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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)351final
Brussels.5thJuly1979
PROPOSAL
FORACOUNCILREGULATION
LAYINGDOWNCONDITIONS DESIGNED TORENDER
ANDKEEPTHETERRITORY OFTHECOMMUNITY
FREEFROMCLASSICAL SWINEFEVER
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Classicalswinefeverisaseriouscontagiousdiseaseinpigswhich,inits
acuteform,causesahighmortalityrateand,initsotherforms,amarked
reductionintheprofitability oftheundertaking (abortion,sterility,fall
inthegrowthrate).
ThedifferenceinthehealthsituationinMemberStatesincreasestherisks
ofthediseasespreadingandraisesobstaclestotradeinlivepigs.
FurthertotheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC),layingdownCommunity
measurestocombatclassicalswinefever,submittedtotheCouncilon
30December1978,thepurposeofthisRegulationistoorganizethe
preventionofthisdiseasebycreatingandmaintaining throughoutthe
Community'sterritoryasatisfactory anduniformsituationwithaviewto
freeingtradeintheproductsconcerned,withoutrunningtheriskofspreading
thedisease.
Thissituationmustbereachedbythegradualcreation,takingaccountofthe
differences amongMemberStatesintheincidenceofthedisease,ofareasor
partsofareasfreeofclassicalswinefever,byharmonizedsupervision of
undertakings andofmovementsofpigs.Maintaining areasorpartsofareas
whichofferthesameguaranteesoftheabsenceofthediseasewillmakeit.
possibletoabolishallhealthobstaclestotrade,sincesuchobstacleswill
havebecomenecessary.

CouncilRegulation
layingdownconditionsdesignedtorenderandkeeptheterritoryof
theCommunityfreefromclassical ,swinefever
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
i
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereasoneoftheCommunity'sveterinarytasksistoimprovethestate.ofhealth
offarmanimals,inordertoincreasetheprofitability ofstockfarming;
Whereasthisimprovement mustensurethatanimalhealthisbroughttothemost
satisfactory levelfortheCommunityasawholeandmaintainedatthatlevel;
Whereasanyactiontakenmustbegradualbecauseofthevaryingsituationsin
theMemberStatesorpartsthereof;whereastheactionmaybegininoneormore
definedandcontrolledareasofaMemberState'andbegraduallyextended'tothe'
restofthatMemberState;
WhereasareasoftheCommunitywhichhavebeenclearedofthediseasecanonlybe
keptfreeofitifthemovementofpigsbetweenMemberStatesorpartsthereof
whichdonothavethesamedegreeofhealthclearanceiscontrolled;
Whereas,ifthediseaseaccidentally recursinaMemberStateorapartthereof
whichhadbeenclassifiedasclearedofthedisease,suitablemeasuresmustbe
takenfortheimmediateelimination ofthediseasesothatthedisease-free
classification mayberestoredassoonaspossible;
Whereasactionofthiskindshouldservetoeliminateobstaclestotradeinlive
animals betweenMemberStatescausedbydifferences intheanimal
healthsituation;

WhereasthefreecirculationofLivepigs betweenMemberStatesor
partsthereofwillbegreatlyaidedbymakingandkeepingMemberStatesorparts
thereoffreefromclassicalswinefever;sincetherewillnolongerbe.anyneed
forhealthprotectionbarriersbetweenMemberStatesorpartsthereofiftheycan
offereachotherthesameassurancesofbeingdisease-free ;
Whereasitwillthenbepossibleprogressively toabolishanyremainingbarriers
toandprohibitions onintra-Community tradeinlivepigs basedon
theriskofcontamination byclassicalswinefever;whereasprovisionshould
bemadeforclosecooperation betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommissionfor
thispurpose/
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
j
ThisRegulationdefinesthemeasureswhichMemberStatesmayapplyinorderto
eradicateclassicalswinefeverfromallorpartoftheirterritoryandtokeep
itfreefromthatdisease.
Article2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)"holding"meansanyestablishment,agricultural orother,situatedonthe
territoryofaMemberState,inwhichpigsarekeptorbred;
Cb)"slaughterpig"meansapig:intendedtobetaken:shortlytoa
slaughterhouse forslaughter;
(c)"fatteningpig"meansapigfattenedandintendedforslaughterattheend
ofthefatteningperiodwithaviewtomeatproduction;
(d>"breedingpig"meansamaleorfemalepigintendedorusedfor'reproduction
withaviewtothemultiplication ofthespecies;
(e)"officialveterinarian "meansaveterinarian designated bythecompetent
.centralauthorityoftheMemberState;V

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(f)"region"meansaportionoftheterritoryofaMemberStatewithanarea
2ofapproximately 4000kmwhichissubjecttocontrolbythecompetent
authorities andwhichcomprisesoneormoreofthefollowingadministrative
divisions :
-inBelgium:Province/Provincie
-inGermany:Regierungsbezirk
-inDenmark: Amtor
-inFrance: Département
-inItaly: Provincia
-inLuxembourg :
-intheNetherlands :Provincie
-intheUnited England,WalesandNorthernIreland:County
Kingdom:Scotland:Districtsorislandarea
-inIreland:County;
(g)"holdingofficiallyfreefromswinefever"meansaholdingwhere:
-noswinefeverhasbeendetectedforatleastthelast12months,
-nopigshavebeenvaccinatedagainstswinefever;
-vaccination againstswinefeverhasnotbeenauthorizedforatleastthelast
12months.
Inaddition,noswinefevermusthavebeendetectedforatleastthelast
12monthswithinarangeof2kmoftheholding.
(h)"regionofficiallyfreefromswinefever"meansaregionwhereallholdings
areofficiallyfreefromswinefeverand,interalia:
-noswinefeverhasbeendetectedforatleastthelast12months,
-nopigshavebeenvaccinatedagainstswinefever,
-vaccination againstswinefeverhasnotbeenauthorizedforatleastthelast
12months;
(i)"regionfreefromswinefever"meansaregionwhere:
-noswinefeverhasbeendetectedforatleast.thelast~12months,
-vaccination againstswinefeverhasbeenauthorizedinthelast12months
onlyforfatteningpigs;
(j)"vaccinatedregion"meansaregionwhere:
-noswinefeverhasbeendetectedforatleastthelast12months,
-vaccinationagainstswinefeverisauthorizedforanycategoryofpig.

Article3
Nopigsshallbebroughtontoaholdingofficiallyfreefromswinefeverwithout
acertificate fromanofficialveterinarian statingthattheywerebornandreared
onholdingsofficiallyfreefromswinefeverorthattheycomefromaregion
officially freefromswinefever.
Thiscertificateshallnotberequiredwherethepigscomefromtheofficially
freeregioninwhichtheholdingofdestinationissituated,orfromoneormore
officiallyfreeregionsborderingthereon;orwheretheterritoryofthe
MemberStateconcernedconsistsonlyofofficiallyfreeregions.
Article4
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3,andprovidedthatonlypigs
offeringthesamehealthguarantees aretransported inanyonevehicle,themovement
ofbreedingpigswithinorintotheregionsreferredtoinArticle2shallbeper­
mittedasfollows:
1.withoutrestriction withinaregionorbetweentwoormoreregionsofthe
samecategorywhichborderoneachother;thisprovisionshallalsoapply
whereallregionsoftheMemberstate,concernedfallintothesamecategory;
2.betweenregionsofthesamecategorywhichdonotborderoneachother,provided
'thatthepigsareaccompanied byacertificate issuedbyanofficial
veterinarian statingthecategoryoftheregionoforigin,theaddressofthe
holdingoforiginand,ifthepigscomefromavaccinated region,thedateof
vaccination ;
3.fromaregionofficiallyfreefromswinefevertoaregionfreefromswine
feveroravaccinatedregion^andfromaregionfreefromswinefevertoa
vaccinatedregion,providedthatthepigsareaccompanied byacertificate
issuedbyanofficialveterinarian statingthecategoryoftheregionoforigin
andtheaddressoftheholdingofdeparture;
4.fromaregionfreefromswinefeveroravaccinatedregiontoaregionofficially
freefromswinefever,providedthatthepigsareaccompanied byacertificate
issuedbyanofficialveterinarianstatingthecategoryoftheregionoforigin
andcertifying'that:
(a)thepigswerebornandrearedonholdingsofficiallyfreefromswinefever
andhavebeenkeptforatleast40daysontheholdingfromwhichtheyare
sent;

(b)notmorethan10daysbeforethepigs*departure,thepigsontheholding
°fdepartureunderwent aclinicalexamination whichestablished the
absenceofsymptomsofswinefever;
(c)notmorethan10daysbeforetheirdeparture fromtheholding,thepigs
underwent,withneaativeresults,anexamination forswinefeverantibodiesir
accordance withAnnexIoftheCouncilRegulation....of...layingdownCom-
(Dmunitymeasuresforcontrolling classical swinefever
5.fromavaccinated regiontoaregionfreefromswinefever,providedthatthe
pigs.areaccompanied byacertificate issuedbyanofficialveterinarian
statingthat:
(a)thepigswerebornandrearedonholdingsofficially freefromswinefever
andhavebeenkeptforatleast40daysontheholdingfromwhichtheyare
sent;
(b)notmorethan10daysbeforethepigs'departure,thepigsontheholding
ofdepartureunderwent aclinicalexamination whichestablished theabsence .
ofsymptoms .ofswinefever.
6.fromapartoftheterritoryofaMemberStatewhichisnotincludedin.oneof
theregionsreferredtointhisRegulation toavaccinated regionoraregion
freefromswinefever,providedthatthepigsareaccompanied byacertificate
issuedbyanofficialveterinarian containing thedeclaration providedforin
paragraph4(a)(b)and<c).
Article 5
Withoutprejudicetotheprovisions ofArticle3,andprovidedthatonlypigsoffer­
ingthesamehealthguarantees aretransported inanyonevehicle,themovementof
fatteningpigswithinorintotheregionsreferredtoinArticle2shallbe
permitted asfollows:
-eitherinaccordance withtheconditionslaiddownforbreedingpigsinArticle A
-orinaccordance withthefollowingconditions :
1.movements fromaregionfreefromswinefeveroravaccinated regiontoa
regionofficially freefromswinefever,providedthat:
(a)theholdingofdestination containsonlyfatteningpigs,or,ifitcontair
bothfattening andbreedingpigs,thefatteningpigsarehoused,tendedan
fedcompletely separately fromthebreedingpigs.
DraftbeingexaminedbytheCouncil.

(b)thepigs areaccompanied byacertificate issued byanofficial
veterinarian stating that thepigs were born andreared onholdings
officially free from swine fever .
Fattening pigs ontheholding ofdestination mayleave itonly tobetaken
straight toaslaughterhouse .
movements from avaccinated region toaregion free from swine fever ,ifthe
pigs come from aholdjng officially free from swine fever ,provided that they
areaccompanied byacertificate issued byanofficial veterinarian stating
that thepigs were born andreared onholdings officially free from swine fever .
Ifthepigs donotcome from aholding officially free from swine fever ,th«y
may besomoved provided that :
(a)theholding ofdestination contains only fattening pigs or,ifitcontains
both fattening andbreeding pigs ,thefattening pigs arehoused ,tended
andfedcompletely separately from thebreeding pigs ,
(b)thepigs areaccompanied byacertificate issued byanofficial veterinarian
stating that thepigs come from aholding inavaccinated area and,ifthe
pigs have been vaccinated ,thedate ofvaccination .
Fattening pigs ontheholding ofdestination may leave itonly tobetaken
straight toaslaughterhouse .
movements from apart .ofaMember State notlying
within oneoftheregions referred tointhis Regulation toaregion free from
swine fever ,provided that :--
(a)theholding ofdestination contains only fattening pigs ,or,ifitcontains
both fattening andbreeding pigs ,thefattening pigs arehoused ,tended and
fedcompletely separately from thebreeding pigs ,
(b)thepigs areaccompanied byacertificate issued byanofficial veterinarian
stating that :
-thepigs were born andreared onholdings officially free from swine fever ,
-orthat they come from aholding and azone which are notsubject to
(1)supervisory orprohibitive measures pursuant toRegulation ..... and
that atleast 50%ofthebreeding pigs ontheholding gave negative results
when examined for swine fever antibodies inaccordance with Annex Ito
that Regulation .
Fattening pigs ontheholding ofdestination mayleave itonly tobetaken
straight toaslaughterhouse .
Seefootnote topage 5.

movementsfromapartofaMemberStatenotlying
withinoneoftheregionsreferredtointhisRegulationtoavaccinatedregidh,
providedthat:
(a)theholdingofdestinationcontainsonlyfatteningpigs,or,ifitcontains
bothfatteningandbreedingpigs,thefatteningpigsarehoused,tendedand
fedcompletelyseparatelyfromthebreedingpigs,
%
(b)thepigsareaccompaniedbyacertificateissuedbyanofficialveterinarian
statingthattheywerebornandrearedonholdingsofficiallyfreefrom
swinefeverorthattheycomefromaholdingandazonewhicharenotsubject
tosupervisoryorprohibitivemeasurespursuanttoRegulation....ana,
ifthepigshavebeenvaccinated,thedateofvaccination.
Fatteningpigsontheholdingofdestination mayleaveitonlytobetaken
straighttoaslaughterhouse .
Article6
... (1)WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofRegulation...,themovementsof
slaughterpigsshall"notbesubject "to"anyrestrictions providedthatthey...
aretransporteddirectlyfromtheholdingtoaslaughterhouse for,slaughter...
However,withinasingleregionorbetweentwoormoreregionsofthesamecate­
goryborderingoneachother,thetransferofslaughterpigsviaamarketmay
beauthorized/"providedthatallthepigs.on.themarketaretakendirectlyto
aslaughterhouse orslaughterhouses designatedbythecompetentauthority.
*Seefootnotetopage5.

Article7
Th»icompetentauthority maydecidethattheveterinarycertificate toaccpnoany
thepigi>onitsterritoryistobereplacedbyanattestation containing the ■var^c
information anddrawnupbytheownercrkeeperofthepigsontheoccasionof*'.»
mo/smentsreferredtoinArticles3and4C2)ar.d(3)
♦
InthatCdse,thecompetentauthoritymusttakeellnecessarymeasurestoensure
tdecontrolandeffectiveness ofthesystemapplied.
Article8
...(1)Providedthatthepreventive measureslaiddowninRegulation....areapplied
withoutderogation,aholdingwhichwasofficially declaredfreefromswinefever
butwhichlostthisclassification temporarily whens^'inafeverwasdetectedshall
receiveitagain:
(a)ifthediseasewasdetectedontheholding'itself,30daysafterthe
introduction ofpigsfromaregionor*holdingsofficiallyfreefromswine
fever,
(b)ifthediseasewasnotontheholdingitself,butwasdetectedononeormore
holdingswithinaradiusof2km,assoonasthemeasuresprovidedforin
Regulation ceasetoapply.
Article9
"LIfswinefeverisdetectedonaholding,theclassification oftheregionwhere
theholdingissituatedshallbesuspendedfor15days.Thissuspensionshall
beextendedtothoseregionscontaining holdingssubjecttothemeasureslaid
(1)downinArticle8ofRegulation....
2.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle5,theregionshallreceive
itsclassification againafter15daysonthefollowingconditions :
(a)ifswinefeverisdetectedononlytwoadditional holdingsepizootiologically
relatedtothefirst,onconditionthatthemeasureslaiddownin
(1)Regulation....areappliedwithoutderogation andwithoutrecoursetothe
vaccination providedforinArticle14ofthatRegulation,andtherestrictions
onthelastinfectedholdinghavebeenlifted,
Seefootnotetopage5.

•y«
(b)ifswinefeverisdetectedonnotmorethan10additionalholdings
epizootiologically relatedtothefirst,andtheseholdingsaresolocated
thatthecompetentauthorities candelimitanareaofsufficientsize
includingallthesaidholdingsbutnotexceedingonequarteroftheregion's
totalarea,onconditionthattheareasodelimitedisexcludedfromthe
restoftheregionandthatmovementsofpigstherefromaresubjecttothe
conditionslaiddovJninArticle4inrespectofregionsnotdefinedinthis
Regulationwhiletheconditionsfortheentryofpigsaremaintainedwitha
viewtothearea'sreintegration .
3.Regionswhoseclassification hasbeensuspendedpursuanttothesecondsentence
ofparagraph 1shallreceiveitagainassoonastherestrictions imposedunder
(1)Article8ofRegulation....havebeenlifted.
4.Theareatemporarily excludedshallbereintegrated intoitsregionoforigin
subjecttothefollowingconditions :
(1)(a)ifthemeasurestakeninaccordancewithRegulation....areapplied
withoutderogationandwithoutrecoursetothevaccination providedforin
a
Article14ofthatRegulation,30daysaftertheliftingofthemeasures
takeninrespectofthelastinfectedholding,
(b)ifthevaccination hasbeencarriedoutinaccordance withArticle14of
(1)Regulation....:
(i)theareatemporarily excludedfromaVaccinatedregionshallbe
reintegrated intotheregion30daysaftertheliftingofthemeasures
takeninrespectofthelastinfectedholding;
(ii)theareatemporarilyexcludedfromaregionfreefromswinefevershallbe
reintegrated intotheregion30daysaftertheliftingofthemeasures
takeninrespectofthelastinfectedholding,providedthatallthe
vaccinatedpigsareconsideredasfatteningpigs;
Ciii)theareatemporilyexcludedfromaregionofficiallyfreefromswine
fevershallbereintegrated intotheregion30daysaftertheliftingof
themeasurestakeninrespectofthelastinfectedholdingprovidedthat
allvaccinatedpigshavebeenslaughteredorremovedorassoonasthe
lastvaccinatedpighasbeenslaughteredorremoved,ifthisrequires
morethan30days;
(iv)todealwithagivensituation,attherequestoftheMemberState
concerned,moreflexibleconditionsthanthoselaiddownin(ii)and(iii)
maybeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13.
(1).....Seefootnotetopage5.

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inadoptingtheseconditionsthefollowingshouldbetakenintoaccount;
-theincidenceofthedisease.
-thelocation,sizeandstructureoftheinfectedholdings,
-thenumberofpigsconcerned,
t-thedensityofstockingintheareaandintherestoftheregion,
-thepresenceofvaccinatedpigsoncertainholdingsandtheuseof
1 thesepigs,
-theofficialstepstakenatthetimeofvaccinationinaccordancewith
(1)Article14ofRegulation....,inparticulartopreventthe
maintenance ofviruscarriers.
5.Attheendoftheperiodof15dayslaiddowninparagraph 1,thewholeregion
shallloseitsstatusif:
(a)theinfectedholdingsarenotlinkedepizootiologically ,or
(b)morethan11holdingsareinfected,or
(c)swinefeverhasbeendetectedoutsidetheareainfectedinaccordancewith
paragraph 2(b).
Article10
iWithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle8,aregionwhoseclassification
hasbeenwithdrawnpursuanttoArticle9(5)mayrecoveritsoriginal~classif ication,
.orreceiveanewclassification,subjecttothefollowingconditions:
I
(a)theregionshallrecoveritsoriginalclassification asaregionofficially
freefromswinefeversixmonthsaftertheliftingofthemeasurestakenin ..
respectofthelastinfectedholding,providedthatthebanonvaccination was
maintainedthroughouttheperiodofinfectionor,ifRecoursewashadtovaccina-
vtioninaccordancewithArticle14ofRegulation...thatthisbanhasbeen !
_ -'- • •" Iinforceagainforatleastsixmonthsandallvaccinatedpigshavebeenslaughr-
>teredwithinthisperiod.
<i>iftheslaughtering ofvaccinatedpigsconsideredasfatteningpigsisnot
completedonexpiryofthesix-monthperiodtheregionshallbetemporarily
classifiedasfreefromswinefeverandshallbeclassifiedasofficially
freefromswinefeveragainassoonasallthesepigshavebeenslaughtered,|
Cii)ifvaccinatedpigsarekeptintheregionforuseasbreedingpigsafter
expiryofthesix-monthperiod,theregionshallbeclassifiedasavaccinated
region.
(1)Seefootnotetopage5

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<b)Aregionshallrecoveritsoriginalclassification asaregionfreefromswine
feversixmonthsaftertheliftingofthemeasurestakeninrespectofthelast '
infectedholding,providedthattheprovisionsconcerningthevaccinationof
pigsremainedinforceduringtbewholeperiodofinfectionorthatthe
(1)fatteningpigswerevaccinatedinaccordancewithArticle14ofRegulation
Ifvaccinatedpigsarekeptintheregionandmaybeusedasbreedingpigs,
theregionshallbeclassifiedasavaccinatedregion.
(c)Aregionshallreceiveitsoriginalclassification asavaccinatedregionsix
monthsaftertheliftingofthemeasuresimposedinrespectofthelastinfected
holding.
2.Duringtheperiodnecessaryforrecoveringor acquiringaclassification ,themovement
ofpigsintotheregioninquestionshallbesubjecttotheconditionslaiddown
forentryintotheprospective categoryofregion.
Article11
»EachMemberStateshallinformtheCommission andtheotherMemberStatesofthe
measuresadoptedpursuanttothisRegulation.Itshallstateinparticularthe
numberofregionsintowhichithasbeen.orwillbedividedandthereasonsfor
theclassification andcomposition ofeach.Itshallimmediatelynotifyanychanges,
togetherwiththereasonstherefor.
Article12
MemberStateswhoseterritoryorpartofwhoseterritoryincludesregionsasdefined
inArticle2whicharesubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation maybe
authorized,in*accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13,torequire,
(2)inadditiontotheguaranteesprovidedforinCo'uncilDirective64M32/EEC
whenlivepigsarebroughtfrom
otherMemberStatesintothesaidregions,theguaranteesprovidedforinthis
Regulationinrespectofthemovementofpigsbetween^on^conFiguousregions;r
Article13
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,theChairman
shall' •referthemattertotheStandingVeterinaryCommittee
(hereinaftercalledthe"Committee")setupbytheCouncilDecisionof15October
1968,eitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestofaMemberState.;
(1)Seefootnotetopage5. 1
(2)OJNo...____ _ '_ .

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2.WithintheCommitteethevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedas
providedinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmitadraftofthemeasurestobe
taken.TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuchmeasureswithinthetime
limittobesetbytheChairmanaccordingtotheurgencyofthequestionsunder
consideration .AnOpinionshallbeadoptedbyamajorityof41votes.
4.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresandshallapplythemimmediately where
theyareinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee.Wheretheyarenotin
••àt'
accordancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteeorifnoopinionisdelivered,
theCommissionshallwithoutdelaysubmittotheCouncilaproposalregarding
themeasurestobeadopted.TheCouncilshalladoptthemeasuresbyaqualified
majority. 1
If,withinthreemonthsofthedateonwhichtheproposalwassubmittedtoit,the
Councilhasnotadoptedanymeasures,theCommissionshalladopttheproposed
measuresandapplythemimmediately.
Article14
Article13shallapplyuntil21June1981.
Article15
AfterconsultingtheMemberStateswithintheStandingVeterinaryCommittee,the
Commissionshall,before1July1984,submittotheCouncilareportonthe
applicationofthisRegulationbytheMemberStatesandthecurrentsituationin
theCommunityinrespectofswinefever,togetherwithanyproposalsforcontinuing
theharmonization ofrulesinordertoeradicatethedisease.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident