2002/48/EC: Commission Decision of 23 January 2002 amending for the seventh 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(2002) 292)
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, artificial reproduction, export restriction, foot-and-mouth disease, health certificate, meat

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24.1.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 January 2002

amending for the seventh 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(2002) 292)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/48/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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,

(5)

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning veterinary checks
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)

Commission Decision 2001/740/EC (4), as last amended
by Decision 2002/37/EC (5), concerns certain protection
measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the
United Kingdom.

The Commission adopted Decision 2001/304/EC (6), as
last amended by Decision 2001/345/EC (7), on marking
and use of certain animal products in relation to
Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection
measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the
In accordance with this Decision,
United Kingdom.
which came into force on 23 April 2001, a round stamp
has been applied to meat and meat products not eligible
for dispatch to destinations outside Great Britain under
the terms of Decisions 2001/172/EC, 2001/356/EC and
2001/740/EC.

The last outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Great
Britain was recorded on 30 September 2001, more than
3 months ago, and the serological surveillance carried
out in order to substantiate the release of disease related
restrictions has been completed throughout Great
Britain.

(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 15, 17.1.2002, p. 34.
(6) OJ L 104, 13.4.2001, p. 6.
(7) OJ L 122, 3.5.2001, p. 31.

The improved animal health situation now allows to
withdraw the majority of restrictions in particular those
applicable to dispatch from Great Britain of products of
animal origin and most of the live animals of susceptible
species.

However, the situation still requires to maintain restric-
tions on the movement of live sheep, and strict controls
on the dispatch of meat not eligible for trade which was
derived from animals of susceptible species slaughtered
between the date of 1 February, the date of possible
virus introduction, and 19 October 2001, the date of
adoption of Decision 2001/740/EC allowing under
certain conditions the dispatch of certain meats from
certain areas.

(6)

Decision 2001/740/EC should be amended accordingly.

(7)

(8)

The situation should be reviewed at the meeting of the
Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 5 and 6
February 2002 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. Article 1(2)(2.2.) is replaced by the following:

‘2.2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Council
Directive 64/432/EEC and of Council Decision 98/
256/EC, and to the restrictions on movement of
susceptible animals within and through Great Britain
applied by the competent authorities of the United
Kingdom,
the provisions in paragraph 1 shall not
apply to dispatch of bovine and porcine animals from
areas listed in Annex II.’

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2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1.
The United Kingdom shall not dispatch meats as
defined in paragraph 2 of the bovine, ovine, caprine and
porcine species and other biungulates coming from or
obtained from animals originating in Great Britain.

2. Meats referred to in paragraph 1 includes “fresh meat”
as defined in Directives 64/433/EEC or 91/495/EEC, and
“minced meat and meat preparations” as defined in Council
Directive 94/65/EC.

3.
Provided that the meat is clearly identified, and has
been transported and stored since the date of production
separately from meats not eligible, in accordance with the
provisions of this Decision, for dispatch outside the areas
listed in Annex II, the prohibition provided for in paragraph
1 shall not apply to meats referred to in paragraph 2
bearing the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of
Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC or, in the case of
meat from other biungulates, the health mark provided for
in Chapter III of Annex I to Directive 91/495/EEC, and
which:

(a) was obtained before 1 February 2001, or

(b) derived from animals slaughtered or, in the case of meat
obtained from wild game of species susceptible to
foot-and-mouth disease, killed in areas listed in Annex II
after the date of 19 October 2001, or

(c) derived from animals reared and slaughtered or, in the
case of meat obtained from wild game of species
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, killed outside the
areas listed in Annex II.

4.
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.

5. Meat consigned from the United Kingdom to other
Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from
an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear
the
following words:

“Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2001/
740/EC of 19 October 2001 concerning certain protec-
tion measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in
the United Kingdom”.’

3. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

The United Kingdom shall not dispatch meat products
1.
of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species
and of other biungulates coming from Great Britain, or
prepared using meat obtained from animals susceptible to
foot-and-mouth disease originating in this part of
the
United Kingdom.

The prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall not
2.
apply to meat products meeting the public health require-
ments of Directive 77/99/EEC and which:

(a) are either made from meats described in Article 2(3), or

(b) have undergone one of the treatments laid down in
Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC, or have
been
uniformly
throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.

preparation

subjected

during

3. Meat products consigned from Great Britain to other
Member States shall be accompanied by an official certifi-
cate. The certificate shall bear the following words:

“Meat products conforming to Commission Decision
2001/740/EC of 19 October 2001 concerning certain
protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth
disease in the United Kingdom.”

4.
Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 3 it shall
be sufficient, in the case of meat products which conform
to the requirements of paragraph 2 and have been
processed in an establishment operating HACCP (1) and an
auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that
standards for treatment are met and recorded, that compli-
ance with the conditions required for the treatment laid
down in paragraph 2 is stated in the commercial document
accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance
with Article 9(1).

5.
Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 4 it shall
be sufficient in the case of meat products heat treated in
hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure that they are
shelf stable, to be accompanied by a commercial document
stating the heat treatment applied.’

4. A new subparagraph is added to Article 6(3) as follows:

‘(d) fresh and frozen bovine and porcine semen produced in
accordance with Directives 88/407/EEC and 90/
429/EEC respectively after the date of 15 January 2002
in areas listed in Annex II.’

5. Article 12 is deleted.

6. The date of 28 February 2002 in Article 16 is replaced by

‘31 March 2002’.

7. The words ‘United Kingdom, except Northern Ireland and
the Isle of Man’ in Annex I and the entire Annex III are
deleted.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) HACCP = Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points.