CELEX: 31980L0218
Language: en
Date: 1980-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Directive 80/218/EEC of 22 January 1980 prolonging certain derogations granted to Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom in respect of swine fever

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31980L0218

Council Directive 80/218/EEC of 22 January 1980 prolonging certain derogations granted to Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom in respect of swine fever  

Official Journal L 047 , 21/02/1980 P. 0024

++++COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  OF 22 JANUARY 1980  PROLONGING CERTAIN DEROGATIONS GRANTED TO DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RESPECT OF SWINE FEVER   ( 80/218/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 100 THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,  WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF DIRECTIVE 79/580/EEC ( 4 ) , DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 THEIR NATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ENSURING PROTECTION AGAINST SWINE FEVER ;  WHEREAS COMMUNITY RULES OFFER THE ONLY FINAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS DISEASE ;  WHEREAS THE PROPOSALS WHICH HAVE BEEN FORWARDED FOR THIS PURPOSE BY THE COMMISSION MUST BE RE-EXAMINED ; WHEREAS A SUFFICIENT PERIOD SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THEIR ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL AND THEIR IMPLMENTATION BY THE MEMBER STATES PRIOR TO THE EXPIRY OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DEROGATIONS ;  WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THESE DEROGATIONS SHOULD BE EXTENDED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1980 ,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :  ARTICLE 1  BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM DIRECTIVE 64/432/EEC ( 5 ) , AND FROM DIRECTIVE 72/461/EEC ( 6 ) , BOTH AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 79/580/EEC , DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN THEIR NATIONAL RULES RELATING TO PROTECTION AGAINST SWINE FEVER UPON INTRODUCTION INTO THEIR TERRITORY OF SWINE FOR BREEDING , STORE AND SLAUGHTER AND TO IMPORTS OF FRESH PIGMEAT , SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY .  ARTICLE 2  THIS DIRECTIVE SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JANUARY UNTIL 31 JUNE 1980 .  ARTICLE 3  MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE AND SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .  ARTICLE 4  THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JANUARY 1980 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  G . MARCORA  ( 1 ) OJ NO C 295 , 24 . 11 . 1979 , P . 2 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 34 , 11 . 2 . 1980 , P . 108 .  ( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 12 DECEMBER 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 158 , 26 . 6 . 1979 , P . 17 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964 , P . 1977/64 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 302 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 24 .