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 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 85)

CHAPTER II U.K. CONTROL OF OUTBREAKS OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE

SECTION 8 U.K. VACCINATION

Article 49 U.K. Use, manufacture, sales and controls of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines

Member States shall ensure that:

(a)

the use of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and the administration of hyperimmune sera against foot-and-mouth disease are prohibited on their territory except as provided for in this Directive;

(b)

the production, storage, supply, distribution and sale of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines on their territory are carried out under official control;

(c)

the marketing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines is under the supervision of the competent authorities in accordance with Community legislation;

(d)

the use of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines for purposes other than to induce active immunity in animals of susceptible species, notably laboratory investigations, scientific research or testing of vaccines, is authorised by the competent authorities and carried out under appropriate bio-security conditions.