2001/303/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2001 laying down the conditions for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in endangered species in application of Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1107)
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For the purposes of this Decision the following definition applies: "Endangered species" means those animals listed in categories; Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable of the current IUCN-The World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species.
1. Member States shall ensure that zoological gardens, or other well defined approved or registered premises with endangered species which may be at risk from possible infection by outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, implement good veterinary practice, and take all necessary precautions to avoid the possible introduction of foot and mouth virus in their premises. Such measures shall include as necessary: no movements onto the premises of susceptible species, housing of susceptible species indoors, ensuring that purchased food and bedding is not contaminated, closure of animal houses of the susceptible species to the public, prevention of contact and feeding of these animals by the public, ensuring staff do not have contact with susceptible animals outside of the zoo and do not enter foot and mouth protection and surveillance areas, prevention of contact with susceptible animals outside of the zoo, instituting disinfection controls at the entrance gates and at the accesses of each service area, and temporary closure of the zoo or part of the zoo. These measures shall remain in place at least until the Member States are sure that the risk of entry of disease has returned to the normal situation. 2. Without prejudice to Council Directive 85/511/EEC, and in particular Articles 4, 5 and 9 thereof, Member States may decide on resorting to emergency vaccination of species susceptible to foot and mouth disease in zoological collections of endangered species, which are deemed to be at risk within a proximity of 25 kilometres from an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, under the conditions set out in the Annex. It may be decided on a case by case basis by the Member State concerned to extend this vaccination to other animals such as extremely rare breeds or animals used for irreplaceable and important research work, which are deemed to be at equivalent risk, under the same conditions as indicted above. 3. Before commencing the measures referred to in paragraph 2, the Member State shall present a programme with a view to ensuring that other Member States and the Commission are officially informed on the details concerning in particular the exact address and location of the collection of animals where the vaccination is to be carried out, including a comprehensive plan of the boundary, the animal enclosures and pens including specific identification, the number of animals to be vaccinated by species together with their individual identity and location on the plan, the type of vaccine to be used and the time when vaccination will be started and accomplished, and of the circumstances motivating the decision to implement the measures. 4. Member States must ensure that these animals shall not be traded or moved between Member States and their animal products shall not enter the human food chain.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 April 2001. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. (2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. (3) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11. (4) OJ L 62, 2.3.2001, p. 22. (5) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 38. (6) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 29. (7) OJ L 84, 23.3.2001, p. 62. (8) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 21. (9) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/outcome_en.html.
Conditions for the use of emergency vaccination in the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in application of Article 13(3) of Directive 85/511/EEC >TABLE>
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