3.4.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 93/59 COMMISSION DECISION of 2 April 2001 concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species in all Member States with regard to foot-and-mouth disease and amending for the fifth time Decision 2001/172/EC (notified under document number C(2001) 1037) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/263/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, animals during transport and amending Directives 90/ 425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (), as last amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC (19). Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (5)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June concerns Community criteria for staging points and 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable amends the route plarlll referred to in the Annex to in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products Directive 91/628/EEC (). with a view to the completion of the internal market ('), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (), and in particular Article 10 thereof, (6)  Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Ireland, the Commission adopted Decisions 2001/ Whereas: 172[EC (1), 2001/208/EC (), 2001/223[EC (*¥) and 2001/234/EC (%) concerning certain protection meas- ures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the (1)  The animal health conditions for trade in bovine animals respective Member State. and swine are laid down in Council Directive 64/ 432[EEC on animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in bovine animals and swine (%), as last . e . amended by Council Directive 2000/20JEC (4. (7)  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 placing on the (2)  The animal health conditions for trade in ovine and market and trade in live biungulate animals. caprine animals are laid down in Council Directive 91/ 68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-community trade in ovine and caprine (8)  All Member States have implemented the restrictions to animals (°), as last amended by Commission Decision the movement of animals of susceptible species laid 94/953[EC (%). down in Article 11a of Decision 2001/172[EC, as last amended by Decision 2001/239/EC ('9). (3)  The animal health conditions for trade in biungulates other than those referred to in Directives 64/432/EEC . . . .. and 91/68/EEC are laid down in Coundil Directive 92/ (9 In the light of the disease evolution and the findings of the epidemiological investigations carried out in the affected Member States in close cooperation with the other Member States, it appears appropriate to further prohibit the movement of animals through staging points and to maintain for an additional period of time the restrictions to the movement of susceptible animals within the Community. 65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A() to Directive 90/425/EEC ('), as last amended by Commis- sion Decision 95/176/EC (¥). (4)  The welfare conditions for transport of animals within (10) At the same time the provisions on movement of the Community are laid down in Council Directive 91/ animals of susceptible species included in Decision 628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of 2001/172/EC should be repealed. 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. 21, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35. () O] L ( QoL ( 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52. () O] 1 ( () O] L ( () O] L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. ( () O] L ( () O] L ( () O] L ( ) O] L ) O] L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1. ) O] L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22. ) O] L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 38. 371, 31.12.1994, p. 14. ) O] L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. ) O] L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 23. ) O] L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29. 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62. 86, 27.3.2001, p. 33.