2001/326/EC: Commission Decision of 24 April 2001 amending Decision 2001/257/EC laying down the conditions for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in application of Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1148)

Commission Decision
of 24 April 2001
amending Decision 2001/257/EC laying down the conditions for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in application of Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC
(notified under document number C(2001) 1148)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/326/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 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measure for the control of foot-and-mouth disease(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The competent authorities of the United Kingdom have presented to the Commission a programme to employ protective vaccination in bovine animals under certain clearly defined conditions as an additional instrument to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in connection with the pre-emptive killing of animals of other susceptible species in defined densely populated livestock areas.
(2) The Commission adopted Decision 2001/257/EC laying down the conditions for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in application of Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC(4).
(3) It is necessary to adapt the area in which vaccination could be carried out to the current epidemiological situation by amending Annex II to Decision 2001/257/EC.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,