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COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 December 1984
concerning certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy
(85/40/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 84/336/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 84/336/EEC, and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (4), as amended by Directive 81/476/EEC (5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Italy; whereas this outbreak is liable to endanger the herd of other Member States, in view of the large-scale trade both in animals and fresh meat;
Whereas measures taken by the Italian authorities have enabled the disease to be restricted to a limited part of their territory and it is therefore suitable to limit restrictive measures to consignments from this region;
Whereas certain Member States have taken protective measures in this regard;
Whereas, by consequence, all Member States must adopt adequate measures to assure their protection during the time necessary for the eradication of the disease;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States shall forbid the introduction into their territory of bovine animals and pigs coming from that part of the territory of Italy as mentioned in the Annex.
Article 2
The Member States shall forbid the introduction into their territory of fresh meat of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats and meat-based products, other than products which have been submitted to treatments as foreseen by Article 4 (1) of Directive 80/215/EEC, coming from that part of the territory of Italy as mentioned in the Annex or obtained from animals from that part of the territory slaughtered outside it after 1 November 1984.
Article 3
1. The animal health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC and accompanying the animals coming from Italy must be completed in the following manner:
'Animals conforming to the Commission Decision of 14 December 1984'.
2. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (6) and accompanying fresh meat dispatched from Italy must bear the following entry:
'Meat conforming to the Commission Decision of 14 December 1984'.
3. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (7) and accompanying meat products as referred to in Article 2 dispatched from Italy must bear the following entry:
'Products conforming to the Commission Decision of 14 December 1984'.
Article 4
The Member States will modify the measures applicable to trade to render them in conformity with this Decision. They will immediately inform the Commission.
Article 5
The Commission shall follow the development of the situation and may amend this Decision in the light of such development.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 1984.