L 125/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 4 May 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2001/172/EC (notified under document number C(2001) 1406) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/356/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)  Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been declared in the United Kingdom. (2)  The foot-and-mouth disease situation in the United Kingdom is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the placing on the market and trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products. (3)  The United Kingdom has taken measures in the frame- work 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 has introduced further measures within the affected areas. 1 () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. () O] L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. () O] L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11. (4) (10) (11) (12) The disease situation in the United Kingdom requires reinforcing the control measures for foot-and-mouth disease taken by the United Kingdom by adopting addi- tional Community protective measures. In collaboration with the Member State concerned 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 2001/318/EC (9). Council Directive 64/432[EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 2000/20/EC (), concerns health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. Council Directive 91/68/EEC (°), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/953/EC ('%), concerns animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals. Council Directive 64/433[EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC ('?), concerns health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat. Council Directive 94/65/EC (**) lays down the require- ments for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations. Council Directive 91/495/EEC (*4), as last amended by Directive 94/65/EC, concerns public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat. Council Directive 80/215/EEC (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, concerns animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products. Council Directive 77[99/EEC ('), as last amended by Council Directive 97/76[EC (7), concerns health prob- lems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin. L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22. L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 75. 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64 L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35. L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14. 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7. L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10. L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41. L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4. L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25.