6. 10. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 283/17 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 September 1987 on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy (87/495/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 ('), as last amended by Decision 87/231/EEC (3, and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (%), as last amended by Decision 87/231/EEC, and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products (¥), 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 various decisions, in particular Decision 86/448/EEC (¥), as last amended by Decision 86/625/EEC () ; Whereas the situation in Italy has significantly improved ; Whereas, in the light of this satisfactory development, it is possible to reduce the restrictive measures relating to live animals and fresh meat; 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 1.  Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of live animals of the bovine and porcine () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. () OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1987, p. 18. () OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. () OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. () OJ No L 259, 11. 9. 1986, p. 34. () OJ No L 364, 23. 12. 1986, p. SS. species coming from or originating in those parts of Italy described in the Annex. 2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall be lifted for each zone as appropriate if no case of disease has been confirmed during the previous four months in the zone concerned. 3. The health certificate provided for in Council Direc- tive 64/432/EEC accompanying live bovine or porcine animals consigned from Italy shall bear the following words : ‘Animals  conforming to Commission Decision 87/495/EEC of 18 September 1987 on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy’ Article 2 1.  Without prejudice to the maintenance of prohibi- tions on fresh meat of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species laid down in previous decisions for the period 1 November 1984 to 24 September 1987, Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of fresh meat coming from those parts of Italy described in the Annex, or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Italy. 2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) fresh meat obtained one month before the confirma- tion of the outbreak of fcot-and-mouth disease, provided that the meat is clearly identified, and trans- ported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community. trade ; {b) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions : — only fresh meat as described in paragraph (a) or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the prohibited area will be processed in this establishment, — all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter X of Annex 1 to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (%), () OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.