7.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 289/45 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 November 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2007) 5452) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/718EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 (), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, 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 (), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been declared in Cyprus. (2)  The foot-and-mouth disease situation in Cyprus is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of trade in live biungulate animals and the placing on the market of certain of their products. (3)  Cyprus has taken measures in the framework of Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and- mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (}), and has introduced further measures within the affected areas. (") OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33; corrected version O] L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12). (®) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14). () OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352). (4  The disease situation in Cyprus makes it necessary to reinforce the control measures for foot-and-mouth disease taken by Cyprus. (5) It is appropriate to define as a permanent measure the high and low risk areas in the affected Member State and to provide for a prohibition on the dispatch of susceptible animals from the high and low risk areas and on the dispatch of products derived from susceptible animals from the high risk area. The Decision should also provide for the rules applicable to the dispatch from those areas of safe products that either had been produced before the restrictions, from raw material sourced from outside the restricted areas or that had undergone a treatment proven effective in inactivating possible foot-and-mouth disease virus. (6)  The size of the defined risk areas is a direct function of the outcome of tracing of possible contacts to the infected holding and takes into account the possibility to implement sufficient controls on the movement of animals and products. At this point of time and based on information provided by Cyprus, the whole of Cyprus should currently remain a high risk area. (7)  The prohibition of dispatch should only cover products derived from animals of susceptible species coming from or obtained from animals originating in the high risk areas listed in Annex I and should not affect transit through these areas of such products coming from or obtained from animals originating in other areas. (8)  Council Directive 64[432[EEC (%) concerns animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. (99  Council Directive 91/68/EEC (°) concerns animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals. () O] 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC. () OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104[EC.