CELEX: 51984PC0500(02)
Language: en
Date: 1984-09-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 72/461/EEC AS REGARDS CERTAIN MEASURES RELATING TO CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

No C 272/8                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               12.10. 84
               Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 7 2/461/EEC as regards certain
                           measures relating to classical swine fever and African swine fever
                                                    COM(84) 500 final
                          (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 September 1984)
                                                      (84/C 272/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      'However, where the disease in question in African
COMMUNITIES,                                                     swine fever, the provisions of Article 8 a shall apply.'
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     2. The following Article shall be inserted:
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 43 thereof,
                                                                     'Article 8a
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                    1.     A Member State in whose territory African
                                                                    swine fever has been detected within the previous
Having regard to the opinion of the European
                                                                    12 months shall not export fresh pigmeat to the
Parliament,
                                                                    territory of the other Member States.
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                    2.     It may be decided, in accordance with the
Social Committee,                                                   procedure laid down in Article 9, that the
                                                                    provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to one or
Whereas Council Directive 72/461/EEC (x), as last                   more parts of territory of the Member State
amended by Directive 84/336/EEC (2), lays down the                  concerned.
health requirements to be fulfilled by animals from
which meats are obtained for intra-Community trade;                 3.     Where there is an outbreak of African swine
                                                                    fever in the territory of a Member State where the
Whereas, in view of the development of classical                    disease has not been detected for at least 12
swine fever in certain parts of the territory of the                months, it may be decided, in accordance with the
Community, the measures relating to trade should be                 procedure laid down in Article 9, that the
strengthened and the circumstances in which the                     provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply exclusively to
status of the officially swine fever-free regions should            the part of territory concerned.
be altered in the event of an outbreak of the disease
should be more clearly defined;                                     4.     Decisions of to lift measures applied under
                                                                    this Article shall be taken in accordance with the
Whereas, even if it occurs only exceptionally in                    procedure laid down in Article 9.'
certain parts of the territory of the Community,
African swine fever constitutes a danger of contami-
                                                                 3. The following Article shall be inserted:
nation to the pig herds of the Member States;
whereas rules should therefore be established laying
down protective measures to be applied in intra-                     Article 8b
Community trade in fresh pigmeat,
                                                                    1.     For the purposes of defining the parts of
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:                                         territory referred to in Article 8 a (2), particular
                                                                    account shall be taken of:
                                                                    — the methods used to control and eradicate
                         Article 1
                                                                         African swine fever,
Directive 72/461/EEC is hereby amended as follows:                  — the absence        of  the disease    for   at  least
                                                                         12 months,
1. The following subparagraph shall be added to                     — the area of the parts of territory and their
    Article 8 (1):                                                       administrative and geographical boundaries,
                                                                    — the measure taken to prevent the contami-
                                                                         nation or recontamination of pig herds,
(l) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24.                               — the measures taken to control the movement of
O OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984. p. 22.                                        pigs,
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   — the measures taken to limit slaughtering in the               thereof. The Member State concerned shall lift the
       parts of territory concerned to pigs coming                 suspension either 30 days after the eradication of
       from those parts of territory and to prevent                the last outbreak of the disease if there has been
       meat from pigs not offering these territorial               no vaccination or 90 days after the eradication of
       guarantees      from    entering     into    intra-         the last outbreak of the disease if there has been a
       Community trade.                                            vaccination. It shall inform the Commission and
                                                                   the other Member States of the end of the period
   2.    For the purposes of defining the parts of                 of suspension. When two months have elapsed
   territory referred to in Article 8a (3), particular             between the dates on which the first and last
   account shall be taken of:                                      outbreaks were detected, the Member States
   — the methods used the combat African swine                     concerned shall forthwith inform the Commission
       fever, in particular the elimination of pigs from           thereof. In this case, the status may be withdrawn
       farms which are infected, contaminated or                   in accordance with the procedure laid down in
       suspected of contamination,                                 Article 9.
   — the area of the part of territory and its
                                                                   In the event of withdrawal, the status may not be
       administrative and geographical boundaries,
                                                                   granted afresh to the part of territory in
   — the measures taken to restrict and control the                accordance with the same procedure except after a
       movement of pigs out or the part of territory               period of:
       defined,                    s
                                                                   — not less than three months after the eradication
   — the measures taken to ensure that pigmeat                         of the last outbreak of the disease if there has
       intended for intra-Community trade is not                       been no vaccination,
       obtained from pigs from the part of territory
                                                                   — not less than six months after the eradication
       defined.'
                                                                       of the last outbreak of the disease if there has
4. Article 13a (2) shall be replaced by the following:                 been vaccination.'
   '2.    Acting unanimously on a proposal from the                                     Article 2
   Commission, within three months of the date on
   which the proposal is referred to it, the Council            The Member States shall bring into force the laws,
   shall draw up the list of the Member States and              regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
   parts of territory referred to in paragraph 1 (ii)           comply with this Directive not later than 1 January
   which are swine fever-free.                                  1985. They shall forthwith inform the Commission
   Without prejudice to the possibility of recourse to          thereof.
   Article 8, the Member States in question shall
   suspend this status upon the occurrence of an                                        Article 3
   outbreak of swine fever and shall forthwith inform
   the Commission and the other Member States                   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 80/215/EEC as regards certain
                                        measures relating to African swine fever
                                                   COM(84) 500 final
                          (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 September 1984)
                                                     (84/C 272/08)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                Having regard to the opinion of the           European
                                                                Parliament,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Article 43 thereof,                                             Social Committee,