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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of26June1964
onanimalhealthproblemsaffecting intra-Communitytradeinbovineanimalsandswine
(64/432/EEC)
(OJ P 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Directive 66/600/EEC of 25 October 1966 P 192 3294 27.10.1966
►M2 Council Directive 70/360/EEC of 13 July 1970 L 157 40 18.7.1970
►M3 Council Directive 71/285/EEC of 19 July 1971 L 179 1 9.8.1971
►M4 Council Directive 72/97/EEC of 7 February 1972 L 38 95 12.2.1972
►M5 Council Directive 72/445/EEC of 28 December 1972 L 298 49 31.12.1972
►M6 Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 L 302 28 31.12.1972
►M7 Council Directive 73/150/EEC of 5 June 1973 L 172 18 28.6.1973
►M8 Council Directive 74/387/EEC of 15 July 1974 L 202 36 24.7.1974
►M9 Council Directive 75/379/EEC of 24 June 1975 L 172 17 3.7.1975
►M10 Council Directive 77/98/EEC of 21 December 1976 L 26 81 31.1.1977
►M11 Council Directive 79/109/EEC of 24 January 1979 L 29 20 3.2.1979
►M12 Council Directive 79/111/EEC of 24 January 1979 L 29 26 3.2.1979
►M13 Council Directive 80/1098/EEC of 11 November 1980 L 325 11 1.12.1980
►M14 Council Directive 80/1102/EEC of 11 November 1980 L 325 18 1.12.1980
►M15 amended by Council Directive 85/571/EEC of 19 December 1985 L 372 12 31.12.1985
►M16 Council Directive 80/219/EEC of 22 January 1980 L 47 25 21.2.1980
►M17 Council Directive 80/1274/EEC of 22 December 1980 L 375 75 31.12.1980
►M18 Council Directive 81/476/EEC of 24 June 1981 L 186 20 8.7.1981
►M19 Council Directive 82/61/EEC of 26 January 1982 L 29 13 6.2.1982
►M20 Council Directive 82/893/EEC of 21 December 1982 L 378 57 31.12.1982
►M21 Council Directive 83/646/EEC of 13 December 1983 L 360 44 23.12.1983
►M22 Council Directive 84/336/EEC of 19 June 1984 L 177 22 4.7.1984
►M23 Council Directive 84/643/EEC of 11 December 1984 L 339 27 27.12.1984
►M24 Council Directive 84/644/EEC of 11 December 1984 L 339 30 27.12.1984
►M25 Council Directive 85/320/EEC of 12 June 1985 L 168 36 28.6.1985
►M26 Council Directive 85/586/EEC of 20 December 1985 L 372 44 31.12.1985
►M27 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
►M28 Council Decision 87/231/EEC of 7 April 1987 L 99 18 11.4.1987
►M29 Council Directive 87/489/EEC of 22 September 1987 L 280 28 3.10.1987
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►M30 Council Directive 88/406/EEC of 14 June 1988 L 194 1 22.7.1988
►M31 Council Directive 89/360/EEC of 30 May 1989 L 153 29 6.6.1989
►M32 Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 L 395 13 30.12.1989
►M33 Council Directive 90/422/EEC of 26 June 1990 L 224 9 18.8.1990
►M34 Council Directive 90/423/EEC of 26 June 1990 L 224 13 18.8.1990
►M35 Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 L 224 29 18.8.1990
►M36 Council Directive 91/499/EEC of 26 June 1991 L 268 107 24.9.1991
►M37 Council Directive 91/687/EEC of 11 December 1991 L 377 16 31.12.1991
►M38 Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 L 268 54 14.9.1992
►M39 Council Directive 92/102/EEC of 27 November 1992 L 355 32 5.12.1992
►M40 Council Directive 94/42/EC of 27 July 1994 L 201 26 4.8.1994
►M41 Council Directive 95/25/EC of 22 June 1995 L 243 16 11.10.1995
►M42 Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 L 109 1 25.4.1997
►M43 Council Directive 98/46/EC of 24 June 1998 L 198 22 15.7.1998
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern IrelandL 73 14 27.3.1972
(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973
►A2 Actof Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A3 Actof Accession of Aust ria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
Corrected by:►
C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 120, 13.5.1975, p. 13 (64/432/EEC)
►C2 Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 10 (64/432/EEC)
►C3 Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 20 (66/600/EEC)
►C4 Corrigendum, OJ L 120, 12.5.1975, p. 15 (71/285/EEC)
►C5 Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 90 (71/285/EEC)
►C6 Corrigendum, OJ L 64, 10.3.1977, p. 28 (77/98/EEC)
►C7 Corrigendum, OJ L 49, 24.2.1981, p. 16 (80/1098/EEC)
►C8 Corrigendum, OJ L 329, 17.11.1981, p. 22 (80/1102/EEC)
►C9 Corrigendum, OJ L 192, 2.7.1982, p. 23 (82/61/EEC)
►C10 Corrigendum, OJ L 133, 22.5.1985, p. 32 (84/643/EEC)
►C11 Corrigendum, OJ L 42, 13.2.1985, p. 20 (84/644/EEC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of26June1964
on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in
bovineanimalsandswine
(64/432/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2);
Whereas Council Regulation No 20 on the progressive establishment of
a common organisation of the market in pigmeat (3) is already in force
and a similar regulation is to be adopted for beef and veal and whereasthese regulations also concern trade in live animals;
Whereas Regulation No 20 substitutes for the numerous traditional
means of protection at the frontier a single system designed in parti-cular to facilitate intra-Community trade; whereas the regulation to beadopted for beef and veal is also designed to eliminate obstacles tosuch trade;
Whereas, so long as intra-Community trade in bovine animals and
swine is hindered by differences between the health requirements ofMember States, the implementation of the above-mentioned regulationswill not have the desired effect;
Whereas, to eliminate those differences, measures must be taken within
the framework of the common agricultural policy and in line with regu-lations already adopted or in preparation on the progressive
establishment of a common organisation of markets; whereas the
animal health provisions of Member States must therefore be approxi-mated;
Whereas the right of Member States under Article 36 of the Treaty to
continue to apply prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or
goods in transit justified on grounds of the protection of health andlife of humans and animals nevertheless does not exempt them fromthe obligation to approximate the provisions on which those prohibi-tions and restrictions are based, in so far as the differences between
those provisions hinder the implementation and functioning of the
common agricultural policy;
Whereas, in the context of such approximation, the exporting country
must be required to ensure that bovine animals and swine for breeding,
production or slaughter intended for intra-Community trade, the places
from which those animals come and are shipped and the means oftransport used satisfy certain animal health requirements so as to ensurethat the animals are not a source of contagious or infectious disease;
Whereas, so that Member States may be sure that these requirements
are satisfied, provision must be made for the issue by an official veter-inarian of a health certificate which will accompany the animals totheir destination;
Whereas Member States must have the right to prohibit the introduc-
tion into their territory of bovine animals and swine if they are foundto be suffering or are suspected of suffering from a contagious or infec-tious disease, if they may spread such disease without actually1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ No 61, 19.4.1963, p. 1254/63.
(2) OJ No 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2009/64.
(3) OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 945/62.
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suffering from it or if they do not comply with Community animal
health provisions;
Whereas there is no reason to allow Member States to prohibit the
introduction of bovine animals and swine into their territory for reasons
other than those of animal health and whereas, therefore, the consignorshould athis own requestor upon requestof his represent at ive beallowed to return the animals to the country of export unless there arereasons to the contrary;
Whereas, in case of prohibition or restriction, the reasons therefor
should be made known to the consignor of the animals or his represen-
tative and to the competent central authority of the country of export sothat they be aware of the reasons why such measures were imposed;
Whereas in the event of dispute between himself and the authority of
the Member State of destination as to the justification for prohibitionor restriction, the consignor should be enabled to obtain the opinion
of a veterinary expert whom he may select from a panel drawn up by
the Commission;
Whereas in some cases and for certain categories of animals it appears
that the general provisions of this Directive may be relaxed withoutinvolving any health risk, by allowing consignee Member States tograntgeneral or special derogat ions;
Whereas, in certain fields presenting special problems, the provisions
in Member States cannot be approximated until a more thorough studyhas been made;
Whereas a simplified amendementprocedure may be provided for
Annexes B to D since the rules contained in those Annexes are of atechnical nature and liable to change; whereas the Commission should
therefore be entrusted with making such amendments after consulting
the Member States;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
This Directive shall apply to intra-Community trade in bovine animals
and swine with the exception of feral pigs as defined in Article 2 (e) of
Directive 80/217/EEC (1) without prejudice to the provisions laid down
in Directives 80/215/EEC (2), 85/511/EEC, 88/407/EEC (3), 89/608/
EEC (4), 90/425/EEC, 90/429/EEC (5), 90/667/EEC (6), 91/496/EEC,
91/628/EEC (7), 92/102/EEC (8), 92/119/EEC and Decision 90/424/
EEC (9).
Article 2
1. The definitions given in Article 2 of Directive 90/425/EEC and
Article 2 of Directive 91/628/EEC shall apply.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/
384/EEC (OJ No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34).
(2) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/
687/EEC (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 16).
(3) OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/
60/EEC (OJ No L 186, 28. 7. 1993, p. 28).
(4) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1989, p. 34.
(5) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act
of Accession.
(6) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51. Directive as last amended by Directive
92/118/EEC.
(7) OJ No L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Directive
95/29/EC (OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 52).
(8) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 32. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act
of Accession.
(9) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. Decision as lastamended by Decision 94/
370/EC (OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31).▼M42
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2. In addition the following definitions apply for the purposes of this
Directive:
(a)herd means an animal or group of animals kepton a holding
(within the meaning of Article 2 (b) of Directive 92/102/EEC) as
an epidemiological unit; if more than one herd is kept on aholding, each of these herds shall form a distinct unit and shallhave the same health status;
(b)animal for slaughter means a bovine animal (including the species
Bison bison andBubalus bubalus ) or swine intended to be taken to
a slaughterhouse or assembly centre from which it may only moveto slaughter;
(c)animals for breeding or production means bovine animals
(including the species Bison bison andBubalus bubalus ) and swine
other than those referred to in (b), including those intended forbreeding, milk or meatproduct ion, or draftpurposes, shows orexhibition with the exception of animals taking part in culturaland sporting events;
(d)officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.I, paragraphs 1, 2and 3;
(e)officially tuberculosis-free Member State orregion of a Member
State means a Member State or part of a Member State which
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.I, paragraphs 4, 5and 6;
(f)officially brucellosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.II, paragraphs 1, 2
and 3;
(g)officially brucellosis-free region means a region of a Member
State which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.II, para-
graphs 7, 8 and 9;
(h)officially brucellosis-free Member State means a Member State
which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.II, paragraphs10, 11 and 12;
(i)brucellosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which satisfies
the conditions laid down in Annex A.II, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6;
(j)officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd means a herd which
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex D, Chapter I, Sections
A and B;
(k)officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State orregion
means a region or Member State which meets the requirementslaid down in Annex D, Chapter I, Sections E, F and G;
(l)official veterinarian means the veterinarian appointed by the
competent authority of the Member State;
(m)approved veterinarian means any veterinarian approved by the
competent authority in accordance with the provisions of Article
14 (3) (B);
(n)compulsorily notifiable diseases means the diseases listed in
Annex E (I);
(o)assembly centre means holdings, collection centres and markets, at
which bovine animals or swine originating from different holdingsare grouped together to form consignments of animals intended fortrade. These assembly centres must be approved for tradingpurposes and meet the requirements laid down in Article 11;
(p)region means that part of a Member State's territory which is at
least2 000 km
2in area and which is subject to inspection by the
competent authorities and includes at least one of the followingadministrative regions:
— Belgium: province — provincie
— Germany: Regierungsbezirk
— Denmark: amtor island
— France: département1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 5
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— Italy: provincia
— Luxemburg —
— Netherlands: rrv-kring
— United Kingdom: England, Wales and Northern Ireland: county
Scotland: district or island area
— Ireland: county— Greece: νοµός
— Spain: provincia
— Portugal: continente: distrito, and other parts of Portugal's
territory: região autónoma
— Austria: Bezirk
— Sweden: län
— Finland: lääni/län;
(q)dealer means any natural or legal person who buys and sells
animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has aregular turnover of these animals and who within a maximum of30 days of purchasing animals resells them or relocates themfrom the first premises to other premises not within his ownership
and meets the conditions laid down in Article 13.
Article 3
1. Each Member State shall ensure that only animals that fulfil the
relevant conditions laid down in this Directive are sent from its terri-
tory to that of another Member State.
2. Bovine animals and swine covered by this Directive must:
(a) be subjected:
— to an identity check, and
— to a clinical inspection within 24 hours of departure by an offi-
cial veterinarian and show no clinical sign of disease;
(b) not have been obtained from a holding or an area which for health
reasons is subject to prohibition or restriction affecting the species
involved in accordance with Community and/or national legisla-tion;
(c) be identified as provided for in Directive 92/102/EEC;
(d) not be animals which are to be slaughtered and not be restricted
under a contagious or infectious disease eradication programme of
a Member State or region;
(e) comply with the provisions of Articles 4 and 5.
Article 4
1. Bovine animals and swine covered by this Directive must at no
time between leaving the holding of origin and arriving at destinationcome into contact with cloven-hoofed animals other than animals thathave the same health status.
2. Bovine animals and swine covered by this Directive must be
transported in means of transport meeting the requirements of Directive91/628/EEC and in addition the requirements of Article 12.
3. Rules for the approval of sites where cleansing and disinfection
may be carried out shall be determined in accordance with the proce-
dure setoutin Art icle 17.
Article 5
1. Bovine animals and swine covered by this Directive must be
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consistof a single sheetor, where more t han one page is required, shall
be in such a form that any two or more pages are part of an integratedwhole and indivisible and shall contain a serial number. It shall be
drawn up on the day of the health inspection, in one of the official
languages of the country of destination at least. The certificate shallbe valid for 10 days from the date of the health examination.
2. The health inspection for the issuing of the health certificate
(including additional guarantees) for a consignment of animals may be
carried out in the holding of origin or of an assembly centre. For thispurpose the competent authority shall ensure that any health certificateis drawn up by the official veterinarian after inspections, visits andcontrols as provided by this Directive.
However as regards:
(a) animals coming from approved assembly centres, such certification
shall be:
— on the basis of an official document containing the necessary
information completed by the official veterinarian for theholding of origin, or
— in the form of the certificate contained in Annex F with
Sections A and B duly completed and certified by the officialveterinarian for the holding of origin;
(b) animals coming from an approved holding which is participating in
the surveillance network provided for in Article 14, such certifica-
tion shall be:
— on the basis of an official document containing the necessary
information completed by the approved veterinarian for the
holding of origin, or
— in the form of the certificate contained in Annex F with
Sections A and B duly completed and certified by the approvedveterinarian for the holding of origin.
For this purpose, the official veterinarian will ensure where appropriate
that the additional guarantees provided for in Community legislation
are fulfilled.
3. The official veterinarian for the assembly centre shall carry out
all necessary checks on animals arriving there.
4. The official veterinarian completing Part D of the certificate the
model of which appears in Annex F, shall ensure that the movement
is registered on the Animo system on the day the certificate is issued.
5. The animals covered by this Directive may transit through an
assembly centre which is located in one other Member State beforebeing consigned to the Member State of destination. In this case, the
certificate in Annex F (including Section D) must be completed by
the official veterinarian responsible in the Member State where theanimals originate. The official veterinarian responsible for the assemblycentre of transit shall provide certification to the Member State ofdestination by completing a second certificate, as in Annex F, endor-
sing it with the serial number of the original and attaching it to the
original certificate or to an officially endorsed copy thereof. In thiscase the combined validity of the certificates shall not exceed thatprovided for in paragraph 1.
Article 6
1. Animals for breeding or production must, in addition to the
requirements of Articles 3, 4 and 5:
— have remained in a single holding of origin for a period of 30 days
prior to loading, or since birth in the holding of origin where the
animals are less than 30 days old. The official veterinarian must,on the basis of the official identification provided for in Article 3(2) (c) and official records, be satisfied that the animals havecomplied with this condition and furthermore that the animalshave originated in the Community or have been imported from a1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 7
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third country in compliance with Community animal health legisla-
tion.
However, in the case of animals transiting through an approved
assembly centre in the Member State of origin, the period during
which the assembly of these animals takes place outside the holdingof origin shall notexceed six days,
— with regard to animals imported from a third country into a
Member State which is not that of ultimate destination, be trans-
ported to the Member State of destination as quickly as practicable
under cover of a certificate issued under Article 7 of Directive 91/496/EEC,
— with regard to animals imported from a third country upon arrival at
destination and before any further movements satisfy the require-ments of this Directive, and in particular the residency requirement
in the first indent, and may not be brought into the herd until the
veterinarian responsible for that holding has ascertained that theanimals in question are not likely to jeopardize the health status ofthe holding.
If an animal from a third country is introduced into a holding no
animal from the holding may be traded for 30 days following intro-
duction unless the imported animal is isolated from all other
animals on the holding.
2. Bovine animals for breeding and production must, in addition to
the requirements in Articles 3, 4 and 5:
(a) come frome an officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd, and in the
case of animals more than six weeks old, have reacted negativelyto an intradermal tuberculin test carried out during the 30 daysprior to leaving the herd of origin, in accordance with the provi-
sions of Annex B point32 (d).
This intradermal tuberculin test is not required if the animals origi-
nate in a Member State or part of a Member State recognized as
officially tuberculosis free or in a Member State or part of a
Member State with an approved surveillance network;
(b) in the case of uncastrated animals which come from an officially
brucellosis-free bovine herd and more than 12 months old, haveshown a brucella count lower that 30 international units (IU) ofagglutination per millilitre when given a serum agglutination test(or any test approved by Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC)
procedure following the adoption of the relevant protocols) carried
out during the 30 days prior the leaving the herd of origin andcomplying with the provisions of Annex C Section A.
This serum agglutination test (or any test approved by SVC proce-
dure following the adoption of the relevant protocols) is notrequired if the animals originate in a Member State or part of aMember State recognized as officially brucellosis free or in aMember State or part of a Member State with an approved surveil-
lance network;
(c) come from an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd and, if
more than 12 months old, have reacted negatively to an individual
test carried out during the 30 days prior to leaving the herd oforigin and complying with the provisions of Annex D.
The test is not required if the animals originate in a Member State
or part of a Member State recognized as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis free or in a Member State or part of a Member State withan approved surveillance network;
(d) at no time between leaving the holding of origin and arriving at
destination come into contact with bovine animals which meetonly the requirements in paragraph 3.
3. Bovine animals for slaughter must, in addition to the require-
ments in Articles 3, 4 and 5, come from herds that are officiallytuberculosis free, officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis free and in thecase of uncastrated bovines, from herds that are officially brucellosisfree.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 8
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However, until 31 December 1999, the destination countries may grant
to Spain general or limited licences to introduce into their territoriesanimals for slaughter from herds which are not officially free of tuber-
culosis, enzootic bovine leukosis and brucellosis, provided such
animals:
— have in the 30 days prior to embarkation undergone the appropriate
tests laid down in Annexes B, C and D, with negative results,
— are taken on arrival in the country of destination directly to a
slaughterhouse and are slaughtered there as soon as possible but at
least within 72 hours of arrival, in accordance with animal healthrequirements.
Article 7
Animals for slaughter which have been taken on arrival in the country
of destination:
— to a slaughterhouse, must be slaughtered there as soon as possible
but at least within 72 hours of arrival, in accordance with animal
health requirements, or
— to an approved assembly centre, must be removed after the market
directly to a slaughterhouse to be slaughtered as soon as possiblebut at the latest within three working days of arrival at the assemblycentre, in accordance with animal health requirements. At no time,between their arrival at the assembly centre and their arrival at the
slaughterhouse, may they come into contact with cloven-hoofed
animals other than animals that fulfil the conditions laid down inthis Directive.
Article 8
Member States shall ensure that the suspected presence of any of the
diseases referred to in Annex E (I) is compulsorily and immediatelynotifiable to the competent authority.
Each Member State shall forward to the Commission by 31 May each
year, and for the first time in 1999, details of the occurence of diseases
listed in Annex E (I) and of any other diseases covered by the addi-
tional guarantees provided for by Community legislation in itsterritory in the previous calendar year including details of the moni-toring and eradication programmes in operation. This informationshall be based on uniform criteria to be established by the procedure
provided for in Article 17. The Commission shall present this informa-
tion to the Member States in the framework of the SVC and inparticular may utilize it in relation to the decisions referred to inAnnexes A and D.
Article 9
1. A Member State which has a compulsory national control
programme for one of the contagious diseases listed in Annex E (II)for all or part of its territory may submit the said programme to the
Commission, outlining in particular:
— the distribution of the disease in the Member State,
— the reasons for the programme, taking into consideration the impor-
tance of the disease and the programme's likely benefit in relationto its cost,
— the geographical area in which the programme will be imple-
mented,
— the status categories to be applied to the animal establishments, the
standards which must be attained in each category, and the testprocedures to be used,
— the programme monitoring procedures, the results of which must be
supplied at least annually to the Commission,
— the action to be taken if, for any reason, an establishment loses its
status,
— the measures to be taken if the results of the tests carried out in
accordance with the provisions of the programme are positive.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 9
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2. The Commission shall examine the programmes presented by the
Member States. Programmes as referred to in paragraph 1 may beapproved in compliance with the criteria laid down in paragraph 1 in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 17. According
to the same procedure, the additional guarantees, general or limited,which may be required in intra-Community trade, shall be defined atthe same time or at the latest three months after approval of theprogrammes. Such guarantees must not exceed those which the
Member State implements nationally.
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or
supplemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article17. Amendments or additions to programmes which have already beenapproved or to guarantees which have been defined in accordance with
paragraph 2 may be approved under the same procedure.
Article 10
1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its
territory is free from one of the diseases listed in Annex E (II), it shallpresent to the Commission appropriate supporting documentation,
setting out in particular:
— the nature of the disease and the history of its occurrence in its
territory,
— the results of surveillance testing based on serological, microbiolo-
gical, pathological or epidemiological investigation and on the factthat the disease must by law be notified to the competent authori-ties,
— the period over which the surveillance was carried out,— where applicable, the period during which vaccination against the
disease has been prohibited and the geographical area concerned
by the prohibition,
— the arrangements for verifying the absence of the disease.
2. The Commission shall examine documentation submitted by
Member States. The additional guarantees, general or specific, whichmay be required in intra-Community trade may be defined in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 17. Such guarantees
must not exceed those which the Member State implements nationally.
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any
change in the details specified in paragraph 1 which relate to thedisease, in particular regarding any new outbreaks of the disease. The
guarantees defined in accordance with paragraph 2 may, in the light of
such notification, be amended or withdrawn in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 11
1. Member States shall ensure that, in order to be approved by the
competent authority, assembly centres meet the following conditions
at least. They must:
(a) be under the control of an official veterinarian who shall ensure
that, in particular, the provisions of Article 4 (1) and (2) arecomplied with;
(b) be located in an area which is not subject to prohibiiton or restric-
tions in accordance with relevant Community legislation and/or
national legislation;
(c) be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by the official
veterinarian;
(d) they must have, taking into account the animal capacity of the
assembly centre:
— a facility dedicated exclusively for this purpose when used as
an assembly centre,
— appropriate facilities for loading, unloading and adequate
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and feeding them, and for giving them any necessary treatment;
these facilities must be easy to clean and disinfect,
— appropriate inspection facilities,
— appropriate isolation facilities,
— appropriate equipment for cleaning and disinfecting rooms and
trucks,
— an appropriate storage area for fodder, litter and manure,
— an appropriate system for collecting waste water,
— the use of an office for the official veterinarian;
(e) admit only animals that are identified and come from herds that are
officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and leukosis or slaughteranimals meeting the conditions set out in the present Directive and
in particular Article 6 (3). To this end, when animals are admitted
the owner or person in charge of the centre shall ensure they areproperly identified and accompanied by health documents or appro-priate certificates for the species and categories involved;
(f) be regularly inspected in order to ascertain that the requirements
for approval continue to be fulfilled.
2. The owner or person in charge of the assembly centre shall be
required, on the basis either of the accompanying documents for theanimals or of the identification numbers or marks of the animals, to
record on a register or a data base and retain for a minimum period of
three years the following information:
— the name of the owner, the origin, date of entry and exit, number
and identification of the bovine animals or the registration numberof the holding of origin or of the herd of origin of the pigs enteringthe centre and their proposed destination,
— the registration number of the transporter and the licence number of
the lorry delivering or collecting animals from the centre.
3. The competent authority shall issue an approval number to each
approved assembly centre. Such approval may be limited to a particularspecies or to animals for breeding and production or to animals forslaughter. The competent authority shall notify the Commission of thelist of approved assembly centres and of any updates. The Commissionshall present this information to Member States in the framework of the
SVC.
4. The competent authority may suspend or withdraw approval in
the event of failure to comply with this Article or other appropriate
provisions of this Directive or other directives in respect of health
restrictions. Approval may be restored when the competent authorityis satisfied that that assembly centre is in full compliance with all theappropriate provisions of this Directive.
5. The competent authority shall ensure that when operating
assembly centres have sufficient approved veterinarians to carry outall duties.
6. Any detailed rules required for uniform application of this Article
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for inArticle 17.
Article 12
1. Member States shall ensure that the transporters referred to in
Article 5 of Directive 91/628/EEC meet the following additional condi-
tions:
(a) for the carriage of animals they must use means of transport that
are:
— constructed in such a way that the animal faeces, litter or feed
cannotleak or fall outof t he vehicle,
— cleaned and disinfected immediately after every animal trans-
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animals, using disinfectants officially authorized by the compe-
tent authority;
(b) they must either have appropriate cleaning and disinfection facil-
ities approved by the competent authority, including facilities forstoring litter and dung, or they must provide documentary evidencethat these operations are perfomed by a third party approved by thecompetent authority.
2. The transporter must ensure that for each vehicle used for the
transport of animals a register is kept containing the following informa-
tion at least which shall be retained for a minimum period of threeyears:
(i) places and dates of pick-up, and the name or business name and
address of the holding or assembly centre where the animals are
picked up;
(ii) places and dates of delivery, and the name or business name and
address of the consignee(s);
(iii) species and number of animals carried;
(iv) date and place of disinfection;
(v) details of accompanying documentation (serial number, etc.).
3. Transporters shall ensure that the consignment of animals do not
at any time, between leaving the holdings or the assembly centre oforigin and arriving at their destination, come into contact with animalsof a lower health status.
4. Member States shall ensure that transporters give a written under-
taking stating in particular that:
— all the measures necessary to comply with this Directive shall be
taken and in particular the provisions laid down in this Article andrelating to the appropriate documentation that must accompany theanimals,
— the transport of animals is entrusted to staff who possess the neces-
sary ability, professional competence and knowledge.
5. In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of this
Article the requirements of Article 18 of Directive 91/628/EEC shall
applymutatis mutandis relating to animal health.
Article 13
1. Member States shall ensure that all dealers are registered,
approved and issued with an approval number by the competentauthority and that they comply with the following conditions at least:
(a) they must deal only in animals that are identified and come from
herds that are officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis andleukosis or slaughter animals meeting the conditions set out in thisDirective and in particular Article 6 (3). To this end, the dealer
shall ensure that the animals are properly identified and are accom-
panied by health documents as appropriate for the species involved.
However, the competent authority may authorize the marketing of
identified animals which do not fulfil the conditions laid down in
the first paragraph, in so far as they are brought direct to a slaugh-
terhouse in the Member State of origin without passing throughtheir facilities, for slaughter as soon as possible in order to preventthe spreading of diseases. The necessary provisions should be takento ensure that such animals, when they reach the abattoir, cannotcome into contact with other animals and that they are slaughtered
apartfrom ot her animals;
(b) the dealer shall be required, either on the basis of the document
accompanying the animals, or on the basis of identificationnumbers or marks on the animals, to keep a record or data base
and to store the following data for at least three years:
— the name of the owner, origin, date of purchase, categories,
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— the registration number of the transporter and/or the licence
number of the lorry delivering and collecting animals,
— the name and address of the purchaser and the destination of the
animals,
— copies of route plans and/or serial number of health certificates
as applicable;
(c) when the dealer keeps animals on his premises he shall ensure that:
— specific training is given to the staff in charge of the animals in
applying the requirements of this Directive and in the care andwelfare of the animals,
— controls and tests if necessary on the animals are carried out
regularly by the official veterinarian and that all necessary stepsare taken to prevent the spread of disease.
2. Member States shall ensure that all premises used by a dealer in
connection with his business are registered and issued with an approval
number by the competent authority and that they comply with the
following conditions at least:
(a) they must be under the control of an official veterinarian;
(b) they must be located in an area which is not subject to prohibition
or restrictions in accordance with the relevant Community legisla-tion or national legislation;
(c) they must have:
— appropriate facilities of sufficient capacity and in particular
inspection facilities and isolation facilities so that all animalscan be isolated in the event of an outbreak of a contagious
disease,
— appropriate facilities for unloading and where necessary
adequate housing of a suitable standard for the animals, for
watering and feeding them, and for giving them any necessary
treatment; these facilities must be easy to clean and disinfect,
— an appropriate reception area for litter and manure,
— an appropriate system for collecting waste water;
(d) be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by the official
veterinarian.
3. The competent authority may suspend or withdraw approval in
the event of failure to comply with this Article or other appropriateprovisions of this Directive or other directives in respect of healthrestrictions. Approval may be restored when the competent authorityis satisfied that the dealer is in full compliance with all the appropriate
provisions of this Directive.
4. The competent authority must carry out regular inspections in
order to ascertain that the requirements of this Article are fulfilled.
Article 14
1. The competent authority in a Member State may introduce a
system of surveillance networks.
The surveillance network system must comprise at least the following
elements:
— the herds,
— the owner or any other natural or legal person responsible for the
holding,
— the approved veterinarian or the official veterinarian responsible for
the holding,
— the official veterinary service of the Member State,
— the official veterinary diagnostic laboratories or any other labora-
tory approved by the competent authority,
— a computer database.
Official veterinarians for the slaughtering establishments and approved
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2. The main objectives of the surveillance network system are to
make the official classification of holdings, to maintain such classifica-tion by regular inspection, to collect epidemiological data and to carry
out disease monitoring so as to ensure compliance with all the provi-
sions of this Directive and other directives in respect of healthrestrictions.
This surveillance network system shall be mandatory on all holdings in
the territory of the Member State operating such a system. However,the competent authority may authorize the establishment of such anetwork on part of the territory made up of one or several adjacentregions as defined in Article 2 (2) (p). Where this derogation is
accorded, animal movements to that part of the territory from other
regions which are not part of the network system shall be subject tothe provisions of this Directive.
The competent authority shall lay down the obligations and rights
incumbent upon the approved veterinarians, the persons responsible
for the holdings or their owners and any other participants in thesystem including the persons responsible for issuing health certificates.
3. The competent authority shall ensure that the obligations referred
to in paragraph 2 at least include the following:
A. Every owner of or person responsible for a holding must:
(i) secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veter-
inarian approved by the competent authority;
(ii) immediately call in the approved veterinarian for the holding
when he suspects the occurrence of an infectious disease or ofany notifiable disease;
(iii) notify the approved veterinarian of all arrivals of animals on
his holding;
(iv) isolate the animals before introducing them into his holding to
enable the approved veterinarian to check, where appropriateby means of the required tests, whether the holding's status
may be maintained.
B. The approved veterinarians as provided for by Article 2 (2) (m)
shall be under the control of the competent authority and mustcomply with the following requirements.
They must:
(i) meet the conditions for pursuing the veterinary profession;
(ii) have no financial interest or family links with the owner of or
person responsible for the holding;
(iii) possess particular knowledge in the field of animal health as it
applies to animals of the species concerned. This means thatthey must:
— regularly update their knowledge, especially as regards the
relevant health regulations,
— meet the requirements laid down by the competent
authority to ensure the proper functioning of the network,
— provide the owner of or person responsible for the holding
with information and assistance in order that all steps are
taken to ensure that the holding's status is maintained, parti-
cularly on the basis of programmes agreed with thecompetent authority,
— ensure compliance with the requirements concerning:
(i) the identification and health certification of the
animals of the herd, the animals introduced and those
traded;
(ii) compulsory reporting of infectious animal diseases and
any other risk factor for animal health or welfare, andfor human health;
(iii) establishing as far as possible the cause of death of
animals and where they are to be consigned;
(iv) the hygiene conditions of the herd and of the livestock
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If the proper functioning of the system so requires, each
Member State may limit the veterinarians' responsibility toa specific number of holdings or to a specific geographical
area.
The competent authority shall draw up lists of approved
veterinarians and of the approved holdings participating inthe network. If the competent authority finds that a partici-
pant in the network no longer fulfils the conditions set out
above, it shall suspend or withdraw approval, withoutprejudice to any penalties that may be applied.
C. The computer database must contain at least the following informa-
tion:
(1) For each animal:
— identification code,
— date of birth,
— sex,
— breed or colour of coat,
— identification code of the mother or, in the case of an animal
imported from a third country, the identification numbergiven following inspection under Directive 92/102/EEC andcorresponding to the identification number of origin,
— identification number of the holding where born,
— identification numbers of all holdings where the animal has
been kept and the dates of each change of holding,
— date of death or slaughter.
(2) For each holding:
— an identification number consisting of not more than 12
figures (apart from the country code),
— name and address of the holder.
(3) The database must be able to supply the following particulars at
any time:
— the identification number of all animals of the bovine
species presenton a holding, or in t he case of groups ofanimals of the porcine species, the registration number ofthe holding of origin or herd of origin and the number ofthe health certificate where applicable,
— a listof all changes of holding for each animal of t he bovine
species starting from the holding of birth, or the holding ofimportation in the case of animals imported from third coun-tries; and for groups of pigs the registration number of thelast holding or last herd and for imported animals from third
countries the holding of importation.
These particulars will be held on the database until three conse-
cutive years have elapsed since the death of the bovine animalor until three consecutive years have elapsed since the recordwas made in the case of records for pigs.
However, only paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be applicable to pigs.
4. All participants in the surveillance network other than those
provided for in 3A and B shall be accountable to the competentauthority. The competent authority in each Member State shall beresponsible for setting up the network and shall carry out regular
checks to ensure that it operates properly.
5. Member States which introduce a system of surveillance networks
as outlined in paragraphs 1 to 4, operational for a period of at least 12
months, shall apply to the Commission to have it approved under the
procedure provided for in Article 17.
For this purpose the Commission shall examine documentation
submitted by Member States.
The Commission experts shall validate the systems by means of a
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Commission shall within 90 days of receipt of the request for approval
make a report to the SVC together with appropriate proposals.
Where repeated offences are noted, the approval of the surveillance
network system can be suspended according to the procedure laiddown in Article 17, at the request of the Commission or of one ormore Member States.
6. Member States which have implemented in all their territory a
recognized surveillance network system as laid down in this Articleshall be authorized not to apply the provision referred to in Article 3
(2) (a), second indent to animal movements referred to by this Direc-
tive within their own territory.
7. Not later than 31 December 1999, acting on the basis of a report
from the Commission, accompanied by proposals on which it shall act
by a qualified majority, the Council shall review the provisions of thisArticle in the light of experience with a view to amending and updatingthem and, if appropriate, extending them to all Member States.
8. The financing of the surveillance network system will be covered
within the framework of the revision of Annex B to Directive 85/73/EEC (
1) in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 8 of
Directive 96/43/EC.
Article 15
1. Member States shall take the appropriate specific measures to
penalize any infringement of this Directive whether by a natural or a
legal person.
2. If it is confirmed that the provisions of this Directive are not or
have not been complied with the competent authority of the place in
which such a finding is made shall take all appropriate measures tosafeguard animal health and to prevent the spread of disease.
Depending on the circumstances, such action by the competent
authority may consist of taking the measures required to:
(a) arrange for the journey to be completed or the animals returned to
their place of departure by the most direct route, providing this
course of action would not further jeopardize the health or welfareof the animals;
(b) arrange for the animals to be held in suitable accommodation with
appropriate care in the event of interruption of the journey;
(c) arrange for the slaughter of the animals. The destination and use of
such animals after slaughter shall be regulated:
— in accordance with the provisions of Directive 64/433/EEC (
2),
or
— in accordance with the provisions of Directive 90/667/EEC
where the health status of the animals cannot be established orwhere they are liable to be a risk to animal health or publichealth. However, where the provisions of Directive 90/667/
EEC should apply, a regularization period may be accorded to
the owner or his agent before that final possibility is invoked.In that case, the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article shallapply.
3. The competent authority of the Member State of destination shall
immediately notify the competent authority of the Member State oforigin on the establishment of any infringement of this Directive.
In accordance with the provisions established by Directive 89/608/
EEC, Member States shall provide mutual assistance to one another in1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 16
(1) OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1985, p. 14. Directive as amended by Directive 96/43/EC
(OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1).
(2) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by Directive
95/23/EC (OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7).
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the application of this Directive in order to ensure, in particular,
compliance with the provisions laid down in this Article.
