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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)206 final.
Brussels/5May1980,
Proposalfora
, ;COUNCILDIRECTIVE
relatingtothedateofentryintoforceofDirective 80/217/EECintroducing
Community measuresforthecontrolofclassical swinefever
Amendments tothe
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION/ν
\É^^finr-;.,l T *"tM/C f
layingdownconditionsdesignedtorender'andkeeptheterritory ofthe
Communityfreefromclassicalswinefever
(amendments underthesecondparagraphofArticle149oftheTreaty)
Proposalfora
COUNCIL DECISION
introducing Communityfinancialmeasuresforthecontrolofclassical
swinefever
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)206final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Swinefeverisaseriousmenacetopig-farming intheCommunity/adversely
affectingtheprofitability ofthatactivityandcassingpublicexpenditure
tobeincurred.
>
In1976thefinancialimpactofthisdiseasewasputat35mEUAperyear(losses
sustainedbythepigfarmersandpublicexpenditure).Themerecostofpreventive
systematicvaccination inItalyandBelgium,MemberStateswhereitiscompuslory,
exceeds12millionunitsofaccountperyear. '
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Moreover,itsexistencecreatesconsiderable obstaclestotradebetweenMember
Stateswhicharefreeofitandthosewhicharenot.
Lastly,nowthatthecampaignsundertakentofightthediseasehavesucceededin
substantially reducingitsimpact,itwillbepossibletopassontothesystematic
eradication stagebyabolishingvaccination and"achievingthetotalelimination of
thediseaseintheCommunity.
\
InitsResolutionof18JanuarytheEuropeanParliament emphasized theadvantages
ofatotalanddefinitiveeliminatipnofthedisease.
WhenitadoptedDirective80/217/EECintroducing Communitymeasuresforthecontrol
ofclassicalswinefeveron22January1980theCounciI^requestedtheCommission
toputforwardaCommunity commonmeasureaimedateliminating thediseasefrom
theterritoryoftheCommunityinasshortaperiodaspossible.
Consequently,theCommission proposestotheCouncilaprogrammeforthe
eradication ofthisdiseasebasedonthefollowingrules:
-firstly,CouncilDirective80/217/EECof22January1980introducing Community
measuresforthecontrolofclassicalswinefeveralreadyadoptedbytheCouncil
andwhichlaysdownthemeasurestobetakenwhenanoutbreakofthedisease
occurs.Thedateofentryintoforceofthisinstrument hasstilltobedecided
bytheCouncil.Itisproposedthatthedateshouldbe1January1981;
-secondly,theproposalforaRegulationlayingdownconditionsdesignedtorender
andkeeptheterritoryoftheCommunityfreefromclassicalswinefever.This
proposallaysdov/ngeneraleradication measures.However,itmustbeamendedso
astorequiretheMemberStatestoprepareaprogrammeforeradicating thedisease
infiveyearsinsteadofsimplygivingthemtheoption,asenvisagedinthe
originalproposal.

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Theaforementioned twoinstruments containthetechnical basisofthemeasure.
-Lastlytheproposalfor,aCouncilDecisionintroducing aCommunityfinancial
measureforthecontrolofclassical swinefever.
Thislastproposalconstitutes thefinancialbasisofthemeasure.Itprovides
foracontribution of35million EUAfromtheEAG6FGuidanceSectiontocover
expenditure incurredduringthefiveyears.

TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL DATA CONCERNING THE ERADICATION
OFCLASSICAL SWINE FEVER INCOMMUNITY TERRITORY
History ofclassical swine fever inCommunity territory
Areview ofclassical ,swine fever intheterritory ofthenine Member States
ofthepresent European Community shows that since 1960 thedisease has
tended todecline "despite periodical renewed outbreaks every three to.four
years .
In1960 thenumber ofoutbreaks was4,537 ;this figure increased to8,221
in1962 then dropped to884 in1969 andagain rose to5,043 in1973 and
fell to341 in1975 and 455 in1978 .
Twomain factors have contributed tothis general decline .Most countries
have introduced increasingly stringent disease prevention measures based
onthesystematic slaughter ofdiseased orcontaminated animals andthe
destruction orsterilization ofmeat obtained from them .
Inaddition ,thepreparation ofaneffective andlasting vaccine (the "Chinese "
strain )hasmade itpossible tolimit the .spread ofoutbreaks bypreventive
vaccination ofanimals atrisk (ring vaccination ).Some countries which
were apparently infected orthreatened have even applied apolicy ofsystematic
preventive vaccination either nationally orincertain regions .

