9.1.88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 5/5 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending for the fifth time Directive 74/651/EEC on the tax 
reliefs to be allowed on the importation of goods in small consignments of a non-commercial 
character within the Community 
COM(87) 583 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 1 December 1987) 
(88/C5/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Article 1 (4), of Council Directive 74/651/ 
EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 85/349/EEC (2), 
provides that every two years, and for the first time on 
31 October 1987 at the latest, the Council, acting in 
accordance with the procedures laid down by the Treaty 
in the matter, is to adjust the amounts of the reliefs 
referred to in paragraphs 2 and 2a of that Article in 
order to maintain real value; 
Whereas, according to the survey conducted by the 
Commission, the weighted average increase in the price 
(') OJ No L 354, 30. 12. 1974, p. 57. 
(2) OJNo L 183, 16. 7. 1985, p. 27. index for the Member States is 6,8 % for the period 
1 October 1985 to 30 September 1987; 
Whereas the resulting amounts should be rounded off, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Article 1 of Directive 74/651/EEC is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(a) in paragraph 2(d), '100 ECU' is replaced by '110 
ECU'; 
(b) in paragraph 2a, '77 ECU' is replaced by '85 ECU'. 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures-
necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 
1 November 1987. 
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the 
provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 64/432/EEC and revoking Directive 
80/1102/EEC as regards the arrangements in relation to enzootic bovine leukosis 
COM(87) 594 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 December 1987) 
(88/C 5/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 
1964 on animal health measures affecting intra-
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Community trade in bovine animals and swine (*), as last 
amended by Directive 87/489/EEC (2), lays down 
common health guarantees as applicable to bovine 
animals intended for intra-Community trade; whereas 
that Directive has been amended by Directives 80/1102/ 
EEC (3) and 85/571/EEC (4) in respect, of enzootic 
bovine leukosis; 
Whereas Article 8 (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC provides 
for the recognition of Member States able to give 
adequate guarantees as regards enzootic bovine leukosis; 
whereas, by Commission Decision 85/445/EEC of 31 
July 1985 concerning certain animal health measures 
with regard to bovine leukosis (5), certain Member States 
were so recognised; whereas these Member States should 
continue to be so recognised, but it is also necessary to 
establish the conditions for the recognition of other 
Member States; 
Whereas it is necessary to consolidate the legislation 
applicable to trade and to take cognizance of the 
favourable developing situation in relation to the disease 
and to implement further rules designed to govern trade 
for a period of four years; whereas these rules must be 
reviewed, however, in the light of the measures necessary 
for the completion of the internal market; 
Whereas Directive 80/1102/EEC required Member 
States to implement a minimal eradication programme, 
where necessary; whereas the requirements laid down 
therein form the basis of criteria necessary for the 
provision of guarantees for intra-Community trade, 
which requirements should therefore form part of 
Directive 64/432/EEC; whereas therefore Directive 
80/1102/EEC can be repealed; 
Whereas it is desirable that highly valuable pure-bred 
bovines, as defined in Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 
25 July 1977 concerning pure-bred bovine breeding 
animals (6) that are traded should originate in enzootic 
bovine leukosis-free herds; 
Whereas it is necessary that bovines for breeding or 
production that are intended for combining with disease-
free herds should also originate in one if they are traded; 
Whereas special health guarantees should be applicable 
for certain categories of bovines intended for breeding or 
production to reduce the risk of spread of enzootic 
(') OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. 
(2) OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987, p. 28. 
(3) OJ No L 325', 1. 12. 1980, p. 18. 
(4) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 12. 
O OJ No L 260, 2. 10. 1985, p. 18. 
(*) OJ No L 206, 12. 8. 1977, p. 8. bovine leukosis when these animals are entered into 
intra-Community trade; whereas a system has been set 
up, on a Member State or regional basis, to dispense 
with individual animal and herd tests which are some of 
these health guarantees, should the disease situation 
warrant it; 
Whereas it is necessary to include new tests in 
Community legislation; 
Whereas these rules will facilitate the free movement of 
bovine animals in the Community, and therefore increase 
their value and productivity while reducing the risk of 
spread of disease, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 64/432/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. In Article 3 (2), point (j) is deleted. 
2. In Article 3 (3), point (d) is deleted. 
3. The following Article 4c is inserted: 
'Article 4c 
A. 1. As regards guarantees which are to be required 
in respect of enzootic bovine leukosis for 
certain categories of bovine animals intended 
for intra-Community trade, the following rules 
shall apply: 
(a) Bovine animals intended for breeding and 
production must: 
(i) where they are over 12 months of age, 
have reacted negatively to a serological 
test carried out in accordance with 
Annex G during the 30 days before 
they are loaded, 
(ii) come from a herd in which no facts 
have been brought to the notice of the 
official veterinarian which would lead 
him to conclude that a case of 
enzootic bovine leukosis has occurred 
within the three preceding years, and 
(iii) come from a herd, the owner of which 
has declared that he has no knowledge 
of such facts and has further declared 
in writing that the animal or animals 
intended for intra-Community trade 
have either been born and reared in 
the said herd or have remained an 
integral part of it for the previous 12 
months. 
(b) Pure-bred breeding bovine animals, as 
defined in Article 1 of Directive 77/504/ 
EEC, which are intended solely for repro­
ductive purposes and are highly valuable, 
must satisfy the conditions of paragraph (a) 
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above, and must also have been born and 
reared in a herd in which all the animals 
more than 24 months of age at the date of 
the test have in the previous 24 months 
reacted negatively to a serological test 
carried out in accordance with Annex G. 
(c) The additional guarantee mentioned in 
paragraph (b) above may also be required 
for bovine animals for breeding and 
production by Member States which are 
applying a compulsory programme for the 
eradication of enzootic bovine leukosis, 
providing that the said bovines are intended 
for combining with bovine herds all of 
whose animals above 24 months of age 
have undergone at least one serological test 
in accordance with Annex G in the 
preceding 24 months. 
2. The individual animal test provided for in 
paragraph 1 (a) (i) above shall not be required 
if the bovine animals themselves: 
(a) come from a herd which fulfils the 
guarantees mentioned in paragraphs 1 (a) 
(ii) and (iii) which has been tested in 
accordance with 1 (b) above, or 
(b) are male bovine animals or bullocks less 
than 30 months of age intended for meat 
production, provided that such animals are 
identified by a special mark when they are 
loaded and that the Member State of 
destination takes all measures to prevent 
contamination of indigenous herds. 
3. Countries of destination may grant to one or 
more exporting countries general authorization 
or authorizations restricted to specific cases for 
the introduction into their territory of female 
bovine animals less than 30 months of age 
intended for meat production which have not 
been subject to a serological test, provided that 
such animals are identified by a special mark 
when they are loaded and that Member States 
of destination take all measures to prevent 
contamination of indigenous herds. 
4. The requirement to carry out serological testing 
on individual bovines that are intended for 
intra-Community trade and on their herds of 
origin, as required by paragraph 1 (a) (i) and 
(b), in an exporting Member State or region of 
a Member State will be dispensed with provided 
it is justified on the basis of demonstrating an 
absence of enzootic bovine leukosis or that the 
prevalence of this disease is insignificant. Justi­
fication shall be based on the following: the national herd over two years of age 
must have reacted negatively to a test 
carried out in accordance with Annex G; 
(b) a tumour notification, identification and 
classification system must have dem­
onstrated that no lymphatic tumour was 
caused by infection with Bovine Leukaemia 
virus during the previous 12 months 
(sampling procedures must be carried out 
on at least one lymphatic tumour per 
300 000 head of live cattle in the Member 
State or region); if, during the course of 
such testing, an animal is found to be 
affected with a leukotic tumour and the 
diagnosis of enzootic bovine leukosis is 
confirmed, the infected animals must be 
removed for slaughter under the 
supervision of the veterinary authorities. 
The herd must remain under official 
control until such time as it has shown a 
negative reaction to at least three tests 
carried out at six-monthly intervals on all 
cattle over 24 months of age and in 
accordance with the requirements of Annex 
G in a laboratory directly supervised by a 
laboratory mentioned in Annex C. 
5. Member States availing themselves of the 
possibility to dispense with individual animal 
and herd tests as provided for in paragraph 4 
above, shall submit to the Commission full 
details of the results which form the basis of 
such justification. 
Furthermore, not later than 30 June, the 
Member State shall provide evidence to the 
Commission on an annual basis that: 
(a) during the preceeding 12 months, a random 
sample of at least 10 % of the bovines in 
the national herd over two years of age 
have reacted negatively to a test carried out 
in accordance with Annex G; 
(b) the conditions of paragraph (4) (b) 
continue to be fulfilled. 
6. The Commission shall inform the other 
Member States when it considers that a 
Member State has fulfilled the requirements of 
paragraph 4 or 5 above. 
B. This Article shall apply until 31 December 1991. 
The Commission shall submit to the Council 
before 31 December 1990 proposals concerning 
the definitive arrangements for the completion of 
the internal market in respect of enzootic bovine 
leukosis. 
(a) over a period of two years a random 
sample of at least 20 % of the bovines in The Council shall take a decision on these 
proposals before 1 July 1991.' 
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4. In Article 7 (1), point G is deleted. 
5. In Article 8 (2), the last subparagraph is deleted. 
6. Article 8a is deleted. 
7. In Model I of Annex F: 
(a) in the third indent of paragraph V (c), the figure 
'12' is replaced by the figure '24'; 
(b) footnote 12 is replaced as follows: 
'(12) These conditions are only required in the 
case of pure-bred breeding animals which 
are intended solely for reproduction 
purposes and which are highly valuable, or 
where the animals themselves are intended 
for combining with bovine herds all of 
whose animals above 24 months of age have 
undergone at least one serological test in a 
Member State applying a compulsory 
eradication programme.' 
8. The following shall be added to Annex G: 
'C. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for 
enzootic bovine leukosis 
1. For the ELISA method, the materials and 
reagents to be used are as follows: 
(a) Solid phase microplates, cuvettes or any 
other solid phase. 
(b) The antigen is fixed to the solid phase with 
or without the aid of polyclonal or 
monoclonal catching antibodies. If antigen 
is coated directly to the solid phase all test 
samples giving positive reactions have to be 
retested against control antigen. The 
control antigen should be identical to the 
antigen except for the BLV antigens. If 
catching antibodies are coated to the solid 
phase the antibodies must not react to 
other antigens other than BLV antigens. 
(c) The biological fluid to be tested (serum or 
milk). 
(d) A positive and negative control. (e) Conjugate 
globulin 
conjugated 
globulin 
conjugated. 
(f) Avidin — — an antibovine 
biotinylated or 
or an anti-BLV 
biotinylated or lmmuno-
enzyme 
immuno-
enzyme 
enzyme fo r assays using 
biotynilated immunoglobulin preparations. 
(g) A substrate adapted to the enzyme used. 
(h) A stopping solution. 
(i) Buffered solutions for the dilution of the 
test samples for preparations of the 
reagents and for washing. 
(j) A reading system with appropriate filters 
corresponding to the substrate used. 
2. Standardization and sensitivity of test 
The sensitivity of the ELISA assay used must 
be of such a level that E4 serum is scored 
positive when diluted 10 times (serum samples) 
or 250 times (milk samples) more than the 
dilution obtained of individual samples when 
these are included in pools. 
In assays where samples (serum and milk) are 
tested individually E4 serum diluted 1 to 10 (in 
negative serum) or 1 to 250 (in negative milk) 
must be scored positive when tested in the 
same assay dilution as used for the individual 
test samples. 
The E4 serum will be supplied by the National 
Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen. 
Article 2 
Directive 80/1102/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Article 3 
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply 
with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988. They 
shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.