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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(78)598 final
Brussels ,liNovember 1978
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yPROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
authorizing theItalian Republic topostpone
thenotification and Implementation ofIts
national plans fortheaccelerated eradication
ofbrucellosis and tuberculosis incattle
(Submitted "bytheCommission totheCouncil )
CCM(78 )598final

Explanatory Memorandum
CouncilDirective 77/391/EEC,assupplemented byDirective 78/52/EEC,
introduced Communitymeasuresfortheeradication ofbrucellosis,tuberculosi
andleucosisincattle,whichtaketheformoftheestablishment and
application ofnationaleradication plansinMemberStatesinwhichcattle
areinfected.
Plansfortheeradication ofbrucellosis ortuberculosis mustnormallybe
.appliedbythedatefixedbytheCommissioninitsapprovaldecisionandin
anycasebefore31December1978.
Italy,whichisinvolvedintheeradication ofbrucellosis andtuberculosis ,
hasofficially lirformedtheCommissionthatthedrawingupoftheseplanshas
metwithmajorlegalandadministrative obstaclesconcernedwiththecomplex
procedurefortheadoptionoflegislation inItaly,particularly wherethe
regionalauthorities havetobeinvolved.Italyhastherefore askedforthe
dateofimplementation ofitsnationalplanstobepostponed byoneyear.
Theimportance oftheeradication measures,whichhelpprotectcattle,and
reducetechnicalobstaclestointra-Community trade,maketheirapplication,
evenifdelayed,essential.Forthisreason,theaimofthisproposalis
toextendbyoneyearthedeadlinesforintroducing andcompleting the
Community measuresinItaly.

FRCT'UML ACeuncHOirectiv*
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authorizing theItalianRepublictopostponethenotification endimplementation
ofitsnationalplansfortheaccelerated eradication ofbrucellosis and
tuberculosis incattle*
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
*
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereasArticles 2and3ofCouncilDirective 77/391/EECof17May1977
introducing Community measuresfortheeradication ofbrucellosis,tuberculosis
(1)andleucosisincattleprovidethatMemberStatesinwhichcattleare
infectedwithbrucellosisortuberculosisaretodrawup/ptc&Sn$&raccelerating
theeradication ofthesediseases;whereasArticle9(1)ofthat'Directive
stipulatesthat-MemberStatesaretoforwardtheseplanstotheCommissionprior
totheirimplementation andnotlaterthan31March1978;
Whereas,however,theItalianRepublichasofficially informedtheCommission'
thatitismeetingconsiderable difficulties indrawingupitsnational
eradication plans,whichwilltherefore bedelayed;
Whereasitis.desirable andinaccordance withtheaimsoftheabovementioned
Directivethatthedeadlinesforthepreparation ofnationaleradication plans
bytheItalianRepublicandfortheircommunication totheCommission shouldbe
extendedforaslongasisnecessarytoensureeffectiveimplementation ;
(1)0.J.NoL145,13.6.1977,p.44

Whereas Article 29(2 )and (3)ofCouncil directive 78/52/EEC (l)
stipulates that thethree-year period ofexecution prpvided for inArticle 6(1 )
ofDirective 77/391/EEC forimplementation ofnational pans foreradication
ofbrucellosis andtuberculosis istobegin notlater than 31December 1978
and ' -istoberestricted toslaughterings carried outbefore
1January 1982 ;
Whereas ,ifthedeadline fornotifying theeradication pi.:Inssubmitted bythe
Italian Republic isextended ,then ,toensure full effectiveness ofthemeasures ,
thedeadline fortheentry into force ofthese plans andthedeadline for
•slaughterings qualifying forCommunity finance should beextended byamaximum
ofone year ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS .DIRECTIVE :
Artifcle 1
Byway ofderogation from Article 9(1)ofDirective 77/391/EEC,theItalian
m
Republic shall forward totheCommission theplans provided for inArticles 2
and 3ofthat Regulation prior totheir implementation andnot later than
31March 1979 .
Article 2
1.Bywayofderogation from Article 29(2 )ofDirective 78/52/EEC,theItalian
Republic ,shall bring into force the laws ,regulations andadministrative
provisions necessary forimplementation ofnational plans foraccelerated
eradication adopted inaccordance with Article 9(2 )ofDirective 77/391/EEC
onthedate laid down bytheCommission inits r-'Jsion approving theplans ,
%
and not later than 31December 1979 ,
2.8ywayofderogation from Article 29(3 )ofDirective 78/52/EEC,thethree-year
period ofexecution provided forinArticle 6(1)ofDirective 77/391/EECshall
run,fortheItalian Republic ,from thedate laid down bytheCommission
pursuant toparagraph 1.However ,Community finance shall inallcases be
restricted toslaughterings carr^dd' outbefore 1January 1983 .
--0.J.NoL.15 ,19.1.1978 ,p.34

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