4. This Article shall not affect national rules applicable to penal
sanctions.
Article 16
1. Annexes A, D (Chapter I), E and F shall be amended by the
Council, acting by a qualified majority on a Commission proposal, in
particular with regard to their adaptation to technological and scientificdevelopments.
Annexes B, C and D (Chapter II) shall be amended by the Commission
in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 17.
However,
(a) before 1 July 1997, the Commission shall submit to the Council a
proposal for the amendment of Annexes A and D (Chapter I), for
the purpose of updating them and if necessary it will apply the
same procedure to Annex F. The Council shall decide on theseproposals by a qualified majority before 1 January 1998;
(b) before 30 June 1998, the Commission, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 17 and on the basis of the opinion
of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, shall update and if neces-
sary amend Annexes B, C and D (Chapter II) to adapt them toscientific developments.
2. Not later than 31 December 1999, acting on the basis of a report
from the Commission, accompanied by suitable proposals on which itshall act by a qualified majority, the Council shall review the provi-
sions of this Directive in the light of experience with a view to
amending and updating them so that they comply with the rules laiddown for completion of the internal market.
Article 17
Where reference is made to the procedure provided for in this Article,
the SVC set up by Decision 68/361/EEC (
1) shall actin accordance
with the rules laid down in Article 18 of Directive 89/662/EEC (2).
Article 18
Those Member States which have not introduced an approved surveil-
lance network system shall ensure that a computer database complyingwith the provisions laid down in Article 14 is fully operational from 31
December 1999.
Article 19
The rules laid down in Directive 90/425/EEC shall apply in particular
to checks at origin, to the organization of, and follow-up to, the checks
to be carried out by the country of destination, and to the safeguardmeasures to be implemented.
Article 20
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 17
(1) OJ No L 255, 18. 10. 1968, p. 23.
(2) OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. Directive as last-amended by Directive
92/118/EEC (OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49).
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ANNEX A
I.Officially tuberculosis-freebovineherd
For the purposes of this section ‘bovine animals’ means all bovine animals
with the exception of animals taking part in cultural or sporting events.
1. A bovine herd is officially tuberculosis-free if:
(a) all the animals are free from clinical signs of tuberculosis;
(b) all the bovine animals over six weeks old have reacted negatively to
at least two official intradermal tuberculin tests carried out in accor-
dance with Annex B, the first six months after the elimination of
any infection from the herd and the second six months later or,
where the herd has been assembled solely from animals that origi-
nate in officially tuberculosis-free herds, the first test shall be
carried out at least 60 days after assembly and the second shall not
be required;
(c) following the completion of the first test referred to in (b), no
bovine animal over six weeks old has been introduced into the
herd unless it has reacted negatively to an intradermal tuberculin
test performed and assessed according to Annex B and carried out
either in the 30 days prior to, or the 30 days after the date of its
introduction into the herd; in the latter case the animal(s) must be
isolated physically from the other animals of the herd in a way to
avoid any direct or indirect contact with the other animals until
proven negative.
However, the competent authority may not require this test to be
carried out for movements of animals on its own territory if the
animal is from an officially tuberculosis-free herd, except in a
Member State where, on 1 January 1998 and until the status of offi-
cially tuberculosis-free region is obtained, the competent authority
required such tests to be carried out for animals moving between
herds participating in a network system as referred to in Article 14.
2. A bovine herd will retain officially tuberculosis-free status if:
(a) the conditions detailed in 1(a) and (c) continue to apply;
(b) all animals entering the holding come from herds of officially tuber-
culosis-free status;
(c) all animals on the holding, with the exception of calves under six
weeks old which were born in the holding, are subjected to routine
tuberculin testing in accordance with Annex B at yearly intervals.
However, the competent authority of a Member State may, for the
Member State or part of the Member State where all the bovine
herds are subject to an official programme to combat tuberculosis,
alter the frequency of the routine tests as follows:
— if the average — determined at 31 December of each year — of
the annual percentages of bovine herds confirmed as infected
with tuberculosis is not more than 1 % of all herds within the
defined area during the two most recent annual supervisory
periods, the interval between routine herd tests may be increased
to two years and male animals for fattening within an isolated
epidemiological unit may be exempted from tuberculin testing
provided that they come from officially tuberculosis-free herds
and that the competent authority guarantees that the males for
fattening will not be used for breeding and will go direct for
slaughter,
— if the average — determined at 31 December of each year — of
the annual percentages of bovine herds confirmed as infected
with tuberculosis is not more than 0,2 % of all herds within the
defined area during the two most recent biennial supervisory
periods, the interval between routine tests may be increased to
three years and/or the age at which animals have to undergo
these tests may be increased to 24 months,
— if the average — determined at 31 December of each year — of
the annual percentages of bovine herds confirmed as infected
with tuberculosis is not more than 0,1 % of all herds within the
defined area during the two most recent supervisory triennial
periods, the interval between routine tests may be increased to
four years, or, providing the following conditions are met, the1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 18
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competent authority may dispense with tuberculin testing of the
herds:
(1) before the introduction into the herd all the bovine animals
are subjected to an intradermal tuberculin test with negative
results;
(2) all bovine animals slaughtered are examined for lesions of
tuberculosis and any such lesions are submitted to a histo-
pathological and bacteriological examination for evidence
of tuberculosis.
The competent authority may also, in respect of the Member State
or a part thereof, increase the frequency of tuberculin testing if the
level of the disease has increased.
3A. The officially tuberculosis-free status of a herd is to be suspended if:
(a) the conditions detailed in paragraph 2 are no longer fulfilled;
or
(b) one or more animals are deemed to have given a positive reaction
to a tuberculin test, or a case of tuberculosis is suspected at post-
mortem examination.
When an animal is considered to be a positive reactor it will be
removed from the herd and slaughtered. Appropriate post-mortem,
laboratory and epidemiological examinations shall be carried out
on the positive reactor or the carcase of the suspect animal. The
status of the herd will remain suspended until such time as all
laboratory examinations have been completed. If the presence of
tuberculosis is not confirmed, the suspension of the officially tuber-
culosis-free status may be lifted following a test of all animals over
six weeks of age with negative results at least 42 days after the
removal of the reactor animal(s);
or
(c) the herd contains animals of unresolved status as described in
Annex B. In this case, the status of the herd is to remain suspended
until the animals' status has been clarified. Such animals must be
isolated from the other animals of the herd until their status has
been clarified, either by a further test after 42 days or by post-
mortem and laboratory examination;
(d) however, by way of derogation from the requirements of paragraph
(c), in a Member State where the competent authority carries out
routine herd testing using the comparative tuberculin test described
in Annex B, and in the case of a herd where no confirmed reactor
animals have been disclosed for at least three years, the competent
authority may decide not to restrict the movement of other animals
in the herd, provided that the status of any inconclusive reactors is
resolved by a further test after 42 days and that no animals from the
holding are allowed to enter into intra-Community trade until the
status of any inconclusive reactors has been resolved. If at this
further test any animal either gives a positive reaction or continues
to give an inconclusive reaction, then the conditions of paragraph
(b) apply. If the presence of disease is subsequently confirmed, all
animals leaving the holding since the time of the last clear herd test
must be traced and tested.
3B. The officially tuberculosis-free status of the herd is to be withdrawn if
the presence of tuberculosis is confirmed by the isolation of M. bovis on
laboratory examination.
The competent authority may withdraw status if:
(a) the conditions detailed in point 2 are no longer fulfilled, or
(b) classical lesions of tuberculosis are seen at post-mortem examina-
tion, or
(c) an epidemiological enquiry establishes the likelihood of infection,
(d) or for any other reasons considered necessary for the purpose of
controlling bovine tuberculosis.
Tracing and checking is to be undertaken by the competent authority of
any herd considered to be epidemiologically related. The officially
tuberculosis-free status of a herd is to remain withdrawn until cleansing
and disinfection of the premises and utensils has been completed and all
animals over six weeks of age have reacted negatively to at least two
consecutive tuberculin tests, the first no less than 60 days and the
second no less than four months and no more than 12 months after the
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4. On the basis of information supplied in accordance with Article 8, a
Member State or part of a Member State may be declared officially
tuberculosis-free according to the procedure laid down in Article 17 if
it meets the following conditions:
(a) the percentage of bovine herds confirmed as infected with tubercu-
losis has notexceeded 0,1 % per year of all herds for six
consecutive years and at least 99,9 % of herds have achieved offi-
cially tuberculosis-free status each year for six consecutive years,
the calculation of this latter percentage to take place on 31
December each calendar year;
(b) an identification system making it possible to identify the herds of
origin and transit for each bovine animal is in existence in accor-
dance with Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (1);
(c) all bovine animals slaughtered are subjected to an official post-
mortem examination;
(d) the procedures for suspension and withdrawal of officially tubercu-
losis-free status are complied with.
5. The Member State or part of a Member State will retain officially tuber-
culosis-free status if the conditions 4(a) to (d) continue to be met.
However, if there is evidence of a significant change in the situation
as regards tuberculosis in a Member State or part of a Member State
which has been recognised as officially tuberculosis-free, the Commis-
sion may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17,
take a Decision suspending or revoking the status until the requirements
of the Decision have been fulfilled.
II.Officially brucellosis-free andbrucellosis-free bovineherds
For the purposes of this section ‘bovine animals’ means all bovine animals
with the exception of males for fattening provided that they come from offi-
cially brucellosis-free herds and that the competent authority guarantees that
the males for fattening will not be used for breeding and will go direct for
slaughter.
1. A bovine herd is officially brucellosis-free if:
(a) it contains no bovine animals which have been vaccinated against
brucellosis, exceptfemales which have been vaccinat ed atleast
three years previously;
(b) all the bovine animals have been free from clinical signs of brucel-
losis for atleastsix mont hs;
(c) all the bovine animals over 12 months old have been subjected to
one of the following test regimes with negative results in accor-
dance with Annex C:
(i) two serological tests specified in paragraph 10 at an interval of
more than three months and less than 12 months;
(ii) three tests on milk samples at three-monthly intervals followed
at least six weeks later by a serological test specified in para-
graph 10;
(d) any bovine animal entering the herd comes from a herd of officially
brucellosis-free status and, in the case of bovine animals over 12
months old, has shown a brucella titre of less than 30 IU of agglu-
tination per ml when given a serum agglutination test in accordance
with Annex C or has reacted negatively to any other test approved
in accordance with the procedure at Article 17 during the 30 days
prior to or the 30 days after the date of its introduction into the
herd: in the latter case, the animal(s) must be isolated physically
from the other animals of the herd in such a way as to avoid direct
or indirect contact with the other animals until proven negative.
2. A bovine herd will retain officially brucellosis-free status if:
(a) one of the following test regimes is carried out annually with nega-
tive results in accordance with Annex C:
(i) three milk ring tests carried out at intervals of at least three
months;
(ii) three milk ELISAs carried out at intervals of at least three
months;1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 20
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the
identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef
and beef products (OJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1).
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(iii) two milk ring tests carried out at an interval of at least three
months followed at least six weeks later by a serological test
referred to in paragraph 10;
(iv) two milk ELISAs carried out at an interval of at least three
months followed at least six weeks later by a serological test
referred to in paragraph 10;
(v) two serological tests carried out at an interval of at least three
months and not more than 12 months.
However, the competent authority of a Member State may, for the
Member State or part of the Member State which is not officially
brucellosis-free but where all the bovine herds are subject to an
official programme to combat brucellosis, alter the frequency of
the routine tests as follows:
— where not more than 1 % of bovine herds are infected, it may be
sufficient to carry out each year two milk ring tests or two milk
ELISAs at an interval of at least three months, or one serolo-
gical test,
— where atleast99,8 % of bovine herds have been recognised as
officially brucellosis-free for at least four years, the interval
between checks may be extended to two years if all animals
over 12 months of age are tested, or testing may be restricted
to animals over 24 months of age if herds continue to be tested
each year. The checks mustbe carried outusing one of t he sero-
logical tests referred to in paragraph 10;
(b) all bovine animals entering the herd come from herds of officially
brucellosis-free status and, in the case of bovine animals over 12
months old, have shown a brucella titre of less than 30 IU of agglu-
tination per ml when given a serum agglutination test in accordance
with Annex C or have reacted negatively to any other test approved
in accordance with the procedure at Article 17 during the 30 days
prior to or the 30 days after the date of their introduction into the
herd; in the latter case, the animal(s) must be isolated physically
from the other animals of the herd in such a way as to avoid direct
or indirect contact with the other animals until proven negative.
However, the test described in point (b) need not be required in
Member States, or regions of Member States, where the percentage
of bovine herds infected with brucellosis has not exceeded 0,2 %
for at least two years and where the animal comes from an offi-
cially brucellosis-free bovine herd within that Member State or
region and has not during transportation come into contact with
bovine animals of lesser status;
(c) notwithstanding point (b), bovine animals from a brucellosis-free
bovine herd may be introduced into an officially brucellosis-free
herd if they are at least 18 months old and, if vaccinated against
brucellosis, the vaccination was carried out more than a year
previously.
Such animals must have shown, in the 30 days prior to introduction,
a brucella titre lower than 30 IU of agglutination per ml and a nega-
tive result when given a complement fixation test, or other test
approved under the procedure set out in Article 17.
If, however, a female bovine animal from a brucellosis-free herd is
introduced into an officially brucellosis-free herd, under the provi-
sions of the above paragraph, that herd shall be considered to be
brucellosis-free for two years from the date on which the last vacci-
nated animal was introduced.
3A. The officially brucellosis-free status of a herd is to be suspended if:
(a) the conditions detailed in paragraphs 1 and 2 are no longer fulfilled;
or
(b) as a result of laboratory tests or on clinical grounds one or more
bovine animals is suspected of having brucellosis and the suspect
animals have been slaughtered or isolated in a way to avoid any
direct or indirect contact with the other animals.
Where the animal has been slaughtered and is no longer available for
testing, the suspension may be lifted if two serum agglutination tests,
carried out in accordance with Annex C on all bovine animals in the
herd over 12 months old, show a titre lower than 30 IU of agglutination
per ml. The first test shall be carried out at least 30 days after the
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Where the animal has been isolated from the animals in the herd, it may
be reintroduced into the herd and the status of the herd may be restored
following:
(a) a serum agglutination test which has shown a titre lower than 30 IU
of agglutination per ml and has given a negative result to a comple-
ment fixation test, or
(b) a negative result to any other combination of tests approved for that
purpose under the procedure set out in Article 17.
3B. The officially brucellosis-free status of the herd is to be withdrawn if, as
a result of laboratory tests or epidemiological investigations, brucella
infection has been confirmed in the herd.
The status of the herd is not to be restored until either all bovine
animals present in the herd at the time of the outbreak have been
slaughtered, or the herd has been subject to check testing and all
animals over 12 months of age have given negative results to two
consecutive tests at 60-day intervals, the first being carried out not less
than 30 days after removal of the positive animal(s).
In the case of bovine animals which were pregnant at the time of the
outbreak, the final check must be carried out at least 21 days after the
last animal pregnant at the time of the outbreak has calved.
4. A bovine herd is brucellosis-free if it complies with the conditions in
1(b) and (c) and when vaccination has been carried out as follows:
(i) female bovine animals have been vaccinated:
— before the age of six months old with live strain 19 vaccine, or
— before the age of 15 months old with killed 45/20 adjuvant
vaccine which has been officially inspected and approved, or
— with other vaccines approved under the procedure laid down in
Article 17;
(ii) bovine animals under 30 months old which have been vaccinated
with live strain 19 vaccine may give a serum agglutination test
result greater than 30 IU but less than 80 IU of agglutination per
millilitre provided that, on the complement fixation test, they give
a result less than 30 EEC units in the case of females vaccinated
less than 12 months previously or less than 20 EEC units in all
other cases.
5. A bovine herd will retain brucellosis-free status if:
(i) it is subject to one of the testing regimes listed in 2(a);
(ii) bovine animals entering the herd comply with the requirements of
2(b); or
— come from herds of brucellosis-free status, and in the case of
bovine animals over 12 months old, have shown, in the 30
days prior to or in isolation after introduction into the herd,
less than 30 IU of agglutination per ml when given a serum
agglutination test and a negative result to a complement fixation
test in accordance with Annex C, or
— come from herds of brucellosis-free status, are under 30 months
old and have been vaccinated with live strain 19 vaccine if they
give a serum agglutination test result greater than 30 IU but less
than 80 IU of agglutination per millilitre provided that, on the
complement fixation test, they give a result less than 30 EEC
units in the case of females vaccinated less than 12 months
previously or less than 20 EEC units in all other cases.
6A. The brucellosis-free status of a herd is to be suspended if:
(a) the conditions detailed in paragraphs 4 and 5 have not been
complied with; or
(b) as a result of laboratory tests or on clinical grounds one or more
bovine animals over 30 months old is suspected of having brucel-
losis and the animal(s) under suspicion have been slaughtered, or
isolated in a way to avoid any direct or indirect contact with other
animals.
Where the animal has been isolated, it may be reintroduced into the
herd and the status of the herd may be restored, if it subsequently shows
a serum agglutination titre lower than 30 IU of agglutination per ml and
has given a negative result to a complement fixation test, or other test
approved under the procedure set out in Article 17.
Where the animals have been slaughtered and are no longer available
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tests, carried out in accordance with Annex C on all bovine animals in
the holding over 12 months old, show a titre lower than 30 IU of agglu-
tination per ml. The first test is to be carried out at least 30 days after
the removal of the animal and the second at least 60 days later.
If the animals to be tested in the previous two subparagraphs are under
30 months old and have been vaccinated with live strain 19 vaccine
they may be considered to be negative if they give a serum agglutina-
tion test result greater than 30 IU but less than 80 IU of agglutination
per millilitre provided that, on the complement fixation test, they give a
result less than 30 EEC units in the case of females vaccinated less than
12 months previously or less than 20 EEC units in all other cases.
6B. The brucellosis-free status of the herd is to be withdrawn if, as a result
of laboratory tests of epidemiological investigations, brucella infection
has been confirmed in a herd. The status of the herd is not to be
restored until either all the bovine animals present in the herd at the
time of the outbreak have been slaughtered or the herd has been subject
to check testing and all unvaccinated animals over 12 months of agehave given negative results to two consecutive tests at 60 day intervals,
the first being carried out not less than 30 days after removal of the
positive animal(s).
If all the animals to be tested referred to in the preceding paragraph are
less than 30 months old and have been vaccinated with live strain 19
vaccine, they may be considered negative if they show a brucella titre
of more than 30 IU but less than 80 IU of agglutination per ml,
provided that in the complement fixation test they show a titre of less
than 30 EEC units in the case of females vaccinated less than 12
months previously or a titre of less than 20 EEC units in all other cases.
In the case of bovine animals which were pregnant at the time of the
outbreak, the final check must have been carried out at least 21 days
after the last animal pregnant at the time of the outbreak has calved.
7. A Member State or a region of a Member State may be declared offi-
cially brucellosis-free according to the procedure laid down in Article
17 if it meets the following conditions:
(a) no case of abortion due to brucella infection and no isolation of B.
abortus has been recorded for atleastt hree years and atleast99,8 %
of herds have achieved officially brucellosis-free status each year
for five consecutive years, the calculation of this percentage to
take place on 31 December each calendar year. However, where
the competent authority adopts a policy of whole herd slaughter,
isolated incidents shown by epidemiological enquiry to be due to
the introduction of animals from outside the Member State or part
of the Member State and herds whose officially brucellosis-free
status has been suspended or withdrawn for reasons other than
suspicion of disease, is to be disregarded for the purpose of the
above calculation provided that the central competent authority of
the Member State concerned by these incidents makes an annual
record and forwards them to the Commission in accordance with
Article 8(2), and
(b) an identification system making it possible to identify the herds of
origin and transit for each bovine animal is in existence in accor-
dance with Regulation (EC) No 820/97, and
(c) notification of cases of abortion is mandatory and they are investi-
gated by the competent authority.
8. Subject to paragraph 9, a Member State or a region of a Member State
declared officially brucellosis-free is to retain this status if:
(a) the conditions imposed by paragraph 7(a) and (b) are still fulfilled
and notification of cases of abortion suspected of being due to
brucellosis is mandatory and are investigated by the competentauthority;
(b) every year for the first five years after attaining status, all bovine
animals over 24 months of age in not less than 20 % of herds
have been tested and have reacted negatively to a serological test
carried out in accordance with Annex C or, in the case of dairy
herds, by examination of milk samples in accordance with Annex
C;
(c) every bovine animal suspected of being infected with brucellosis is
notified to the competent authority and undergoes official epidemio-
logical investigation for brucellosis comprising at least two
serological blood tests, including the complement fixation test, and
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(d) during the period of suspicion, which is to continue until negative
results have been obtained from the tests provided for in (c), the
officially brucellosis-free status of the herd of origin or transit of
the suspected bovine animal and of the herds linked epidemiologi-
cally to it is to be suspended;
(e) in the event of an outbreak of brucellosis that has spread, all bovine
animals have been slaughtered. Animals of the remaining suscep-
tible species will undergo appropriate tests and premises and
equipmentwill be cleaned and disinfect ed.
9. A Member State or a region of a Member State declared officially
brucellosis-free is to report the occurrence of all cases of brucellosis to
the Commission. If there is evidence of a significant change in the
situation as regards brucellosis in a Member State or part of a Member
State which has been recognised as officially brucellosis-free, the
Commission may according to the procedure laid down in Article 17
propose that the status be suspended or revoked until the requirements
of the Decision have been fulfilled.
10. For the purposes of section II, a serological test means either a serum
agglutination test, buffered brucella antigen test, complement fixation
test, plasma agglutination test, plasma ring test, micro-agglutination
test or individual blood ELISA, as described in Annex C. Any other
diagnostic test approved under the procedure laid down in Article 17
and described in Annex C will also be accepted for the purposes of
section II. A milk test means a milk ring test or a milk ELISA in accor-
dance with Annex C.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 24
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ANNEX B
(STANDARDSFOR THEMANUFACTUREANDUSEOF BOVINEAND
AVIANTUBERCULINS)
1. Officially supervised tuberculin tests must be carried out with PPD or
HCSM tuberculins.
2. Manufacturers' working standards for the control of bovine PPD and HCSM
tuberculins must be calibrated in Community tuberculin units (CTU)
following biological assay against the appropriate EEC standard tuberculin.
3. Manufacturers' working standards for the control of avian tuberculins must
be calibrated in international units following biological assay against the
EEC standard for PPD of avian tuberculin.
4. The EEC standard for PPD of bovine tuberculin is that supplied by the
Instituut voor Dierhouderij en Diergezondheid (ID-DLO), Lelystad, The
Netherlands.
5. The EEC standard for bovine HCSM tuberculin is that supplied by the
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
6. The EEC standard for avian tuberculin is that supplied by the Veterinary
Laboratory Agency, Addlestone, Weybridge, England.
7. Bovine tuberculins must be prepared with one of the mycobacterium bovis
strains indicated below:
(a) AN5;
(b) Vallee.
8. Avian tuberculins must be prepared with one of the mycobacterium avium
strains indicated below:
(a) D4ER;
(b) TB56.
9. The pH of tuberculins must be between 6,5 and 7,5.
10. Anti-microbial preservatives or other substances that may be added to a
tuberculin shall have been shown, to the satisfaction of the State institute
responsible for the official testing of the tuberculin, not to impair the safety
and effectiveness of the product.
The following are the maximum permitted concentrations for phenol and
glycerol:
(a) phenol: 0,5 % m/v;
(b) glycerol: 10 % v/v.
11. Provided the tuberculins are stored at a temperature between 2 and 8 ºC,
protected from light, they may be used up to the end of the following
periods subsequent to the last satisfactory potency test:
(a) liquid PPD tuberculins: two years,
lyophilized PPD tuberculins: eight years;
(b) HCSM tuberculins diluted: two years.
12. The State institutes listed below shall be responsible for the official testing
of tuberculins in their respective countries:
(a) Germany: Paul-Ehrlich Institut, Frankfurt/Main;
(b) Belgium: Instituut Voor Hygiene en Epidemiologie, J. Wytsmanstraat
14, B-1050 Brussels;
(c) France: Laboratoire national des médicaments vétérinaires, Fougères;
(d) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: institute of the supplying country;
(e) Italy: Istituto superiore di sanità, Rome;
(f) Netherlands: Instituut voor Dierhouderij en Diergezondheid (ID-DLO),
Lelystad;
(g) Denmark: Statens Veterinaere Serumlaboratorium, Copenhagen V;(h) Ireland: institute of the supplying country;
(i) United Kingdom: Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Addlestone,
Weybridge;1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 25
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(j) Greece: Κέντρο Κτηνιατριχών Ιδρυµάτων Νεαπόλεως 25, 153 10
Αθήνα;
(k) Spain: Laboratorio de Sanidad y producción animal de Granada;
(l) Portugal: Laboratorio Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisbon;
(m) Austria: Bundesanstalt für Tierseuchenbekämpfung, Mödling;
(n) Finland: Eläinlääkintä — ja elintarvikelaitos, Helsinki-anstalten för
veterinärmedicin och livsmedel, Helsingfors;
(o) Sweden: Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, Uppsala.
13. Official testing must be carried out on each batch of bottled tuberculins
ready for use.
14. Tuberculins shall be tested by biological and chemical methods.
15. Tuberculins must be sterile. Tests for sterility shall be carried out according
to the specifications of the European pharmacopoeia.
16. A test for the absence of toxic or irritant properties shall be carried out
according to the specifications of the European pharmacopoeia.
17. Tuberculins must be chemically analyzed to determine the concentration of
glycerol and/or phenol and also the concentration of any other preservative
which may have been added.
18. A test of non-sensitization to tuberculin must be carried out according to the
specifications of the European pharmacopoeia.
19. The potency of tuberculins must be assessed by biological methods. These
methods must be used for HCSM and PPD tuberculins; they are based on
the comparison with standard tuberculins of the tuberculins to be tested.
20. The protein content of PPD tuberculin must be estimated by the Kjeldahl
method. The nitrogen is converted into tuberculo-protein content by multi-
plying by a factor of 6,25.
21. The EEC standard for bovine HCSM has a potency of 65 000 Community
tuberculin units (CTU) per ml and is dispensed in ampoules containing 5 ml
of tuberculin.
22. The EEC standard for bovine PPD has a potency of 50 000 Community
tuberculin units (CTU) per mg of PPD and is dispensed lyophilized in
ampoules containing 1,8 mg of PPD, i.e. 0,00002 mg PPD has a potency
equal to one Community tuberculin unit.
23. The EEC standard for avian PPD has a potency of 50 000 international units
(IU) per mg of the dried material of the purified protein derivative and is
dispensed lyophilized in ampoules containing 10 mg of PPD plus 26,3 mg
of salts, i.e. 0,0000726 mg of the standard has a potency equal to one inter-
national unit.
24. Tuberculins submitted by manufacturers for testing by the State institutes
listed in paragraph 12 must have been tested for potency by biological assay
against the appropriate standards as listed in paragraphs 2 and 3.
25. (a)Potencytestingonguinea-pigs
Albino guinea-pigs weighing between 400 and 600 g must be used.
These guinea-pigs must be in good health at the time of injection of
the tuberculin. Not less than eight guinea-pigs shall be used for each
assay. The assay should be made not less than one month after sensiti-
zation.
(aa) For the assay of bovine tuberculins, guinea-pigs shall be sensitized
by one of the following methods:
(1) the injection of heat-killed mycobacterium bovis strain AN5 in
oil adjuvant;
(2) the injection of living mycobacterium bovis strain AN5 in
physiological saline;
(3) the injection of BCG vaccine.
(bb) For the assay of avian tuberculins guinea-pigs shall be sensitized
by injection of 2 mg of heat-killed avian-type tubercular bacilli
suspended in 0,5 ml of sterile liquid paraffin or by the injection
of live avian-type tubercular bacilli in physiological saline. The
avian-type strain D4 must be used for this purpose.
(cc) Each tuberculin under test shall be assayed against the appropriate
standard tuberculin by an intradermal assay using groups of
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The hair shall be clipped from both sides of each guinea-pig. The
assay shall be carried out by comparing the reactions induced by a
series of intracutaneous injections of doses of not more than 0,2 ml
of dilutions of the standard tuberculin in isotonic buffered saline
solution containing Tween 80, 0,0005 %, with a corresponding
series of injections of the tuberculin under test. Dilutions shall be
arranged in geometric series, and injected into guinea-pigs
according to a randomized latin square design (four sites on each
side of an eight-point assay is used). The diameters of the reac-
tions at each site should be measured and recorded after 24 to 28
hours.
For each sample of tuberculin under test, an estimate of relative
potency against the appropriate standard and its fiducial limits
shall be made by statistical methods, using the diameters of the
reactions and the logarithms of the doses as metameters. The
bovine tuberculin under test is of acceptable potency if its esti-
mated potency guarantees per bovine dose 2 000 Community
tuberculin units (more or less 25 %) in cattle. The potency of
each tuberculin under test shall be expressed as appropriate in
Community tuberculin units or international units per ml.
(b)Potencytestingoncattle
Periodic potency testing of bovine tuberculins may be carried out on
naturally or artificially infected tuberculous cattle. These potency tests,
on groups of tuberculous cattle, shall be carried out by intradermal four
or six-point assay of the tuberculin under test against the appropriate
standard and the potency of the tuberculin shall be estimated by statis-
tical methods as in the guinea-pig assay.
26. The following requirements shall apply to the labelling of tuberculin
containers and packages.
The label on the containers and the label on the package shall state:
— the name of the preparation,
— for liquid preparations, the total volume in the container,— the number of Community or international units per ml or per mg,— the manufacturer's name,— the batch number,— the nature and quantity of the reconstituting liquid for the freeze-dried
preparation.
The label on the container or the label on the package shall state:
— the expiry date,
— the conditions of storage,— the name and, if possible, the proportions of any added substance,— the strain of bacillus from which the tuberculin has been made.
27. Community laboratories designated in accordance with Article 17 will be
made responsible for the additional examination of routine issue field tuber-
culins used in the Member States to ensure that the potency of each of these
tuberculins is adequate in relation to the appropriate Community standard
tuberculin. These examinations must be carried out, in tuberculous bovine
animals, in suitably sensitized guinea-pigs and by appropriate chemical
tests.
28. The following shall be recognized as official intradermal tuberculin tests:
(a) the single intradermal test — this test requires a single injection of
bovine tuberculin;
(b) the intradermal comparative test — this test requires one injection of
bovine tuberculin and one injection of avian tuberculin given simulta-
neously.
29. The dose of tuberculin injected shall be:
(1) Not less than 2 000 CTU of bovine tuberculin;
(2) Not less than 2 000 IU of avian tuberculin W15;
The volume of each injection dose shall not exceed 0,2 ml.
30. Tuberculin tests shall be carried out by injecting tuberculin(s) into the skin
of the neck. The injection sites shall be situated at the border of the anterior
and middle thirds of the neck. When both avian and bovine tuberculins are
injected in the same animal, the site for injection of avian tuberculins shall
be about 10 cm from the crest of the neck and the site for the injection of
bovine tuberculin about 12,5 cm lower on a line roughly parallel with the
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which there is not room to separate the sites sufficiently on one side of the
neck, one injection shall be made on each side of the neck at identical sites
in the centre of the middle third of the neck.
31. The technique of tuberculin testing and interpretation of reactions shall be
as follows:
(a)Technique
Injection sites shall be clipped and cleansed. A fold of skin within each
clipped area shall be taken between the forefinger and thumb and
measured with callipers and recorded. A short sterile needle, bevel
edge outwards, with graduated syringe charged with tuberculin attached
shall be inserted obliquely into the deeper layers of the skin. The dose
of tuberculin shall then be injected. A correct injection shall be
confirmed by palpating a small pea-like swelling at each site of injec-
tion. The skin-fold thickness of each injection site shall be remeasured
72 hours after injection and recorded.
(b)Interpretation of reactions
The interpretation of reactions shall be based on clinical observations
and the recorded increase(s) in skin-fold thickness at the sites of injec-
tion 72 hours after injection of tuberculin(s).
(ba)Negative reaction: if only limited swelling is observed, with an
increase of not more than 2 mm in the thickness of the fold of
skin without clinical signs such as diffuse or extensive oedema,
exudation, necrosis, pain or inflammation of the lymphatic ducts
in that region or of the lymph nodes.
(bb)Inconclusive reaction: if no clinical signs such as mentioned in
(ba) are observed and if the increase in skin-fold thickness is
more than 2 mm and less than 4 mm.
(bc)Positive reaction: if clinical signs such as mentioned in (ba) are
observed or there is an increase of 4 mm or more in the thickness
of the fold of skin at the injection site.
32. The interpretation of official intradermal tuberculin tests shall be as follows:
(a) Single intradermal test:
positive: a positive bovine reaction as defined in paragraph 31
(bc);
inconclusive: an inconclusive reaction as defined in paragraph 31 (bb);
negative: a negative bovine reaction as defined in paragraph 31
(ba).
Animals inconclusive to the single intradermal test shall be subjected to
another test after a minimum of 42 days.
Animals which are not negative to this second test shall be deemed to
be positive to the test.
Animals positive to the single intradermal test may be subjected to an
intradermal comparative test.
(b) Intradermal comparative test for the establishment and maintenance of
officially tuberculosis-free herd status:
positive: a positive bovine reaction which is more than 4 mm
greater than the avian reaction, or the presence of clinical
signs;
inconclusive: a positive or inconclusive bovine reaction which is from
1 to 4 mm greater than the avian reaction, and the
absence of clinical signs;
negative: a negative bovine reaction, or a positive or inconclusive
bovine reaction but which is equal to or less than a posi-
tive or inconclusive avian reaction and the absence of
clinical signs in both cases.
Animals inconclusive to the intradermal comparative test shall be
subjected to another test after a minimum of 42 days. Animals which
are not negative to this second test shall be deemed to be positive to
the test.
(c) Officially tuberculosis-free herd status may be suspended and animals
from the herd shall not be allowed to enter intra-Community trade until
such time as the status of the following animals is resolved:
(1) animals which have been deemed to be inconclusive to the single
intradermal tuberculin test;1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 28
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(2) animals which have been deemed to be positive to the single intra-
dermal tuberculin test but are awaiting retest with an intradermal
comparative test;
(3) animals which have been deemed to be inconclusive to the intra-
dermal comparative test.
(d) Where animals are required by Community legislation to be subjected
to an intradermal test prior to movement, the test shall be interpreted
so that no animal which shows an increase in skin-fold thickness greater
than 2 mm or the presence of clinical signs is entered into intra-
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ANNEX C
BRUCELLOSIS
A.Serumagglutinationtests
1. The standard agglutinating serum must conform to the standard serum
prepared by the Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Addlestone, Weybridge,
England.
The ampoule must contain 1 000 IU of agglutination obtained by lyophi-
lizing 1 ml of bovine serum.
2. The standard serum must be that supplied by the Bundesgesundheitsamt,
Berlin.
3. The degree of brucella agglutination in a serum must be expressed in IU
per ml (i.e. serum X = 80 IU/ml).
4. Readings of slow serum agglutination in tubes must be taken at 50 or at
75 % agglutination, the antigen used having been titrated under identical
conditions against the standard serum.
5. The agglutinating value of various antigens in relation to standard serum
must be within the following limits:
— if the reading is made at 50 %: between 1/600 and 1/1 000,
— if the reading is made at 75 %: between 1/500 and 1/750.
6. Weybridge strain No 99 and USDA 1119 or any other strain of equiva-
lent sensitivity must be used for preparing the antigen for use in tube
agglutination (slow method).
7. The culture media used for keeping the strain in the laboratory and for
producing the antigen must be such that they do not encourage bacterial
dissociation (S-R); potato agar should preferably be used.
8. The bacterial emulsion must be made from physiological saline (NaCl
0,85 ‰ phenolized at0,5 %. Formol mustnotbe used.
9. The official institutes indicated below must be made responsible for the
official testing of antigens:
(a) Germany: Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin;
(b) Belgium: Institut national de recherches vétérinaires, Brussels;
(c) France: Laboratoire central de recherches vétérinaires, Alfort;
(d) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: institute of the supplying country;
(e) Italy: Istituto superiore di sanità, Rome;
(f) Netherlands: Instituut voor Dierhonderij en Diergezondheid (ID-
DLO), Lelystad;
(g) Denmark: Statens Veterinaere Serumlaboratorium, Copenhagen V;(h) Ireland: Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture
and Food, Dublin;
(i) United Kingdom:
— Great Britain: Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Addlestone,
Weybridge, England,
— Northern Ireland: Veterinary Research Laboratory, Stormont,
Belfast;
(j) Greece: Κέντρο Κτηνιατρικών Ιδρυµάτων Νεαπόλεως 25, 153
10 Αθήνα;
(k) Spain: Centro Nacional de Brucelosis; Laboratorio de Sanidad y
Producción Animal de Santa Fé (Granada);
(l) Portugal: Laboratoria Nacional de Investigaçáo Veterinária, Lisbon;
(m) Austria: Bundesanstalt für Tierseuchenbekämpfung, Mödling;
(n) Finland: Eläinlääkintä-ja elintarvikelaitos, Helsinki-anstalten för
veterinärmedicin och livsmedel, Helsingfors;
(o) Sweden: Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, Uppsala.
10. Antigens may be delivered in the concentrated state provided the dilu-
tion factor to be used is indicated on the bottle label.
11. In order to carry out a serum agglutination test, at least three dilutions
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made in such a way that the reading of the reaction at the infection limit
is made in the median tube. If there is a positive reaction in this tube,
the suspect serum contains at least 30 IU of agglutination per ml.
B.Complementfixationreaction test
1. The standard serum is the same as that under A.1 of this Annex. In addi-
tion to its content in international agglutinating units, 1 ml of this
lyophilized bovine serum must contain 1 000 sensitizing units which
fix the complement. These sensitizing units are called EEC sensitizing
units.
2. The standard serum must be supplied by the Bundesgesundheitsamt,
Berlin.
3. A serum's level of antibodies which fix the complement must be
expressed in EEC sensitizing units (for example: serum X = 60 EEC
sensitizing units per ml).
4. A serum containing 20 or more EEC sensitizing units (i.e. an activity
equal to 20 % of that of the standard serum) per ml, must be considered
to be positive.
5. Serums must be inactivated as follows:
(a) bovine serum: 56 to 60ºC for 30 to 50 minutes;
(b) swine serum: 60ºC for 30 to 50 minutes.
6. Weybridge strain No 99 or USDA strain 1119 must be used for the
preparation of the antigen. The antigen represents a bacterial suspension
in a physiological serum at0,85 % or in a veronal loading solut ion.
7. In order to carry out the reaction test a complementary dose higher than
the minimum necessary for total haemolysis should be used.
8. In carrying out the complement fixation reaction test, the following
controls must be made each time:
(a) control of the anti-complementary effect of the serum;
(b) control of the antigen;
(c) control of sensitized red blood corpuscles;
(d) control of the complement;
(e) control using a positive serum of sensitivity at the start of the reac-
tion;
(f) control of the specificity of the reaction using a negative serum.
9. The supervision and official control of standard serums and antigens
shall be carried out by the bodies listed in A.9 of this Annex.
10. Antigens may be delivered in the concentrated state provided the dilu-
tion factor to be used is indicated on the bottle label.
C.Ringtest
1. The ring test must be made on the contents of each milk churn or on the
contents of each bulk tank from the farm.
2. The standard antigen to be used must come from one of the institutes
listed in A.9 (a) to (j). It is recommended that the antigens be standar-
dized according to the WHO/FAO recommendations.
3. The antigen may be stained only with haematoxylin or tetrazolium;
haematoxylin should preferably be used.
4. If no preservation is used then the reaction test must be carried out
between 18 and 24 hours of taking the sample from the cow. If milk is
to be tested later than 24 hours after sampling, then preservation must be
used; formalin or mercuric chloride may be used as preservatives and if
either of these is used the test must be carried out within 14 days of the
day of sampling. Formalin may be added to give a final concentration in
the milk sample of 0,2 % and, in such cases, the ratio between the
amount of milk and the solution of formalin must be at least 10 to 1. A
solution of mercuric chloride may be used instead of formalin to give a
final concentration in the milk of 0,2 % and, in such cases, the ratio
between the amount of milk and the solution of mercuric chloride must
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5. The reaction must be carried out using one of the following methods:
— on a column of milk atleast25 mm high and on a volume of milk of
1 ml to which 0,03 ml of one of the standardized stained antigens has
been added,
— on a column of milk atleast25 mm high and on a volume of milk of
1 ml to which 0,05 ml of one of the standardized stained antigens has
been added,
— on a volume of milk of 8 ml to which 0,08 ml of one of the standar-
dized stained antigens has been added,
— on a column of milk atleast25 mm high and on a volume of milk of
2 ml to which 0,05 ml of one of the standardized stained antigens has
been added.
6. The mixture of milk and antigens must be incubated at 37ºC for not less
than 45 minutes and not more than 60 minutes. The test must be assessed
within 15 minutes of removal from the incubator.
7. The reaction must be assessed according to the following criteria:
(a)negative reaction: coloured milk, colourless cream;
(b)positive reaction: milk and cream identically coloured or colourless
milk and coloured cream.
D.Thebufferedbrucellaantigentest
The buffered brucella antigen test may be carried out using one of the
following methods:
(a)Manual test
1. The standard serum shall be the second international standard anti-
brucella abortus serum which is supplied by the Veterinary Labora-
tory Agency, Addlestone, Weybridge, England.
2. The antigen shall be prepared without reference to the cell concentra-
tion, but its sensitivity must be standardized in relation to the second
international standard anti-brucella abortus serum in such a way thatthe antigen produces a positive reaction with serum dilution of 1:47,5
and a negative reaction with a dilution of 1:55.
3. The antigen shall be suspended in buffered brucella antigen diluent at
a pH of 3,65 ± 0,5 and may have been stained by the use of rose
bengal dye.
4. Weybridge strain No 99 or USDA 1119 or any other strain of equiva-
lent sensitivity must be used for preparing the antigen.
5. The culture media used for keeping the strain in the laboratory and
for producing the antigen must be such that they do not encourage
bacterial dissociation (S-R); potato agar medium or continuous
culture methods should be used.
6. The antigen shall be tested against eight freeze-dried known positive
and negative sera.
7. The official supervision and control of standard serum and antigen
shall be carried out by the official bodies listed in A.9 of this Annex.
8. The antigen shall be delivered ready for use.9. The buffered brucella antigen test shall be carried out in the
following manner:
(a) one drop (0,03 ml) of antigen should be placed alongside one
drop (0,03 ml) of the serum on a white plate;
(b) they should be mixed with an applicator stick, first in a straight
line and then in a circle of about 10 to 12 mm diameter;
(c) the plate should then be rocked back and forth for four minutes
(about 30 times per minute);
(d) readings should be taken in a good light; if there is no evidence
of agglutination, the test shall be regarded as negative; any
degree of agglutination shall be regarded as positive, unless there
has been excessive drying round the edges.
(b)Automated method
The automated method must be at least as sensitive and accurate as the
manual method.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 32
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E.Plasmaringtest
(a)Extraction of the plasma
The tube containing blood, coagulation of which has been inhibited by
the addition of EDTA, should be centrifuged for three minutes at
3 000 r/min and subsequently kept at 37ºC for 12 to 24 hours.
(b)Evaluation
0,2 ml of stabilized plasma should be placed in a tube with 1 ml of
untreated milk. After mixing, one drop (0,05 ml) of ABR antigen should
be added and the whole again mixed. The antigen should be standar-
dized in relation to a standard antigen supplied by the body referred to
in A.9 (a).
Following an incubation period of 45 minutes at 37ºC, a reading should
be taken within 15 minutes. The result shall be regarded as positive if
the colour of the ring has become the same as, or darker than, that of
the milk column.
F.Plasmaagglutination
The plasma extracted in accordance with E (a) may be used immediately
after centrifuging, no thermal stabilization being necessary. 0,05 ml of
plasma should be mixed with 1 ml of antigen for 50 % serum agglutination,
which corresponds to a dilution of 1:20 for serum agglutination. A reading
should be taken after 18 to 24 hours incubation at 37ºC. 50 % or more
agglutination shall be regarded as positive.
G.Micro-agglutinationtest
1. Diluents are made up of 0,85 % physiological saline solution phenolized
at0,5 %.
2. The antigen shall be prepared as described under A.6, 7 and 8 and shall
be titrated as described under A.5. At the moment the antigen is used,
safranin O shall be added at0,02 % (final dilut ion).
3. The standard serum is the same as that under A.1.4. The standard serum must be supplied by the Bundesgesundheitsamt,
Berlin.
5. The micro-agglutination test shall be carried out on plates bearing wells
with conical bottoms of a volume of 0,250 ml. The test shall be carried
outas follows:
(a) predilution of the serum: 0,050 ml of each serum to be tested are
added to each well containing 0,075 ml of diluent. The mixtures are
shaken for 30 seconds;
(b) gradual serum dilution: prepare at least three dilutions for each
serum. To this end from the predilutions (1:2,5) 0,025 ml of each
serum is taken and transferred to a well containing 0,025 ml of
diluent. In this way the first dilution reaches a strength of 1:5 and
the following dilutions are carried out by doubling;
(c) addition of antigen: 0,025 ml of antigen is added to each well
containing the different serum dilutions. After being shaken for 30
seconds the plates are closed with their respective lids and kept at
37ºC for 20 to 24 hours in a humidified atmosphere;
(d) reading the results: assessment of the aspect of the sedimentation of
the antigen is made by examining the bottom of the well reflected in
a concave mirror placed above it. If there is a negative reaction, the
antigen forms a sediment in the form of a compact button with clear
edges and having an intense red colour. If there is a positive reaction
on the other hand, a diffused pink veil is formed that is evenly
distributed. The different percentages of agglutination are determined
by comparison with antigen checks indicating 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 %
agglutination. The title of each serum is expressed in international
units of agglutination per ml. Controls with negative and positive
serum diluted so as to contain 30 international units of agglutination
per ml should be included in the test.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 33
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H.Enzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(Elisa)fordetectingbovinebrucel-
losis
1. The material and reagents to be used are as follows:
(a) solid-phase microplates, cuvettes or any other solid phase;
(b) the antigen is fixed to the solid phase with or without the aid of poly-
clonal or monoclonal catching antibodies;
(c) the biological fluid to be tested;
(d) a corresponding positive and negative control;
(e) conjugate;
(f) a substrate adapted to the enzyme used;
(g) a stopping solution, if necessary;
(h) solutions for the dilution of the test samples for preparations of the
reagents and for washing;
(i) a reading system appropriate to the substrate used.
2.Standardization and sensitivity of test
(1) Bulk milk samples are classified negative if they give a reaction less
than 50 % of that given by a 1 in 10 000 dilution of the second inter-
national brucellosis standard serum made up in negative milk.
(2) Individual serum samples are classified negative if they give a reac-
tion less than 10 % of that given by a 1 in 200 dilution of the second
international brucellosis standard serum made up in saline solution or
in any other recognized dilution, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 17 after receiving the opinion of the Scientific
Veterinary Committee.
The brucellosis Elisa standards shall be as specified in A.1 and 2 (to
be used at the dilutions indicated on the label).
3.Conditions for use of the Elisa test for bovine brucellosis
The Elisa method may be used on a sample of milk or whey taken from
the milk collected from a farm with at least 30 % of dairy cows in milk.
If this method is used, measures must be taken to ensure that the samples
taken can be identified with the animals from which the milk or sera
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ANNEX D
CHAPTER I
OFFICIALLY ENZOOTIC-BOVINE-LEUKOSIS-FREE HERDS,
MEMBERSTATESANDREGIONS
A. Officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd means a herd in which:
(i) there is no evidence, either clinical or as a result of a laboratory test, of
any case of enzootic bovine leukosis in the herd and no such case has
been confirmed in the previous two years; and
(ii) all animals over 24 months of age have reacted negatively during the
preceding 12 months to two tests carried out in accordance with this
Annex, atan int erval of atleastfour mont hs; or
(iii) it meets the requirements of (i) above and is situated in an officially
enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State or region.
B. A herd shall retain officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status provided:
(i) the condition in A(i) continues to be fulfilled;
(ii) any animals introduced into the herd come from an officially enzootic-
bovine-leukosis-free herd;
(iii) all animals over 24 months of age continue to react negatively to a test
carried out in accordance with Chapter II at intervals of three years;
(iv) breeding animals introduced into a herd and originating from a third
country have been imported in accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC.
C. The officially leukosis-free status of a herd is to be suspended if the condi-
tions detailed in B are not fulfilled, or where as a result of laboratory tests or
on clinical grounds one or more bovine animals are suspected of having
enzootic bovine leukosis and the suspect animal(s) are immediately slaugh-
tered.
D. The status is to remain suspended until the following requirements are
complied with:
1. If a single animal in an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd has
reacted positively to one of the tests referred to in Chapter II, or where
infection is otherwise suspected in one animal in a herd:
(i) the animal which has reacted positively, and, in the case of a cow,
any calf it may have produced, must have left the herd for slaughter
under the supervision of the veterinary authorities;
(ii) all animals in the herd more than 12 months old have reacted nega-
tively to two serological tests (at least 4 months and less than 12
months apart) carried out in accordance with Chapter II three months
at least after removal of the positive animal and any possible
progeny thereof;
(iii) an epidemiological inquiry has been conducted with negative results
and the herds linked epidemiologically to the infected herd have
been subjected to the measures laid down in (ii).
However, the competent authority may grant a derogation from the obli-
gation to slaughter the calf of an infected cow where it was separated
from its mother immediately after calving. In this case, the calf must be
made subject to the requirements provided for in 2(iii).
2. Where more than one animal from an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-
free herd has reacted positively to one of the tests referred to in Chapter
II, or where infection has otherwise been suspected in more than one
animal in a herd:
(i) any animals which have reacted positively and, in the case of cows,
their calves, must be removed for slaughter under the supervision of
the veterinary authorities;
(ii) all animals in the herd aged over 12 months must react negatively to
two tests carried out in accordance with Chapter II at an interval of
at least four months and no more than 12 months;
(iii) all other animals in the herd must, after identification, remain on the
holding until they are aged over 24 months and have been tested in
accordance with Chapter II after reaching that age, except that the
competent authority may permit such animals to go directly for
slaughter under official supervision;
(iv) an epidemiological inquiry has been conducted with negative results
and any herd linked epidemiologically to the infected herd has been
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However, the competent authority may grant a derogation from the obli-
gation to slaughter the calf of an infected cow where it was separated
from its mother immediately after calving. In this case, the calf must be
made subject to the requirements provided for in 2(iii).
E. In accordance with the procedure in Article 17 and on the basis of informa-
tion supplied in accordance with Article 8, a Member State or part of a
Member State may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free if:
(a) all the conditions of paragraph A are fulfilled and at least 99,8 % of the
bovine herds are officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free;
or
(b) no case of enzootic bovine leukosis has been confirmed in the Member
State or the part of the Member State for the past three years, and the
presence of tumours suspected of being due to EBL is compulsorily noti-
fiable, with investigations of cause being carried out, and
in the case of a Member State, all animals aged over 24 months in at
least 10 % of the herds, selected randomly, have been tested with nega-
tive results in accordance with Chapter II in the previous 24 months, or
in the case of a part of a Member State, all animals aged over 24 months
have undergone a test provided for in Chapter II with negative results in
accordance with Chapter II in the previous 24 months;
or
(c) any other method which demonstrates to a confidence rating of 99 %
that less than 0,2 % of herds were infected.
F. A Member State or a region of a Member State is to retain officially
enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status if:
(a) all animals slaughtered within the territory of that Member State or
region are submitted to official post-mortem examinations at which all
tumours which could be due to the EBL virus are sent for laboratory
examination,
(b) the Member State reports to the Commission all cases of enzootic
bovine leukosis that occur in the region,
(c) all animals which react positively to any of the tests provided for in
Chapter II are slaughtered and their herds remain subject to restrictions
until re-establishment of their status in accordance with Section D, and
(d) all animals more than two years old have been tested, either once in the
first five years after the status is granted under Chapter II or during the
first five years after the grant of the status under any other procedure
demonstrating with a certainty level of 99 % that less than 0,2 % of
herds have been infected. However, where no case of enzootic bovine
leukosis has been recorded in a Member State or in a region of a
Member State in a proportion of one herd out of 10 000 for at least three
years, a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 17 that routine serological tests may be reduced
provided that all bovine animals more than 12 months old in at least
1 % of herds, selected at random each year, have been subjected to a
test carried out in accordance with Chapter II.
G. The officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of a Member State or part
of a Member State is to be suspended, in accordance with the procedure inArticle 17 if, as a result of investigations carried out in accordance with
paragraph F above, there is evidence of a significant change in the situation
as regards enzootic bovine leukosis in a Member State or part of a Member
State which has been recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.
The officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status may be restored in accor-
dance with the procedure in Article 17 when the criteria laid down by the
same procedure are fulfilled.
CHAPTER II
TESTSFORENZOOTICBOVINELEUKOSIS
Tests for enzootic bovine leukosis shall be carried out by the immune-diffusion
test under the conditions described in A and B or by the enzyme-linked immu-
nosorbent assay (Elisa) under the conditions described in C. The immune-
diffusion method may only be used for individual tests. If test results are the
subject of a duly-substantiated challenge, an additional check shall be carried
out by means of the immune-diffusion test.1964L0432 — EN — 15.07.1998 — 002.001 — 36
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A.Agargelimmune-diffusiontestforenzootic bovineleukosis
1. The antigen to be used in the test must contain bovine leukosis virus
glycoproteins. The antigen must be standardized against a standard
serum (El serum) supplied by the State Veterinary Serum Laboratory,
Copenhagen.
2. The official institutes indicated below must be made responsible for
calibrating the standard working antigen of the laboratory against the
official EEC standard serum (El serum) provided by the State Veterinary
Serum Laboratory, Copenhagen.
(a) Germany: Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere,
Tubingen;
(b) Belgium: Institut national de recherches vétérinaires, Brussels;
(c) France: Laboratoire national de pathologie bovine, Lyon;
(d) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
(e) Italy: Istituto zooprofilattico spenmentale, Perugia;
(f) Netherlands: Instituut voor Dierhouderij en Diergezondheid (ID-
DLO), Lelystad;
(g) Denmark: Statens Veterinaere Serum Laboratorium, Copenhagen;(h) Ireland: Veterinary Research Laboratory, Abbotstown, Dublin;
(i) United Kingdom:
(1) Great Britain: Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Addlestone,
Weybridge, England;
(2) Northern Ireland: Veterinary Research Laboratory, Stormont,
Belfast;
(j) Spain: Subdirreccion general de sanidad animal. Laboratorio de
sanidad y produccion animal Algete, Madrid;
(k) Portugal: Laboratorio Nacional de Investigaçáo Veterinária, Lisbon;
(l) Greece: Κέντρο Κτηνιατρικών Ιδρυµάτων Νεαπόλεως 25, 153
10 Αθήνα;;
(m) Austria: Bundesanstalt für Tierseuchenbekämpfung, Mödling;
(n) Finland: Eläinlääkintä-ja elintarvikelaitos, Helsinki/Anstalten för
veterinärmedicin och livsmedel, Helsingfors;
(o) Sweden: Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, Uppsala.
3. The standard antigens used in the laboratory must be submitted at least
once a year to the EEC reference laboratories listed in 2 for testing
against the official EEC standard serum. Apart from this standardization,
the antigen in use can be calibrated in accordance with B.
4. The reagents for the test shall consist of:
(a) antigen: the antigen must contain specific glycoproteins of enzootic
bovine leukosis virus which has been standardized against the offi-
cial EEC serum;
(b) the test serum;
(c) known positive control serum;
(d) agar gel:
0,8 % agar,
8,5 % NaCl,
0,05 M Tris-buffer pH 7,2;15 ml of this agar must be introduced into a petri dish of 85 mm
diameter, resulting in a depth of 2,6 mm of agar.
5. A test pattern of seven moisture-free wells must be cut in the agar to the
bottom of the plate; the pattern must consist of one central well and six
wells in a circle around it.
Diameter of central well: 4 mm
Diameter of peripheral wells: 6 mm
Distance between central and peripheral wells: 3 mm
6. The central well must be filled with the standard antigen. Peripheral
wells 1 and 4 (see diagram below) are filled with the known positive
serum, wells 2, 3, 5 and 6 with the test sera. The wells must be filled
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7. This results in the following quantities being obtained:
antigen: 32 µl
control serum: 73 µltest serum: 73 µl.
8. Incubation must be for 72 hours at room temperature (20 to 27ºC) in a
closed humid chamber.
9. The t estmay be read at24 and 48 hours buta final resultmay notbe
obtained before 72 hours:
(a) a test serum is positive if it forms a specific precipitin line with the
BLV antigen and forms a complete line of identity with the control
serum;
(b) a test serum is negative if it does not form a specific precipitin line
with the BLV antigen and if it does not bend the line of the control
serum;
(c) the reaction cannot be considered conclusive if it:
(i) bends the line of the control serum towards the BLV antigen
well without forming a visible precipitin line with the antigen;
or
(ii) if it cannot be read either as negative or as positive.
In inconclusive reactions the test may be repeated and concentrated
serum utilized.
10. Any other well configuration or pattern may be utilized provided that
the E4 serum diluted 1:10 in negative serum can be detected as positive.
B.Methodforantigenstandardization
Solutions and materials required
1. 40 ml of 1,6 % agarose in 0,05 M Tris/HCl buffer, pH 7,2 with 8,5 %
NaCl;
2. 15 ml of a bovine leukosis serum, having antibody only to bovine
leukosis virus glycoproteins, diluted 1:10 in 0,05 M Tris/HCl buffer, pH
7,2 with 8,5 % NaCl;
3. 15 ml of a bovine leukosis serum, having antibody only to bovine
leukosis virus glycoproteins, diluted 1:5 in 0,05 M Tris/HCl buffer, pH
7,2 with 8,5 % NaCl;
4. four plastic petri dishes with a diameter of 85 mm;
5. a punch with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm;
6. a reference antigen;7. the antigen which is to be standardized;
8. a water bath (56ºC).
Procedure
Dissolve the agarose (1,6 %) in the Tris/HCl buffer by carefully heating to
100ºC. Place in 56ºC water bath for approximately one hour. Also, place the
bovine leukosis serum dilutions in a 56ºC water bath.
Now mix 15 ml of the 56ºC agarose solution with the 15 ml bovine leukosis
serum (1:10), quickly shake and pour 15 ml into each of two petri dishes.
Repeat this procedure with the bovine leukosis serum diluted 1:5.
When the agarose has hardened, holes are made in it as follows:
Addition of antigen
(i) Petri dishes 1 and 3:
well A — undiluted reference antigen,
well B — 1:2 diluted reference antigen,wells C and E — reference antigen,well D — undiluted test antigen.
(ii) Petri dishes 2 and 4:
well A — undiluted test antigen,
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well D — 1:8 diluted test antigen.
Additional instructions
1. The experiment shall be carried out with two serum dilutions (1:5 and
1:10) in order to achieve optimal precipitation
2. If the precipitation diameter is too small with both dilutions, then the
serum must be further diluted.
3. If the precipitation diameter in both dilutions is too large and faint, then a
lower serum mustbe chosen.
4. The final concentration of the agarose must be 0,8 %; that of the sera 5
and 10 % respectively.
5. Plot the measured diameters in the following coordinate system. The dilu-
tion of the antigen to be tested with the same diameter as the reference
antigen is the working dilution.
C.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) for detecting enzootic
bovineleukosis
1. The material and reagents to be used are as follows:
(a) solid-phase microplates, cuvettes or any other solid phase;
(b) the antigen is fixed to the solid phase with or without the aid of poly-
clonal or monoclonal catching antibodies. If antigen is coated directly
to the solid phase, all test samples giving positive reactions have to
be retested against control antigen in the case of EBL. The control
antigen should be identical to the antigen except for the BLV anti-
gens. If catching antibodies are coated to the solid phase, the
antibodies must not react to antigens other than BLV antigens;
(c) the biological fluid to be tested;
(d) a corresponding positive and negative control;
(e) conjugate;
(f) a substrate adapted to the enzyme used;
(g) a stopping solution, if necessary;(h) solutions for the dilution of the test samples for preparations of the
reagents and for washing;
(i) a reading system appropriate to the substrate used.
2.Standardization and sensitivity of test
The sensitivity of the Elisa assay must be of such a level that E4 serum is
scored positive when diluted 10 times (serum samples) or 250 times (milksamples) more than the dilution obtained of individual samples when
these are included in pools. In assays where samples (serum and milk)
are tested individually E4 serum diluted 1 to 10 (in negative serum) or 1
to 250 (in negative milk) must be scored positive when tested in the same
assay dilution as used for the individual test samples. The official insti-
tutes listed in A.2 will be responsible for checking the quality of the
Elisa method, and in particular for determining, for each production
batch, the number of samples to be pooled on the basis of the count
obtained for the E4 serum.
The E4 serum will be supplied by the National Veterinary Laboratory,
Copenhagen.
3.Conditions for use of the Elisa test for EBL
The Elisa method may be used on a sample of milk or whey taken from
the milk collected from a farm with at least 30 % of dairy cows in milk.
If this method is used, measures must be taken to ensure that the samples
taken can be identified with the animals from which the milk or sera
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(a)Bovinediseases
— Foot-and-mouth disease
— Rabies— Tuberculosis— Brucellosis— Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia— Enzootic bovine leukosis— Anthrax
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— Rabies
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— Aujeszky's disease
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Model 1
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Model 2
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