CELEX: 51992PC0437
Language: en
Date: 1992-10-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Directive 80/217/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever

18 . 11 . 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No C 301 / 13
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                                                            (Preparatory Acts)
                                                       COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision amending Directive 80/217/EEC introducing Community
                                             measures for the control of classical swine fever
                                                              (92/ C 301 /07)
                                                           COM(92) 437 final
                                           (Submitted by the Commission on 28 October 1992)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 Whereas the duration of the measures established by
                                                                         Decision 81 / 859/EEC was extended by Decision
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    87/65 /EEC (4) for a further period of five years ;
Economic Community and, in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                                 Whereas these measures will terminate in February 1993 ;
                                                                         Whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of the coordi­
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                       nation of the diagnostic work carried out under the
                                                                         auspices of responsible national laboratories, a
Having regard to the opinion of the European                             Community reference laboratory shall be designated ;
Parliament,                                                              whereas the powers and duties of the said laboratory
                                                                         shall be laid down ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                        Whereas in the light of the experience gained, it is
Social Committee,
                                                                         desirable to designate 'Institut fur Virologie der
                                                                        Tierarztlichen       Hochschule',           Hannover  as    the
Whereas Directive 80 /217 /EEC ('), as last amended by                   Community reference laboratory since this laboratory
Directive 91 /685 /EEC (2), introduced Community                         has for some years carried out the duties entrusted to it
measures for the control of classical swine fever;                       in an efficient manner ;
                                                                        Whereas Article 28 of Council Decision 90 / 424 / EEC of
Whereas the measures provided for in Directive
80/217/EEC require the harmonization of laboratory                       26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (5), as
methods and procedures for diagnosing classical swine                    last amended by Decision 92/. . ./EEC, applies
fever;                                                                   concerning Community aid to be granted to liaison and
                                                                         reference laboratories,
Whereas the antigens and various substances needed to
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
make such diagnoses should have the same properties in
all national laboratories ;
                                                                                                     Article 1
Whereas the task of liaising between the laboratories                    Directive 80 /217 /EEC is hereby amended as follows :
responsible in the Member States for diagnosing classical
swine fever by Council Decision 81 / 859/EEC of 19                       1 . in Article 11 the third indent of paragraph 1 and
October 1981 on the designation and operation of a                           paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following :
liaison laboratory for classical swine fever (3) was
                                                                             '2.   The national laboratories referred to in the
entrusted to 'Institut fur Virologie der Tierarztlichen
Hochschule', Hannover, Germany ;                                             second indent of paragraph 1 shall liaise with the
                                                                             Community reference laboratory as mentioned in
                                                                             Annex VI. Without prejudice to the provisions of
Whereas Article 5 of Decision 81 / 859/ EEC restricted
                                                                             Decision 90 / 424/EEC, and in particular Article 28
the task of liaising to a period of five years ;                             thereof, the powers and duties of the laboratory shall
                                                                             be those appearing in the said Annex.' ;
O OJ No L 47 , 21 . 2 . 1980 , p . 11 .
O OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1991 , p. 1 .                                    (4) OJ No L 34 , 5 . 2 . 1987, p. 54 .
(3) OJ No L 319 , 7 . 11 . 1981 , p . 20 .                               (5) OJ No L 224 , 18 . 8 . 1990 , p . 19 .
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2 . the following Annex shall be added after Annex V :                    (f) gathering data and information on the
                                                                              methods of diagnosis used and the results of
     'ANNEX VI
                                                                              tests carried out ;
    COMMUNITY REFERENCE                LABORATORY          FOR            (g) characterizing virus isolates by the most
    CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER                                                     up-to-date methods available to allow greater
                                                                              understanding of the epizootiology of classical
    Name of laboratory :                                                      swine fever ;
    Institute of Virology,
    Hannover Veterinary School,                                          (h) keeping abreast of developments in classical
    Bischofsholer Damm 15 ,                                                   swine fever surveillance, epizootiology and
    D-3000 Hannover 1 .
                                                                              prevention throughout the world ;
                                                                         (i) retaining expertise on the virus causing
    The functions and duties of the Community reference                       classical swine fever and other pertinent viruses
    laboratory for classical swine fever shall be :                           to enable rapid differential diagnosis ;
    1 . to    coordinate ,     in consultation      with    the
        Commission, the methods employed in the                          (j) acquiring, a thorough knowledge of the prep­
        Member States for diagnosing classical swine fever.                   aration and use of the products of veterinary
                                                                              immunology used to eradicate and control
        Specifically by :                                                     classical swine fever.
        (a) storing and supplying cell cultures for use in
            diagnosis ;                                              2 . To make the necessary arrangements for training
                                                                         or re-training experts in laboratory diagnosis with
        (b) typing, storing and supplying strains of                     a view to harmonizing diagnosing techniques.
            classical swine fever virus for serological tests
            and the preparation of anti-serums ;                     3. To have trained personnel available for emergency
        (c) supplying standardized serums, conjugate                     situations within the Community.
            serums and other reference reagents to the
            national laboratories in order to standardize            4 . To perform research activities and whenever
            the tests and reagents employed in the Member                possible coordinate research activities directed
            States ;                                                     towards an improved control of classical swine
                                                                         fever.'
        (d) building up and holding a classical swine fever
            virus collection ;
                                                                                             Article 2
        (e) organizing periodic      comparative     tests   at
            Community level ;                                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .