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Date: 1980-05-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE relating to the date of entry into force of Directive 80/217/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever#Amendments to the Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (amendments under the second paragraph of Article 149 of the Treaty) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION introducing Community financial measures for the control of classical swine fever (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(80)206 final.
                                                   Brussels / 5 May 1980 ,
                                Proposal for a
     ,                      ;  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
relating to the date of entry into force of Directive 80/ 217/ EEC introducing
          Community measures for the control of classical swine fever
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                               Amendments to the
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                              COUNCIL REGULATION
laying down conditions designed to render' and keep the territory of the
                 Community free from classical swine fever
 ( amendments under the second paragraph of Article 149 of the Treaty )
                                Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
introducing Community financial measures for the control of classical
                                  swine fever
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(80 ) 206 final .
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Swine fever is a serious menace to pig-farming in the Community / adversely
affecting the profitability of that activity and cassing public expenditure
to be incurred .
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In 1976 the financial impact of this disease was put at 35 m EUA per year ( losses
sustained by the pig farmers and public expenditure ).      The mere cost of preventive
systematic vaccination in Italy and Belgium , Member States where it is compuslory ,
exceeds 12 million units of account per year .                                     '
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Moreover , its existence creates considerable obstacles to trade between Member
States which are free of it and those which are not .
Lastly , now that the campaigns undertaken to fight the disease have succeeded in
substantially reducing its impact , it will be possible to pass on to the systematic
eradication stage by abolishing vaccination and" achieving the total elimination of
the disease in the Community .
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In its Resolution of 18 January the European Parliament emphasized the advantages
of a total and definitive eliminatipn of the disease .
When it adopted Directive 80 / 217 / EEC introducing Community measures for the control
of classical swine fever on 22 January 1980 the Counci I ^requested the Commission
to put forward a Community common measure aimed at eliminating the disease from
the territory of the Community in as short a period as possible .
 Consequently , the Commission proposes to the Council a programme for the
eradication of this disease based on the following rules :
- firstly , Council Directive 80 / 217 / EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community
   measures for the control of classical swine fever already adopted by the Council
   and which lays down the measures to be taken when an outbreak of the disease
   occurs . The date of entry into force of this instrument has still to be decided
   by the Council .  It is proposed that the date should be 1 January 1981 ;
 - secondly , the proposal for a Regulation laying down conditions designed to render
   and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever . This
   proposal lays dov/n general eradication measures . However , it must be amended so
   as to require the Member States to prepare a programme for eradicating the disease
    in five years instead of simply giving them the option, as envisaged in the
   original proposal .
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The aforementioned two instruments contain the technical basis of the measure .
- Lastly the proposal for , a Council Decision introducing a Community financial
  measure for the control of classical swine fever .
This last proposal constitutes the financial basis of the measure .   It provides
for a contribution of 35 million EUA from the EAG6F Guidance Section to cover
expenditure incurred during the five years .
 ---pagebreak---        TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL DATA CONCERNING THE ERADICATION
          OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER IN COMMUNITY TERRITORY
History of classical swine fever in Community territory
A review of classical , swine fever in the territory of the nine Member States
of the present European Community shows that since 1960 the disease has
tended to decline" despite periodical renewed outbreaks every three to. four
years .
In 1960 the number of outbreaks was 4,537 ; this figure increased to 8,221
in 1962 then dropped to 884 in 1969 and again rose to 5,043 in 1973 and
fell to 341 in 1975 and 455 in 1978 .
Two main factors have contributed to this general decline . Most countries
have introduced increasingly stringent disease prevention measures based
on the systematic slaughter of diseased or contaminated animals and the
destruction or sterilization of meat obtained from them .
In addition, the preparation of an effective and lasting vaccine (the " Chinese"
strain ) has made it possible to limit the. spread of outbreaks by preventive
vaccination of animals at risk ( ring vaccination ).  Some countries which
were apparently infected or threatened have even applied a policy of systematic
preventive vaccination either nationally or in certain regions .
