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  • 28 September 2012
  • Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
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Legislation on Communicable diseases updated

Legislation on Communicable diseases updated

Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community
OJ L 268/1; 03.10.1998

  • Commission Decision 2003/534/EC of 17 July 2003 amending Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2000/96/EC as regards communicable diseases listed in those decisions and amending Decision 2002/253/EC as regards the case definitions for communicable diseases
    OJ L 184/35; 23.07.2003
  • Commission Decision 2007/875/EC of 18 December 2007 amending Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2000/96/EC as regards communicable diseases listed in those decisions
    OJ L 344/48; 28.12.2007

Commission Decision 2000/96/EC of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
OJ L 28/50; 03.02.2000

Commission Decision 2000/57/EC of 22 December 1999 on the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
OJ L 21/32; 26.01.2000

  • Commission Decision 2008/351/EC of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2000/57/EC as regards events to be reported within the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases
    OJ L 117/40; 01.05.2008
  • Commission Decision 2009/547/EC of 10 July 2009 amending Decision 2000/57/EC on early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
    OJ L 181/57, 11.07.2009
  • COM(2009) 228 final - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament On the operation of the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) of the Community Network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases during 2006 and 2007 (Decision 2000/57/EC)
  • COM(2007) 121 final - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament On the operation of the Early Warning and Response Systems (EWRS) of the Community Network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases during years 2004 and 2005 (Decision 2000/57/EC)
  • COM(2005) 104 final - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the operation of the Early Warning and Response System of the community network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases (decision 2000/57/EC) during 2002 and 2003

Commission Decision 2002/253/EC of 19 March 2002 laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
OJ L 86/44; 03.04.2002

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty
OJ L 284/1; 31.10.2003

Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
OJ L 142/1;30.04.2004

Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four
OJ L 188/14; 18.07.2009

Outbreaks and micro-organisms recognise no borders and can spread rapidly if action isn't taken in time. EU reactions must be rapid and coordinated in the event of an outbreak.

The Early Warning and Response System (EWRS)

EWRS is a confidential computer system allowing Member States to send alerts about events with a potential impact on the EU, share information, and coordinate their response. The system has already been successfully used for previous outbreaks of SARS, Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) and other communicable diseases.

An EU decision and several implementing decisions regulate the sharing of information

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Publication date
28 September 2012
Author
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety