16.3.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 76/35 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 March 2001 amending for the second 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) 761) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/209/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, Whereas: 1 Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, the Commis- sion 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 2001/190/EC (4. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been declared in France. The foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of the Community is liable to endanger the herds in other parts of the Community in view of the potential mechanical spread of virus through movement of equidae from protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 9 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. In accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, equidae intended for intra-Community trade must be accompanied by a veterinary document. Registered equidae must be accompanied by a veterinary attestation as provided for in Annex B of Directive 90/426/EEC, which does not disclose the place of destination. Equidae for breeding, production and slaughter must be accompanied by a health certificate as provided for in Annex C of that Directive, which allows controlling the movement of such animals from the place of dispatch to the place of destination. 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22. 67, 9.3.2001, p. 88. 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11. 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.