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     With regard to the trend and the characteristics of the disease in recent
     years it should also be noted that the disease very often takes a chronic
     and sub-clinical form which goes unnoticed but it may become exacerbated at
     some time for reasons that are not entirely clear , taking on its clinical
     and pathogenic aspect ;        if the competent services do not remain vigilant it
     may rapidly become epizootic .
     The enlargement of the Community with the entry of Greece on 1 January 1981
     will not bring about any change in the general situation in view pf the fact
     that the disease in that country has followed a similar trend during the
     period under consideration : 605 outbreaks in 1969 , 29 in . 1972 , 443 in 1974
     and 3 in 1978 ,
II b Current       situation
     The current situation in the nine M&raber States will serve as a basis for a
     programme to eradicate? this disease®         The situation differs 'from one Member
     State to another not only because of the variation in the incidence of the
     disease' but - also because of the control or prevention, methods used ,
     1 „ Three Member States , if not four ,, are totally free from the disease :
         (a)     Ireland :
                 The disease has not been diagnosed for over 20 years Q
                 No vaccination is practised ;    the use of all vaccine 'is prohibited®
         ( b ) ' Denmark   :
                 The same situation exists as in Ireland ^
         ( c ) United Kingdom :
                 As regards Northern Ireland , the situation is the same as in the two
                 preceding countries ,.
                 The remainder of the territory has been free from swine fever since
                 1967 ( with the exception of an outbreak in a laboratory in 1971 ).
                 No vaccination is practised ; the use of all vaccine is prohibited .
         ( d ) Luxembourg :
                 Luxembourg has been free from the disease since 1964 ( apart from two
                 outbreaks in 1970 and one outbreak in 1971 ).
                 Vaccination is not carried out but imports of vaccinated animals are
                 authorized ;  as a - result both vaccinated and non-vaccinated animals are
                 found on the territory .
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2 . Two Member States , BetgTum-and Italy, have based their disease control
    and prevention measures on systematic compulsory vaccination .
    ( a ) Belgium has been free from the disease since 1977 ( one outbreak ).
    ( b ) The incidence of the disease in Italy varies considerably :   three
          outbreaks in 1975 anc^1976 , 62 outbreaks in 1978 .
3 . The Netherlands occupies a special position at present .    Although there was
    no outbreak of the disease in 1979 the incidence was high in preceding years
    ( 111 outbreaks in 1977 ).
    Vaccination is prohibited in principle ;    it is practised only under the
    control and by the decision of the competent authorities for limited periods
    and in clearly defined regions exposed to the risk of contamination .     This
    policy takes account of the high concentration of pig farms in producer'
    regions .
4 . There is still a high incidence of the disease in the Federal Republic of
    Germany .
    Since 1960 a large number of outbreaks ( up to 4,000 per year ) has been
    notified .   At present the disease is following the general trend td decline
    while remaining enzootic : 202 cases in 1977 , 349 cases in 1978 .
    Systematic slaughter is carried out in the event of an outbreak of the
    disease but in certain cases slaughter can be postponed until fattening
    is completed ( unaffected or non-contaminated animals on large farms ).
    Vaccination is prohibited but authorization may exceptionally be given under
    certain conditions for the vaccination of animals for fattening .
5 . The disease exists permanently in France but the incidence is relatively '
    low . Since 1960 , apart from 1962 when 1,350 outbreaks were notified, the
    annual number of notifi cations, has not exceeded 1,000 and at present it
    is well below one hundred ( 17 in 1977 , 39 in 1978 ).
    Stamping out is practised in the outbreak areas but slaughter can be
    postponed in certain cases until fattening is completed . Vaccination is
    freely carried out irrespective of the type of animal .
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      6 . In Greece , disease prevention measures are based on the same general
            rules as in France , i.e. slaughter in the outbreak areas and vaccination
            carr1»d dut fr«*ly .
III . Bas'ic principles of the eradication of classical«swine fever
      On the basis of the current situation where four or even five Member States
    ' are or may be considered to be free from the disease , eradication of swine
      fever should result in a uniform Community health situation at the highest
      level ( absence of the disease , non-utilization of vaccination which in cases
      where the risks of contamination are non-existant proves very costly ).
