Reporting on positive developments in the FMD situation, the representative of the European Communities stated that there had been no new disease outbreaks since 30 September 2001. Addressing the situation in the United Kingdom, it was noted that the majority of the 2,030 outbreaks had occurred before the end of April and that the last virus had been isolated on 25 September. The Netherlands, France and Ireland had been declared free of FMD without vaccination on 17 September by the OIE. The representative of the European Communities stressed that although the measures taken by EC member States had resulted in the swift containment of the disease, some Members continued to impose unjustified measures on EC exports.