CHAPTER IV

IMPLEMENTING MEASURES

Penalties
Article 86
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by the date specified in Article 93(1) at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

Procedures for implementing specific articles, for the adoption of further detailed rules for the implementation of this Directive and for amending the Annexes
Article 87
1
Detailed rules for the implementation of Articles 75(2) and 77(2) may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(2).
2
Further detailed rules for the implementation of this Directive may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(2).
3
The Annexes to this Directive may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(2) or, in the case of Annex XI, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(3).

Procedure for the adoption of ad hoc epidemiological measures
Article 88
Where, in implementing the measures provided for by this Directive, a Member State determines that a measure is not adapted to the epidemiological situation, or where the foot-and-mouth disease virus appears to be spreading despite the measures taken in accordance with this Directive, a Decision may be adopted on an ad hoc basis in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 89(3) to authorise that Member State to implement alternative measures with equivalent epidemiological effect for a limited period of time appropriate to the epidemiological situation.

Committee procedure
Article 89
1
The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply,
Τhe period laid down in Article 5(6) of that Decision shall be set at 15 days.
4
The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.