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THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Articles 47 and 100 thereof, 
Having regard to the request for an opinion made by the Council on 8 August 1977, 
Having regard to the decision taken by its chairman on 10 August 1977 instructing the 
Section for Agriculture to draw up an opinion on the matter, 
Having regard to the opinion issued by the Section for Agriculture at its meeting on 
6 October 1977 (rapporteur, Mr Maher), 
Having regard to the discussions at its 152nd plenary session held on 26 and 27 
October 1977 (meeting of 26 October), 
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION 
unanimously: 
The Committee approves the Commission's proposal. 
Done at Brussels, 26 October 1977. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Basil de FERRANTI 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 64/432/EEC on, 
as regards brucellosis, the buffered brucella antigen test, 45/20 vaccine and the 
inconclusive range to the serum agglutination test 
The text referred to the Committee has been published in Official Journal of the 
European Communities No C 165 of 13 July 1977, page 3. 
A. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE OPINION 
On 8 July 1977 the Council referred the abovementioned proposal to the Economic 
and Social Committee in accordance with Articles 47 and 100 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Economic Community. 
B. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE 
The Economic and Social Committee prepared its opinion on the above matter at its 
152nd plenary session held in Brussels on 26 and 27 October 1977. 
The full text of the opinion is as follows: 
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Articles 47 and 100 thereof, 
Having regard to the request for an opinion made 
by the Council on 8 July 1977, Having regard to the decision taken by its chairman 
on 11 July 1977 instructing the Section for Agri­
culture to draw up an opinion on the matter, 
Having regard to the opinion issued by the Section 
for Agriculture at its meeting on 6 October 1977 
(rapporteur, Mr Maher), 
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Having regard to the discussions at its 152nd plenary 
session held on 26 and 27 October 1977 (meeting 
of 26 October), 
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION 
unanimously: 
The Committee approves the Commission's proposal 
subject to the following observations. 
1. Articles 2 and 3 
The Committee draws attention to an apparent 
variance between Articles 2 and 3 with regard to 
Done at Brussels, 26 October 1977. the methods of testing. In Article 2 the BBAT test 
does not seem to get the same recognition as the 
SAT test whereas such recognition apparently is 
given in Article 3. 
2. Annex AII, A 2 (b) to Directive 64/432/EEC 
The Committee draws attention to the fact that 
under the present provisions it is possible for a herd 
which has had abortions due to brucellosis and 
which is still infected to pass two official SAT tests 
with not less than three months intervals. The 
Committee therefore urges that the history of the 
herds should be taken into account when assessing 
the results of the abovementioned test. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Basil de FERRANTI