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Withregardtothetrendandthecharacteristics ofthediseaseinrecent
yearsitshouldalsobenotedthatthediseaseveryoftentakesachronic
andsub-clinical formwhichgoesunnoticedbutitmaybecomeexacerbated at
sometimeforreasonsthatarenotentirelyclear,takingonitsclinical
andpathogenic aspect;ifthecompetentservicesdonotremainvigilantit
mayrapidlybecomeepizootic.
Theenlargement oftheCommunitywiththeentryofGreeceon1January1981
willnotbringaboutanychangeinthegeneralsituationinviewpfthefact
thatthediseaseinthatcountryhasfollowed asimilartrendduringthe
periodunderconsideration :605outbreaksin1969,29in.1972,443in1974
and3in1978,
IIbCurrentsituation
ThecurrentsituationinthenineM&raberStateswillserveasabasisfora
programmetoeradicate ?thisdisease® Thesituationdiffers'fromoneMember
Statetoanothernotonlybecauseofthevariationintheincidenceofthe
disease'but-alsobecauseofthecontrolorprevention ,methodsused,
1„ThreeMemberStates,ifnotfour,,aretotallyfreefromthedisease:
(a)Ireland :
Thediseasehasnotbeendiagnosedforover20yearsQ
Novaccination ispractised;theuseofallvaccine'isprohibited®
(b)'Denmark :
ThesamesituationexistsasinIreland ^
(c)UnitedKingdom:
AsregardsNorthernIreland,thesituationisthesameasinthetwo
precedingcountries ,.
Theremainderoftheterritory hasbeenfreefromswinefeversince
1967(withtheexceptionofanoutbreakinalaboratoryin1971).
Novaccination ispractised;theuseofallvaccineisprohibited .
(d)Luxembourg :
Luxembourg hasbeenfreefromthediseasesince1964(apartfromtwo
outbreaksin1970andoneoutbreakin1971).
Vaccination isnotcarriedoutbutimportsofvaccinated animalsare
authorized;asa-resultbothvaccinated andnon-vaccinated animalsare
foundontheterritory.

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2.TwoMemberStates,BetgTum-and Italy,havebasedtheirdiseasecontrol
andprevention measures onsystematic compulsory vaccination .
(a)Belgiumhasbeenfreefromthediseasesince1977(oneoutbreak).
(b)Theincidence ofthediseaseinItalyvariesconsiderably :three
outbreaks in1975anc^1976,62outbreaks in1978.
3.TheNetherlands occupies aspecialpositionatpresent.Althoughtherewas
nooutbreak ofthediseasein1979theincidence washighinpreceding years
(111outbreaks in1977).
Vaccination isprohibited inprinciple ;itispractised onlyunderthe
controlandbythedecision ofthecompetent authorities forlimitedperiods
andinclearlydefinedregionsexposedtotheriskofcontamination .This
policytakesaccountofthehighconcentration ofpigfarmsinproducer'
regions.
4.Thereisstillahighincidence ofthediseaseintheFederalRepublic of
Germany.
Since1960alargenumberofoutbreaks (upto4,000peryear)hasbeen
notified.Atpresentthediseaseisfollowing thegeneraltrendtddecline
whileremaining enzootic :202casesin1977,349casesin1978.
Systematic slaughter iscarriedoutintheeventofanoutbreak ofthe
diseasebutincertaincasesslaughter canbepostponed untilfattening
iscompleted (unaffected ornon-contaminated animalsonlargefarms).
Vaccination isprohibited butauthorization mayexceptionally begivenunder
certainconditions forthevaccination ofanimalsforfattening .
5.Thediseaseexistspermanently inFrancebuttheincidence isrelatively '
low.Since1960,apartfrom1962when1,350outbreaks werenotified,the
annualnumberofnotifications ,hasnotexceeded 1,000andatpresentit
iswellbelowonehundred (17in1977,39in1978).
Stampingoutispractised intheoutbreakareasbutslaughter canbe
postponed incertaincasesuntilfatteningiscompleted.Vaccination is
freelycarriedoutirrespective ofthetypeofanimal.

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6.InGreece,diseaseprevention measures arebasedonthesamegeneral
rulesasinFrance,i.e.slaughter intheoutbreak areasandvaccination
carr1»ddutfr«*ly.
III.Bas'icprinciples oftheeradication ofclassical«swine fever
Onthebasisofthecurrentsituation wherefourorevenfiveMemberStates
'areormaybeconsidered tobefreefromthedisease,eradication ofswine
fevershouldresultinauniform Community healthsituation atthehighest
level(absenceofthedisease,non-utilization ofvaccination whichincases
wheretherisksofcontamination arenon-existant provesverycostly).
M
Consequently thebasesofanyactionareasfollows :
(a)Stamping outofoutbreaks assoonastheyappearbytakingevery
precaution topreventthespreadofthedisease,inparticular byactively
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seekingoutsuspectorcontaminated animalsandslaughtering themonce
thediseaseisconfirmed .
(b)Systematic detection ofanimalsinfected withsub-clinical formsor
showingserological aspectsofthediseasewithaviewtoimmediate
slaughter inordertopreventanyrecurrence ofthediseaseorany"'
possibility ofitstransmission innational orintra-Community trade.
Forthesetwooperations ,especially the.detection ofanimalswhichmightbe
infected,theuseoflaboratory testswillmakethemeasures moreeffective
andwillhelptoeradicate thedisease moreswiftlyandmoresurelyfroma
territory orpartofaterritory .
IV.Procedures forapplying theeradication principles
(a)Theprocedures tobeadoptedonceanoutbreak isconfirmed aresetout
inthedirective adoptedrecently bytheCouncilconcerning thecontrol
ofclassical swinefeverandinparticular Articles 4,5,6and8.

(b)Toapplythesecondmeasureitisnecessary todefineaterritory or
apartofaterritory whereallmovements ofswinearestrictlycontrolled
andinwhichthereissystematic detection ofbreedinganimals whoare
carriers ofantibodies .
) .
Withinthedefinedarea,bloodsamplesshouldbetakenfrom20%ofthe
breeding pigsoneachholdingfordetection ofswinefeverantibody.When
onanyholdingoneormoreoftheanimals amongthe20%testedshowareaction
allthebreeding pigsontheholdingshouldbetested.
Allbreeding pigswhicharereactors mustbeslaughtered quicklyandtheir
progeny (inthecaseofsows)fattenedforslaughter .Thispracticewill
makeitpossible toestablish rapidlyregionsorterritories freefromall
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possibility ofrecurrence ofthediseaseandproviding allthenecessary
guarantees fortrade.Thisistheprogramme envisaged inthedraftregulation
designedtorenderandmaintain theterritory oftheCommunity freefrom
classical swinefever.Theprogramme willbegivenadynamicaspectbythe
activedetection andslaughter ofanimalsthatareaninfection risk.This
willmakeitpossible toclassify regionsorterritories morerapidly.
Itshouldbenoted,however,thatthisaccelerated programme willruninto
problemsarisingfromthepractice ofsystematic vaccination intwoMember
States,controlled vaccination inanother MemberStateandfreevaccination
inafourthMemberState.Confirmation ofthediseasecanbeabsolute only
afterisolation ofthediseasevirus.Thepresence ofantibody without any
clinical symptoms isregarded assuspicious exceptinthecaseofvaccinated
animalsbecauseitisnotpossibleatthatstagetodifferentiate between
vaccineantibody andinfectious antibody.
Accordingly aprogramme fortheaccelerated eradication ofthediseasecan
onlybeenvisaged following theabolition ofvaccination ,evenifinthe
initialstagethisabolition appliesonlytobreeding animals.

