CELEX: 51977PC0289
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE establishing Community criteria for the national plans for the acceleration of eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis in cattle (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (77) 289
Vol. 1977/0099
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak---     COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                            COM(77)289      final .
                                                        Brussels , July 6 , 1977
                                Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
       establishing Community criteria for the national plans for the
       acceleration of eradication of "brucellosis , tuberculosis and
                 enzootic "bovine leukosis in cattle
                   ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COî.:(77)  289 final ..
 ---pagebreak---                              Explanatory Note
                                 1
?y the directive of 17 May 1977 the Council has adopted the "basic principles
for Community intervention in the eradication of "brucellosis , tuberculosis
and leukosis .  This initiative is part of the proposals aiming to establish
a "balance in the milk market .
In the said directive the Council decided to establish , on a proposal from
the Commission and before 1 August , the minimum criteria which the national
plans for the eradication of the abovementioned diseases should meet , in
order to qualify for financial contribution by the Community .
The annexed draft established these criteria , the first one being the
acceleration of national programmes for the eradication of the three afore­
mentioned diseases .  Furthermore , it lays down technical norms concerning
the conditions in which slaughter , isolation , cleaning and disinfection
should take place , and the use which should be made of certain animal products .
In order to avoid the risk of reinfection , it is moreover proposed on the one
hand to practise strict control of movements of animals , especially between
herds not having the same health status , and on the other to make those
movements conditional on certain tests .
Finally , as the financing by the Community is essentially justified by the
acceleration , it is suggested that it should be exclusively devoted to this
acceleration .
  Council Directive 77/391/EEC . OJ NO L 145 » 13.6.77 , p.44.
 ---pagebreak---                                     Draft
                              CQUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                of
                  establishing Community criteria for
                  national plans for the accelerated
                  eradication of "brucellosis , tuberculosis
                   and enzootic leukosis in cattle
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community f
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to Council Directive 77/ 391 /EEC of 17 May 1977 introducing
Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis , tuberculosis and
                     1
leukosis in cattle , and in particular Article 13 thereof ;
Whereas when laying down , in its Directive of 17 May 1977 , the basic
principles for Community intervention for the eradication of brucellosis ,
tuberculosis and leukosis , the Council decided to establish subsequently the
minimum criteria which the national plans for the eradication of the above-
mentioned diseases should meet in order to qualify for financial contribution
by the Community ;
Whereas the first of these criteria relates to the acceleration of national
plans , so that the campaign undertaken to eradicate the diseases in question
 in the Member States in which they still prevail may be carried to a successful
conclusion as rapidly as possible ?    whereas to this end measures concerning ,
 in particular , checks on livestock , the functioning of laboratories and the
compensation paid for animals slaughtered under the eradication plana should be
taken or strengthened ;
Whereas it is moreover necessary s depending on the diseases in question , to
lay down the conditions in which, slaughter , isolation , cleaning and disinfection
 should take place and the use which should be made of certain animal products ;
                                                                      ο/ ©
  OJ No L 145 , 13*6.1977 , F„44.
 ---pagebreak---                                     -2-
Whereas it is also essential , in order to avoid the risk of reinfection , to
practise strict control of movements of animals , especially "between herds
not having the same health status , and to make those movements conditional
on certain tests ;   whereas , as regards intradermal tuberculin testing more
particularly , pending the adaptation of existing Directives    transitional
provisions should be . adopted under a procedure whereby the Commission works
in close collaboration with the Member States ;
Whereas , lastly , provision should be made for a six-monthly report to be
transmitted by the Member States to the Commission so that a regular
assessment may be made of progress in the campaign against the diseases
in question ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                       Chapter I :  General Provisions
                                 Article 1
In order to qualify for financial contribution by the Community within the
meaning of Council Directive 77/391 /EEC 9 each national eradication plan
referred to in Articles 2 , 3 and 4 thereof shall satisfy the following
criteria in respect of all herds to which it applies .
