Judgment_paragraph 120 · H. Jippes, Afdeling Groningen van de Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Dieren and Afdeling Assen en omstreken van de Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Dieren v Minister van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij (C-189/01)

120It is necessary in that connection to take account of the fact that stockfarming represents a source of income for many persons in the Community and that it is in the interests of all persons exporting from the Community not only that foot-and-mouth disease be brought under control as quickly and as effectively as possible but also that outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease and protective vaccination zones remain circumscribed, in order not to prejudice the health status, within the meaning of the Code, of the Member State affected or the perception by third countries of the level of health of the entire Community herd.