CELEX: 51982PC0284
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Date: 1982-05-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Commission Decision 82/259/EEC concerning certain protective measures against foot-and mouth disease (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                COM(82)284 final.
                                                Brussels .   May 1982
                          Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL DECISION
            amending Commission Decision 82/259/EEC
     concerning certain protective measures against foot-and mouth, disease
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The first outbreak of foot -and-mouth disease in Denmark occurred on the
island of Funen in March 1982 . The disease spread on Funen for- six weeks .
To deal with this situation , on 6 April the Commission adopted a Decision
concerning certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease , after
receiving a favourable opinion from the Standing Veterinary Committee ,
This Decision required the Danish authorities not to send to Member States
any live bovine animals , pigs or fresh meat coming from the island of Funen .
As a result of this requirement , the other Member States were to withdraw the
unilateral measures applied to imports .
A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the night of 4 "to 5 May
on the island of Zealand . However , there has been no new outbreak on Funen
since 21 April . In view of this , the Commission submitted for the opinion
of the Standing Veterinary Committee on 12 May , draft measures providing for
deliveries from Funen to be restarted , because of the period of time which
had elapsed since the last outbreak was dealt with , and for the gradual
lifting of the suspension of deliveries from Zealand . The Standing Veterinary
Committee was unable to give a favourable opinion . The Federal Republic of
Germany voted against , since it considered that the period after which
deliveries from the relevant areas were to be restarted was insufficient .
Italy abstained since it thought the protective measures should be taken by
the importing Member States . The other delegations voted in favour .
In application of the procedure of the Standing Veterinary Committee , the
Commission hereby presents a proposal covering the measures described . It would
emphasize that a decision is urgent .
 ---pagebreak---                                              PROPOSAI,
                                        for a
                                   COUNCIL DECISION
          amending Commission Decision 82 / 259 / EEC
          concerning certain protective measures against foot - and mouth disease
THE    COUNCIL      OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                                   I
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Directive 64 / 432 / EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine ( 1 ), as
last amended by Directive 81 / 476 / EEC ( 2 ), and in particular Article 9 thereof .
Having regard to Council Directive 72 / 461 / EEC of 12 December 1972 on health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat ( 3 ), as last       amended
by Directive 81 / 476 / EEC , and in particular Article 8 thereof ,
Having regard to Council Directive 80 / 215 / EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products ( 4 ), as amended by
Directive 81 / 476 / EEC , and in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas an outbreak of foot - and-mouth disease has occurred in Denmark ; whereas
this outbreak is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States , in view
of the large-scale trade both in animals and fresh meat ,
Whereas in view of this situation the Commission adopted , on 6 April 1982 ,
Decision 82 /259 / EEC ( 5 ) ;
Whereas      foot - and- mouth disease has now           spread to the island of Zealand
and account must be taken of this new situation;             i                  1
 (1 )  O.J. N° •   121 of 29 . 7.1964 ,  p. 1977 / 64
 (2)   O.J. N°   L 186 of 8 . 7.1981 ,   p. 20
 (3)   O.J. N°   L 302 of 31.12.1972 ,   p. 24
 (4)   O.J. N°   L 47 of 21 . 2.1980 ,   p. 4
 ( 5 ) O.J. N° L 111 of 24 . 4.1982 , p. 28                                           ./.
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Whereas , with a view to preventing any unilateral measure on the part of
importing Member States , the protective measures should be maintained as long as the
risk of spreading the disease persists ;
Whereas , since the Standing Veterinary Committee has not given its assent , the
Commission is unable to adopt the provisions it had envisaged in this respect
under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of the Directive 64 / 432 / EEC , •
Article 8 of Directive 72 / 461 / EEC and Article 7 of Directive 80 / 215 / EEC ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                     Article 1
     Commission Decision 82 / 259 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 . In Article 1 th^"words :"and         the island of Zealaid " are added after
    the words " The island of Funen ".
2 . In Article 2 the words "and the | sland of Zealand " are inserted after
    the words " the f.sland of Funen ".
3 * Article 3 is replaced by the following :
                             (    " Article 3
    Denmark shall suspend the measures laid down in Articles 1 and 2 :
    - in respect of the island of Funen, on 17 May 1982 , without prejudice to
      the protection measures applied by the Danish authorities in the zone around the
      last outbreak of foot -and -mouth disease ,
    - in respect of the island of Zealand , 14 days after the elimination of the
      last outbreak of foot.-and -mouth disease to appear in that island .        The
      period which precedes the lifting of the measures shall be extended by
      14 days -in the protection zone of 10 kilometres around the outbreaks
      established by the Danish authorities ".      %
                                      Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                        For the Council