Furthermore, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 17 December 2002 on measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in the European Union in 2001 and future measures to prevent and control animal diseases in the European Union(7) which concluded that the most serious source of the risk of entry of FMD is illegal imports of products of animal origin from countries where FMD is endemic, and that more should be done to check, identify and destroy illegal meat imports, including personal imports.

When foot-and-mouth is diagnosed on a holding, the measures to control the disease may be supplemented by the vaccination of animals of susceptible species on holdings threatened with contamination in a territorial area specified by the competent authority.

(11) Canada has communicated additional information on the epidemiological situation and the control measures taken to confine the disease, with a view to obtaining the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

'- which is not located in an area which for animal health reasons is subject to restrictive measures involving controls on poultrymeat in accordance with Community legislation as a result of an outbreak of disease to which poultry is susceptible;'.

(11) The United States of America have communicated some additional information on the disease situation and the control measures taken in this respect with a view to obtain the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

(11) The United States of America have communicated additional information on the epidemiological situation and the control measures taken to confine the disease, with a view to obtain the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

Subject to compliance with the disease control measures referred to in paragraph 2(a), the placing on the market of animal by-products, and products derived therefrom referred to in Annexes VII and VIII, that come from a territory or part of a territory subject to animal health restrictions but are not infected or suspected of being infected shall be permitted provided that, as appropriate, the products:

Endemic diseases, subject to mandatory or voluntary control and/or eradication measures on a herd or flock basis

Where a Member State intends to adopt measures for the control of communicable diseases, it shall, before adopting those measures, inform the other Member States and the Commission on the nature and scope of those measures, through the Community network.

Commission Decision of 5 December 2002 on a Community financial contribution to emergency measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and amending Decision 2001/300/EC

The last Community contribution to the Trust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC was made on the occasion of FMD outbreaks in the Balkans in 1996, in accordance with Commission Decision 96/368/EC of 14 June 1996 on a Community financial contribution to measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in Albania(3) and Commission Decision 96/439/EC of 18 July 1996 on a Community financial contribution to measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(4).

Canada has communicated additional information on the epidemiological situation and the control measures taken to confine the disease, with a view to obtaining the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

information regarding the appearance or resurgence of cases of communicable diseases as referred to in Article 3(a) in the Member State to which the structure and/or authority belongs, together with information on control measures applied;

The United States of America have communicated some additional information on the disease situation and the control measures taken in this respect with a view to obtain the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

'- which is not located in an area which for animal health reasons is subject to restrictive measures involving controls on poultrymeat in accordance with Community legislation as a result of an outbreak of disease to which poultry is susceptible;

The United States of America have communicated additional information on the epidemiological situation and the control measures taken to confine the disease, with a view to obtain the implementation by the Community of regionalisation measures in accordance with the provisions in the Veterinary Agreement;

The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, on condition that the measures provided for in Article 3 (2) and the appropriate provisions of Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (17), as amended by Directive 90/423/EEC (18), are applied immediately.

The Member State concerned shall also qualify for a Community financial contribution where, on the outbreak of one of the diseases listed in paragraph 1, two or more Member States collaborate closely to control the epidemic, particularly in carrying out an epidemiological survey and disease surveillance measures.

Furthermore, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 17 December 2002 on measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in the European Union in 2001 and future measures to prevent and control animal diseases in the European Union(7) which concluded that the most serious source of the risk of entry of FMD is illegal imports of products of animal origin from countries where FMD is endemic, and that more should be done to check, identify and destroy illegal meat imports, including personal imports.

The foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in certain Member States in 2001 demonstrated that due to intensive movement of and trade in animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, an outbreak can quickly take on epizootic proportions, causing disturbances on a scale liable to reduce sharply the profitability of farming of animals of susceptible species and other parts of the rural economy and also requiring substantial financial resources to compensate farmers and the application of control measures.

The programme of Community action in the field of public health builds on the activities and the eight programmes under the previous framework and on the work of the network for epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community, and pursues all the objectives and measures therein in the form of a global and integrated health strategy.

In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of maintaining and, in the event of an outbreak, of quick recovery of a foot-and-mouth disease and infection-free status of all Member States, to lay down rules on the measures to increase disease preparedness and to control outbreaks as quickly as possible, if necessary by emergency vaccination, and to limit the adverse effects on the production of and trade in livestock and products of animal origin.

Whereas, given these circumstances and in order to improve the production and marketing of honey in the Community, national programmes should be established without delay for each year comprising technical assistance, measures to control varroasis and related diseases, a rationalization of transhumance, the management of regional beekeeping centres and cooperation on research programmes to improve the quality of honey;

Whereas important progress has been made in the harmonization of the veterinary field, in particular through the adoption by the Council of 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 (4), Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (5), Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (6), and 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 disease (7);