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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(78)597 final
Brussels ,13November 1978
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PROPOSAL . :
for
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
onbrucellosis ,tuberculosis andswine fever ,
andprolonging certain derogations granted to
Denmark .Ireland andtheUnited Kingdom
(Submitted VtheCommission totheCouncil )
COM(78 )597final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UnderArticle104oftheTreatyofAccession andtheprovisions prolonging
itseffects,Denmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomwereauthorized to
retain,untiltheendof1978,theirnationalrulesfordeclaring aherd
ofcattleofficially freeoftuberculosis orbrucellosis-free andon
protection againstswinefever.ThesameArticleintroducedcertain
derogations toexistingCommunityprovisions inordertomaintaintraditional
tradebetweenIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom.
Thepresentsituation nowmakesitpossibleasfarasbrucellosis isconcerned,
tomaVe.astartinprovidingforafinalsolutionbypermitting aherdfrom
aregionwheretherehasbeennocaseofbrucellosis foratleasttenyears
m
tobedeclaredofficiallybrucellosis-free .Thisprovisiondealswiththe
situationinDenmark.InthecaseofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomsome
technicaldifficultiesstillhavetobesolvedandthereforethederogations
shouldbeprolonged.Thesameappliestothesolutionoftwospecific
problems(useoftuberculins andthestatusofcastratedcattleintrade
betweenthetwocountries).
0
Asregardstuberculosis andswinefever,thefinalsoliontothetechnical
problemsdependsessentially onCommunityruleswhicha:ebeingdrawnupat
presentandthereforethederogations grantedtoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdomshouldbeprolongedbyoneyear.However,forthelattertwo
Statesitisnowpossibletolimitthederogationtothestandardsforthe
manufacture anduseoftuberculins .

5117/VI/78-ENrev.1
Proposalfor
CouncilDirectiveof...
onbrucellosis/tuberculosis andswinefeverandprolonging
certainderogationsgrantedtoDenmark/IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES/
-HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandin
particularArticles43and100thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective64/432/EECof26June1964onanimalhealth
• (1)■< ««.«•.» •. i•i• »i • ■\I/problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinbovineanimalsandswine/aslast
amendedbyDirective77/98/EEC^*andinparticularArticle4athereof/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/
*
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament/
Havingregardtothe'OpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee/')
1
WhereasitseemsjustifiedtorelaxtheprovisionsofDirective64/432/EEC
relatingtobrucellosis ;whereas,inparticular,itisreasonableforcattle
tobedescribedasqfficiallybrucellosis-free whentheyare!nanareawhich
hasbeencompletelyfreeofthediseaseforalongperiod;
WhereasunderArticle104(3)oftheActofAccession,Denmark,Irelandand
theUnitedKingdomareauthorizedtoretain,until31December1977,their
nationalprovisionsfordeclaringaherdofcattleofficiallyfreeof
tuberculosisorfreeofbrucellosis;iwhereasthisauthorization wasextendeduntil
31December1978byCouncilDirective78/51/EECof13December1977'3;~1_-
1>0.j:-No121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64
(2>0.J.NoL26,31.1.1977,p.81
(3>0.J.NoL15/19.1.1978,p.32

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whereasasregardstuberculosis,inviewofthetimeneededtoprovidesolutions-
tobasictechnicalproblemsonwhichtheCommissionhasundertakenstudieswhich
arenotyetcomplete/itisnecessarytoretainforoneyearanumberof
limitedderogationprovisionsforIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomregardingthe
standardsformanufacture anduseoftuberculins;whereasasregardsbrucellosis,
itisalsonecessaryforthesamereasonstoprolongbyoneyearthederogations
grantedtoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomwhilepermittingthem,tocontinueto
benefit,forthesameperiod,fromthederogations whichhavebeenspecially
granted1nordertopreventanyinterruptionIntraditionaltradebetweenthese
twocountries;
Whereasasregardsswinefever,Denmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomhave
alsobeenauthorizedbytheprovisionsreferredtoabovetoretaintheirnational
provisionsonprotectionagainstthisdisease;whereasonlyCommunityruleson
swinefevercanprovideafinalsolutiontothisproblem;whereastheserules
arebeingdrawnupand'thederogationsgrantedtothethreeMemberStates
referredtoaboveshouldthereforebeprolongedforaperiodofoneyearinorder
toenabletheCounciltoadoptcommonrulesinthisfield..
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
InArticle2ofDirective64/432/EECthefollowingpointo)shallbeadded:
"o>Region:meansthat.partoftheterritoryofaMemberStatetheapproximate
•areaofwhichismorethan2,000Km^Andwhichisunderthecontrolofthe
competentauthoritiesandwhichincludesatleastoneofthefollowing
administrative areas:
-Belgium:Provinces/Provincies
-TheFederalRepublicofGermany:Regierungsbezirke
-Denmark:Amtert>rder
-France:Départements
-Italy:Province
-Luxembourg :

