Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue
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Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 103T, September 23, 2003
Commission Decisionof 5 December 2006amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and Decision 2001/618/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes(notified under document number C(2006) 5856)(Text with EEA relevance)(2006/911/EC), 306D0911, December 9, 2006
Council Directive 2000/75/ECof 20 November 2000laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongueTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular diseaseOJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession., and in particular the second indent of Article 15 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1)In accordance with Article 15 of Directive 92/119/EEC, specific measures to control and eradicate bluetongue should be introduced.(2)The epidemiological characteristics of bluetongue are comparable to those of African horse sickness.(3)The Council has adopted Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sicknessOJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession..(4)To combat bluetongue, therefore, the overall measures laid down by Directive 92/35/EEC to combat African horse sickness should be used as a model, making appropriate adjustments due to the characteristics of the rearing of species susceptible to bluetongue.(5)Rules should be laid down on the movement of susceptible species and their semen, ova and embryos from areas subject to restrictions arising from an outbreak of the disease.(6)Article 3 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary fieldOJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103)., applies in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue.(7)A procedure for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission must be introduced,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: