81/987/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 November 1981 on health protection measures in respect of the Republic of Botswana
Official Journal L 361 , 16/12/1981 P. 0029
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 302 , 31 . 12 . 1972 , P . 28 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 186 , 8 . 7 . 1981 , P . 20 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1981 , P . 27 .
COMMISSION DECISION
OF 24 NOVEMBER 1981
ON HEALTH PROTECTION MEASURES IN RESPECT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
( 81/987/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/462/EEC OF 12 DECEMBER 1972 ON HEALTH AND VETERINARY INSPECTION PROBLEMS UPON IMPORTATION OF BOVINE ANIMALS AND SWINE AND FRESH MEAT FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 81/476/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 15 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS COMMISSION DECISION 81/442/EEC ( 3 ) GRANTED THE MEMBER STATES THE OPTION OF AUTHORIZING IMPORTS INTO THEIR TERRITORY , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND FROM CERTAIN REGIONS , OF FRESH MEAT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT , IN PARTICULAR , THE EXISTING HEALTH SITUATION IN THAT COUNTRY AND THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THAT COUNTRY ' S AUTHORITIES TO COMBAT FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE AND TO AVOID ITS SPREADING INTO OTHER UNAFFECTED REGIONS ;
WHEREAS OUTBREAKS OF EXOTIC FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE HAVE OCCURRED FROM TIME TO TIME IN CERTAIN NORTHERN AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN FREE OF THE DISEASE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS ;
WHEREAS STRICT MEASURES , IN PARTICULAR THE PROHIBITION OF MOVEMENTS OF LIVESTOCK FROM THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS NGAMILAND , CHOBE , NORTH-EAST AND CENTRAL TO THE DISEASE-FREE DISTRICTS GHANZI , KWENENG , KGATLEND , SOUTH-EAST , SOUTHERN AND KGALAGADI ARE APPLIED , EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF LIVESTOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER ; WHEREAS THE NORTHERN REGIONS ARE CLEARLY DEMARCATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DISEASE-FREE AREAS ; WHEREAS MEASURES ARE APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENTS OF LIVESTOCK AND TO DETECT ANY OUTBREAK OF THE DISEASE ;
WHEREAS THE CENTRAL VETERINARY AUTHORITIES OF BOTSWANA HAVE CONFIRMED THAT BOTSWANA HAS REMAINED FREE OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE SINCE SEPTEMBER 1980 AND HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO INFORM THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION OF ANY NEW OUTBREAK OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE THEREIN ; WHEREAS DURING THE PERIOD OF PRODUCTION OF MEAT FOR EXPORT TO THE EEC AND FOR SEVEN DAYS BEFOREHAND NO CATTLE MAY BE MOVED FROM NORTHERN BOTSWANA TO THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTRY ; WHEREAS THE COMPETENT VETERINARY AUTHORITY OF BOTSWANA HAS GIVEN AN ASSURANCE THAT THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES WILL BE INFORMED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF SLAUGHTERING OF CATTLE FROM NORTHERN BOTSWANA ;
WHEREAS THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA MAY NOW BE AUTHORIZED TO EXPORT UNDER NEW CONDITIONS TO THE COMMUNITY FRESH MEAT OBTAINED FROM ANIMALS COMING