CELEX: 51989PC0010
Language: en
Date: 1989-01-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 64/432/EEC AS REGARDS ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS AND A CESSATION OF SEROLOGICAL TESTING FOR BRUCELLOSIS IN CERTAIN TYPES OF SWINE

24. 2. 89                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 45/15
    However, the United Kingdom and Ireland shall                                              Article 2
    apply until 31 December 1996 Article 3 to the
                                                                  After consulting the Commission, Member States shall
    articulated vehicles referred to in point 2.2.2 of
                                                                  take the measures necessary to comply with this
    Annex I where:
                                                                  Directive not later than 1 July 1989.
    — the total laden weight does not exceed 38 tonnes,
    — the weight on any tri-axle with the spacing                 Member States shall inform the Commission of the
        specified in point 3.3.2 of Annex I does not              measures they take to implement this Directive.
        exceed 22,5 tonnes,
    and to the combined vehicles referred to in point 2.2                                      Article 3
    of Annex I where the weight per driving axle does
    not exceed 10,5 tonnes.'                                      This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards administrative
                    areas and a cessation of serological testing for brucellosis in certain types of swine
                                                     COM(89) 10 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 27 January 1989)
                                                        (89/C 45/13)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                                               Article 1
thereof,                                                          Directive 64/432/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   1. in Article 2 (o), seventh indent, 'provincie' is replaced
Having regard       to  the   opinion   of  the   European            by ' R W - K r i n g ' ;
Parliament,
                                                                  2. in Article 3 (4) the following is added after indent (ii):
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                      'However, these tests need only apply to swine which
Social Committee,                                                     were reared or had spent some time in an extensive
"Whereas Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June                      rearing system';
1964 on animal health problems affecting intra -
Community trade in bovine animals and swine ('), as last          3. in Annex F, Health Certificate Model              III, the
amended by Directive 88/406/EEC (2), described part of                following phrase is added to footnote (6):
a Member State's territory defined as a region;                       'and which were reared or had spent some time in an
                                                                      extensive rearing system'.
Whereas, as a result of a change in administrative units,
the Netherlands should be allowed to apply this unit
within the context of intra-Community trade;                                                   Article 2
Whereas, owing to a diminution of disease combined                Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
with changing production patterns, the requirement to             lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
blood test certain types of swine entering intra-                 with this Directive not later than 1 June 1989 and shall
Community trade should be abandoned,                              forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
                                                                                               Article 3
(') OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 1.                               This Directive is addressed to the Member States.