwickshire County 164

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

–

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

–

+

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

+

+

+

+

+

–

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Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

44 Greater Manchester consisting of

B

+

S/G

+

P

+

FG WG

+

–

Tameside District

Oldham District

Rochdale District

Bury District

Bolton District

Salford District

Trafford District

Manchester District

Stockport District

Wigan District

30

18

19

5

3

21

31

15

27

34

45 Wiltshire consisting of

+

–

+

–

–

Swindon

70

Wiltshire County 166

46 West Midlands consisting of

+

+

+

+

+

Birmingham District

Dudley District

Sandwell District

Solihull District

Walshall District

Wolverhampton District

Coventry District

Barnsley District

Doncaster District

Rotherham District

Sheffield District

Wakefield District

Kirklees District

Calderdale District

Bradford District

2

9

22

25

33

36

7

1

8

20

24

32

11

6

4

47

South Yorkshire consisting of

49 West Yorkshire consisting of

50

Beverley-North Yorkshire consisting of

York

78

Selby District 177

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

+

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

51 Humberside consisting of

+

+

+

+

–

East Riding of Yorkshire

City of Kingston upon Hull

North East Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

53

45

60

61

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Group

ADNS

Administrative Unit

GIS

B

S/G

P

FG WG

Wales

53 Gwynedd consisting of

55 Dyfed consisting of

56

Clwyd consisting of

57

South Glamorgan consisting of

58 Mid Glamorgan consisting of

59 West Glamorgan consisting of

Conwy 103

Gwynedd 116

Isle of Anglesey 115

Sir Gaerfyrddin-Carmarthen-
shire

110

Sir Ceredigion-Ceredigion 118

Sir Benfro-Pembrokeshire 119

Sir Ddinbych-Denbigshire 108

Sir Y Fflint-Flintshire 111

Wrecsam-Wrexham 113

Bro Morgannwg-The Vale of
Glamorgan

99

Caerdydd-Cardiff 117

Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr-
Bridgend

105

Abertawe-Swansea

97

Castell-Nedd Port Talbot-
Neath Port Talbot

102

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

–

60 Gwent consisting of

Casnewydd-Newport

10

–

–

+

–

–

ADNS =
=
GIS
=
B
=
S/G
=
P
=
FG
= wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth-disease’
WG

Animal Disease Notification System Code (Decision 2000/807/EC)
Administrative Unit Code
bovine meat
sheep and goat meat
pig meat
farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX IV