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-Metherlands t•Provincies
-UnitedKingdom:CountiesforEngland,Walesand
NorthernIrelandanddistricts and
IslandsAreaforScotland
-Ireland ;Counties"
Article H
1.Thefollowingparagraph1aisaddedtoAnne*AIIA1ofDirective
64/432/EEC:
""Abovineherdisalsoconsideredtobeofficiallybrucellosis freeif
®-itissituatedinaregioninwhich,on1January1979,nocaseofbovine
brucellosis hasbeenofficiallynotifiedforatleast10years;
-ithassatisfiedtheprovisionsofparagraph 1aboveexceptthoseunderc)
ii>,providedthatallthebovineherdsintheregionconcernedhavebeen
subjectedtoregularofficialtests/
2oInArticle3ofDirective 64/432/EEC,thefollowingparagraph 13shallbe
added; . '
"Inderogation fromAnnexAIIA.1(cXii)and1a,itmaybedecided,under
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle12,thatinaMemberStateor.inareaionof
-. . »aMemberStatewhereatleast99.8%ofthebovineherdshavebeendeclared
officiallybrucellosis-free inconformitywithCommunityrulesforatleast
tenyears,theinspectiontestsfordetermining whetherthisstatusistobe
preserved maybecarriedoutunderconditions tobespecifiedunderthe
sameprocedure."
Article3
Until31December1979bywayofderogation fromtheDirective 64/432/EECS
-Denmarkisauthorisedtoretainthemethodsappliedinitsterritoryfor
declaring aherdofcattleofficiallyfreeoftuberculosis ;
-IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomareauthorisedtoretainthestandardsfor
manufacture anduseoftuberculins appliedintheirterritoryfordeclaring
aherdofcattleofficiallyfreeoftuberculr ^s.
BovineherdsinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom -»hichhavebeendeclaredasoffi-!
ciallytuberculosis-free "bywayofNational ».v3*bodsonthe31December1978may
maintainthisqualification intheapplication vfAnnexA.I.ofDirective 64/432/EE'
Theprovisionsrelatingtothetestslaiddownforrrim-lstradedwithinthe
CommunityshallcontinuetoapplysubjecttotheprovisonsofArticle5b)."

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Article4
Until31stDecember1979bywayofderogationfromDirective64/432/EEC,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomareherebyauthorisedtoretainthemethods
appliedintheirterritoryfordeclaringaherdofcattle
brucellosis-freewithinthemeaningofArticle2oftheDirective,subjectto
theapplicationoftheprovisionsoftheDirectiverelatingtothepresence
ofanimalsvaccinatedagainstbrucellosis.
Theprovisionsrelatingtothetestslaiddownforanimalstradedwithinthe
Communityshallcontinuetoapply,subjecttoArticle5(a).
Article5
Until31stDecember1979cattlemaybetradedfromIrelandtotheUnitedKingdom
bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofDirective64/432/EECrelatingto:
Φ
a)thebrucellosistestlaiddownforanimalstradedwithintheCommunitywhich
shallnotapplytotradeincastratedcattle;
b)theintradermaltuberculintestlaiddownforanimalstradedwithinthe
Communitywhichshallbereplacedbyatestinaccordancewiththenational
rulesoftheabove-mentioned receivingMemberState,
Article6
1.InArticle1ofCouncilDirective78/54/EEC4,thedate"31December1978"
isreplacedby"31December1979".....
I.
_ ..–
2.InArticle13ofCouncilDirective72/A61/EEC5/aslastamendedbyDirective
78/54/EECthedate"31December1978"usreplacedby"31December1979".
4>0.J.NoL16,20.1.1978,p.22
C5)0.J.NoL302,31.12.1972,p.24

Article7
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveby1January1979andshall
forthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article8
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresidentDoneatBrussels,