CELEX: 51984PC0217
Language: en
Date: 1984-04-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 64/432/EEC AS REGARDS CERTAIN MEASURES RELATING TO FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE AND SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE

5.5.84                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             N o C 121/7
                                                             II
                                                     (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards certain
                        measures relating to foot-and-mouth disease and swine vesicular disease
                                                    COM(84) 217 final
                             (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 17 april 1984)
                                                      (84/C 121/10)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     Directive 64/432/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 43 thereof,                                              1. In Article 3 (3):
                                                                    — point (a) is deleted,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  — points (b), (c), (d) and (e) become points (a),
                                                                         (b), (c) and (d) respectively.
                                                                 2. In Article 3 (6):
Having regard to the opinion of the              European
Parliament,                                                         — point (a) is deleted,
                                                                    — points (b) and (c) become points (a) and (b)
                                                                        respectively.
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                                3. Article 4a is replaced by the following:
                                                                    Article 4a
Whereas Council Directive 64/432/EEC (*), as last
amended by Directive 83/646/EEC (2), lays down the                  As regards the additional guarantees which may be
conditions to be met, as regards health, by live cattle             required in respect of foot-and-mouth disease and
and pigs intended for intra-Community trade;                        swine vesicular disease, the following rules shall
                                                                    apply:
                                                                    1. Member States which have been free of foot-
Whereas the Member States currently apply different                     and-mouth disease for at least two years, which
policies in the matter of the control and prevention of                 do not practise vaccination and which do not
foot-and-mouth disease; whereas it is important to                      allow onto their territory animals which have
provide all the Member States, regardless of the                        been vaccinated less than one year previously
health policy pursued, with appropriate guarantees,                     may make the introduction onto their territory
which are strictly necessary until such time as har-                    of live cattle and pigs subject to the following
monized measures to combat foot-and-mouth disease                       conditions:
are implemented;
                                                                        A. Where the animals come from a Member
                                                                            State satisfying the same criteria, a
                                                                            guarantee that they have not been vac-
Whereas certain guarantees which may be required in
                                                                            cinated against foot-and-mouth disease.
respect of swine vesicular disease must be maintained
within the framework of the rules applicable to intra-                  B. Where the animals come from a Member
Community trade in live pigs,                                               State which has been free of foot-and-
                                                                            mouth disease for at least two years, which
(') OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.                                     practises vaccination and which allows vac-
(2) OJ No L 360, 23. 12. 1983, p. 44.                                       cinated animals onto its territory;
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          (a) a guarantee that the animals have not                             virus vaccine approved and controlled
                been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth                          by the competent authority of the
                disease;                                                        exporting country;
          (b) a guarantee that the cattle have reacted                      (b) a guarantee that cattle for slaughter
                negatively to a foot-and-mouth virus                            which are more than four months old
                test carried out by the laryngo-                                have been vaccinated not less than 15
                pharyngeal scrape method (probang                               days and not more than four months
                test);                                                          before loading against types A, O and C
           (c) a guarantee that the cattle and pigs have                        of the foot-and-mouth disease virus,
                reacted negatively to a serological test                        using an inactivated virus vaccine
                carried out to detect the presence of                            approved     and controlled      by   the
                foot-and-mouth antibodies;                                      competent authority of the exporting
                                                                                country; however, the period of validity
           (d) a guarantee that the pigs have reacted                            of the vaccination shall be extended to
                negatively to a serological test carried                         12 months in the case of cattle revac-
                out to detect the presence of swine                              cinated in Member States where such
                vesicular disease antibodies;                                    animals are vaccinated annually and
           (e) a guarantee that the cattle and pigs have                        where       they     are     systematically
                been isolated, in the exporting country,                         slaughtered when they contract foot-
                either on a holding or at a quarantine                           and-mouth disease.
                station, for 14 days under the surveil-
                lance of an official veterinarian. In this              B. Where the animals come from a Member
                connection, no animal located on the                        State which has been free of foot-and-
                holding of origin or, as the case may be,                   mouth disease for at least two years, which
                at the quarantine station shall have been                   does not practice vaccination and which
                vaccinated     against     foot-and-mouth                   does not allow onto its territory animals
                disease during the 21 days preceding                        which have been vaccinated less than one
                exportation and no animal other than                        year previously, a guarantee that they have
                those forming part of the consignment                       not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth
                shall have been introduced to the                           disease.
                holding or quarantine station during
                                                                     3. (a) Where the tests referred to in this Article
                that same period;
                                                                             are carried out on the holding, the animals
           (f) placing in quarantine for a period of                         to be exported must be isolated from other
                21 days.                                                     animals until they are exported.
       C. Where the animals come from a Member                          (b) For the purposes of this Article, a Member
           State which has not been free of foot-and-                        State shall continue to be considered as
           mouth disease for at least two years:                             having been free of foot-and-mouth disease
           (a) the guarantees referred to in point B;                        for at least two years, even if outbreaks of
                                                                             the disease have been recorded on a limited
           (b) possible further guarantees to            be                  part of its territory, on condition that such
                 decided on in accordance with          the                  outbreaks were eliminated within a period
                 procedure laid down in Article 12.                          of less than three months.'
    2. Member States practising vaccination and
       allowing vaccinated animals onto their territory          4. Article 4b is deleted.
       may make the introduction onto their territory
       of live cattle subject to the following                    5. Article 4c becomes Article 4b.
       conditions:
       A. Where the animals come from a Member                                             Article 2
            State satisfying the same criteria:                   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
            (a) a guarantee that cattle for breeding or           lations and administrative provisions necessary to
                 production which are more than four              comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1984
                 months old have been vaccinated not              and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
                 less than 15 days and not more than
                 four months before loading against                                        Article 3
                 types A, O and C of the foot-and-
                 mouth disease virus, using an inactivated        This Directive is addressed to the Member States.