CELEX: 51977PC0347
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE prologing certain derogation measures in relation to brucellosis and tuberculosis granted to Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                         COM(77)347 Final
                                                          Brussels , 20 July 1977
                              Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                prologing certain derogation measures in relation* to
      brucellosis and tuberculosis granted to Denmark , Ireland and the
      United Kingdom
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M (77 ) 347 Pinal
 ---pagebreak---                            Explanatory note
By virtue of Article 104 of the Treaty of Accession , Denmark , Ireland, and the
United.' Kingdom were authorised to maintain for an interim period , until the end
of 1977 , their national rules for declaring a herd of cattle officially free
of tuberculosis or free of "brucellosis .
On the same "basis certain derogations from existing Community provisions were
granted , to allow for the maintenance of traditional exports of cattle from
Ireland to the United Kingdom .
As certain delays have occurred in the solution of "basic technical problems
related to these matters and .. ss .. a proposed modification of the "basic directive
governing these questions will only take full effect during the following year ,
it is considered necessary that the above derogations be extended until the
end of 1978 , in order not to cause unreasonable interruptions in existing
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prophylactic measures and traditional trade patterns .
 ---pagebreak---                                   COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Of
                     prologing certain derogation measures in relation
           to brucellosis and tubercqlosis granted to Denmark , Ireland
                       •          and the United Kingdom
                                    *
          - 1   !            '           "-   -   '                        •
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio Community, and
 in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of th$ European Parliament ,
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Having regard to the Opinion of thq Economic and Social Committee ;
Whereas by virtue of Article 104
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                                            of the Act of Accession^,
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 the three new Jlember                               _
 States were authorised t<? maintain until 31 December 1977 certain of their
national rule 3 relating to brucellosis and tuberculosis ; whereas by paragraph
                «                                                              1
4 thereof oertain derogations were given oonoerning exports of
cattle from Iceland to the Uhited Kingdom ;
Whereas by Article 4a of Council Directive" 64/432/EEC of 26 June' 1964 on animal
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heilth problems effecting intra-Conmunity tr^de in 'bovine' animals snd sv;ine , cS l.st
emended by Directive 77/93/EEC of ?1 December 197 .6^ provides that amendments to
               •*.                                                             I
Annexes A , B and C to the Directive or *ny other measures , including' provisions
                                *
relating to traditional trrxle between Ireland and the Uhited Kingdom , shall be
adopted by the Council before 1 January 1978 ; .
Whereas , due \o delays in the' solution of basic technic?! problems , it is n^oessary
to extend' by 1 year the derogations by which the three new Member States arf
authorised to retain the methods applied in their territory for declaring a
herd of cattl® officially free of tuberculosis or brucellosis-free within tlje
meaning of Artiole 2 of Directive 64/432/EEC ;
Whereas for the same reason and in order not to interrupt the - traditional trpde
in live animals between Ireland and the Uhited Kingdom , it is necessary to prolong
for the same period the special derogations granted to this trades
1 0J no L 73 , 27.3.1972 , p.14
20J No 121 , 29.7.1964 , P. 1977/64
30J No L 26« 31.1 . 1977 ,P.81
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 HAS ADOPTED 15113 DIRECTIVE t
                                           Article 1
 By way of derogation from Directive^ 64/432/EBC , Denmark , Iinland mud
 the United              are hereby authorised to retain the methods applied
 in their territory for declaring a Herd of cattle officially free of
tuberculosis i?r free of brucellosis , within the meaning of Article 2 of the
 pbove Directive , and subject to the provisions thereof relating to the
presenoe of animals vaccinated against brucellosis .
                                                                                        -   1
The provision^ relating to the testa laid down for animals traded within tlty
Community sha^l continue to apply subject to Artiole 2f                                     j
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                                           Article 2             '   .   *
Exports of cattle from Ireland to the United Kingdom may be carried outt
 ( a ) by way of derogation from the provisions of Directive 64/432/taC
       relating to the brucellosis test laid down for animals traded Within th^
       Connunity, which shall not apply to exports of castrated cattle ,
 (b ) by way of derogation from the provisions of Directive 64/432/EEC
       relating to the intradermal tuberculin test laid down for animals tradeji
       within th£ Community , which she,).l be replaced by a test in accord&nce
       with the nctioncl rules of the importing Member State , and
 (c ) by way of derogation from the provisions of Directive 64/432/EEC .                  (
       relating (to the obligation to separate breeding end store cattle on the
       one hand * and slaughter cattle on the other .
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