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►B COUNCILDECISION
of25July1978
onhealthprotectionmeasuresinrespect oftheRepublicofBotswana
(78/642/EEC)
(OJ L 213, 3.8.1978, p. 15)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 78/771/EEC of 13 September 1978 L 257 16 20.9.1978
►M2 Commission Decision 79/456/EEC of 2 May 1979 L 116 31 11.5.1979
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COUNCILDECISION
of25July1978
on health protection measures in respect of the Republic of Bots-
wana
(78/642/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972
on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation ofbovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (
1), as
lastamended by Direct ive 77/98/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas outbreaks of exotic foot-and-mouth disease have occurred in
certain northern areas of the Republic of Botswana; whereas, however,
other parts of the country have been free of the disease for a number ofyears;
Whereas strict measures, in particular the prohibition of movements of
livestock from contaminated regions to disease-free areas, are applied
in the country; whereas the contaminated regions are clearly demar-
cated and separated from the disease-free areas; whereas measures areapplied throughout the country to monitor the movements of livestockand to detect any outbreak of the disease;
Whereas contaminated regions and adjacent areas must not be allowed
to export fresh meat to Member States; whereas, having regard to the
present location of the disease, to the measures adopted by the authori-ties of the Republic of Botswana against the disease and to theinformation obtained by Community veterinary experts sent to inquireinto the organization of veterinary services and animal health controls,the country may be authorized to export to the Community fresh meat
obtained from animals originating in regions which have been free of
foot-and-mouth disease for a number of years;
Whereas the animal health requirements of Member States pursuant to
Article 16 of Directive 72/462/EEC relating to imports of meat from
Botswana have not yet been laid down at Community level and enter
into force only two years after their adoption; whereas, pending theentry into force of such requirements, the Member States are free toprohibit imports of fresh meat from Botswana;
Whereas, since the Standing Veterinary Committee has not given its
assent, the Commission is unable to adopt the provisions which it had
envisaged on this matter under the procedure provided for in Article 29of Directive 72/462/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The prohibition provided for in Article 14 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC
shall not apply to the following districts of the Republic of Botswana:
►M2Ghanzi,◄Kwaneng, Kgatlend, South-East, Southern, Kgala-
gadi or to that part of the country to the east of the railway lineconnecting Dibete and the Rhodesian border.1978D0642 — EN — 11.05.1979 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 81.▼M1
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Article 2
If a Member State authorizes the importation into its own territory of
fresh meatexclusively from de-boned carcases of animals of t he bovine
species originating in the districts referred to in Article 1 ►M1or part
of the country referred to in Article 1 ◄and slaughtered in one of
these districts, the following conditions shall apply:
— the meat shall satisfy the requirements of the specimen health certi-
ficate annexed hereto; the certificate shall accompany the meat
during transport to the importing Member State,
— the meat shall not enter the importing Member State's territory for
at least 21 days from the date of slaughter,
— the competent authority of the Republic of Botswana shall give
assurances that it will notify the importing Member State and the
Commission immediately of any new outbreak of foot-and-mouthdisease in the country.
Article 3
In the light of any developments in the situation, this Decision shall be
amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29 ofDirective 72/462/EEC.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1978D0642 — EN — 11.05.1979 — 002.001 — 3
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