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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)680 final
Brussels,17November1981
Proposaifora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 64/432/EECasregardstheperiodof
validityofthederogations relatingtobrucellosis
guaranteesintradeincertainbovineanimalsas
providedforinArticle7(1)(E)thereof
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)680final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The technical provisions relating tointra-Commumty trade inbovine animals
concerning brucellosis aregoverned byCouncil Directive 64/432/EEC.In
this Directive facultative derogations areallowed totrade bovine animals
intended formeat production that areunder 42days ofageorhadbeen
castrated before the age offour months andalso for bovine animals intended
forimmediate slaughter coming from other than brucellosis free orofficially
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free herds .These derogations run out attheend ofthis year .
Itisproposed toextend these derogations for afurther period oftwoyears
,(endof1983 )tocoincide with other Commission Proposals inthis field to
extend for afurther period oftwoyears theCommunity financially aided
programmes fortheaccelerated eradication ofbrucellosis ,tuberculosis and
leukosis . . ' , .

iProposalfora /.
ÇQUN£IL_DIR§£Iiyg
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amendingDirective 64/432/EECasregardstheperiodof
validityofthederogations relatingtobrucellosis
guaranteesintradeincertainbovineanimalsas
providedforinArticle7(1)(E)thereof
/•
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic Commu­
nity,andinparticularArticle43thereof, .'
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
/
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
(1)WhereasCouncilDirective 64/432/EEC•,aslastamendedbyDirective
(2)81/476/EEC,inrespectofintra-Community tradeinbovineanimals,
healthguaranteesrelatingtobrucellosis ;whereas,however,Article
7(1)(E)thereofallowsMemberStatestograntspecificderogations
concerningtradein'bovineanimalswhichareintendedformeatpro­
ductionandwhichareunder42daysofageorhavebeencastratedbefore
theageoffourmonths;whereas,inorder'tofacilitate tradeinbovine
animalswhilstatthesametimetakingaccountofthecurrrentbru­
cellosissituationincertainMemberStates,thesederogations may
alsobeappliedtobovineanimalsintendedforslaughter;
WhereastheCommunityissuccessfully applyinganaccelerated scheme
forbrucellosis eradication ;
(1)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64
(2)OJNo186,8.7.1981,p.20

Whereas,however,incertainMemberStatesthetotalelimination of.
*
brucellosis hasnotyetbeenachieved,althoughitisexpectedthat
thisobjectivewilli)erealisedwithinthenexttwoyears;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytoextend,until31December1983,
theperiodduringwhichthederogationreferredtoinArticle7(1)(E)
maybegranted; '
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
_
InArticle7(1)(E)ofDirective 64/432/EEC"31December 1981"is
replacedby"31December1983".
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Article2
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadmi­
nistrative provisions necessarytocomplywiththisDirective on
1January1982.The,shallforthwithinformtheCommission thereof.
Article3 ,
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil