CELEX: 31978D0367
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 4 April 1978 repealing Decision 77/717/EEC concerning health protection measures in respect of the USSR

No L 105/ 16                         Official Journal of the European Communities                          19 . 4. 78
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 4 April 1978
              repealing Decision 77/717/EEC concerning health protection measures in
                                                   respect of the USSR
                                                        (78/367/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas consequently the prohibition in respect of
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    the Soviet Union should be lifted ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 Economic Community,                                             are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
                                                                 Veterinary Committee,
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
 problems upon importation of bovine animals and                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
swine and fresh meat from third countries ('), and in
 particular Article 28 (3) thereof,                                                    Article 1
Whereas on the basis of information received by the              Decision 77/717/ EEC is hereby repealed .
 Commission and also of the protection measures
 already taken by certain countries in respect of                                      Article 2
 imports from the Soviet Union, on 9 November 1977
 the Commission adopted Decision 77/717/ EEC                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
concerning health protection measures in respect of
the USSR (2) prohibiting any importation by the
Member States of live pigs and fresh pigmeat from the            Done at Brussels, 4 April 1978 .
Soviet Union ;
                                                                                         For the Commission
Whereas information subsequently received by the
 Commission shows that the situation in the Soviet                                        Finn GUNDELACH
 Union has improved considerably and there is no
 longer any danger for the Community herd ;                                                  Vice-President
(•) OJ No L 302, 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 28 .
 2 OJ No L 293 , 17. 11 . 1977, p . 31 .