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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)175 final
Brussels.10April1981
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PROPOSAL !"" TRI
COUNCILDIRECTIVE ^/V
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amendingDirective 64/432/EEC,64/433/EEC,71/118/EEC,72/461/EEC,
72/462/EEC,77/96/EEC,77/99/EEC,77/391/EEC,80/215/EEC,80/217/EECand
80/1095/EECasregardstheproceduresoftheStandingVeterinary Committee.
Proposai
FORA
COUNCILDECISION
amendingDecision 73/88/EEC,77/97/EEC,79/509/EEC,79/510/EEC,
80/877/EEC,80/1096/EECand80/1097/EECasregardstheprocedures
oftheStandingVeterinary Committee*
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(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(81)175final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(1)
BytheCouncil'sdecision ,of15October1968aStandingVeterinaryCommittee .
••wassetuptodealwithmattersintheveterinaryfieldreferredto1tby
theCouncil. ^ *
Accordinglyparagraphsinstituting adecision-making procedureinvolvingthis
Committeeareinsertedintoallveterinarydirectives,consistinginmost
,casesofa"normal"procedureandan"emergency"procedure.
Thevalidityoftheprocedures was,however^limitedintimeandhavebeenthe
objectofmanyprovisionalsuccessiveprolongations ,thelastofwhich'wason.
24June1975andlimitedthisvalidityuntil21June1981.Sincethenall
Directives andDecisionsoftheCouncilinstituting theprocedureofthe
StandingVeterinaryCommitteehaveequallycarriedalimitofvalidityuntil'
thisdate.
TheexistenceoftheStandingVeterinary CommitteehasenabledtheCommission,
asaresultoftheOpinionsdeliveredbytheCommitteetoadoptanumberof
importantandusefuldecisionswhichhave1,forexample,helpedtopreventthe
spreadofepizooticdiseaseswithoutimpedingtrade.Thedelegationofpower
totheCommissionwhichrecoursetotheCommitteeimpliesisobviouslynecessary
inveterinarymatters.ThereforetheCommissionproposesthatadelegation
procedurebeadopteddefinitively inthissector.Inthisrespect,,itis
remainingfaithfultotheline'ofconductwhichitdrewupfoVitselfas.~
regardstheregulatorycommittees whoseprocedureitintendstoadopt.-
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TheCommissionwishestopointoutthat-thesystematicuseoftemporary
^ ■ ■ *
extensionswouldnotmakeitpossibletoensurethenecessarycontinuityin
thecarryingoutofthetasksentrustedtoit. >
(1)O.J.NoL255of18.10.1968,p.23

Proposalfora
CouncilDirective
of
amendingDirectives 64/432/EEC,64/433/EEC,71/118/EEC,72/461/EEC,72/462/EEC,
77/96/EEC,77/99/EEC,77/391/EEC,8Q/215/EEC,80/217/EECand8Q/1Q95/EECasregards
theprocedures oftheStandingVeterinary Committee.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particular Art.icle43thereof.
V:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereastheStandingVeterinary Committeeestablished by•CouncilDecision
68/361/EEC(1) deliversitsopinioninaccordance with
procedures whicharevaliduntil 21June1981;
WhereasamatterwasfirstreferredtotheCommittee on22December1972;whereas
sufficient timehaselapsedtoenableafinaldecisiontobereachedand
thevalidityofthesaidprocedures shouldtherefore nolongerberestricted;
Whereastheprocedures werelaiddowninthefollowingDirectives :
(2)-CouncilDirective 64/432/EECof26June1964onanimalhealthproblems
affectingintra-Community tradeinbovineanimalsandswine,aslastamendedby
Directive80/1102/EEC^;
(4)-CouncilDirective 64/433/EECof26June1964onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-
Communitytradeinfreshmeat,aslastamendedbytheActconcerning theconditions
ofAccessionoftheHellenicRepublic;
/C\-CouncilDirective 71/118/EECof15February1971onhealthproblemsaffecting
<6)tradeinfreshpoultrymeat,.aslastamendedbyDirective80/216/EEC
(1)O.J.NoL255of18.10.1968,p.23
(2)O.J.No121of29.7.1964,p.1977/64
(3)O.J.NoL325of1.12.1980,p.18
(4)O.J.No121of29.7.1964,p.2012/64
(5)O.J.NoL55of8.3.1971,p.23.
(6)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.8.

