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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 525 final
Brussels, 16 august 1983
PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION
concerning certain measures of protection against  
Classical Swine Fever
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83)525final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
An epizootic of classical swine fever commenced over a year ago, despite  
certain protective measures that were taken at the time, the disease  
spread within some Member States and also from one Member State to  
another. In July 1983 outbreaks occurred in Central Italy and Italy took  
unilateral measures to prevent the introduction of classical swine fever  
by way of intra-Community trade in live pigs from certain parts of the  
Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Permanent Veterinary Committee at its meeting on the 5th August 1983  
discussed the Commissions' proposals to achieve co-ordinated measures  
which were designed to reinforce the protective measures on a Community  
wide basis because these reinforced measures are necessary particularly  
because of the current plans for the eradication of classical swine fever.
It was not possible to obtain an opinion based on a qualified majority  
following a formal vote there being only 36 votes in favour of the measures  
(Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium voted against, Luxembourg abstained  
and Greece was absent). This is the basis for forwarding the attached  
proposals to the Council.

PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION
concerning certain measures of protection against  
Classical Swine Fever
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal  
health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and  
swine (1), as last amended by Directive 82/893/EEC (2), and in particular  
Article 9 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission ,
Whereas, following the epizootic of classical swine fever which successively  
occurred in several Member States of the Community, the Commission adopted  
a number of Decisions concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of  
classical swine fever ;
Whereas in respect of Belgium the Commission adopted Decision 82/826/EEC  
of 24 November 1982 (3) as repealed by Decision 83/180/EEC (4) ;
Whereas in respect of the Netherlands the Commission adopted Decision  
82/827/EEC of 24 November 1982 (5) as last amended by Decisions 83/322/EEC(6) ;
Whereas in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany the Commission adopted  
Decision 83/216/EEC (7) of 21 April 1983 as last amanded by Decision  
83/321/EEC (8) ;
Whereas the disease has continued to appear in certain zones of the  
Community and whereas it has recently spread to Italy with serious results,  
whereas in consequence Italy has adopted certain protection measures ;
Whereas it is necessary therefore to reinforce and extend the previous  
measures by defining risk zones - zones in which infections have been prevelant -  
and from which intra-Community trade in live pigs will be forbidden for  
various lengths of time graded as a function of the risk involved in spreading  
the disease ;
(1)
(2)
(3)
C / ΛÖ Tn0 121.. of 29.07.1964, p. 1977/64  
OJ N° L 378 of 31.12.1982, p. 57  
0J N° L 347 of 07.12.1982, p. 24  
OJ N° L 104 of 22.04.1983, p. 41(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)OJ N° L 347 of 07.12.1982, p. 25  
OJ N° L 171 of 29.06.1983, p. 30  
OJ N° L 121 of 07.05.1983, p. 21  
OJ N° L 171 of 29.06.1983, p. 29
./.

- 2 -
Whereas in  co n se q u e n ce , i t  is  n e c e s s a ry  t h a t  Member S ta te s  a d o p t p r o t e c t io n  
m easures f o r  th e  a p p r o p r ia te  p e r io d  o f tim e  >
W hereas, in  th e  absence o f any fa v o u r a b le  o p in io n  fro m  th e  S ta n d in g  V e te r in a r y  
C o m m itte e , th e  C om m ission is  u n a b le  to  a d o p t th e  m easures i t  had e n v is a g e d  
on t h i s  m a tte r u n d e r th e  p ro c e d u re  p ro v id e d  f o r  in  A r t i c l e  13 o f D ir e c t iv e  
64/432/E E C  (1 ) ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
A r t i c l e  1
1 . The Member S ta te s  s h a ll f o r b id  th e  in t r o d u c t io n  in t o  t h e i r  t e r r i t o r y  o f 
a l l  liv e  p ig s  com ing fro m  zones o f Member S ta te s  d e fin e d  in  th e  Annex 
o f t h i s  D e c is io n .
2 . T h is  p r o h ib it io n  is  l i f t e d  :
-  28 days a f t e r  th e  la s t  o u tb re a k  in  c la s s ic a l sw in e  fe v e r  in  th e  zones 
m e n tio n e d  in  th e  p re c e e d in g  p a ra g ra p h  ,
-  f o r  b re e d in g  and p r o d u c tio n  a n im a ls  6 m onths a f t e r  th e  c o m p le tio n  o f 
v a c c in a tio n  in  th e  zones o r p a r t o f zones m e n tio n e d  in
p a ra g ra p h  1  w here th e  v a c c in a tio n  has been u t i l i s e d  .
A r t i c l e  2
C om m ission D e c is io n  83/216/E E C  as amended is  re p e a le d .
A r t i c l e  3
The A n im a l H e a lth  C e r t if ic a t e  m e n tio n e d  in  C o u n c il D ir e c t iv e  64/432 /E E C  and 
acco m p a n yin g  th e  p ig s  m ust be c o m p le te d  in  th e  f o llo w in g  m anner :
"a n im a ls  c o n fo rm in g  th e  C o u n c il D e c is io n  o f .................... " .
A r
t i c l e  4
The C om m ission w i l l  f o llo w  d e v e lo p m e n ts  in  th e  s it u a t io n  and th e  p re s e n t 
D e c is io n  w i l l  be m o d ifie d  in  th e  l i g h t  o f th e s e  d e v e lo p m e n ts .
A r t i c l e  5
The Member S ta te s  s h a ll amend th e  m easures a p p lie d  to  tr a d e  so t h a t  th e y  
com ply w ith  t h i s  D e c is io n . They s h a ll im m e d ia te ly  in fo rm  th e  C om m ission t h e r e o f  .
A r t i c l e  6
T h is  D e c is io n  is  a d d re s s e d  to  th e  Member S ta te s .
Done at Brussels,
F or th e  C o u n c il

ANNEX
The Kingdom  o f th e  N e th e rla n d s  :
The F e d e ra l R e p u b lic  o f Germany :
The Kingdom  o f B e lg iu m  :
The Italian Republic :Those p a r ts  o f P ro v in c e s  o f G u e ld re , 
N o o rd -B ra b a n t and L im b u rg  w here v a c c in a tio n  
has been u t i l i s e d  and th e  P ro v in c e  o f 
Z u id - H o lla n d .
The R é gions o f M u n s te r and D ü s s e ld o r f, 
and in  th e  R égion o f A rn s b e rg  th e  
K re is e s  o f Unna and D ortm und and in  th e  
R égion o f D e tm o ld , th e  K re is e s  o f G ü te rs lo h  
and B ie le f e ld .
The a re a  w est o f th e  lin e  fo rm e d  by : 
th e  G h e n t-T e rn e u z e n  c a n a l, fro m  th e  D utch 
bo rd e r.· to  G hent ;  th e  S c h e ld e , u p s tre a m  
fro m  G hent to  S p ie re  ;  and th e  S p ie re  canal 
to  th e  F rench b o r d e r .
The Province of Perugia.