COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1108/2008of 7 November 2008amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 as regards the minimum requirements for bluetonguemonitoring and surveillance programmes and the conditions for exempting semen from the exitban provided for in Council Directive 2000/75/EC(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for thecontrol and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular,Articles 11 and 12 and the third paragraph of Article 19thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules andmeasures to combat and eradicate bluetongue. Theyinclude the establishment of protection and surveillancezones (‘restricted zones’), the implementation of blue­tongue monitoring and surveillance programmes, andan exit ban on animals leaving the restricted zones(‘the exit ban’).(2) Commissio...