No L 181/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 7. 96 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece (Text with EEA relevance) (96/440/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 on 5 July 1996 three outbreaks of foot-and- mouth disease have been declared in Greece; Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Greece is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products; Whereas Greece has taken measures in accordance with Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures controlling foot-and- mouth disease (*), as last amended by Commission Deci- sion 92/380/EEC (%), and furthermore has introduced further measures within the affected areas; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1.  Greece shall not send live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from or through those parts of its territory listed in the Annex to other Member States. () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. () O No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () OJ No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11. () OJ No L 198, 17. 7. 1992, p. 54. 2. The health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (5) accompanying live bovine and porcine animals consigned from Greece and Council Directive 91/68/EEC (') accompanying live ovine and caprine animals consigned from Greece shall bear the following words: ‘Animals conforming to Commission Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’. 3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for bi- ungulates, other than those covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, shall bear the following words: ‘Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece’. Article 2 1.  Greece shall not send fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of its territory listed in the Annex or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other Member States. 2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) fresh meat obtained before 1 June 1996 provided that the meat is clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community trade; (b) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions: — only fresh meat as described in subparagraph (a) or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in the Annex will be processed in this establishment, (9 OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OF No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.