CELEX: 31974D0289
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 June 1974 amending the Commission Decisions of 18 March 1974 and 24 April 1974 concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease

8 . 6 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 151 /25
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                                            (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                    COMMISSION
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 7 June 1974
               amending the Commission Decisions of 18 March 1974 and 24 April 1974
               concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
                                                          (74/289/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the measures laid down in the said Decision
COMMUNITIES,                                                       should accordingly be relaxed ;
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
Having regard to the Council Directive of 26 June                  Veterinary Committee,
 1964 (!), on animal health problems affecting intra­
Community trade in bovine animals and swine, and
in particular Article 9 thereof, as last amended by the             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Act of Accession (2), and of the Council Decision of 1
January 1973 (3) adjusting the instruments concerning                                      Article 1
the Accession of the new Member States to the Euro­
pean Communities ;                                                 Article 1 of the Commission Decision of 18 March
                                                                    1974, as amended by the Commission Decision of 24
Having regard to the Council Directive of 12
December 1972 (4) on health problems affecting intra­              April 1974 is replaced by the following :
Community trade in fresh meat, and in particular                       'Member States may prohibit the introduction into
Article 8 thereof, as last amended by the Council                      their territory of bovine animals and swine, and
Directive of 19 November 1973 (5) amending certain                     the fresh meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep and
Directives following the enlargement of the Commu­                     goats, from the French department of Cotes-du­
nity ;                                                                 Nord .'
Whereas     the    Commission         Decision  of  18  March
 1974 (6) concerning certain measures to prevent the                                       Article 2
spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as amended by the
                                                                   This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Commission Decision of 24 April 1974 (7), authorized
Member States to prohibit the introduction into their
territory of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat
from certain French departments ;                                   Done at Brussels, 7 June 1974.
Whereas this Decision was based on a situation which
                                                                                             For the Commission
has since improved ; whereas the number of outbreaks
of foot-and-mouth disease is steadily declining and                                              The President
these outbreaks are situated in a clearly defined geogra­
phical area ;                                                                               Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(>)  OJ  No 121 , 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.
(2)  OJ  No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(3)  OJ  No L 2, 1 . 1 . 1973, p. 1 .
(«)  OJ  No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 24.
(5) OJ No   L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p . 17.
(*) OJ No   L 77, 22. 3 . 1974, p. 40.
O OJ No     L 112, 25. 4. 1974, p. 20 .