18. 8. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 224/13 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 June 1990 amending Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community mcasures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine and Directive 72/462/EEC onhealth and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and frcsh meat or meat products from third countries: (90/423/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), _ Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Directive 85/511/EEC (*) introduced Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease; Whereas, in view of the.completion of the internal market for 1 January 1993, it is necessary to amend the measures already taken at Community level to control foot-and-mouth disease in the entire Community; whereas it is essential that a uniform' policy should be implemented throughout the Community; Whereas a Commission study on control of foot-and-mouth disease has shown that the adoption of a non-vaccination policy for the Community as a whole would be preferableto a vaccination policy; whereas it has been concluded that a risk exists in the manipulation of virus in laboratories due to the possibility of escape to local susceptible animals and in the use of vaccine if inactivation procedures do not ensure its ‘safety; Whereas the Commission’s study as regards a vaccination policy for the future has clearly shown that an official withdrawal of vaccination against the disease should. be implemented from a given date and that such withdrawal should be accompanied by a policy of total slaughter and destruction (stamping out) of infected animals; Whereas Commission Decision 88/379/EEC of 12 July 1988. coordinating rules laid . down by Member States in application of Article6 of Council Directive -85/511/EEC (°) has already provided for a minimum set of (1) OJ No C 327, 30. 12. 1989, p. 84. (2) Of No C 113, 7. 5. 1990, p. 179. (*) O] No C 62, 12. 3. 1990, p. 44. (*) O] No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11. (5) O] No L 189, 20. 7. 1988, p. 25. rules to be applied in-all Member- States when granting exceptions from total slaughter on an infected holding; Whereas, in extreme situations where an epizootic disease threatens to become extensive, it may be necessary to have recourse to emergency vaccination; whereas it is necessary.to lay down-conditions under which this vaccination may be carried out; Whereas the adoption of a uniform Community policy in the campaign - against foot-and-mouth disease involves an adjustment of the rules governing intra-Community trade in live animals and the import, from third countries, of live animals and certain animal products; Whereas financial support to- Member-States concerning slaughter, destruction and other emergency actions should be laid down in separate measures; Whereas the functioning of the new measures must be kept under the review of the Commission, which shall report to the Council annually on their implementation; HAS-ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 85/511/EEC is hereby amended as follows:- 1. Article 1-is replaced by the following: Article 1 This Directive defines the Community control measures to be applied. in the event of outbreaks of. foot-and-mouth disease, whatever the type of virus concerned.’ 2. InArticle 5: (a) in point 2, {(a) in Member States or regions where vaccination is prohibited’ and the whole of point (b) are deleted; (b) in point 3 ‘shall not apply is replaced by ‘need not apply’.