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PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective .77/504/EEC
onpure-"bred"breedinganimalsofthebovinespecies
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByitsDirectiveof25July>'977/theCouncillaiddowntheconditionsforthe
progressive liberalization oftradeinpure-bredbreedinganimalsofthebovine
speciesandfixedthedateofentryintoforceofthesaidDirectiveat
1January1979.
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ItalsostipulatedinArticle7oftheDirectivethat,pendingtheentryinto
forceofCommunityrulesonthesubject,theconditions applicable toimports
oftheanimalsinquestionfromnon-member countries mustnotbemorefavourable
tjianthosegoverningintra-Community trade.However,theaforementioned
Directivecallsforanumberofimplementing measureswhicharenecessaryfor
theintroduction ofintra-Community tradearrangements ;thesemeasuresare
beingpreparedandwillrequiremoretimebeforecompletion .Hence,itwillnot
bepossible,from1January1979,toensurethattheconditions underwhich
importsfromnon-member countriestakeplacearethesameasthosegoverning
intra-Community trade,sincethelatterhavenotyetbeenfullyestablished .
TheDirectiveshouldconsequently beamendedsothattheaforesaidArticle7
entersintoforceprogressively andtogetherwiththerulesapplicabletotrade
betweenMemberStates.

COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 77/504/EEC
onpure-bredbreedinganimalsofthebovinespecies
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocial "Committee,
Whereason25July1977theCounciladoptedDirective77/504/EEC^,
bywhichitlaiddowntheconditionsfortheprogressiveliberalization -
ofintra-Community tradeinthisfield;
Whereas,asregardsimportsfromnon-member countries,pendingtheimplementation
ofCommunityrulesonthesubjectthegeneralprinciple hasbeenretained,in
accordance withArticle7oftheaforesaidDirective,ofnotapplyingtosuch
importsmorefavourable conditions thanthosegoverningintra-Community trade;
WhereasCommunitystandardsfortradebetweenMemberStateshavenotyetbeen
fullyestablished,inparticular asregardsthecriteriaforentryina
herd-book;whereastheywillnotbesountilanumberofimplementing measures,
particularly thoseprovidedforinArticle6ofthesaidDirective,havebeen
adopted;whereasitisthereforelogicalthatprovision bemadefortheaforesaid
Article7tobeappliedasandwhenintra-Community measuresareintroduced,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
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Article 1
Article9ofDirective77/504/EECisherebyamendedtoreadasfollows: l
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"TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulationsandadministratis
provisionsnecessaryto:
;(a)complywiththisDirective,withtheexceptionofArticle7,by1January
1979atthelatest;
(b)complywithArticle7,asregardseachofthepointswhichitcovers,onthe
samedatesasthoseonwhichtheycomplywiththecorresponding provisions
applicableinintra-Community trade,andinparticularthedecisionsthat
areadoptedsuccessively pursuanttoArticle6,
andshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof."
Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
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