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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)497 final
Brussels,14September 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
onthenotification ofanimaldiseasewithintheCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0MC81)497final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Intra-Community tradeinlivecattleandpigs,freshmeatfromcattle,pigs,
-sheep,-goatsandsolipeds,freshpoultrymeat andmeatproductstakesplace
underthetermsofcertaindirectives dealingwiththoseareasoftrade™In
eaclvofthesedirectivesobligations areimposedoneachMemberStatetonotify
tootherMemberStateandtheCommission theappearance anddisappearance
ontheirterritories ofanimaldiseases*.Heretofore nodetailhasbeenlaid
downrelatingtothediseasestobereported,thefrequencyofthereportsor
.contentofthereportsandthesystemmustbeclarified ,,Thesetradingi'-
directivesalsogiveimportingMemberStatestherighttotakeappropriate
protective measures ifthereisariskofspreadofanimaldiseaseas
aresuitoftrade.
Itisthereforenecessarytomakeaproposalforadirectivelayingdownnotonly
thediseasestobereportedbutalsothefrequency andcontentsofthereports
includingthemethodsbywhichthereportshallbemade.
Implementation ofsuchadirectivewouldprovidetheuptodate,accurate
information,essentialtoMemberStatesinmakingrationaldecisionsinrelation
toriskofspreadofdiseasethroughintra-Community tradetherebypreventing
unreasonable interference withsuchtradeandessentialtotheCommission to.
fulfilitstaskunderCommunitylaw.
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Proposai
fora
CouncilDirective
notification ofanimaldiseasewithintheCommunity
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,..
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing tbeEuropeanEconomicCommunityandin
particulerArticle43thereof/
Havingregard*totheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereastheCommunityhasissuedregulations inrespectofthehealthrequirements
forintra-Community tradeinbovineanimalsandswine,freshmeat,freshpoultry
meatandmeatproducts,;
Whereas,theappearance orpresenceofcertaincontagious animaldiseasespresent
arisktotheCommunityherdnotablybytheirspreadasaresultoftrade;and
rapidandaccurateinformation isessentialfortheapplication ofthedifferent
protection measuresprovidedforinCommunityregulations ;
WhereasitisnecessaryforeachMemberStatetonotifyeachotherMemberState
andtheCommissionoftheoutbreakanddisappearance ofcertainanimaldiseases .
(1)onitsterritoryinaccordance withArticle9(2)ofCouncilDirective 64/432/EEC.
of26June1§64onanimalhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Community tradein
(2)bovineanimalsandswine,aslastamendedbyCouncilDirective 8Q/1274/EEC;
(3)Article7ofCouncilDirective 72/461/EECof12December 1972onhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinfreshmeat,aslastamendedbyCouncil
Directive80/1099/EEC;Article11ofCouncilDirective71/118/EE^of15February
1971dealingwithhealthproblemsaffectingtradeinfreshpoultrymeat,aslast
(6)amendedbyCouncilDirective80/216/EEC;andArticle7ofCouncilDirective
80/215/EECof22January1980onanimalhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Community
(8)tradeinmeatproducts,aslastamendedbyCouncilDirective80/1100/EEC;
(1)O.J.No121of29.7.1964,p.1977/64' V
(2)O.J.NoL325of1.12.1980,p.75
(3)O.J.NoL302of31.12.1972,p.24-
(4)O.J.NoL325of1.12.1980,p.14 / '>
(5)O.J.NoL55of8.3.1971,p.23
:6)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.8
•■7)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.4
<8)O.J.NoL325of1.12.1980,p.16

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Whereas,however,themethodofnotification anddiseasestobenotifiedrequire
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tobespecifically laiddownandinparticulartheregularupdatingofthe
diseasesituationineachMemberState;
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Whereas,theadaptationtotechnicalneeds,requiredasaresultofexperience
ofapplication ofthenotification procedure,shallbeadoptedfollowinga
procedureensuringclosecollaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE : ,-
Article 1'.
1.ThisDirectivereferstothenotification :
-ofoutbreaksofanyofthediseaseslistedinAnnexA,
■t-ofoutbreaksofanynewseriousnaturallytransmissible disease,
-ofremovalofrestrictions inrelationto-theterminaloutbreakofany
diseasesinAnnexAoranynewseriousnaturallytransmissible disease.
?.Itapplieswithoutprejudicetotheparticularprovisionsforinformation
inrespectoftheharmonisation oferadication and/orprophylaxis ofanimal
disease-
Article2
ForthepurposesofthisDirective :
(a)"holding"meansanyestablishment orplaceintheterritoryofaMemberState
whereanimalsareassembled,rearedorkept.
(b)"case"meansanyanimalorcarcaseinwhichanyofthediseaseslistedin
AnnexAhasbeenofficiallyconfirmed.
©fta©f©Pi©'<&reases*
(d)"primaryoutbreak"meansanoutbreaknotepi20otiologically linkedwitha
previousoutbreakinthesameregionofaMemberStateasdefinedinArticle2
ofCouncilDirective64/432/EECorthefirstoutbreakinadifferentregionof
thesflmeMemberState.

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Article 3
1.Each Member State shall notify directly totheCommission anddirectly to
each other Member State within 24hours :
-theprimary outbreak onitsterritory ofanyofthediseases inAnnex A,
-anyoutbreak ofanewserious naturally transmissible disease ,
-theremoval ofrestrictions from itsterritory inrelation totheterminal
outbreak ofanyofthediseases listed inAnnex .Aoranynewserious
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naturally transmissible disease ,,
2.Such notification shall bebytelex andshall provide theinformation required
byAnnex B.
3.InMie case ofclassical swine fever the information provided according to
C9)Council Directive 80/217/EEC of22January -1980 introducing Community
y
measures forthecqntrol ofclassical swine fever aslast amended byCouncil
Directive 80/1274 /EEC^^ will beconsidered tobesufficient .
Article 4
"•Each Member State shall notify directly totheCommission onthe first working
day ofeach week the secondary outbreaks onits -'territory ofany ofthe
diseases listed inAnnex A,This notification shall refer totheweek ending
atmidnight ontheSunday prior tothenotification .TheCommission shall
correlate this information andtransmit a-composite notification tothe
veterinary headquarters ofeach Member State ,
2.The receipt ofnoinformation bytheCommission shall beconsidered tomean
that nosecondary outbreaks have occurred during theperiod under report .
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3,Allsuch notifications shall bebytelex andshall contain the information
required byAnnex B,
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Article 5
1,According totheprocedure laid down inArticle 6andbefore thedate of
implementation ofthis Directive thecodified form shall beestablished by
which theinformation contained inAnnex Bshall betransmitted ,
2,According tothesame procedure itmaybedecided :
-tosupplement oramend Annex Aand/orAnnex B,
-that notwithstanding theprovisions ofArticle 4andtaking account ofthe
diseaseoconcerned andtheparticular epizootiological development ,the
frequency ,content andscope ofthenotification maybetemporarily modified ,
(9)O.J. NoL47of21.2,1980 ,p,11
10)O.J. NoL375of31,12,1980 ,p,75,

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Article6
1.WheretheprocedureLaiddowninthisArticleistobeused,mattersshall
withoutdelaybereferredbytheChairman,eitheronhisowninitiativeor
attherequestofaMemberState,totheStandingVeterinary Committee
(hereinafter calledthe•Committee.' )setupbytheCouncilDecisionof15
October1968.
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedas
providedinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3.Therepresentative oftheCommission shallsubmitadraftofthemeasures
tobeadopted."TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsopiniononsuchmeasures
withintwodays.Opinionsshallbedelivered byamajorityof45votes.
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4.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresandshallapplythemimmediately
wheretheyareinaccordance withtheopinionoftheCommittee.Where
theyarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteeorifno
opinionisdelivered,theCommissionshallwithoutdelayproposetothe
Councilthemeasurestobeadopted.TheCouncilshalladoptthemeasures
byaqualifiedmajority.
Ifwithin -15daysfromthedateonwhichtheproposalwassubmittedtoit,
theCouncilhasnotadoptedanymeasures,theCommissionshalladoptthe
proposedmeasuresandapplythemimmediately,savewheretheCouncilhas
decidedbyasimplemajorityagainstthosemeasures.
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Article7
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MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisions necessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveon1January1982and
immediately informtheCommission thereof.
Article8
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
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ANNEX A
FOOTANDMOUTHDISEASE.
RINDERPEST (CATTLEPLAQUE).
CONTAGIOUSBOVINEPLEUROPNEUMONIA .
BLUETONGUE .
SWINEVESICULAR DISEASE.
CLASSICAL SWINEFEVER*
AFRICAN SWINEFEVER.
TESCHENDISEASE(CONTAGIOUS SWINEPARALYSIS )
VESICULAR STOMATITIS.
FOWLPLAQUE.
NEWCASTLE DISEASE.

ANNEXB
1.Information requiredbyArticle3inrelationtoprimaryoutbreaksofdiseases
I
inAnnexAandoutbreaksofanynewseriousinfectiousorcontagious disease:
1.Dateofdispatch.
2.Timeofdispatch.
3.NameofMemberState.
4.(a)Nameofdisease.
(b)Typeofvirusifappropriate.
5.Dateofconfirmation .
6.Geographical location.
7.Numberofsusceptible animalsonpremises(a)cattle,(b)pigs,(c)sheep,
<d)goats,(e)poultry.
8.Numberofstockslaughtered (a)cattle,(b)pigs,(c)sheep,(d)goats,
(e)poultry.
9.Numberofcarcasesdestroyed :(a)cattle,(b)pigs,Cc)sheep,(d)goats,
- <e)poultry.
2.Information requiredbyArticle4inrelationtosecondaryoutbreaksof
diseasesinAnnexA:
1.Dateofdispatch.
2.TimeofDispatch.
3.NameofMemberState.
4.Foreachdiseasenotified : <
(a)Nameofdisease.
Cb)Numberofoutbreaks.
(c)Nameofdisease.
-(d)Numberofoutbreaks.
3.InformationrequiredbyArticle3inrelationtOfremovalofrestrictions ina
MemberStateinrelationtooutbreaksofdiseaseslistedinAnnexA:
1.Dateofdispatch. ,
2.Timeofdispatch. »
3.NameofMemberState. .
4.Nameofdisease.
5.Dateofremovalofrestrictions :