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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)764 final .
Brussels ,16January 1979 .
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
establishing measures fortheimplementation
ofDirective 77/489/EEContheprotection ofanimals
during international transport
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveestablishing measuresforthe
implementation oftheCouncilDirectiveof18July1977onthe
protectionofanimalsduringinternational transport(77/489/EEC)
Article7oftheCouncilDirectiveof18July1977ontheprotectionofanimals
duringinternational transport(77/489/EEC)providesfortheadoptionof
measuresnecessaryfortheimplementation oftheDirective.
Thepresentproposallaysdowncertainprovisionsforapplication ofthat
Article,aridinparticulartheprovisionsnecessaryfortheimplementation of
point1(d)oftheAnnextotheDirective.
Inaddition,proposalsaremadetomeetrequirements relatingto
certification wheretheCommissionhasfounditnecessarytoestablisha
documentinadditiontothehealthcertificate toensurethattheentire
durationofinternational transportiscovered.
Theproposalalsoincludesprovisionsdesignedtopermitthegradualdevelopment
ofCommunitymeasuresinthisfieldofanimalprotectionspecifically related
toland,waterandairtransport.Tospeedupthedevelopment andadoptionof
Othesemeasuresandtoenabletheirpracticalapplication,
itisproposedthatpursuanttoArticle155oftheEECTreatythe
Commissionbeempoweredtolaydowntherulesfortheapplication ofthe
Directive,inaccordancewiththeprocedureoftheStandingVeterinaryCommittee.

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* . > ••PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
establishing measures fortheimplementation ofDirective
77/489/EEContheprotection ofanimals
during international transport
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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard toth®Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Articles A3and100thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 77/489/EECof18July 1977ontheprotection of
(1)animals during international transport ,and1nparticular Article 7thereof **
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , '
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Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
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.. .. * ....Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ;
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Whereas theCouncil provided inArticle 7ofDirective 77/489/EEjCforthe
adoption oftheprovisions necessary fortheimplementation ofthatDirective ^-
Whereas Directive 77/489/EECwill nothave th©desired effects aslong as
disparities exist between theMember States astotheapplication ofcertain
provisions ontheprotection ofanimals during international transport ;
whereas Community provisions should therefore beadopted 1nthis field ;
Whereas' theabovementioned Directive provides thatthebestmeans ofensuring
thatdomestic animals ofthebovine jovine ,caprine andporcine species and
domestic solipsds are-transported without cruelty istoprovide foraninter-' -
national transport certificate tobeissued inrespect ofsuch animals ;whereas to
that endthecertificate must accompany theanimals totheix^ifei destination
andcontain details oftheconditions oftransport atevery st&ge :
O.J. NoL200,8.8.1977 ,p.1Gj

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Whereas )t1snecessary tolaydown theprocedure referred toInArticle ?
oftheabovementioned Directive whereby incertain specific cas<?3Member
States maybeauthorized attheir request nottoapply point 1ofChapter I
oftheAnnex totheDirective ;whereas such exemption must , however ,be
subject toguarantees relating to conditions oftransport ,where appropriate
byproviding foraspecial certificate tobeissued ;whereas theadvisability
andconditions ofexemption should bedetermined byaCommunity procedure
under which there isclose andeffective cooperation between theMember States
andtheCommission ;
Whereas pursuant toArticle 7ofthesaid Directive andtoensure thegeneral
implementation oftheDirective ,provision should bemade forlaying dawn
detailed requirements foreach type oftransport ,1naccordance with the
abovementioned procedure ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE I

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Article 1
Without prejudice toArticle 2,Member States shall authorize the
International transport ofanimals referred toinChapter IoftheAnnex
toDirective 77/489/EEC byland /water orair only onpresentation of
acertificate conforming tothespecimen atAnnea Itothis Directive /made
outbyanofficial veterinarian .
Such certificate shall :
-beissued onthedayonwhich theanimals areloaded forconsignment tothe
country ofdestination ;
-bedrafted inatleast one oftheofficial languages oftheexporting
country /thecountry orcountries oftransit andthecountry cfdestination ;
-accompany each consignment ofanimals transported totheir final
destination ; ^
-bevalid for 14days ; '
-consist ofasingle sheet ofpaper . ,
2.Member States shall ensure that theattestations required 1nthe certificate
provided for 1nparagraph 1regarding loading /transport /arrival at
destination /feeding andwatering oftheanimals arecompleted ,,asappropriate /
byanofficial ofth£competent authority /bytheowner orbyhisauthorized
agent .
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Thecertificate shall besubmitted tothecompetent authority ofthe
Member State ofdestination within 24hours after arrival atdestination arid
shall bekept bythat authority foratleast three months .
Article 2
1.Member States may/onapplication andInaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 4,beauthorized nottoapply points 1(a),<b)and <e)
ofChapter IoftheAnnex toDirective 77/489/ESCinrespect ofcertain
categories ofanimals such aspure-bred breeding anima Is,oranimals transported
forshows orsporting competitions .
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Applications shall besubmitted totheCommission andshall specify the
,categories ofanimal concerned aridthereason exemption isrequired from
oneormore of-theprovisions inquestion .
2.Forexemption tobegranted ,guarantees shall beprovided toensure atleast that :
-theanimals arespared any cruel treatment orunnecessary suffering ;
-theother general andspecific provisions ofDirective 77/489/EECare
observed ;
-theduration oftheJourney isnotexcessive .
3.Thedecision togrant .exemption may bemade conditional onthe issue
ofacertificate .Insuch case Member States shall ensure that acertificate ,
conforming tothespecimen atAnnex II,isissued bythecompetent authority .
such certificate shall :
-beissued onthedayonwhich theanimals are loaded forconsignment to
thecountry ofdestination ;
-bedrafted inatleast one oftheofficial languages oftheexporting
country ,thecountry orcountries oftransit and thecountry ofdestination ;
-accompany each consignment ofanimals transported totheir final
destination ;
-bevalid for 14days ;
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-consist ofasingle sheet ofpaper .
Article 3
.Therules forimplementing Directive 77/489/EECrelating toanimals
transported byland ,water andairshall take into account inparticular :
~thebiological ,physiological andetholcgical requirements oftheanimals
before ,during andafter thejourney ;
1
""themeans oftransport andthefnethod ofLoading andunloading ;
~thecare oftheanimals bythose incharge ofthem during thejourney .
Such rules shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down 1n
Article 4.

Article 4
1.Where theprocedure laid down inthis Article istobefollowed ,thematter
shall without delay bereferred bythechairman ,either onhisown initiative
oratthe request ofaMember State ,totheStanding Veterinary Committee
(hereinafter referred toas'the Committee *),setupbytheCouncil Decision
68/361/EEC,....^ - - '~■---–
2.Within theCommittee thevotes oftheMember States shall beweighted as
laid down inArticle 148 <2>oftheTreaty .The chairman shall notvote .
3.The representative ofthe Commission shall submit adraft ofthe measures to
beadopted .The Committee shall deliver itsopinion onthese measures
within atime limit setbythechairman having regard totheurgency ofthe
questions under examination .Opinions shall bedelivered byamajority of
41votes .
4.TheCommission shall adopt themeasures andshall implement them immediately ^
where they are inaccordance with theopinion oftheCommittee .Where the
measures envisaged arenot inaccordance with theopinion oftheCommittee ,
orifnoopinion isdelivered ,theCommission shall without delay submit to
theCouncil aproposal onthemeasures tobetaken .TheCouncil shall adopt
themeasures byaqualified majority .
IftheCouncil hasnotadopted anymeasures within three months ofthedate
onwhich thematter isreferred to1t,theCommission shall adopt the
proposed measures andshall Implement them immediately .
Article 5
Member States shall bring into force thelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisions necessary tocomply with this Directive on
yshall forthwith inform theCommission thereof .
Article 6
This Directive 1saddressed totheMember States ,

ANNEXI
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAITRANSPORT CERTIFICATE (1)
A.Transportofdomesticsolipedsanddomesticanimalsofthe
bovine,ovine,caprine,andporcinespecies.
Healthcertificate reference lumber
Exportingcountry
Competentauthority
I.Numberofanimals
II.Description ofanimals(2)
III.Destination ofanimals
The (insertnumber)animalswillbesent
from
(placeofloading)
to
(countryandplaceoffinaldestination )
byrailwaywagon(3),lorry(3),aircraft(3),boat(3).
IV.I,theundersigned,certifythattheanimalsdescribed
abovehavebeeninspected andinmyopinionarefitfor
international transport.
Stamp ;Date
Signed
Officialveterinarian
Thiscertificate hasavalidityof14daysfromthedateofissue.
6.V.LoadingAttestation
Theanimalsdescribed inIandIIwereloadedunder
arrangements approvedbytheofficialveterinarian for
international transportat
(placeofloading)
on(date) at (time)(4)
Stamp
Signed
Officialofcompetentauthority

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C.VI.JourneyAttestation
(a)Firstcontrolpost
Arrival-Date Time
Departure-Date Time
Stamp
Signed
Officialofcompetentauthority
(b)Secondcontrolpost(5)
Arrival -Date............ Time
Departure-Date Time
Stamp
Signed
Officialofcompetentauthority
(c)Thirdcontrolpost(5)
Arrival-Date Time
Departure-Date. Time
Stamp
Signed
Officialofcompetentauthority
D.VII.a.changeofdestination (6)
The (insertnumber)animalswillbesent
to
(countryandplaceoffinaldestination )
b.Changeofmeansoftransport (6)(7)
railwaywagon(3)lorry(3)aircraft(3)boat(3)
E.VIII.FeedingandWateringAttestation (8)
I,theundersigned,declarethattheAnimalsdescribedinIandIIabove
werefedandwateredat-
Addressofpremises
Date
Signed
Ownerorauthorized agent ,
Arrival-Date Time
Departure-Date Time

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F.IX.DestinationAttestation
Addressofdestination premises
Arrivalofanimals,date time
Signed.
Ownerorauthorizedagent
G.X.Aftercompletionofthejourneythiscompletedcertificate mustbe
(9)submittedtotheCompetentAuthority within24hoursbytheowner
orauthorizedagentattheplaceofdestination.
NOTES
1.Acertificate mustbeissuedinrespectofeachconsignment ofanimalstransported
inoneandthesamerailwaywagon,lorry,aircraftorboatfromoneandthe
sameholdingtooneandthesameconsignee.
2.Thedescription shouldincludebreed,ageandsexofanimals.
3.Forrailwaywagonsandlorriestheregistration numbershouldbegiven,for
aircrafttheflightnumberandforboatsthename.
4.TimeG.M.T.whenthelastoftheanimalswasloaded.
5.Information tobeenteredifanimalstransitaMemberState.
6.Ifaconsignmentofanimalsisdividedintosmallergroups,acopyofthe
certificatewithSectionD.VIIcompletedmustaccompanyeachgrouptoits
finaldestination .
7.Inthecaseoftransferofaconsignment fromonevehicletoanotherthe
welfarecertificateorcopymustremainwiththeconsignmenttoitsfinal
destination .
8.Informationisrequiredifjourneyhasbeenlongerthan18hoursandfeeding
andwateringcarriedoutinaccordancewithpoint4(d)oftheAnnexto
Directive77/489/EEC.
9.CompetentauthorityforBELGIUM
DENMARK
FRANCE
GERMANY
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
UNITEDKINGDOM

ANNEX II
CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROTECTION OFANIMALS TRANSPORTED
INACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS OFEXEMPTION OF
COMMISSION DECISION
Fortransport ofdomestic solipeds anddomestic animals ofthebovine ,ovine ,
caprine ,andporcine species .
Health Certificate reference No.
Certificate No.
Exporting country
Competent authority ...'^
Railway wagon (2)lorry (2)aircraft <2)boat C2>
I.Number andspecies ofanimals £^...
II.I,theundersigned ,hereby certify that theanimals described above ate
travelling inaccordance with theconditions laid down byCommission
Decision ....
Date ...»
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Signed
Official ofCompetent Authority
This certificate has avalidity of14days from thedate ofissue .
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NOTES
1.Awelfare certificate must beissued inrespect ofeach consignment of
animals transported 1noneandthesame railway wagon ,lorry ,aircraft or
boat from oneandthesame holding tooneandthesame consignee .
,2.Forrailway wagons andlorries theregistration number should begiven ,
foraircraft theflight number andforboats thename .
3.Inthecase ofcattle ,state cow,bull ,bullock ,heifer orcalf ..Inthe
case ofhorses ,state mare ,stallion ,gelding orfoal .