Decision 2009/486 - 2009/486/EC: Commission Decision of 22 June 2009 on the purchase of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens - Main contents
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2009/486/EC: Commission Decision of 22 June 2009 on the purchase of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2009/486 |
| CELEX number i | 32009D0486 |
| Document | 22-06-2009 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 23-06-2009; OJ L 160 p. 27-28 |
| Effect | 22-06-2009; Entry into force Date of document |
| End of validity | 13-07-2021; Repealed by 32020R0687 |
23.6.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 160/27 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 June 2009
on the purchase of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens
(2009/486/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 14 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (2), and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedure governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures. Those measures are to include the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease. That Decision provides that Community aid may be granted to set up a Community reserve of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease and requires to determine the level of Community participation and the conditions to which such participation may be subject. |
(2) |
In accordance with Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), stocks of antigens have been established for the express formulation of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease. |
(3) |
Under Directive 2003/85/EC, the Commission is to ensure that Community reserves of concentrated inactivated antigens for the production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines are maintained on the premises of the Community antigen and vaccine bank. Those reserves are kept for security reasons at designated sites of the premises of the manufacturer. |
(4) |
The number of doses and the diversity of strains and subtypes of antigens of foot-and-mouth disease viruses stored in the Community antigen and vaccine bank is to be decided taking into account the needs as estimated in the context of the contingency plans provided for in that Directive and the epidemiological situation, where appropriate after consultation with the Community Reference Laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease. |
(5) |
The deterioration of the foot-and-mouth disease situation in certain parts of the world requires that certain stocks of antigens be supplemented urgently, due to the risks for the epidemiological situation in the Community and neighbouring countries. |
(6) |
When deciding about the purchase of additional quantities and subtypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens account should be taken of existing quantities of such antigens, of the compatibility required for combination in polyvalent vaccines and of the marketing authorisation held by the manufacturer of the antigens in at least one of the Member States in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (4). |
(7) |
Account should also be taken of the report of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease, which is also the Community Reference Laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease designated in accordance with Commission Decision 2006/393/EC (5), on a list of priority antigens recommended for antigen banks, which was endorsed by the Technical Committee (6) in October 2008 and by the 77th Meeting of the Executive Committee in December 2008 (7) of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) at the FAO. |
(8) |
When deciding about the procurement procedures, account should be taken of the fact that where it is in the interest of the Community,... |
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