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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)207 final.
Brussels,5Hay1980.
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 64/432/EECwithregardtoswinevesiculardiseaseand
swinefever
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 72/461/EECwithregardtoswinevesiculardiseaseand
swinefever
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 80/215/EECwithregardtoswinevesiculardiseaseand
classical swinefever
Proposalfora^
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
prolongingcertainderogations grantedtoDenmark;'IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdominrespectofswinefever,- :
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC80)207final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.SwinefeverisaseriousmenacetopigfarmingintheCommunity.Todeal
withittheCommissionisproposingtotheCouncilasystematiceradication
programme.
Theexistenceofthediseasehasatthepresenttimecertainconsequences for
.intra-Community trade.
Withregardtotradeinlivepigs,pigmeatandpigmeatproductsderogations
■havebeengrantedtothethreenewMemberStatessincetheiraccessionwith
aviewtoenablingthemtomaintainnational >legislationrelatingtoprotection
againstswinefeverwhichforthemostparttakestheformofprohibitions .
Thesedérogationsexpireon30June1980.
Thederogations shouldbereplacedhenceforthbyaCommunitysystemenabling
tradetotakeplacewhileavoidinganyriskofcontamination byauthorizing
theMemberStateswhicharefreefromclassicalswinefeveranddonotpractise
vaccination totakeadditionalmeasuresrelatingtotheoriginoftheanimals
whichtheyimport.Theseanimalsshouldcomeforexamplefromaregionfree
fromswinefeverwherevaccination hasbeenstopped.
Theserulesshouldapplyafteranecessaryelapseoftime,3months,toallow
fortheirtransposition intonationallaw,duringthisperiodof^monthsthe
currentderogationsshallcontinueto.apply.Theserulesshallcontinueto
applyforthedurationoftheeradication programmesensuringthesuccessof
thelatter. >
2.SwinevesiculardiseaseisacontagiousdiseasewhichwasdetectedonCommunity
territoryin1973.Thisdiseaseisofparticularimportanceinthatitsfirst
symptomsareidenticaltothoseoffoot-and-mouthdisease.Althoughthecause
ofthediseaseisrelativelybenignanditismuchlesscontagious,itis
indispensable thatstringentsafeguardsbeenforceduntilalaboratory
!
diagnosishasshownwhichofthetwodiseasesisinvolved.Forthatreasonthe
CommissionunderthesafeguardclausesoftheDirectives ,inforceatthetime
had,byDecision73/55/EECof26February1973,introducedadditionalsafeguards
inconnectionwithintra-Community tradeoflivepigsandpigmeat.Inviewof
thefactthatswinevesiculardiseasecontinuestoexistincertainpartsof
theCommunityitisnecessary,aswasemphasizedbytheCouncilwhenon22
January1980itadoptedDirective80/215/EEConanimalhealthproblemsaffecting
intra-Community tradeinmeatproducts,tointroducerelevantsafeguardsinto
.<•Community-legislation onapermanentbasis..j,i

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Thesesafeguards donotdifferfromthoseexistingatpresentexceptonone
pointwithregardtomeatproducts;inthecaseoftheseproductsthevirus
isdestroyedonlybyheatandaccountshouldbetakenofthisintrade.
3.TheCommissionisthusproposingthattheCouncilshouldmaketheabove-
mentionedamendmentsinDirectives 64/432/EEC,78/461/EECand80/215/EEC
onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinlivecattleandswine,
freshmeatandmeatproducts/,whilstatthesametimeprolongingcertain
derogationsrelatingtoswinefeverforaperiodof3monthswhichalready
havebeengrantedtoDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom*

TECHNICAL DATACONCERNING SWINEVESICULAR DISEASE
Problemsarisinginintra-Commurnty tradeinLivepigs,freshpigmeatand
• pigmeat-based products •
I.CurrentstateofCommunityLegislation ,.
CommissionDecision73/53/EECof26February1973specifiesthatMemberStates
inwhichtherehasbeenanoutbreakofswinevesiculardiseaseshouldprovide
guaranteesinrespectoflivepigsandpigmeatdespatched fromtheirterritories
whichareidenticaltothoseestablishedforfoot-and-mouthdiseasebyDirective
64/432/EECandinparticularArticles2(i),3(2)(b)and(2)(c)(i)Cii).
Itshouldbepointedout,althoughthisdoesnotreducethescopeoftheDecision,
thatasregardsliveanimalstheformwhichtheguaranteesshouldtakeisnot
specified.Nomentionismadeoftheissueofaspecialcertificate orthe
appropriate amendmentoftheverycompletecertificates annexedtoDirective
64/432/EEC.
Withregardtofreshpigmeat,undertheprovisionsofDirective72/461/EEC
relatingtofoot-and-mouthdisease,theCommunitystampmustnotbeaffixedto
meatobtainedfromanimalswhichdonotsatisfytheconditionsrequiredfortrade
inanimals .forslaughter.
II.Guaranteesofferedwithregardtoswinevesiculardiseaseinintra-Community
tradebyapplyingtheguaranteesestablishedforfoot-and-mouthdisease.
ι
A.Breedingorproductivepigs:
Thepigsmustcomefromaholding: '
-onwhichnocaseofswinevesiculardiseasehasbeenrecordedforatleast
threemonths;
-aroundwhichnocaseofswinevesiculardiseasehasbeenrecordedwithin
aradiusof10kmforatleast30days.
B.Pigsforslaughter : ~
Thepigsmustcomefromaholdingwhichisnotsubjecttoanyprohibition
measuresonaccountofanoutbreakofswinevesiculardisease.%

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Theprohibitionmeasuresrelatetotheholdingonwhichswinevesiculardisease
hasbeendetectedandtoholdingssituatedwithinaradiusof2kmfromthe
infectedholding.
Thesemeasuresarelifted:
-inthecaseofaninfectedholding:
30daysfollowingthedetectionofthelastcaseofthediseasewhenallthe
pigshavenotbeenslaughtered.
-inthecaseofholdingssituatedintheprotectionzone2kminradius:
either15daysfollowingtheslaughterofallthepigsandthedisinfection
oftheinfectedholding,
or30daysfollowingthedetectionofthelastcaseofthediseaseonthe
infectedholding.
Thismeansthatpigsforslaughtermustcomefromaholding:
thathasbeenfreefromswinevesiculardiseaseforatleast30daysandis
situatedmorethan2kmfromanyholdingonwhichswinevesiculardiseasehas
beendetectedlessthan30dayspreviouslyorlessthan15daysifallthepigs
onthisholdinghavebeenslaughtered andthepremisesdisinfected .
eC.Freshmeat:
FreshmeatcanonlyreceivetheCommunitystampandthusbeadmittedto
intra-Community tradeifthepigsfromwhichitwasobtainedsatisfiedthe
conditionsrelatingtointra-Community tradeinpigsforslaughter (conditions
setoutunderB).
0.Meatproducts:
AlthoughCommissionDecision73/53/EECdoesnotmentionpig-meat-products,
guaranteesidenticaltothoseprovidedforfreshmeataregrantedinrespect
ofthem.Meatproductsmustbepreparedfrommeatsuitableforintra-Community
tradeinfreshmeatandthusmustsatisfytheconditionssetoutunderB.

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However,bywayofderogationfromthisprinciple,pigmeatobtainedfrom
animalscomingfromholdingssubjecttoprohibition measuresonaccountof
anoutbreakofswinevesiculardiseaseandcarryingthecrossedCommunity
stampcanbeusedforthepreparationofcertainpigmeatproductswhichduring
preparation undergoatreatmentsuchastodestroythediseasevirus.
Thesetreatmentsareasfollows:
(a)heattreatment :
-eithertreatmentinahermetically sealedcontainerofwhichtheFc'
valueisequalorexceeds3,
-orheattreatmentdetermining atemperatureatthecentreof70°C.
Cb)longmaturingtreatment :
naturalfermentation andmaturingfor9monthsatleastfordebonedhams
ofaweightnotlessthan5.5kghavinganaWvaluenotexceeding0.93and
apHnotexceeding6.
, '
III.Valueoftheguaranteesprovided
Theguaranteeswhichhavebeeninforcefor7yearshavegivencomplete
satisfaction andseemadequateforliveanimals,freshmeatandmeatproducts.
Thefactthatthefirstsymptomsofswinevesiculardiseaseareidenticalto
thoseoffoot-and-mouthdiseaseisagoodreasonfortakingallthemeasures
relatingtothelatterdisease.Oncethedifferentdiagnosisisestablished,_
itisacceptedthattheanalogywithfoot-and-mouthdiseasecannotbemaintained
becauseswinevesiculardiseaseislesscontagiousandhasalowmorbidityrate
andisthuslessdangerousthanfoot-and-mouthdisease.
Itshouldbenoted,however,thattheswinevesiculardiseasevirusismore
resistantthanthefoot-and-mouthvirus.Thischaracteristic isofsome
importancewithregardtomeatproducts,thetreatmentofwhichmustensure
destructionofthediseasevirusthatmaybepresentinthefreshmeat,in
particular meatbearingthecrossedstamp.

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TheresistanceoftheswinevesiculardiseasevirustopHvariationsis
particularly remarkablesinceitsurvivesvariationsrangingfrom2to10,
therebyresistingbothacidification andbasification ofthemedium.As.a
result,acidification ofthemeatfollowingmaturingdoesnotdestroythe
swinevesiculardiseasevirusasitdoesthefoot-and-mouthvirus.Accordingly
inthecaseofswinevesiculardisease,onlyheattreatmentshouldbeaccepted
asguaranteeing sterilization ofmeatproductsintendedforintra-Community
trade.
IV.Conclusion
ν
Fromthepracticalandtechnicalaspects,itdoesnotappearnecessarytoamend
therulesapplicableatpresenttoswinevesiculardiseaseinintra-Community
tradeinlivepigsandfreshpigmeat.Withregardtomeatproductsitshould
bepointedoutthatdestruction oftheviruscanbeguaranteedonlybyheat
treatmentandthederogationinArticle4oftheDirectiveonhealth
requirements formeatproductsshouldnotbeapplicabletoproductshaving
undergonenaturalfermentation andmaturingforatleastninemonths.
Consequently inordertoclarifyandmaintaintheprovisionsofCommission
Decision73/53/EECtherelevantamendments shouldbemadetothedirectives
concerned.

Proposalfora
CouncilDirective
amendingDirective64/432/EECwithregardtoswinevesicular
diseaseandswinefever
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,- -
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
1.-...... ;2WhereasCouncilDirective64/432/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective80/219/EEC
laysdownthehealthrequirements whichmustbefulfilledbylivecattleand
swineintendedforintra-Community trade;
WhereastheexistenceofswinevesiculardiseaseintheCommunityrepresents
adangerforCommunitypigs;whereas,accordingly,stepsshouldbetakento
ensurethatthediseaseisnotspread;
Whereas,moreover,thepersistence ofclassicalswinefeverincertainparts
oftheCommunityrepresents adangerforthepigsoftheMemberStateswhich
arefreefromthedisease;whereas,accordingly,untilsuchtimeasclassical
swinefeverhasbeeneliminatedintheregionswhereitstillexists,the
MemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtotakeadditional measureswithaviewto~
preventing anycontamination inthecourseoftrade;
a
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE : .
Article 1
Directive64/432/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle2(j)(ii),thewords"swinevesiculardisease"areinsertedbetween
thewords"swinefever"and"orcontagiousswineparalysis".
10JNoL121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64
20JNoL47,21.2.1980,p.25

InArticle3(2):
(a)at(b)thewords"swinevesiculardiseaseareinsertedbetweenthewords
"swinefever"and"contagiousswineparalysis".
(b)at(i)under(b)thewords"swinevesiculardisease"areinsertedbetween
"swinefever"and"foot-and-mouthdisease".
ThefollowingArticle4cisinserted:
"Article4c
MemberStatesthathavebeenfreefromswinefeverformorethanoneyear
anddonotpractisevaccination may,subjecttocompliancewiththegeneral
rulesoftheTreaty,imposethefollowingconditions ontheintroduction of
swineintotheirterritoryuntil31December1985:
(a)pigscoveredbythisDirectivemusthavebeenkept,duringthethreemonths
precedingtheirshipmentorsincetheirbirthiftheyarelessthanthree
monthsold,inaholdingsituatedinapartoftheterritoryofthe
2consigningcountry,suchparttohaveanareaofatleast4:000kmand
consistofaregionorseveraladjacentregionsinwhich:
-swinefeverhasnotbeendetectedforatleastoneyear;
-vaccinationagainstswinefeverhasnotbeenpractisedforatLeast
oneyear;
(b)breedingorproductivepigsmusthavegivenanegativereactiontoatest
forantibodyinducedbyswinefevermade,inaccordancewithAnnex1(c)of
Directive80/217/EEC,within10daysprecedingembarkation".
InAnnexEparagraph(b),thefifthindentisdeletedandthefollowingthree
indentsadded:
"-swinefever
-swinetfffsiculardisease
-Africanswinefever."
Inthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraphV(d)ofFormIIIinAnnexF,thewords
"swinevesiculardisease"areinsertedbetween"swinefever"and"and
contagiousparalysis".

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Article2
MemberStatesshallbringIntoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveon^November1980andshall
forthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, - FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfora
CouncilDirective
amendingDirective 72/461/EECwithregardtoswinevesiculardisease
andswinefever
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticlesA3and100thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee;
1 ...... . 2\WhereasCouncilDirective 72/461/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective 80/213/EEC,
tlaysdownthehealthrequirements whichmustbefulfilledbyanimalsfromwhich
meatisobtained;
WhereastheexistenceofthevesiculardiseaseintheCommunityrepresents a
dangerforCommunitypigs;whereas,accordingly,stepsshouldbetakento
ensurethatthediseaseisnotspreadinthecourseoftradeinfreshpigmeat;
Whereas,moreover,thepersistence ofclassicalswinefeverincertainparts
oftheCommunityrepresents adangerforthepigsoftheMemberStateswhichare
freefromthedisease;whereas,accordingly,untilsuchtimeasswinefeverhas
beeneliminatedinregionswhereitstillexists,theMemberStatesshouldbe
authorized totakeadditional measureswithaviewtopreventing any
contamination inthecourseoftrade;
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Directive72/461/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle3(b),thewords"swinevesiculardisease"areinsertedbetween
thewords"swinefever"and"orcontagiousswineparalysis".
0JNoL302,31.12.1972,p.24
20JNoL47,21.2.1980,p.1

•;, . . ■•-->2-■"
I
2.ThefollowingArticle13aisadded:
.Τ
"Article13a
MemberStatesthathavebeenfreefromswinefeverformorethanoneyear
anddonotpractisevaccination may,subjecttocompliancewiththegeneral
rulesoftheTreaty,prohibituntil31December1985theintroduction into
theirterritoryoffreshpigmeatunlessthemeathasbeenobtainedfrom
pigswhich:
(a)havebeenkeptduringthethreemonthsprecedingslaughterorsince
theirbirthonaholdingsituated-in apartoftheterritoryofthe
consigning country,suchpartamountingtooneormoreadjacentregions
asdefinedinArticle2(o)ofDirective 64/432/EEC,andinwhichswine
feverhasnotbeefidetectedforatleastoneyear;
(b)havenotbeenvaccinated againstswinefeverduringtheprevioussix
months." '
Article 2
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisions necessarytocomplywiththisDirective on1November19&andshall
forthwithinformtheCommissionthereof. 'i
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, .FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfora
CouncilDirective
amendingDirective80/215/EECwithregardtoswinevesiculardisease
andclassical swinefever
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticles43and100thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
1WhereasCouncilDirective80/215/EEClaiddownthehealthrequirements which
mustbefulfilledbymeatproductsinintra-Community trade;
WhereastheexistenceofswinevesiculardiseaseintheCommunityrepresents a
dangerforCommunitypigs;whereas,accordingly ,stepsshouldbetakentoensure
thatthediseaseisnotspreadinthecourseoftradeincertainpigmeatproducts;
Whereas,moreover,thepersistence ofclassicalswinefeverincertainpartsof
theCommunityrepresents adangerforthepigsoftheMemberStateswhicharefree
fromthedisease;whereas,accordingly,untilsuchtimeasswinefeverhasbeen
eliminatedinregionswhereitstillexists,theMemberStatesshouldbeauthorized
totakeadditional measureswithaviewtopreventing anycontamination inthe
courseoftrade;
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Directive 80/215/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle4(1)(b),the followingphraseisinsertedbetween(i)and(ii)after
theword"or"
"providedthat,inaddition,thediseaseinquestionisnotswinevesicular
disease".
0JNoL47,21.2.1980,p.4

2.InArticle7(1)(a),thewords"swinevesiculardisease"areinsertedbetwesr.
thewords"classicalswinefever"and"andTeschendisease".
3.Article10isreplacedbythefollowingArticle:
"Article10
MemberStatesthathavebeenfreefromclassicalswinefeverformorethan
oneyearanddo'notpractisevaccination may,subjecttocompliancewith
•thegeneralrulesoftheTreaty,prohibituntil31December1985the
introduction intotheirterritoryofmeat-basedproductswhichareprepared
whollyorpartlyfrompigmeatandhavenotundergoneoneofthetreatments
referredtoinArticleA<1),unlessthemeatcomplieswiththeprovisions
laiddowninArticle13aofDirective72/461/EEC.
Article2
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveon1November1980andshall
forthwithinformtheCommissionthereof. •
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,. - „FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfor
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
prolongingcertainderogations grantedtoDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
inrespectofswinefever
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticles43and100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
(1)Whereas,underthetermsofDirective 80/218/EEC,Denmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdomwereauthorized toretainuntil30June1980theirnational
provisionsforensuringprotection againstswinefever;
WhereasCommunityrulesoffertheonlyfinalsolutiontotheproblemscausedby
thisdisease;
WhereastheCommission hasalreadyforwardedproposalsforthispurpose;whereas
asufficient periodshouldbeprovidedfortheimplementation bytheMemberStates
priortotheexpiryoftheabovementioned derogations ;
Whereas,therefore,thesederogations shouldbeextendeduntil31October1980,
(O.J.NoL47,21.2.1980,p.24

HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE : ,
Article 1
.. .. .2Byufayofderogation fromCouncilDirective64/432/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
3 ....... .. __.480/219/EEC,andfromCouncilDirective72/461/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
80/218/EEC,Denmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomareauthorizedtoretain
theirnationalrulesrelatingtoprotectionagainstswinefeveruponintroduction
intotheirterritoryofswineforbreeding,storeandslaughterandtoimportsof
freshpigmeat,subjecttocompliancewiththegeneralprovisionsoftheTreaty.
Article2––– 4
ThisDirectiveshallapplyuntilthe31October1980-
Article3
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirective on30June1980andshall
immediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof. '
Article4
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
2O.J.NoL121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64
3O.J.NoL47,21.2.1980,p.25
4O.J.NoL302/31.12.1979,p.24