L 109/72 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.4.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 17 April 2001 amending for the sixth time Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2001) 1121) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/316/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 ('), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra- Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (}), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/172[/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (%), as last amended by Decision 2001/ 263/EC (). (2)  Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/234/EC (%) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland, as last amended by Decision 2001/267/EC (). (3)  Northern Ireland and Ireland have taken measures in the framework of Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and furthermore have introduced further measures within the affected areas, including the meas- ures laid down in Decision 2001/263/EC. The geographic scope for the areas subjected to the measures provided for in this Decision should not be = 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22. 93, 3.4.2001, p. 59. 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62. 94, 4.4.2001, p. 26. 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11. V@bww LLeeeerece |l onill onlll anll el anll el o ) maintained any longer than necessary under objectively defined circumstances. (5)  The requirements for the surveillance to be carried out in areas under restriction in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 85/511/EEC prior to the release of the meas- ures are detailed in Commission Decision 2001/ 295/EC (°). (6)  An additional treatment of blood products should be authorised and the requirements for certification should be specified for certain treated and shelf stable products. (7 The measures introduced by Decision 2001/172[EC should be prolonged. (8)  The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 10 April 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary. (99  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Commission Decision 2001/172[EC is amended as follows: 1. Article 3 is amended as follows: (@) The words ‘or to meat products heat treated in hermeti- cally sealed containers so as to ensure that they are shelf stable’ are added accordingly to the end of para- graph 2. (b) The words ‘are consigned in hermetically sealed containers or are deleted in paragraph 5. (c) A sixth paragraph is added as follows: ‘6. 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. () O L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 35.