Commission Decision of 12 October 2007 amending Decision 2007/554/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2007) 4660) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/663/EC)

Article 1 U.K.

Decision 2007/554/EC is amended as follows:

1.

In Article 2, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. The prohibition set out in paragraph 2 of this Article shall not apply to fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II and transported, by way of derogation from Article 1(2) and (3), directly and under official control in sealed means of transport to a slaughterhouse situated in the areas listed in Annex I outside the protection zone for immediate slaughter, provided that such fresh meat is only placed on the market in the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II and complies with the following conditions:

(a) all such fresh meat is marked in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC or in accordance with Decision 2001/304/EC;

(b) the slaughterhouse is operated under strict veterinary control;

(c) the fresh meat is clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is eligible for dispatch outside the United Kingdom.

Compliance with the conditions set out in the first subparagraph shall be checked by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities.

The central veterinary authorities shall communicate to the Commission and to the other Member States a list of the establishments which they have approved for the purposes of application of this paragraph.’

2.

Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)

In paragraph 2, point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

frozen bovine semen and embryos, frozen porcine semen, and frozen ovine and caprine semen and embryos imported into the United Kingdom, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Directives 88/407/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/429/EEC or 92/65/EEC respectively, and which, since their introduction into the United Kingdom, have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova and embryos not eligible for dispatch in accordance with paragraph 1.’

(b)

The following paragraphs 6 and 7 are added:

‘6. The health certificate provided for in Directive 92/65/EEC and accompanying frozen ovine or caprine semen dispatched from the United Kingdom to other Member States shall bear the following words:

‘Frozen ovine/caprine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.’

7. The health certificate provided for in Directive 92/65/EEC and accompanying frozen ovine or caprine embryos dispatched from the United Kingdom to other Member States shall bear the following words:

‘Frozen ovine/caprine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom’’.’

3.

Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)

Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, it shall be sufficient, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2(a) to (d) and (f) of this Article that compliance with the conditions for the treatment stated in the commercial document required in accordance with the respective Community legislation is endorsed in accordance with Article 9(1).’

(b)

Paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 it shall be sufficient, in the case of products referred to in paragraph 2(g) which have been produced in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that pre-processed ingredients comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in this Decision, that this is stated on the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with Article 9(1).’

4.

In Article 13, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 6 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC and the measures already taken by Member States, Member States other than the United Kingdom shall take appropriate precautionary measures in relation to susceptible animals dispatched from Great Britain between 15 July 2007 and 13 September 2007, including isolation and clinical inspection, where necessary combined with laboratory testing to detect or rule out infection with the foot-and-mouth disease virus, and where necessary those of Article 4 of Directive 2003/85/EC.’