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Inaddition,withoutstrictcontrol,theuseofvaccination asanemergency measure
forlivestock threatened byanoutbreak couldresultinthemaintenance of
vaccinated animal*,thepresence ofwhichcouldhamperdetection operations .
Toremedythesedisadvantages andpreventthespreadofanaccidental outbreak,
vaccinated animalsshouldbekeptontheiroriginal farmsandconsidered as
animalsforfattening .
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V.Financial estimate forfive-year controlanderadication programme
Onthebasisofthetechnical data,thefinancial programme shouldrelate
bothtotheelimination ofoutbreaks ofthedisease andtheelimination of
Ârisksofthediseasespreading orrecurring .
A.Stamping outofoutbreaks byslaughter
<a)Estimated numberofoutbreaks :
Anestimate mustbemadeofthelikelynumberofoutbreaks inthe
MemberStateswherethediseaseexistsorhasexistedinrecentyears,
namelytheNetherlands ,Germany,Italy,France,BelgiumandGreeceas
from1981.
Inordertotakeaccountofthegeneraltrendofthedisease,it
appearsprudenttoevaluate thenumberofoutbreaks recorded inthese
sixcountries over*thepastten-yearsandadjusttheaveragethus
obtained byacorrection factorallowingforthemarkeddeclinein
thediseaseinthelastthreeyears.
Forthefirstyearoftheeradication programme,estimates foreach
ofthesixcountries concerned areasfollows :
Netherlands
Germany
Italy160
510
35f
65
65
45France .
Belgium
Greece
TOTAL :880

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Thefigurethusobtainedistheestimated figureforthefirstyear.
Withthesimultaneous impactofthedetection campaign,therearegood
proppects ofarapiddecrease inthenumberofoutbreaks inthefollowing
years,especially asintheNetherlands itappearslikelythatthe
diseasehasalreadybeeneradicated ;however,anestimate onthehigh
sideshouldbemaintained becausethegradualabolition ofvaccination
inthecountries whereitissystematically appliedcallsforacautious
approach .
Thenumberofoutbreaks canbeestimated asfollowsoverthefiveyear
period :
Firstyear 880 .-
Secondyear .700
Thirdyear 400
Fourthyear250
Fifthyearlessthan100
(b)Estimate ofthecostofstamping outanoutbreak
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Itisverydifficult,andindeedrisky,toputforwardanaverage number
forthepigsliabletobeslaughtered ,therebygivingrisetocompensation
forthepigfarmer (100%ofthevalueofthepig).Moreover,inthis
estimate account mustbetakenoftheoptionopentopigfarmersunder
certainconditions tokeepcertaincategories ofpigsinordertocomplete
theirfattening forslaughter .
Thenumberofpigsvariesconsiderably fromonefarmtoanother.Onthe
basisofstatistical studiescarriedoutincertainregionsofthe
Community (France,Germany,Netherlands ),theconstant average numberon
aholdingcanbeestimated atsixtypigsofwhichtwentyarebreeding ,
pigs. ^
Averagevalueofabreeding pigs 100EUA
Averagevalueofapig 70EUA
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Costofanoutbreak :48pigsat70EUA = 2800EUA
20breeding pigsat100EUA=2000EUA
Disinfection 500EUA
5300EUA

(c)Annualfinancial estimates forfiveyears
Firstyear880X5300=
Secondyear700X5300 ■
Thirdyear 400X5300=4664000EUA
3710000EUA
2120000EUA
1325000EUA Fourthyear250X5300
Fifthyearlessthan100 500000EUA
TOTAL:12319000EUA=approx.12500000EUA
Eradication ofswinefever
Acampaign shouldbeorganised todetectandslaughter animalswhichmightbe
adiseaserisk,'
Thisoperation' wouldcoveronlybreeding animalssinceanimalsforfattening
havearelatively shortlife.
(a)Detection wouldbecarriedoutsystematically onallholdings having
breedingpigs.„Itwouldcover20%ofthesepigs.Allbreeding pigs
wouldbetestedonholdings wheredetection revealed thepresence of
oneormorereactors. ,
(b)Reactors mustbeslaughtered .
Theeradication planwouldbephasedoveramaximumperiodo-ffiveyears.
Itcouldbeginimmediately onlargepartsoftheterritory intheseMember
Stateswherevaccination isnot,practised systematically andonacompulsory
basis(Germany,France,Netherlands ).Itcouldnotbeginuntilatleast
twoyearsaftervaccination hasbeenstoppedintheMemberStateswhere
vaccination iscompulsory .Sincethetwoinfluences arecomplementary it
canbeestimated thateachyearitwouldcoverone-fifth ofthepignumbersin
the"infected "countries .
Theconstant numberofpigsinthefiveinfected MemberStatesisestimated
at53OiDO000ofwhichabout17500000arebreedingpigs;thuseachannual
instalment wouldcover10500000pigsofwhich3500000arebreeding pigs.

Systematicdetectionofthediseasewouldtakeplaceonlyinregionsor
holdingswhereitissuspectedthatthediseaseexistsinitschronicor
sub-clinical form...Inotherregions,detectioncouldtaketheformof
routinechecks.Samplescouldbetakeninslaughterhouses tocheckthat
thediseaseisnotpresentinanon-apparent form.Takingintoaccount
thepresentdistribution ofthedisease,itcanbeexpectedthatsome
400000animalswouldbesubjectedeveryyeartotheseoperations and
thatsystematic examination insuspectholdingswillapplyto500000
animals,i.e.atotalof900000examinations peryearonaverage.
Detectioncostsaremadeupofthecostoflaboratory examinations andthe
costoftakingsamples.Atpresentitcahbeestimatedthatalaboratory
examination costsabout4EUA,whichmaywellbereducedastheoperation
progresses andthenumberofexaminations increases.
Thecostoftakingsamplesvariesconsiderably depending onwheretheyare
takenandontheremuneration ofthosetakingthem.Thesecostswillnot
betakenintoaccountinthisstudy.
Theexperiments carriedoutintheUnitedKingdom,theNetherlands andin
certainregionsofFranceandtheFederalRepublicofGermanyshowthatin
territories withalowincidenceofthediseasewherevaccination isnot
practised,itcanbeestimatedthat3%ofthebreedingpigstestedhave
antibodies .
Theannualestimatefordetectionoperations mayconsequently beasfollows
Detectioncosts:3600000EUA. ,
Compensation forslaughterofreactorpigs:10000000~
Estimateforthefive-yearprogramme :
slaughter :50000000
detection :18000000
Asregardsdetectioncosts,aCommunityflat-ratecontribution shouldbe
envisagedinviewoftheifactthatitisdifficulttomakeestimatesover
realcosts.

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C.Estimateforthefive-yearprogrammetoeradicateclassicalswinefever
1.Stampingoutofoutbreaks : 12500000EUA
2.Elimination ofdetectedanimals:50000000EUA
Total:62500000EUA
t
3.Detectioncosts: 18000000EUA
CONCLUSIONS
Theprogrammedescribedinthisstudyaimstocontrolthediseasesolelyby
stampingoutoutbreaks andtoeradicateitbyslaughtering breedinganimals
whichareantibodycarriers.
Itisdesignedtobringabout,throughout theexistingterritoryofthe
Community,auniformhealthsituationintheMemberStateswhichhavenot
notifiedanyfurthercasesofswinefeverandasaresultcompletelyto
liberalize intra-Community tradewithoutimposing aburdenonexportsof
pigsandpigmeattocertainnon-membercountries.
Theuseofemergencyvaccination wherethereisariskofanoutbreakspreading
couldbemaintained,butunderverystrictconditionsinvolvingtheslaughter
ofvaccinated animalswithinagivenperiod,sothattheoriginalhealth
situation canberestoredasquicklyaspossibleintheregionconcerned.

Proposalfora
CouncilDirective
relatingtothedateofentryintoforceofDirective80/217/EECintroducing
Communitymeasuresforthecontrolofclassicalswinefever
^THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,..
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 80/217/EECof22January1980introducing
Communitymeasuresforthecontrolofclassicalswinefever,andinparticulat
Article ..19thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, .*
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
% ■ - -
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
Whereastheabovementioned Directive 80/217/EECmustenterintoforceona'dateto
befixedbefore1July1980; .
WhereasthesaidDirectiveformspartoftheCommunityprogrammefortheeradication
ofclassicalswinefever,andwhereasitsentryintoforceshouldthereforecoincide
withtheimplementation ofthatprogramme;"-- •■
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE,
Article 1 -
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MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywithDirective80/217/EECon1January1981.
Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
/
10JNoL47,21.2.1980,p.11FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Amendments tothe
:PROPOSAL
foraCouncilRegulation
«'layingdownconditions designed torenderandkeep
theterritory oftheCommunity freefromclassical
swinefever
On11July1979,theCommission submitted theabovementioned Proposal totheCouncil*
Forthereasonsmentioned intheExplanatory Memorandum thefollowing amendments
shouldbemadetotheinitialproposal.
»

Amendments totie •
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION
Layingdownconditions designedtorenderandkeepthoterritory ofthe
Community freefro?nclassical swinefevor
1.Article 1isreplaced bythefollowing Article :
"ThisRegulation definesthemeasures tobeapplied bytheMemberStates
inordertoeradicate classical swinefeverfromallorpartoftheir
territory andtokeepitfreefromthatdisease".
2.InArticle 2:,
-at(g)thefollowing phraseisaddedtothesecondindent :
"orbreeding pigswhichhavegivenapositive reaction totestsfor
thedetection ofswinefevercarriedoutasindicated inAnnexI,
havebeenslaughtered ". _'a
-at(h)thefollowing phraseisaddedtothesecondindent :
"orbreeding pigswhichhavegivenapositive reaction totestsfor
*
thedetection ofswinefevercarriedoutasindicated inAnnexI,
havebeenslaughtered ".
3.Article 11isreplaced bythefollowing :
"1.EachMemberStateonwhoseterritory swinefeverhasbeendetected '
duringthepast12monthsorwhoseentireterritory isnotofficially
freefromswinefevershallprepare aplanforeradicating thedisease
inaccordance withtherequirements "ofparagraph 2.
2.Theplanshall:
(a)bedesigned toensurethatwithinfiveyearstheterritory ofthe
MemberStateconsistssolelyofregionsofficially freefromswine
fever; ••
(b)indicate thenumberofregionsorgroupsofregionswiththesame
classification intowhichithasbeenorwillbedivided andthe
reasonsfortheclassification andcomposition ofeach;

(c)specifythemeasures plannedtoenabletheregionstobeclassified
asofficially freefromswinefeverandforeachregiontheplanned
dateforqualification forthisclassification ;
(d)indicate foreachregionorgroupofregionsforwhichthesame
classification istobe'obtained thefollowing detailsasappropriate :
-dateofprohibition ofvaccination ofbreeding pigs
-dateofprohibition ofvaccination offattening pigs
1-dateofcommencement oftheexercise fordetection ofswinefever
-numberofbreeding pigsthattheexercise willcover.
*
λ
3.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission :
(a)ofannualexpenditure inconnection withswinefeverineachof
%
thelast ,threeyears,withabreakdown ofthisexpenditure ;
(b)estimated annualexpenditure onthefive-year plan.
4.MemberStateswhoseterritory isofficially freefromswinefevershall
notifytheCommission oftheactiontakentopreventrecurrence of'the
disease.
5.MemberStatesshallprovidetheCommission withanyfurtherinformation
itrequests withregardtoimplementation oftheplan."
Article 12isreplaced bythefollowing :
"1.MemberStatesshall,inaccordance withArticle 5ofDecision /EEC,
notifytheCommission oftheplansspecified inArticle 11.
2.Planswhichhavebeenapproved inaccordance withArticle 5ofthe
Decisionreferred toinparagraph 1maybemodified orsupplemented by
thesameprocedure inordertokeeppacewithdevelopments inthesituation
withregardtoswinefeverintheMember-Stateconcerned .
Thedate'1July1981'inArticle 5isreplaced by*1January1981'.

Thefollowing AnnexIisadded:
"Detection ofswinefevershallbebydetection oftheantibody produced
inreaction tothedisease,inaccordance withAnnex1(c)ofDirective
80/217/EEC.
Theoperation shallbecarriedoutasfollows :
1.Bloodsamplesshallbetakenfrom20%ofthebreeding pigsoneachholding
andexamined inalaboratory .
2.Ifoneormorepigsonaholdingarefoundtobecarrying antibodies ,
bloodsamplesmustbetakenfromailpigsontheholdingandexamined in
alaboratory ." ''

Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
introducing Community financial measures forthecontrolofclassical
swinefever
1
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community,and
inparticular Article 43thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
*
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomic andSocialCommittee,
WhereasoneofthetasksoftheCommunity intheveterinary fieldistoimprove
thehealthoflivestock andthusmakestock-breeding moreprofitable ;
Whereassuchmeasures musthelptoremovethoseremaining barriers totrade .
between MemberStatesinfreshmeatorliveanimals whichareduetodifferences ,
inhealthsituations ;
Whereasmeasures havealreadybeenadopted bytheCommunity withregardtocertain
bovinediseases;
Whereasothersimilarinitiatives havebeentakeninthepigsector;whereas,
insofar astheyareintendedtoachievetheobjectives setoutinArticle39(1)(a)
oftheTreaty,theyconstitute commonmeasures withinthemeaningofArticle6(1)
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70of21April1970onthefinancing ofthe
1 /commonagricultural policy;
Whereas,inasmuchastheCommunity contributes tothefinancing ofthecommon
measures,itmustbeinaposition toascertain thattheprovisions adopted by
theMemberStatesfortheimplementation ofthesemeasureswillcontribute towards
theachievement oftheobjectives thereof;whereas,tothisend,provision should
bemadeforaprocedure establishing closecooperation betweentheMemberStates
andtheCommission ,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION : .
0JNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13,

Article 1
Themeasuresprovidedforby:
-CouncilDirective 80/217/EECof22January1980introducing Communitymeasures
1forthecontrolofclassicalswinefever,and
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)No*oflayingdownconditionsdesignedto
2renderandkeeptheterritoryoftheCommunityfreefromclassicalswinefever-
shallconstitute,insofarastheyareintendedto>achievetheobjectives setout
inArticle39(1)(a)oftheTreaty/commonmeasureswithinthemeaningof
Article6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70. .-'
Article2
/■ .
1.The*periodforcarryingoutthecommonmeasureshallbefiveyears.
2.Thetotalcontribution bytheEuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuarantee
Fund,hereinaftercalled'theFund',isestimatedat35millionEUAforthe
fiveyears.
Article3
1.Expenditure byMemberStatesinrespectofstepstakenunderthecommon
measuresshallbeeligibleforassistance fromtheGuidanceSectionwithin
thelimitsindicatedinArticle4.
2.TheGuidanceSectionoftheFundshallreimbursetheMemberStatesunderthe
eradication programme :
(a)upto50%ofthecostincurredinrespectof
-compensation toownersfortheslaughter anddestruction ofanimals
andthedisinfection ofholdings,
-thepriceofthevaccineusedintheeventofanemergencyvaccination
inanofficiallyfreeregioncarriedoutinaccordancewithArticle14(b)
ofDirective 80/217/EECinanareadelimitedinaccordance with
-1.Article9(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No *,providedthatthe
vaccinatedpigsareconsidered asfatteningpigsandslaughtered within
threemonthsfollowingthisvaccination .
(b)Upto1EUApersampleexaminedinalaboratory aspartofadetectiontest
carriedoutwithaviewtoascertaining whichholdings'orregionsare
officiallyfreefromclassicalswinefever.
- 1DraftbeingexaminedbytheCouncil. NoL^*21.2.1980,p.11.

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3.Theprovisions ofparagraph 2shallapplyinrespectofmeasures taken
immediately following theappearance ofclassical swinefeverinaMemberState
theentireterritory ofwhichisofficially freefromthisdisease.
'4.DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedaccording tothe'
procedure laiddowninArticle 13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.
5.MeasuresadoptedbyMemberStatesshallnotbeeligibletobenefitfromfinancial
contributions bytheCommunity unlessafavourable decision inaccordance with
Article5(3)hasbeengiveninrespectoftheprovisions relatingthereto.
Article 4 '
1.Applications forpaymentshallrelatetoexpenditure incurred byMemberStates
inthecourseofacalendar yearandshallbesubmitted totheCommission
before 1Julyofthefollowing year.
2.Thegranting ofaidfromtheFundshallbedecided inaccordance with
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.-
3.DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedaccording to'the
procedure laiddowninArticle 13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.
ί
Article 5
1.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission theplanprovided forin
Article11(2)ofRegulation (EEC) ~J*beforeimplementation
andnotlaterthansixmonthsaftertheentryintoforceofthatRegulation ;
however,thistimelimitofsixmonthsshallnotbeappliedtoMemberStates
theentireterritory ofwhichwasofficially freefromclassical swinefever
-andwhichlostthatstatusforthedurationofthemeasureprovidedforin
Article2(1)following theappearance andpersistence ofthedisease.
(1)Draftbeingexamined bytheCouncil

2.TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission assoonaspossible ofthemeasures
takenunderthesecondindentofArticle 3(2)(a)or(3)shouldtherebean
t
outbreak ofclassical swinefever.
3.TheCommission shallexaminetheplansandmeasures forwarded inaccordance
wivthparagraphs 1and2forthepurposeofdetermining whether .theyarein
conformity withtherulesreferred toinArticle 1andtheobjectives thereof,
suchthattheconditions forfinancial contributions bytheCommunity aremet.
Withintwomonthsfollowing thereceiptoftheplansormeasures,theCommission
shallsubmitadraftdecision totheStanding Veterinary Committee ,The
Committee shalldeliveritsopinioninaccordance withtheprocedure laiddown
inArticle 6withinthetimelimitsetbytheChairman,TheFundCommittee
shallbeconsulted onthefinancial aspects,. *-
Article 6
/
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticCeistobefollowed,thematter
shallbereferred bythechairman,eitheronhisowninitiative oratthe
requestofaMemberState,totheStandingVeterinary Committee setupby
2 >-CouncilDecision 68/361/EEC,hereinafter called'theCommittee' .-
2.WithintheCommittee thevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedas
providedforinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3.TheCommission representative shallsubmitadraftofthemeasurestobe
adopted.TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsopiniononthesemeasureswithin
atimelimitsetbythechairman,havingRegardtotheurgencyofthe
questions underexamination .Opinionsshallbeadoptedbya,majorityof
41votes.
4.TheCommission shalladoptthemeasures andshallapplythemimmediately ,
wheretheyareinaccordance withtheopinionoftheCommittee .Wherethey
arenotinaccordance withtheopinionofthe'Committee,orifnoopinionis
delivered,theCommission shallwithoutdelaysubmitaproposaltotheCouncil
onthemeasurestobeadopted.TheCouncilshalladoptthemeasures bya
qualified majority .
IftheCouncilhasnotadoptedanymeasureswithinthreemonthsofthedate
onwhichtheproposal wasreferredtoit,theCommission shalladoptthe
proposed measures andapplythemimmediately .
10JNoL255,18.10.1968,p.23.

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Article 6shallapplyuntil
Article 8
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels .Article 7
21June1981.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Dates f
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1.BUDGETHEADIN6:8315(Orientation Section) APPROBATIONS :
.IULE:Communityfinancial measuresforthecontrolofdasslcalswinefever
,i.LEGALBASIS:CQuncilDécision
i4.AIMSofPROJECT:Controlofclassicalswinefever
I)5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
I5.0EXPENDITURE
i-CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDGETIi:^ör35aa©3EviBBMa
|-&ïiias.13uuQ32&J3iM3
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5.1RECEIPTS
-OUMRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMSDUTIES)
-NATIONALPERIODOF12MONTHS CURRENTFINANCIAL YEARFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEARL_81)
I
5.0.TESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTS19821
1983 1984 |1985j
5.2KETHOOOFCALCULATION 35MEUA(dividedasfollows)
1981
1982
1983
1984
19858,100
7,650
6,850
6,400
6MEUA
MEUA
MEUA
MEUA
MEUA
(Tehhnical andfinancial dataattached)
assoa
MrtlsvM
6.2ii3iläufcäL'ö-Üüci2üaSüiääÜ3PiftSfi2iä3
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6.3WILLFUTUREBUDGETAPPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
OBSERVATIONS :
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