No C 272/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.10. 84 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 7 2/461/EEC as regards certain 
measures relating to classical swine fever and African swine fever 
COM(84) 500 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 September 1984) 
(84/C 272/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 'However, where the disease in question in African 
swine fever, the provisions of Article 8 a shall apply.' 
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 Directive 72/461/EEC (x), as last 
amended by Directive 84/336/EEC (2), lays down the 
health requirements to be fulfilled by animals from 
which meats are obtained for intra-Community trade; 
Whereas, in view of the development of classical 
swine fever in certain parts of the territory of the 
Community, the measures relating to trade should be 
strengthened and the circumstances in which the 
status of the officially swine fever-free regions should 
be altered in the event of an outbreak of the disease 
should be more clearly defined; 
Whereas, even if it occurs only exceptionally in 
certain parts of the territory of the Community, 
African swine fever constitutes a danger of contami­
nation to the pig herds of the Member States; 
whereas rules should therefore be established laying 
down protective measures to be applied in intra-
Community trade in fresh pigmeat, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 72/461/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. The following subparagraph shall be added to 
Article 8 (1): 
(l) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. 
O OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984. p. 22. 2. The following Article shall be inserted: 
'Article 8a 
1. A Member State in whose territory African 
swine fever has been detected within the previous 
12 months shall not export fresh pigmeat to the 
territory of the other Member States. 
2. It may be decided, in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 9, that the 
provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to one or 
more parts of territory of the Member State 
concerned. 
3. Where there is an outbreak of African swine 
fever in the territory of a Member State where the 
disease has not been detected for at least 12 
months, it may be decided, in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 9, that the 
provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply exclusively to 
the part of territory concerned. 
4. Decisions of to lift measures applied under 
this Article shall be taken in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 9.' 
3. The following Article shall be inserted: 
Article 8b 
1. For the purposes of defining the parts of 
territory referred to in Article 8 a (2), particular 
account shall be taken of: 
— the methods used to control and eradicate 
African swine fever, 
— the absence of the disease for at least 
12 months, 
— the area of the parts of territory and their 
administrative and geographical boundaries, 
— the measure taken to prevent the contami­
nation or recontamination of pig herds, 
— the measures taken to control the movement of 
pigs, 
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— the measures taken to limit slaughtering in the 
parts of territory concerned to pigs coming 
from those parts of territory and to prevent 
meat from pigs not offering these territorial 
guarantees from entering into intra-
Community trade. 
2. For the purposes of defining the parts of 
territory referred to in Article 8a (3), particular 
account shall be taken of: 
— the methods used the combat African swine 
fever, in particular the elimination of pigs from 
farms which are infected, contaminated or 
suspected of contamination, 
— the area of the part of territory and its 
administrative and geographical boundaries, 
— the measures taken to restrict and control the 
movement of pigs out or the part of territory 
defined, s 
— the measures taken to ensure that pigmeat 
intended for intra-Community trade is not 
obtained from pigs from the part of territory 
defined.' 
4. Article 13a (2) shall be replaced by the following: 
'2. Acting unanimously on a proposal from the 
Commission, within three months of the date on 
which the proposal is referred to it, the Council 
shall draw up the list of the Member States and 
parts of territory referred to in paragraph 1 (ii) 
which are swine fever-free. 
Without prejudice to the possibility of recourse to 
Article 8, the Member States in question shall 
suspend this status upon the occurrence of an 
outbreak of swine fever and shall forthwith inform 
the Commission and the other Member States thereof. The Member State concerned shall lift the 
suspension either 30 days after the eradication of 
the last outbreak of the disease if there has been 
no vaccination or 90 days after the eradication of 
the last outbreak of the disease if there has been a 
vaccination. It shall inform the Commission and 
the other Member States of the end of the period 
of suspension. When two months have elapsed 
between the dates on which the first and last 
outbreaks were detected, the Member States 
concerned shall forthwith inform the Commission 
thereof. In this case, the status may be withdrawn 
in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 9. 
In the event of withdrawal, the status may not be 
granted afresh to the part of territory in 
accordance with the same procedure except after a 
period of: 
— not less than three months after the eradication 
of the last outbreak of the disease if there has 
been no vaccination, 
— not less than six months after the eradication 
of the last outbreak of the disease if there has 
been vaccination.' 
Article 2 
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 
1985. They shall forthwith inform the Commission 
thereof. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 80/215/EEC as regards certain 
measures relating to African swine fever 
COM(84) 500 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 September 1984) 
(84/C 272/08) 
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,