                                 Article 2
The national plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis and
tuberculosis in cattle shall provide for the following :
- the proportion of national cattle populations which is the subject of
   eradication and preventive measures to be so increased that a check on
   the greater part of the cattle population or of the total cattle
   population can be carried out as soon as possible ;
- compensation for animals slaughtered on official orders to be so adjusted
  that the cattle owner is appropriately compensated ;
- the number of laboratory staff to be increased and the
   conditions for carrying out diagnoses in the laboratory to be improved
   - insofar as this still remains to be done - so that a sufficient level is
   reached to make possible the preventive measures referred to in the first
   indent :
 ---pagebreak---                                           -3-
     - the measures introduced in the fight against epizootic diseases to be
        systematically applied .
                                      Article 3
1 . Brucellosis of cattle , swine , sheep and goats , bovine tuberculosis and
     enzootic bovine leukosis shall be compulsory notifiable diseases ; any
     person noticing or suspecting the clinical occurrence of the above diseases
     shall inform the competent authorities of the Member State concerned .
2 . Animals which are infected or have reacted to any of the tests for brucellosis
     or tuberculosis , or which are reasonably considered to be so infected , shall
     be slaughtered as soon as possible ,and within the periods specified in
      Chapters II and III .
3 . Official control measures shall be introduced so as to prevent infections
      from being reintroduced into cattle from infective reservoirs in other animal
      species .
                                       Article â
 1 . When brucellosis occurs or is suspected , aborted foetuses , still–born calves ,
      infected calves or placentae shall , unless required for investigation , be
      safely disposed of immediately. Straw which has come into contact with the
      cow , the calf or the plaoenta shall immediately be disposed of by burning or
      burying in the ground after soaking in disinfectant .
 2 . Milk from cows in herds which contain animals suspected of , reacting to
      or infected with any of the three diseases may not be fed to animals of other
      herds until such time as it is rendered safe .    The containers used for such
      milk shall be adequately disinfected .
 3 . Member States shall ensure that meat from infected animals is effectively
       treated in such a way that it cannot infect other animals . Official
       regulations for the control of premises such as carcase disposal plants
       shall ensure that material produced and intended for animal feeding is Safe .
  4. After the removal for compulsory slaughter of reacting or infective animals
       or animals reasonably considered to be infected ? cattle sheds and csher herd
       quarters , and all containers , equipment and other objects used for cattle
       shall be cleaned and adequately disinfected under official supervision , in
       accordance with instructions given by the official veterinarian.
 ---pagebreak---                                          -4-
5. When "brucellosis or tuberculosis occurs or xs suspected , cattle manure from
    sheds or other quarters shall "be packed in a place inaccessible to animals ,
   soaked in adequate disinfectant and stored for at least three weeks .      The
   soaking in disinfectant shall not be necessary if the manure is covered with
   a layer of uninfected manure or earth .     Urine and other liquid waste from
   cattle sheds or other quarters shall be separated from other susceptible
   animals or disinfected .
6. All vehicles , ships , containers and equipment used for the transport of
   reacting , suspected or infective animals or of products from such animals or
   of materials or substances which have been in contact with such animals ,
   shall thereafter be cleaned and adequately disinfected .     Loading areas
   for such animals shall be cleaned and adequately disinfected before being
   used for other animals ,
7. The disinfectant to be used and its concentrations shall be approved by
   the competent authority of the Member State concerned .
8. Premises where infected cattle have been kept - shall be disinfected before
   being restocked with other animals .    In the case of pastures , sixty days
    must be allowed to elapse after disinfection .
                                     Article 5
1. The Member States shall practise an official control system for movements
   of cattle , together with a system of marking and identification which
   ensures that all cattle can be traced back to their herd of origin .
2. An official up-to-date record of cattle herds shall be kept , the herds
   being classified according to their status as regards brucellosis ,
   tuberculosis and enzootic leukosis .
3. Cattle reasonably considered to be infected with any of the three diseases
   concerned may not be used for restocking a herd under a national accelerated
   disease eradication plan .
4. All movements of cattle into and within areas subject to eradication
   measures for brucellosis and tuberculosis shall be under official control .
   In addition , before cattle are introduced from herds of a lower status to
   herds of a higher status , they shall pass an official test within thirty days
   prior to movement , and be accompanied by a veterinary certificate .    After
   movement they shall be isolated for a minimum period of sixty days before
   joining the herd , and , in the case of cattle over six months of age , pass a
   further official test before joining the herd .     Bie above rules on movement
 ---pagebreak---                                      -5-
control shall be without prejudice to existing Community measures concerning
movement into and. out of free and officially free herds .
      Chapter II : Specific Provisions relating to Brucellosis
                                 Article 6
For the purpose of this Directive , the following definitions of herd types
shall apply :
    Type    herds are herds in which the vaccination and serological status
    of one or more of the animals is unknown and the herd itself has not
   "been subject to routine "brucella testing.
    Type B^ herds are herds in which the vaccination and serological status
    is known and in which routine monitoring tests are carried out in accordance
   with national rules to maintain the status of these herds .
                                                   /
    Type B^ herds are brucellosis free herds in accordance with Council
   Directive 64/432/EEC .
   Type B^ herds are officially brucellosis free herds in accordance with
   Council Directive 64/ 432/EEC .
                                 Article 7
The following ant i–brucellosis measures shall be applied to hercb included in
an existing national programme and to herds scheduled for inclusion in the
accelerated plan for the eradication of brucellosis :
- if practised , anti-brucellosis vaccination shall be carried out under
  official control but shall be terminated as soon as possible , so that official
  brucellosis freedom may be achieved .    Therapeutic treatment of brucellosis
  shall be prohibited ;
- officially supervised serological testing shall be carried out in type B^
  and type B^ herds until they reach the status of type B^ herds and finally
  type B^ herds ;
- all serological reactors , infective animals and those reasonably considered
  to be infected shall without delay , and under official control , be individually
  marked and isolated . They shall be slaughtered under official supervision c.s
  soon as possible and in any event within thirty days of the results cf ihe
  tests being known :
                                                                    /
 ---pagebreak---                                      -6-
- after removal of the animals referred to m the preceding indent , no
  animal may "be moved into or out of the herd for at least thirty days ,
  during which period disinfection shall take place .      Excepted are cattle
  for immediate slaughter , which shall he accompanied by a certificate
  issued "by the competent authority .   Prior to the movement into or out
  of such a herd all remaining cattle in the herd over 12 months of age
  shall have passed an officially approved serological test ;
- an animal originating from a type       herd shall pass an officially
  approved serological test within thirty days prior to movement into another
  type B1 herd ;
- movement of animals may occur between type       herds ;   all female animals
  and bulls shall pass an officially approved serological test within thirty
  days prior to movement and be accompanied by a veterinary certificate signed
  by an official veterinarian and they may not come into contact with animals
  originating in herds of an inferior status ;
- all female animals and bulls coming from type B^ herds and destined for
  type Bg herds shall have passed an officially approved serological test
  within thirty days prior to movement and be accompanied by a veterinary
  certificate signed by an official veterinarian to this effect .      After
  arrival the animal shall be isolated for a minimum period of sixty days
  and again pass an official test before admission to the herd ;
- animals under suspicion , that is to say either inconclusive serological
  reactors or suspicious cases , shall be isolated from all other animals in
  the herd until such time as their status is established .
         Chapter Ills  Specific Provisions relating: to Tuberculosis
                                  Article 8
For the purposes of this Directive the folio zing definitions of herd types
shall apply s
   Type     herds are herds in which the tuberculin reactivity of one or
   more of the animals over six weeks of age is unknown and the herd itself
   has not been subject to routine tuberculinisation .
   T^pe Tg herds are herds in which all animals over six weeks of age have
    passed a tuberculin test and subsequently the herd has been subjected
   to routine monitoring tuberculinisation .
    Type    herds are officially tuberculosis free herds in accordance with
   Council Directive 64/432/EEC .
 ---pagebreak---                                       -7-
                                 Article 9
The following anti-tuberculosis measures shall be applied to herds included
in an existing national programme and to herds scheduled for inclusion in
the accelerated plan for the eradication of tuberculosis :
- anti-tuberculosis vaccination or therapeutic treatment or desensitization
  with tuberculin shall be prohibited ;
- officially supervised intradermal tuberculin testing shall be carried out
  on all animals over six weeks of age at least every six months in type
  and type T^ herds until they reach the status of type T^ herds . Until
  the end of 1973 the tuberculins to be used for purposes of the following
  indents , and the relevant testing methods , shall be adopted under the
  procedure laid down in Article 12 ;
- all reactors to the intradermal tuberculin test and all infective animals
  shall without delay and under official control be individually marked and
  isolated .  They shall be slaughtered under official supervision as soon
  as possible and in any event within thirty days of the results of the tests
  being known ;
- after removal of the animals referred to in the preceding indent , no
  animal may be moved into or out of the herd for at least sixty days , during
  which period disinfection shall take place .    Excepted are cattle for
  immediate slaughter , which shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by
  the competent authority . Prior to movement into or out of such a herd ,
  all remaining cattle in the herd over 6 weeks of age shall have passed an
  intradermal tuberculin test ;
- an animal originating in a type T1 herd shall pass an intradermal tuberculin
  test within thirty days prior to movement into another type T^ herd ;
- movement of animals may occur between type 7^ herds ; they shall pass a
  tuberculin test within thirty days prior to movement and be accompanied by
  a veterinary certificate issued by an official veterinarian and they shall
  not come into contact with animals originating in herds of an inferior status $
- all animals coming from type ^ herds and destined for type Tg herd shall
  have passed an intradermal tuberculin test within thirty days prior to
  movement and be accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by an official
  veterinarian to this effect .  After arrival the animal shall be isolated for
  a minimum period of sixty days and again pass an official intradermal tuberculin
  test before admission to the herd ;
                                                                ./
 ---pagebreak---                                        -8-
   - animals under suspicion , thai; is to say' either inconclusive reactors or
      suspicious cases , shall be isolated and separately housed from all other
      animals in the herd until such time as their status is established .
         Chapter IV :  Specific Provisions relating to Enzootic Leukosis
                                   Article 10
1. If in a herd any animal is found to be infected with enzootic leukosis after
   testing in accordance with Article 4(3 ) of Directive 77/391 /EEC , all animals
   within that herd shall "be slaughtered .
2. The nerd may "be restocked only with animals originating in herds considered
   not to "be infected with enzootic leukosis in accordanoe with the criteria
   laid down by the Directive mentioned in paragraph 1 .
                          Chapter V : Final Provisions
                                   Article 11
   Each Member State shall make a six-monthly report to the Commission
   concerning the progress of the anti-brucellosis , anti-tuberculosis and
   anti-leukosis schemes ; the detailed provisions relating to this report
   shall be adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 12 .
                                   Article 12
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be used , matters shall
   without delay be referred by the Chairman , either on his own initiative or
   at the request of a Member State , to the Standing Veterinary Committee
    (hereinafter called the "Committee") set up by the Council Decision of
   15 October 1968 .
2. Within the Committee the votes of Member States shall be weighted as provided
   in A.rticle 148(2 ) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote .
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to
   be adopted . The Committee shall deliver its opinion on such measures within
   a time limit set by the Chairman according to the urgency of the matters
   concerned . Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 41 votes .
4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and shall apply them immediately
   where they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee . Where they
    are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee or if no opinion is
                                                                               ./.
 ---pagebreak---                                    -9-
delivered , the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the
measures to "be adopted .
The Council shall adopt the measures "by a qualified majority .
If , within three months from the date on which the proposal was submitted
to it , the Council has not adopted any measures , the Commission shall adopt
the proposed measures and apply them immediately.
                               Article 13
Article 12 shall apply until 21 June 1981 .
                               Article 14
Where applicable the Member States shall by 1 January 1978 bring into force
the laws , regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission .
                               Article 15
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels                                         For the Counoil
                                                         The President