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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 77/97/EEC on the financing by the 
Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health 
COM(84) 662 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 29 November 1984) 
(84/C 327/03) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Decision 77/97/EEC ('), as last 
amended by Decision 81/477/EEC (2), has laid down 
as an initial step certain actions to be applied in the 
case of outbreaks of defined exotic diseases including 
exotic foot-and-mouth disease; 
Whereas the Council, by Directive . . . has already 
adopted measures for the control of foot-and-mouth 
disease by stamping out; 
Whereas the rapid and strict application of these new 
measures will avert the spread of the disease and 
increase the guarantees in trade, thereby facilitating 
the dismantling of trade barriers; 
Whereas it is therefore desirable that the Community 
should participate in financing the implementation of 
these new emergency measures; 
Whereas Community financial aid should be limited 
to the first 20 outbreaks that occur in the first 30 days 
in any one, single epizootic of non-exotic foot-and-
mouth disease in any one Member State and or to 
(') OJNoL26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 78. 
(2) OJNoL 186, 8.7. 1981, p. 22. vaccinations that are performed in the first 40 days of 
this epizootic, because the severity and rapidity of 
action taken in the initial phase will determine the 
extent of subsequent developments; 
Whereas the Community must be in a position to 
ascertain that the provisions adopted by Member 
States for the implementation of those measures will 
contribute towards achievement of the objectives 
thereof; whereas, to this end, provision should be 
made for a procedure establishing close cooperation 
between Member States and the Commission within 
the Standing Veterinary Committee, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Decision 77/97/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 1 is amended as follows: 
(a) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, 'and non-
exotic' is added between 'exotic' and 'foot'; 
(b) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the first 
indent is replaced by the following: 
'— the slaughter of animals of susceptible 
species which are afflicted or infected or 
suspected of being so, and their des­
truction in cases where the disease 
involved is transmissible by meat,'; 
(c) in paragraph 3, first indent, the following is 
added: 
'However, in the case of outbreaks of 
non-exotic foot-and-mouth disease, the 
Community's financial contribution shall be 
limited to the first 20 outbreaks that occur in 
the first 30 days in any one Member State, 
following official confirmation of the first 
outbreak.'; 
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(d) in paragraph 3, second indent, the following is 
added: 
'However, in the case of outbreaks of 
non-exotic foot-and-mouth disease, the 
Community's financial contribution shall be 
limited to vaccination carried out during the 
first 40 days following official confirmation of 
the first outbreak.'; 
(e) in paragraph 4 the last sentence is deleted; 
(f) a new paragraph 5 is added as follows: 
'5. Whether or not an outbreak of foot-and-
mouth disease is to be considered as exotic or 
non-exotic shall be decided in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 5 following 
laboratory investigations using as guidelines 
the type and subtype of the causative virus and 
indications as to whether the current vaccines 
in general use in the Community would 
protect against it.' 'Article 4a 
The Commission shall make on-the-spot checks to 
verify from a veterinary viewpoint whether the 
emergency measures are being applied. Member 
States shall take the necessary steps to facilitate 
these checks and shall in particular ensure that the 
experts are supplied at their request with all infor­
mation and documentation needed for assessing 
the execution of the emergency measures. 
The provisions for implementing this Article, 
especially as regards the frequency and method of 
carrying out the checks referred to in the first 
paragraph, the rules governing the appointment of 
official veterinarians and the procedure which they 
must follow when drawing up their report, shall be 
laid down in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 5.' 
Article 2 
2. A new Article 4a is inserted as follows: This Decision is addressed to the Member States.