L 287/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.10.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 October 2001 amending Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and- mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2001) 3378) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/763[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 protective measures. These measures have been amended several times and were consolidated lastly by adopting Commission Decision 2001/740/EC () concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and- mouth disease in the United Kingdom. (2)  Certain counties in Great Britain, which are listed in Annex III, have had no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease during this epidemic, others to be included have remained free from the disease for more than 3 months. It appears therefore appropriate to enlarge the area from which dispatch of certain meats is authorized and to include in addition to pig meat also meat from other livestock and meat from farmed and wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease. (3)  Council Directive 92/45/EEC (}), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (°), concerns public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat. (4)  The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 4-5 December 2001 and the measures adapted where neces- sary. () 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 277, 20.10.2001, p. 30. () O] L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35. (9 O] L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2001/740/EC is amended as follows: 1. Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) The first sentence in paragraph 2(c), first indent, is replaced by: ‘— only fresh meat as described in paragraph (a), or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in Annex I, or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 2 d) below will be processed in this establishment at the time of processing meat eligible for dispatch under the provisions of this Decision. (b) The second indent in paragraph 2(c) is replaced by: ¢ — all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC or in the case of meat from farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and- mouth disease the health mark provided for in Chapter III of Annex I of Directive 91/495/EEC, or in the case of wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease in accordance with the provisions of Annex I Chapter VII of Directive 92/ 45[EC. (c) Paragraph 2(d) is replaced by: ‘(d) fresh meat obtained from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals and farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease conforming to the following conditions: — the meat must be obtained from animals reared within the areas specified for the respective category of meat in the appropriate column in Annex III, — the dispatch of such meat is authorized by the competent veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom,