29.9.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 261/67 COMMISSION DECISION of 28 September 2001 amending for the seventh time Decision 2001/356/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2001) 2922) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/708/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 2001/356/EC (*) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, as last amended by Decision 2001/ 547[EC (). (2)  Dispatch of frozen bovine semen may be permitted under the conditions that additional guarantees are provided. Certain other adaptations are necessary to take account of the animal health situation in Northern Ireland. (3)  In the light of the disease evolution it appears appro- priate to prolong the measures. (4)  The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 9 and 10 October 2001 and the measures adapted where neces- sary. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, () 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 125, 5.5.2001, p. 46. () O L 195, 19.7.2001, p. 61. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2001/356/EC is amended as follows: 1. Article 6 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 1. The United Kingdom shall not dispatch semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its terri- tory listed in the Annex I to other parts of the United Kingdom. 2. The United Kingdom shall not dispatch semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its terri- tory listed in Annex I and Annex IL 3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to: (a) frozen bovine semen and embryos produced before 1 February 2001; (b) frozen bovine semen and embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directives 88/407/EEC and 89/ 556/EEC respectively, and which since introduction into the United Kingdom hasfhave been stored and trans- ported separately from semen and embryos not eligible for dispatch in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2; (c) frozen bovine semen produced in accordance with the provisions of Directive 88/407[EEC after the date of 30 September 2001 and complying with the following additional conditions: — the donor bull showed no clinical sign of foot-and- mouth disease on the day of collection of the semen, — the donor bull has been kept for at least three months prior to collection of the semen in the approved semen collection centre, this residence period may include the isolation period of at least 30 days in an attached isolation accommodation, — no animal has been introduced during the 30 days prior to the collection of the semen,