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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79 )161final
Brussels -27March 1979
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
prolonging ,inrespect ofbrucellosis /tuberculosis and swine
fever ,certain derogations granted toDenmark ,Ireland and the
United Kingdom
(submitted ;totheCouncil ,bythe Commission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Under Article 104oftheTreaty ofAccession andtheprovisions prolonging
itseffects ,Denmark ,Ireland and theUnited Kingdom were authorized toretain ,
until the endof1978,their national rules fordeclaring aherd ofcattle
officially free oftuberculosis orbrucellosis-free and onprotection against
swine fever .The same Article introduced certain derogations toexisting
Community provisions inorder tomaintain traditional trade between Ireland and
the United Kingdom . ,
Theeffect ofthe above provisions was extended until 30June 1979 by
(1)Council Directive 79/111/EECof24January 1979 although the Commission ,
initsproposal ,suggested extending ituntil 31December 1979 .The Commission
considered that aperiod ofone year was necessary todeal with certain .
technical problems whose solution isaprecondition ofthe repeal ofthe
derogations .
The Commission 'sproposal has proved inthe event tobejustified ,since the
expected solutions have notyet emerged .Consequently ,itisappropriate to
propose anewextension ofthese derogations for aperiod ofsix mo,nths ,which
was the Commission 'soriginal proposal . -
O.J. NoL29of3.2.1979 ,p.26.

1'
Proposal fop a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
prolonging ,inrespect ofbrucellosis ,tuberculosis
and swine fever ,certain derogations-granted
toDenmark ,Ireland and theUnited Kingdom .
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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Hav-ing regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 43thereof ,
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Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament , , i
Whereas under Article 104(3 )ofthe ActofAccession ,Denmark ,Ireland and the
United Kingdom 4/ereauthorized toretain ,bywayofderogation from Council Directive'
64/432/EECanduntil 31December 1977,their national provisions fordeclaring a> I
herd .ofcattle officially freeoftuberculosis orfreeofbrucellosis ;whereas this j
(1)authorization wasextended until 30June 1979 byCouncil Directive 79/111/EEC ; J
Whereas ,asregards tuberculosis ,inview ofthe time needed toprovide solutions ,
tobasic technical problems onwhich the Commission hasundertaken studies which i
arenotyet complete ,itisnecessary toretain for 6months anumber oflimited !
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derogation provisions forIreland andtheUnited Kingdom regarding thestandards j
for-theus '-manufacture and useoftuberculins ;whereas ,asregards brucellosis , ;
it'isalsonecessary forthesamereasons toprolong by6months thederogations J
granted toIreland andtheUnited Kingdom ;, . j
Whereas ,^forthe same reason andinorder nottointerrupt thetraditional trade I
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inlive animals between Ireland andtheUnited Kingdom ,itisnecessary toprolong
forthe same period certain special derogations granted inrespect ofsuch trade ;
C1)0JNo121,.29.7.1964,p..1977./"
(2)0JNoL29,3.2.1979 ,p.26

Whereasasregardsswinefever,Denmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomwere
alsoauthorized,mostrecentlyunderDirective79/111/EEQ,toretaintheir
nationalprovisions onprotectionagainstthisdisease;whereasonlyCommunity
rulesonswinefevercanprovideadefinitivesolutiontothisproblem;
whereastheserulesarebeingdrawnup;whereasthederogations grantedtothe
threeMemberStatesreferredtoaboveshouldthereforebeprolongedforaperiod
of6monthsinordertoenabletheCounciltoadoptcommonrulesinthisfield,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
BywayofderogationfromDirective64/432/EEC,
-Denmarkisherebyauthorizedtoretainthemethodsappliedin"its-territoryfor
declaringaherdofca*ttleofficiallyfreeoftuberculosis,
-IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomareherebyauthorizedtoretainthestandardsfor
themanufacture anduseoftuberculins appliedintheirterritoryfordeclaring
aherdofcattleofficiallyfreeoftuberculosis .
BovineherdsinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomwhichon30June1979havebeen
declaredofficiallytuberculosis-free bynationalmethodsshallretainthis
designation asregardstheapplication ofAnnexA(I)ofDirective64/432/EEC.
Theprovisionsrelatingtothetestslaiddownforanimalstradedwithinthe
Communityshallcontinuetoappl^subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle3(b).
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Article2
BywayofderogationfromDirective64/432/EEC,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
areherebyauthorizedtoretainthemethodsappliedintheirterritorywhereby
aherdofcattleis.consideredtobebrucellosis-free withinthemeaning
ofArticle2ofthesaidDirective,-,subjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisions
ofthatDirectiverelatingtothepresenceofanimalsvaccinatedagainst
brucellosis .
Theprovisionsrelatingtothetestslaiddownforanimalstradedwithinthe
Communityshallcontinuetoapply,subjecttoArticle3(a).

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Article 3
Cattle maybetraded from Ireland totheUnited Kingdom bywayofderogation
from theprovisions ofDirective 64/432/EECrelating to :
(a)thebrucellosis test laid down foranimals traded within theCommunity ,
which shall notapply totrade incastrated cattle ;
(b)theintradermal tuberculin test laiddown foranimals traded within the j
Community ,which shall bereplaced byatest inaccordance with thenation ^
rules oftheabovementioned Member States .ofdestination .
Article 4
InArticles 1and 2ofDirective 79/111/EEQ,thedate '30June 1979 *shall be
replaced by 131December 1979 "•
v Article 5
Articles 1,2and3shall apply until SlDeceinber 1979 .
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Article 6 >
Member States shall bring into force the laws ,regulations andadministrative
provisions necessary tocomply with this Directive andshall forthwith inform
the Commission thereof .
Article 7
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
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PresidentDone atBrussels , ' For
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