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      Consequently the bases of any action are as follows :
      ( a ) Stamping out of outbreaks as soon as they appear by taking every
              precaution to prevent the spread of the disease , in particular by actively
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              seeking out suspect or contaminated animals and slaughtering them once
              the disease is confirmed .
      ( b ) Systematic detection of animals infected with sub-clinical forms or
              showing serological aspects of the disease with a view to immediate
              slaughter in order to prevent any recurrence of the disease or any"'
             possibility of its transmission in national or intra-Community trade .
      For these two operations , especially the . detection of animals which might be
      infected , the use of laboratory tests will make the measures more effective
      and will help to eradicate the disease more swiftly and more surely from a
      territory or part of a territory .
 IV . Procedures for applying the eradication principles
      ( a ) The procedures to be adopted once an outbreak is confirmed are set out
              in the directive adopted recently by the Council concerning the control
             of classical swine fever and in particular Articles 4 , 5 , 6 and 8 .
 ---pagebreak--- ( b ) To apply the second measure it is necessary to define a territory or
      a part of a territory where all movements of swine are strictly controlled
      and in which there is systematic detection of breeding animals who are
      carriers of antibodies .
                                                 )                              .
Within the defined area , blood samples should be taken from 20% of the
breeding pigs on each holding for detection of swine fever antibody .     When
on any holding one or more of the animals among the 20% tested show a reaction
all the breeding pigs on the holding should be tested .
All breeding pigs which are reactors must be slaughtered quickly and their
progeny ( in the case of sows ) fattened for slaughter .   This practice will
make it possible to establish rapidly regions or territories free from all
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possibility of recurrence of the disease and providing all the necessary
guarantees for trade .    This is the programme envisaged in the draft regulation
designed to render and maintain the territory of the Community free from
classical swine fever .    The programme will be given a dynamic aspect by the
active detection and slaughter of animals that are an infection risk .     This
will make it possible to classify regions or territories more rapidly .
It should be noted , however , that this accelerated programme will run into
problems arising from the practice of systematic vaccination in two Member
States , controlled vaccination in another Member State and free vaccination
in a fourth Member State .     Confirmation of the disease can be absolute only
after isolation of the disease virus .     The presence of antibody without any
clinical symptoms is regarded as suspicious except in the case of vaccinated
animals because it is not possible at that stage to differentiate between
vaccine antibody and infectious antibody .
Accordingly a programme for the accelerated eradication of the disease can
only be envisaged following the abolition of vaccination , even if in the
initial stage this abolition applies only to breeding animals .
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   In addition, without strict control , the use of vaccination as an emergency measure
   for livestock threatened by an outbreak could result in the maintenance of
   vaccinated animal *, the presence of which could hamper detection operations .
   To remedy these disadvantages and prevent the spread of an accidental outbreak ,
   vaccinated animals should be kept on their original farms and considered as
   animals for fattening .
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V. Financial estimate for five-year control and eradication programme
   On the basis of the technical data , the financial programme should relate
   both to the elimination of outbreaks of the disease and the elimination of
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   risks of the disease spreading or recurring .
   A. Stamping out of outbreaks by slaughter
      < a ) Estimated number of outbreaks :
            An estimate must be made of the likely number of outbreaks in the
            Member States where the disease exists or has existed in recent years ,
            namely the Netherlands , Germany , Italy , France , Belgium and Greece as
            from 1981 .
            In order to take account of the general trend of the disease , it
            appears prudent to evaluate the number of outbreaks recorded in these
            six countries over * the past ten- years and adjust the average thus
            obtained by a correction factor allowing for the marked decline in
            the disease in the last three years .
            For the first year of the eradication programme , estimates for each
            of the six countries concerned are as follows :
                                  Netherlands       160
                                  Germany           510
                                  Italy              35 f
                                  France   .         65
                                  Belgium            65
                                  Greece             45
                                          TOTAL  :  880
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      The figure thus obtained is the estimated figure for the first year .
       With the simultaneous impact of the detection campaign , there are good
      proppects of a rapid decrease in the number of outbreaks in the following
      years , especially as in the Netherlands it appears likely that the
      disease has already been eradicated ;    however , an estimate on the high
      side should be maintained because the gradual abolition of vaccination
      in the countries where it is systematically applied calls for a cautious
      approach .
      The number of outbreaks can be estimated as follows over the five year
      period :
                                 First year    880                        .     -
                                 Second year . 700
                                 Third year    400
                                 Fourth year   250
                                 Fifth year less than 100
( b ) Estimate of the cost of stamping out an outbreak
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      It is very difficult , and indeed risky , to put forward an average number
      for the pigs liable to be slaughtered, thereby giving rise to compensation
      for the pig farmer ( 100% of the value of the pig ).    Moreover , in this
      estimate account must be taken of the option open to pig farmers under
      certain conditions to keep certain categories of pigs in order to complete
      their fattening for slaughter .
      The number of pigs varies considerably from one farm to another .      On the
      basis of statistical studies carried out in certain regions of the
      Community ( France , Germany, Netherlands ), the constant average number on
      a holding can be estimated at sixty pigs of which twenty are breeding ,
      pigs .                                    ^
              Average value of a breeding pigs          100 EUA
              Average value of a pig                     70 EUA
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      Cost of an outbreak :     48 pigs at 70 EUA     =         2 800 EUA
                                20 breeding pigs at 100 EUA =   2 000 EUA
                                Disinfection                      500 EUA
                                                                5 300 EUA
 ---pagebreak---   ( c ) Annual financial estimates for five years
         First year     880  X  5 300     =    4 664 000 EUA
         Second year    700  X  5 300     ■    3 710 000 EUA
        Third year      400  X  5 300     =    2 120 000 EUA
         Fourth year   250   X  5 300          1 325 000 EUA
         Fifth year     less than 100            500 000 EUA
                                   TOTAL :    12 319 000 EUA = approx . 12 500 000 EU A
 Eradication of swine fever
 A campaign should be organised to detect and slaughter animals which might be
a disease risk,'
This operation' would cover only breeding animals since animals for fattening
have a relatively short life .
 ( a) Detection would be carried out systematically on all holdings having
        breeding pigs .„ It would cover 20% of these pigs .   All breeding pigs
        would be tested on holdings where detection revealed the presence of
        one or more reactors .                                               ,
( b ) Reactors must be slaughtered .
The eradication plan would be phased over a maximum period o-f five years .
It could begin immediately on large parts of the territory in these Member
States where vaccination is not , practised systematically and on a compulsory
basis ( Germany , France , Netherlands ).    It could not begin until at least
two years after vaccination has been stopped in the Member States where
vaccination is compulsory .       Since the two influences are complementary it
can be estimated that each year it would cover one-fifth of the pig numbers in
the " infected " countries .
The constant number of pigs in the five infected Member States is estimated
at 53 OiDO 000 of which about 17 500 000 are breeding pigs ;       thus each annual
instalment would cover 10 500 000 pigs of which 3 500 000 are breeding pigs .
 ---pagebreak---  Systematic detection of the disease would take place only in regions or
 holdings where it is suspected that the disease exists in its chronic or
 sub-clinical form ... In other regions , detection could take the form of
 routine checks .  Samples could be taken in slaughterhouses to check that
 the disease is not present in a non-apparent form .    Taking into account
 the present distribution of the disease , it can be expected that some
 400 000 animals would be subjected every year to these operations and
 that systematic examination in suspect holdings will apply to 500 000
 animals , i.e. a total of 900 000 examinations per year on average .
 Detection costs are made up of the cost of laboratory examinations and the
 cost of taking samples .    At present it cah be estimated that a laboratory
 examination costs about 4 EUA , which may well be reduced as the operation
 progresses and the number of examinations increases .
 The cost of taking samples varies considerably depending on where they are
 taken and on the remuneration of those taking them .     These costs will not
 be taken into account in this study .
 The experiments carried out in the United Kingdom , the Netherlands and in
 certain regions of France and the Federal Republic of Germany show that in
 territories with a low incidence of the disease where vaccination is not
 practised, it can be estimated that 3% of the breeding pigs tested have
 antibodies .
 The annual estimate for detection operations may consequently be as follows
 Detection costs :       3 600 000 EUA .                                    ,
Compensation for slaughter of reactor pigs :       10 000 000 ~
Estimate for the five-year programme :
              slaughter :   50 000 000
              detection :   18 000 000
As regards detection costs , a Community flat-rate contribution should be
envisaged in view of thei fact that it is difficult to make estimates over
real costs .
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 C. Estimate for the five-year programme to eradicate classical swine fever
    1 . Stamping out of outbreaks :         12 500 000 EUA
    2 . Elimination of detected animals :   50 000 000 EUA
                                 Total   :  62 500 000 EUA
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    3 . Detection costs :                   18 000 000 EUA
CONCLUSIONS
The programme described in this study aims to control the disease solely by
stamping out outbreaks and to eradicate it by slaughtering breeding animals
which are antibody carriers .
It is designed to bring about , throughout the existing territory of the
Community , a uniform health situation in the Member States which have not
notified any further cases of swine fever and as a result completely to
liberalize intra-Community trade without imposing a burden on exports of
pigs and pigmeat to certain non-member countries .
The use of emergency vaccination where there is a risk of an outbreak spreading
could be maintained , but under very strict conditions involving the slaughter
of vaccinated animals within a given period , so that the original health
situation can be restored as quickly as possible in the region concerned .
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposal for a
                            Council Directive
  relating to the date of entry into force of Directive 80 / 217 / EEC introducing
                Community measures for the control of classical swine fever
^ THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , . .
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  Having regard to Council Directive 80 / 217 / EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing
  Community measures for the control of classical swine fever , and in particulat
  Article ..19 thereof ,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                      .*
  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
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  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
  Whereas the abovementioned Directive 80 / 217/ EEC must enter into force on a' date to
  be fixed before 1 July 1980 ;                                        .
  Whereas the said Directive forms part of the Community programme for the eradication
  of classical swine fever , and whereas its entry into force should therefore coincide
  with the implementation of that programme ;"        - -             • ■
  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ,
                                    Article 1                                        -
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  Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative
 provisions necessary to comply with Directive 80 / 217 / EEC on 1 January 1981 .
                                    Article 2
 This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                                            For the Council
                                                    /
                                                               The President
 1 0J No L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11
 ---pagebreak---                       Amendments to the
                        :    PROPOSAL
                     for a Council Regulation
     « 'laying down conditions designed to render and keep
        the territory of the Community free from classical
                           swine fever
On 11 July 1979 , the Commission submitted the abovementioned Proposal to the Council*
For the reasons mentioned in the Explanatory Memorandum the following amendments
should be made to the initial proposal .
                              »
 ---pagebreak---                                   Amendments to tie    •
                                   Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION
  Laying down conditions designed to render and keep tho territory of the
                      Community free fro?n classical swine fevor
1 . Article 1 is replaced by the following Article :
    " This Regulation defines the measures to be applied by the Member States
       in order to eradicate classical swine fever from all or part of their
      territory and to keep it free from that disease ".
2 . In Article 2 : ,
    - at ( g ) the following       phrase   is added to the second indent :
        " or breeding pigs which have given a positive reaction to tests for
          the detection of swine fever carried out as indicated in Annex I ,
          have been slaughtered ".                           _           'a
    - at ( h ) the following phrase         is added to the second indent :
        " or breeding pigs which have given a positive reaction to tests for
           *
          the detection of swine fever carried out as indicated in Annex I ,
          have been slaughtered ".
3 . Article 11 is replaced by the following :
    " 1 . Each Member State on whose territory swine fever has been detected '
            during the past 12 months or whose entire territory is not officially
            free from swine fever shall prepare a plan for eradicating the disease
             in accordance with the requirements" of paragraph 2 .
      2 . The plan shall :
             ( a ) be designed to ensure that within five years the territory of the
                   Member State consists solely of regions officially free from swine
                   fever ;                                                  • •
             ( b ) indicate the number of regions or groups of regions with the same
                   classification into which it has been or will be divided and the
                   reasons for the classification and composition of each ;
 ---pagebreak---          ( c ) specify the measures planned to enable the regions to be classified
               as officially free from swine fever and for each region the planned
               date for qualification for this classification ;
         ( d ) indicate for each region or group of regions for which the same
               classification is to be'obtained the following details as appropriate :
               - date of prohibition of vaccination of breeding pigs
               - date of prohibition of vaccination of fattening pigs
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               - date of commencement of the exercise for detection of swine fever
               - number of breeding pigs that the exercise will cover .
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  3 . The Member States shall notify the Commission :
        ( a ) of annual expenditure in connection with swine fever in each of
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               the last , three years , with a breakdown of this expenditure ;
        ( b ) estimated annual expenditure on the five-year plan .
  4 . Member States whose territory is officially free from swine fever shall
        notify the Commission of the action taken to prevent recurrence of'the
        disease .
  5 . Member States shall provide the Commission with any further information
        it requests with regard to implementation of the plan ."
Article 12 is replaced by the following :
" 1 . Member States shall , in accordance with Article 5 of Decision             / EEC ,
        notify the Commission of the plans specified in Article 11 .
  2 . Plans which have been approved in accordance with Article 5 of the
        Decision referred to in paragraph 1 may be modified or supplemented by
        the same procedure in order to keep pace with developments in the situation
        with regard to swine fever in the Member-State concerned .
The date          '1 July 1981' in Article 5 is replaced by * 1 January 1981'.
 ---pagebreak--- The following Annex I is added :
" Detection of swine fever shall be by detection of the antibody produced
  in reaction to the disease , in accordance with Annex 1(c ) of Directive
   80 / 217 / EEC .
The operation shall be carried out as follows :
1 . Blood samples shall be taken from 20% of the breeding pigs on each holding
    and examined in a laboratory .
2 . If one or more pigs on a holding are found to be carrying antibodies ,
    blood samples must be taken from ail pigs on the holding and examined in
    a laboratory ." ' '
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
introducing Community financial measures for the control of classical
                                     swine fever
                                        1
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,      .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and
in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
                                                                           *
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas one of the tasks of the Community in the veterinary field is to improve
 the health of livestock     and thus make stock-breeding more profitable ;
 Whereas such measures must help to remove those remaining barriers to trade .
 between Member States in fresh meat or live animals which are due to differences ,
  in health situations ;
  Whereas measures have already been adopted by the Community with regard to certain
 bovine diseases ;
 Whereas other similar initiatives have been taken in the pig sector ;       whereas ,
 insofar    as they are intended to achieve the objectives set out in Article 39(1)(a )
of the Treaty , they constitute common measures within the meaning of Article 6(1 )
of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 /70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the
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common agricultural policy ;
Whereas , in as much as the Community contributes to the financing of the common
measures , it must be in a position to ascertain that the provisions adopted by
the Member States for the implementation of these measures will contribute towards
the achievement of the objectives thereof ;      whereas , to this end, provision should
be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States
and the Commission ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :        .
  0J No L 94 , 28.4.1970 , p. 13 ,
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article 1
 The measures provided for by :
- Council Directive 80 / 217 / EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures
                                                   1
   for the control of classical swine fever , and
- Council Regulation ( EEC ) No               * of        laying down conditions designed to
                                                                                            2
    render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever-
shall constitute , insofar as they are intended to> achieve the objectives set out
in Article 39(1 ) ( a ) of the Treaty/ common measures within the meaning of
Article 6(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 /70 .               .   -   '
                                       Article 2
                                /■                                         .
1 . The* period for carrying out the common measure shall be five years .
2 . The total contribution by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
     Fund , hereinafter called 'the Fund',is estimated at 35 million EUA for the
     five years .
                                       Article 3
1 . Expenditure by Member States in respect of steps taken under the common
     measures shall be eligible for assistance from the Guidance Section within
     the limits indicated in Article 4 .
2 . The Guidance Section of the Fund shall reimburse the Member States under the
     eradication programme :
     ( a ) up to 50% of the cost incurred in respect of
           - compensation to         owners for the slaughter and destruction of animals
             and the disinfection of holdings ,
           - the price of the vaccine used in the event of an emergency vaccination
             in an officially free region carried out in accordance with Article 14(b )
             of Directive 80 / 217/ EEC in an area delimited in accordance with
                                                                    -1 .
             Article 9(2 ) ( b ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No          * , provided that the
             vaccinated pigs are considered as fattening pigs and slaughtered within
             three months following this vaccination .
     ( b ) Up to 1 EUA per sample examined in a laboratory as part of a detection test
           carried out with a view to ascertaining which holdings' or regions are
           officially free from classical swine fever .
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       Draft being examined by the Council .                     No L ^* 21.2.1980, p. 11 .
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  3 . The provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply in respect of measures taken
        immediately following the appearance of classical swine fever in a Member State
        the entire territory of which is officially free from this disease .
 '4 . Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be adopted according to the'
        procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 /70 .
5 . Measures adopted by Member States shall not be eligible to benefit from financial
       contributions by the Community unless a favourable decision in accordance with
      Article 5(3 ) has been given in respect of the provisions relating thereto .
                                    Article 4                                 '
1 . Applications for payment shall relate to expenditure incurred by Member States
       in the course of a calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission
       before 1 July of the following year .
2 . The granting of aid from the Fund shall be decided in accordance with
      Article 7(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 .     -
3 . Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be adopted according to' the
      procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 /70 .
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                                    Article 5
1 . Member States shall forward to the Commission the plan provided for in
      Article 11(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC )            ~ J * before implementation
       and not later than six months after the entry into force of that Regulation ;
      however , this time limit of six months shall not be applied to Member States
      the entire territory of which was officially free from classical swine fever
  - and which lost that status for the duration of the measure provided for in
      Article 2(1 ) following the appearance and persistence of the disease .
 ( 1 ) Draft being examined by the Council
 ---pagebreak--- 2 . The Member States shall inform the Commission as soon as possible of the measures
     taken under the second indent of Article 3(2 ) ( a ) or ( 3 ) should there be an
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     outbreak of classical swine fever .
3 . The Commission shall examine the plans and measures forwarded in accordance
     wivth paragraphs 1 and 2 for the purpose of determining whether . they are in
     conformity with the rules referred to in Article 1 and the objectives thereof ,
     such that the conditions for financial contributions by the Community are met .
    Within two months following the receipt of the plans or measures , the Commission
    shall submit a draft decision to the Standing Veterinary Committee ,           The
     Committee shall deliver its opinion in accordance with the procedure laid down
     in Article 6 within the time limit set by the Chairman ,       The Fund Committee
    shall be consulted on the financial aspects ,.                              *     -
                                     Article 6
                                                       /
1 . Where the procedure laid down in this ArticCe is to be followed, the matter
      shall be referred by the chairman , either on his own initiative or at the
      request of a Member State , to the Standing Veterinary Committee set up by
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     Council Decision 68 / 361 / EEC , hereinafter called 'the Committee' .       -
 2 . Within the Committee the votes of the Member States shall be weighted as
      provided for in Article 148(2 ) of the Treaty . The chairman shall not vote .
 3 . The Commission representative shall submit a draft of the measures to be
      adopted . The Committee shall deliver its opinion on these measures within
      a time limit set by the chairman, having Regard to the urgency of the
      questions under examination . Opinions shall be adopted 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
      delivered , the Commission shall without delay submit a proposal to the Council
      on the measures to be adopted .     The Council shall adopt the measures by a
      qualified majority .
      If the Council has not adopted any measures within three months of the date
      on which the proposal was referred to it , the Commission shall adopt the
      proposed measures and apply them immediately .
      1 0J No L 255 , 18.10.1968, p. 23 .
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                              Article 7
Article 6 shall apply until 21 June 1981 .
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                              Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels .
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      1 . BUDGET HEADIN6 :           8315 ( Orientation Section )                              APPROBATIONS :
    .      IULE     :           Community financial measures for the control of dasslcal swine fever
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 i 4 . AIMS of PROJECT :              Control of classical swine fever
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       5.0 . T ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
       5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
       5.2 KETHOO OF CALCULATION            35 MEUA ( divided as follows )
                   1981                     8,100       MEUA
                   1982                     7,650       MEUA
                   1983                     6,850       MEUA
                   1984                     6,400       MEUA
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        OBSERVATIONS :
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