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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(77)347 Final
Brussels ,20July 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
prologing certain derogation measures inrelation *to
brucellosis andtuberculosis granted toDenmark ,Ireland andthe
United Kingdom
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M (77)347Pinal

Explanatory note
ByvirtueofArticle104oftheTreatyofAccession,Denmark,Ireland ,andthe
United.'Kingdomwereauthorisedtomaintainforaninterimperiod,untiltheend
of1977,theirnationalrulesfordeclaringaherdofcattleofficiallyfree
oftuberculosis orfreeof"brucellosis .
Onthesame"basiscertainderogations fromexistingCommunityprovisionswere
granted,toallowforthemaintenanceoftraditionalexportsofcattlefrom
IrelandtotheUnitedKingdom.
Ascertaindelayshaveoccurredinthesolutionof"basictechnicalproblems
relatedtothesemattersand..ss..aproposedmodification ofthe"basicdirective
governingthesequestionswillonlytakefulleffectduringthefollowingyear,
itisconsiderednecessarythattheabovederogations beextendeduntilthe
endof1978,inordernottocauseunreasonable interruptions inexisting
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prophylactic measuresandtraditionaltradepatterns.

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Of
prologing certain derogation measures inrelation
tobrucellosis andtubercqlosis granted toDenmark ,Ireland
• and theUnited Kingdom
*- 1! ' "- - ' •
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,and
inparticular Articles 43and100thereof,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion ofth$European Parliament ,
9
Having regard totheOpinion ofthqEconomic andSocial Committee ;
Whereas byvirtue ofArticle 104 oftheActofAccession ^,
„ 4 .... *-m
thethree newJlember _
States were authorised t<?maintain until 31December 1977 certain oftheir
national rule 3relating tobrucellosis andtuberculosis ;whereas byparagraph
« 1
4thereof oertain derogations were given oonoerning exports of
cattle from Iceland totheUhited Kingdom ;
Whereas byArticle 4aofCouncil Directive "64/432/EECof26June' 1964 onanimal
2heilth problems effecting intra-Conmunity tr^de in'bovine' animals snd sv;ine ,cSl.st
emended byDirective 77/93/EECof?1December 197 .6^provides thatamendments to
•*. I
Annexes A,BandCtotheDirective or*nyother measures ,including' provisions
*
relating totraditional trrxle between Ireland andtheUhited Kingdom ,shall be
adopted bytheCouncil before 1January 1978 ;.
Whereas ,due\odelays inthe'solution ofbasic technic ?!problems ,itisn^oessary
toextend' by 1year thederogations bywhich thethree newMember States arf
authorised toretain themethods applied intheir territory fordeclaring a
herd ofcattl® officially free oftuberculosis orbrucellosis-free within tlje
meaning ofArtiole 2ofDirective 64/432/EEC ;
Whereas forthesame reason andinorder nottointerrupt the -traditional trpde
inlive animals between Ireland andtheUhited Kingdom ,itisnecessary toprolong
forthesame period thespecial derogations granted tothis trades
10JnoL73,27.3.1972,p.14
20JNo121,29.7.1964,P.1977/64
30JNoL26«31.1.1977,P.81

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HASADOPTED15113DIRECTIVEt
Article 1
BywayofderogationfromDirective^64/432/EBC,Denmark,Iinlandmud
theUnited areherebyauthorisedtoretainthemethodsapplied
intheirterritoryfordeclaringaHerdofcattleofficiallyfreeof
tuberculosis i?rfreeofbrucellosis,withinthemeaningofArticle2ofthe
pboveDirective,andsubjecttotheprovisionsthereofrelatingtothe
presenoeofanimalsvaccinatedagainstbrucellosis.
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Theprovision^relatingtothetestalaiddownforanimalstradedwithintlty
Communitysha^lcontinuetoapplysubjecttoArtiole2f j
-•
Article2 '.*
ExportsofcattlefromIrelandtotheUnitedKingdommaybecarriedoutt
(a)bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofDirective64/432/taC
relatingtothebrucellosistestlaiddownforanimalstradedWithinth^
Connunity,whichshallnotapplytoexportsofcastratedcattle,
(b)bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofDirective64/432/EEC
relatingtotheintradermaltuberculintestlaiddownforanimalstradeji
withinth£Community,whichshe,).lbereplacedbyatestinaccord&nce
withthenctionclrulesoftheimportingMemberState,and
(c)bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofDirective64/432/EEC.(
relating (totheobligationtoseparatebreedingendstorecattleonthe
onehand*andslaughtercattleontheother.
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