2001/904/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2001 amending for the seventh 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) 4382)
Date: 2001-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation, intra-EU trade, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

19.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 335/21

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2001

amending for the seventh 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) 4382)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/904/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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:

1. Article 1 point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. “approved assembly centres” shall be those defined in
Article 2(2)(o) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC.’

2. The introductory sentence in Article 2(1) is replaced by:

‘1. Without prejudice
to Directive 91/68/EEC and
Commission Decision 2001/740/EC, Member States shall
ensure that intra-Community trade in sheep and goats for
breeding, fattening and slaughter is subject to the following
conditions:’

3. The date in Article 4 is replaced by ‘31 March 2002’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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)

The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of
the United Kingdom continues to improve and the
protective measures established by Commission Decision
2001/740/EC (3) are gradually released for products of
animal origin. While dispatch of susceptible animals is
not authorized from Great Britain, it is authorized from
Northern Ireland.

All Member States have implemented the restrictions to
the movement of animals of susceptible species laid
down in Commission Decision 2001/327/EC concerning
restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible
species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (4), as last
amended by Decision 2001/709/EC (5).

It appears appropriate to apply these measures also to
Northern Ireland and therefore it is necessary to adapt
certain provisions with regard to the communication of
approved collection centres and to prolong the measures
at the same time.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 277, 20.10.2001, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 69.