EUR-Lex - 31986D0516 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31986D0516 - EN Avis juridique important | 86/516/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1986 amending Decision 86/448/EEC on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy Official Journal L 304 , 30/10/1986 P. 0047 - 0047

COMMISSION DECISION of 20 October 1986 amending Decision 86/448/EEC on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy (86/516/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Article 7, thereof, Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Italy; whereas that outbreak is such as to constitute a danger to the livestock of the other Member States, owing to the large volume of trade both in animals and fresh meat and in certain meat-based products; Whereas, following that outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the Commission adopted several Decisions, particularly 86/448/EEC of 4 September 1986 on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy (5); Whereas, having regard to the development of the situation, it is possible to permit intra-Community trade in meat obtained before the appearance of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the restricted part of the territory, as well as in meat-based products prepared from such meat in parts of the territory that are not the subject of restrictions; 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 Commission Decision 86/448/EEC is modified as follows:

1. The following is added at the end of Article 2, paragraph 2: 'This prohibition does not apply to meat obtained one month before the confirmation of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.'
2. In Article 2, paragraph 3, the following is added after the date of '4 September 1986': 'as amended by the Decision of 20 October 1986.'
3. The following is added at the end of Article 3, paragraph 1: 'This prohibition does not apply to meat-based products:

• prepared one month before the confirmation of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease,
• prepared in parts of the territory which are not subject to restrictions using meat obtained one month before the confirmation of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease from parts of the territory which become the subject of restrictions.'

1. In Article 3, paragraph 3, the following is added after the date of '4 September 1986': 'as amended by the Decision of 20 October 1986.'

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 October 1986. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President (1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. (2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. (4) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. (5) OJ No L 259, 11. 9. 1986, p. 34.