73/88/EEC: Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on action to protect Community livestock against certain foot-and-mouth diseases
Official Journal L 106 , 20/04/1973 P. 0026 - 0028
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 9 P. 0157
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COUNCIL DECISION
OF 26 MARCH 1973
ON ACTION TO PROTECT COMMUNITY LIVESTOCK AGAINST CERTAIN FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASES
( 73/88/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ;
WHEREAS , ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 12 MARCH 1968 ( 1 ) , THE GUARANTEEING OF ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT EPIZOOTIC DISEASES CONSTITUTE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR COMMUNITY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED IN THE VETERINARY FIELD ;
WHEREAS , WITH THIS OBJECTIVE IN MIND , IT IS ADVISABLE TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY TERRITORY AGAINST THE DANGER CONSTITUTED BY THE A 22 SUB-TYPE FOOT-AND-MOUTH VIRUS ; WHEREAS THAT VIRUS CAN ONLY BE COMBATED BY A SPECIFIC VACCINE WHICH MAY NOT BE PRODUCED IN THE LABORATORIES OF THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FOR EPIZOOTIC DISEASES , FORMALLY PROHIBITS THE PREPARATION OF SUCH VACCINES IN TERRITORY UNAFFECTED BY THIS VIRUS ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD THEREFORE DECIDE UPON AND FINANCE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND STORAGE OUTSIDE ITS TERRITORY OF A RESERVE STOCK OF VACCINE TO COMBAT THE A 22 SUB-TYPE OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN ORDER TO FIGHT INSTANTLY THE FIRST ATTACKS OF THE VIRUS WITHOUT BEING OBLIGED TO ATTEND THE MASS PRODUCTION OF THE NECESSARY VACCINE ; WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE SUCH MASS PRODUCTION , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS FOR THE STRAIN SUITABLE FOR THE METHOD OF CULTURE USED FOR PRODUCTION OF SUCH VACCINE TO BE KEPT AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS THE DANGER FROM THE A 22 FOOT-AND-MOUTH VIRUS MAY VARY , DEPENDING ON DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE PROTECTION MEASURES REFERRED TO ABOVE SHOULD ONLY BE DECIDED UPON ON A TEMPORARY BASIS ;
WHEREAS , IN ADDITION , DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH THEY ARE APPLIED , THESE MEASURES MAY PROVE INADEQUATE ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE THAT , SHOULD EPIZOOTIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS SO REQUIRE , THE AMOUNTS AND THE TYPES OR SUB-TYPES OF VACCINES WHICH THE COMMUNITY MUST USE TO COMBAT EXOTIC SPECIES OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE , MAY BE CHANGED ;
WHEREAS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR MAY BE ENSURED BY A CONTRACT CONCLUDED BY THE COMMISSION ; WHEREAS THE CLAUSES OF THAT CONTRACT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ACCORDING TO A COMMUNITY PROCEDURE ;
WHEREAS WHERE AN EPIDEMIC BREAKS OUT IN THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY DETAILED RULES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF THE VACCINE SHOULD ALSO BE LAID DOWN ACCORDING TO A COMMUNITY PROCEDURE ;
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