COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 15 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 15 of Directive 92/119/EEC, specific measures to control and eradicate bluetongue should be introduced. (2) The epidemiological characteristics of bluetongue are comparable to those of African horse sickness. (3) The Council has adopted Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness (2). (4) To combat bluetongue, therefore, the overall measures laid down by Directi...