ro\-CouncilDirective 72/461/EECof12December1972onhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinfreshmeat,aslastamendedby
(9)Directive80/213/EEC•; , '.'. !
-CouncilDirective72/462/EEC^^of12December1972onhealthandveterinary i
inspection problemsuponimportation ofbovineanimalsandswineandfreshmeat '
fromthirdcountries,aslastamendedbytheActconcerning theconditionsof )
AccessionoftheHellenicRepublic; - ;
(11)- '-CouncilDirective77/96/EECof21December1976ontheexamination fortrichinae
•(trichinellaspiralis)uponimportation from,thirdcountries ,offreshmeatderived
fromdomesticswine,aslastamendedbytheActconcerningtheconditionsof' i
AccessionoftheHellenicRepublic;
(12)-CouncilDirective 77/99/EECof21December1976onhealthproblemsaffecting
(13)intra-Community tradeinmeatproducts,aslastamendedbyDirective 80/214/EEC,'
(14) •-CouncilDirective 77/391/EECof17May1977introducing Community measuresfor
i i
theeradication ofbrucellosis ,tuberculosis andleucosisincattle,aslast
amendedbytheActconcerningtheconditionsofAccessionoftheHellenicRepublic;
(15)-CouncilDirective 80/215/EECof22January1980onanimalhealthproblems
I
affectingintra-Community tradeinmeatproducts
(16);-CouncilDirective 80/217/EECof22January1980introducing Community measures
forthecontrolofclassical swinefever
(17)-CouncilDirective 80/1095/EEC .of11November1980layingdownconditions
designedtorenderandkeeptheterritoryoftheCommunityfreefromclassical
swinefever; ~
(7)O.J.NoL302of31.12.1972,p.24
(8)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.1
9)O.J.NoL302of31.12.1972,p.28
(10)O.J.NoL26of31.1.1977,p.67
(11)O.J.NoL26of31.1.1977,p.85
(12)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.3
(13)O.J.NoL145of13.6.1977,p.44
(14)O.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.4
(15\0.J.NoL47of21.2.1980,p.11
(16)O.J.NoL325of1.12.1980,p.1

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Whereas theexperience gained from theuse ofthepresent procedures hasindicated
that they generally constitute aneffective method fortherapid adoption ofthe
decisions forwhich they were primarily designed ,while nevertheless depriving the
Council ofthepossibility rejecting byasimple majority themeasures proposed
bythe Commission ;
Whereas ,moreover ,following theaccession ofGreece itisalso necessary toadjust
thenumber ofvotes constituing required majority within committee
for acts adopted after theadoption oftheAct concerning theaccession of
Greece wich have notyetbeen adapted ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Thefollowing provisions arehereby repealed :
-Article 14ofDirective 64/432/EEC,
-Article 9bofDirective 64/433/EEC,
-Article 13ofDirective 71/118/EEC,
-Article 10ofDirective 72/461/EEC, -
-Article 31ofDirective 72/462/EEC,
-Article 10ofDirective 77/96/EEC,
-Article 21ofDirective 77/99/EEC,
-Article 12ofDirective 77/391/EEC,
-Article 9ofDirective 80/215/EEC,
-Article 17ofDirective 80/217/EEC,
-Article 10ofDirective 80/1095 /EEC. .
Article 2
Thewords "...savewhere theCouncil hasdecided byasimple majority against
those measures "shall bedeleted fromarticles 12and13,9a,12,9,29and30,
'918and19,11,8,16"'and 9respectively oftheDirectives listed inArticle 1

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Article3
Thereferenceto"41"shallbereplacedbythenumber45"inparagraph 3
ofArticle8ofDirective 80/215/EEC,Article16ofDirective 80/217/EECand
Article9ogDirective 80/1095/EEC. s
Article4
ThisDirectiveisaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil

Proposai
for a
Council Decision
amending De«<sion 73/88/EEC,77/97/EEC,79/509/EEC,79/510/EEC,80/877/EEC,
80/1096 /EECand80/1097 /EEC -asregards theprocedures oftheStanding Veterinary
Committee .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and in
particular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission >
\
\
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ,
Whereas the Standing Veterinary Committee established by Council Decision
68/361/EEC (1) delivers itsopinion inaccordance with procedures
which arevalid until 21or22June 1981 ;
Whereas amatter was first referred tothe Committee on22December 1972 ;whereas
sufficient time haselapsed toenable afinal decision tobereached and
thevalidity ofthe said procedures should therefore nolonger berestricted ;
Whereas theprocedures were laid down inthefollowing Decisions :
(2)-Council Decision 73/88/EEC of26March 1973 onaction toprotect Community
livestock against certain foot andmouth diseases ;
-Council Decision 77/97/EEC<3)of21December 1976onthefinancing bytheCommunity
ofcertain emergency measures inthefield ofanimal health ,aslast amended
bytheActconcerning theconditions ofAccession oftheHellenic Republic ;
-Council Decision 79/509/EEC^of24May1979onfinancial aidfromtheCommunity
for theeradication ofAfrican swine fever inSpain ,
-Council Decision 79/510/EEC^of24May1979onfinancial aidfromtheCommunity
for theeradication ofAfrican swine fever inMalta ,
-Council Decision 80/877/EEC^of15September 1980onfinancial aidfrom the
Community fortheeradication ofAfrican swine fever inPortugal ,
(1)O.J. NoL255 of18.10,1968 ,p.23
(2)O.J. NoL106of20„4.1973 ,p.26
(3)0„J .NoL26of31-1.1977 ,p.78
(4)O.J. NOL133 of31.5.1979 ,p.27
(5)O.J. fioL133 of31.5.1979 ,p.29
(6)O.J -NoL250 of23.9.1980 ,p.12.

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(8)
-Council Decision 80/1096 /EEC of11November 1980 introducing Community
financial measures for theeradication ofclassical swine fever .
(9) „_\ ' . .. ..
-Council Decision 80/1097 /EEC of11November 1980 onfinancial aid from the
Community fortheeradication ofAfrican swine fever inSardinia ;
Whereas theexperience gained from theuse ofthepresent procedures hasindicated
that they generally constitute aneffective method fortherapid adoption ofthe
decisions forwhich they were primarily designed ,while nevertheless depriving
theCouncil ofthepossibility rejecting by-a ■simple majority themeasures proposed
bytheCommission ; ■ '
' /
Whereas ,moreover ,following theaccession ofGreece itisalso necessary toadjust
thenumber ofvotes constituing the required majority within the Committee
for acts adopted after the adoption ofthe Act :concerning theAccession of
Greece which have not yetbeen adapted , • •
HAD ADOPTED THIS DECISION : '
Article 1"
Thefollowing provisions are hereby repealed :
-Article 8ofDecision 73/88/EEC, „
-Article 7ofDecision 77/97/EEC,
-Article 6ofDecisions 79/509/EEC,79/510/EECand80/877 /EEC,
«V
-Article 7ofDecision 80/1096 /EEC,'
-Article 9ofDecision 80/1097 /EEC-
i
Article 2 '
Thewords .... save where the Council hasdecided byasimple majority against those
ineasures shall bedeleted from Articles 6and 7ofDecision 73/88/EEC,Arti cle5
ofDecisions 77/97/EEC,79/509/EEC,79/510/EECand80/877/EEC,Article 6of
Decision 80/1096 /EEC and Article 8ofDecision 80/1097 /EEC - ..
(7)O.J. NoL325of 1-12.1980 ,p-5
(8)O.J. NoL325of1.12.1980 ,p.8

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Article3
Thereferenceto•%'"shallbe.replacedbythenumber"45"inparagraph3of
Article5ofDecisions79/509/EEC,79/510/EECand80/877/EEC,in
Article6ofDecision80/1096/EECandinArticle8ofDecision80/1097/EEC.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels,FortheCouncil