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Date: 1988-12-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals#Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries, in order to include ovine and caprine animals#(presented by the Commission)

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                                                COM(88 ) 742 final
                                                Brussels , 21 December 1988
                                Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
                       in ovine and caprine animals
                                Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
  amending Directive 72 / 462 / EEC on health and veterinary inspection
   problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh
       meat from third countries , in order to include ovine and
                              caprine animais
                      ( presented by the Commission )
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The rearing of ovine and caprine animals constitutes a source of income for
part of the farming population . In the interests of ensuring that the
production of ovine and caprine animals develops on a sound basis , of raising
productivity and helping to complete the internal market , animal health rules
should be laid down regarding the marketing of ovine and caprine animals in
the Community .
1 . The first proposal provides for the approximation of the Member States’
    rules on animal health .  Removing the present disparities will foster
    intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals while fulfilling certain
    animal health requirements designed to prevent the spread of disease .
2 . Common rules should be laid down in respect of imports from third countries
    with a view to enabling intra-Community trade to develop harmoniously .
    That is what the second proposal is designed to achieve ; it includes ovine
    and caprine animals in the system provided for in Directive 72 / 462 / EEC on
    health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine
    animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries .
    The purpose of the two proposals is to provide a sound basis for the
    development of this type of farming and help complete the internal market .
    When drafting its proposals the Commission opted for the regulatory
    committee procedure , since it wished to avoid disrupting the existing
    management machinery in the veterinary field . More generally , however , the
    Commission continues to prefer the advisory committee procedure .
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                                    Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC )
          on animal health conditions governing intra Community trade in
                               ovine and caprine animais
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the ha rmoni ous operationof the common organizationof the market in ovine and
caprine animals will not have the results expected of it as long as
disparities between Member States as regards health conditions act as a
restraint on intra-Community trade ;
Whereas in order to encourage trade in ovine and caprine animals it is
advisable to remove those disparities and introduce Community -wide rules on
the marketing of ovine and caprine animals between Member States ;      whereas
that will also contribute to the completion of the single market ;
Whereas it is advisable that certain types of trade of a local nature should
not be included in the scope of this Regulation ;
Whereas in order to be eligible for trade between Member States , ovine and
caprine animals should meet certain health requirements designed to avoid the
spread of contagious diseases ;
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Whereas the health requirements applicable should vary depending on the
purpose for which the animals are traded ;
Whereas the health situation for ovine and caprine animals is not the same
throughout the territory of the Community ; whereas reference should therefore
be made to "regions” as defined in Council Directive 64 / 432 /EEC of 26 June 1964
on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and
swine (1 > , as last amended by ..... (12 ) , when dealing with parts of that
territory ;
Whereas there must be no barriers to trade between regions in which the animal
health conditions are equivalent ;
Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to approve
certain additional requirements in the light of the progress made by a Member
State in eradicating certain diseases , provided that those requirements in no
case exceed those applied nationally by the Member State concerned ;
Whereas , in order to avoid the spread of contagious diseases , conditions
should be laid down as regards the transportation of the animals to their
place of destination ;
Whereas in order to ensure that the requirements applicable are complied with ,
provision should be made for introducing a health certificate which would be
issued by an official veterinarian and which would accompany ovine and caprine
animals until they reach their place of destination ;
Whereas reference should be made , as regards the organization and follow up of
the checks to be carried out by the Member State of destination and as regards
the protective measures to be introduced , to the general rules laid down in
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No ..... of ..... . .    concerning veteri nary controls in
 intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal
market ^ ;
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 121 , 29.7.1964 , p. 1977 / 64 .
 (2)
 (3 )
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Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to conduct its
own independent checks ;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation will have to be reviewed in the
context of the completion of the single market ;
Whereas a procedure should be introduced which provides for close cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Veterinary
Committee ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Article 1
1 . This Regulation defines the animal health conditions governing
    intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals .
2 . This Regulation shall not apply to ovine or caprine animals intended solely
    for temporary pasturing in the vicinity of the internal frontiers of the
    Community .  However , if necessary , the Commission shall adopt , in
    accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 , special rules for
    trade involving this type of farming .
                                       Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation :
1 . " ovine or caprine animals for slaughter " means animals of the ovine or
    caprine species taken direct to a slaughterhouse in order to be slaughtered
    there at the earliest opportunity , and in no case later than 72 hours after
    arrival ;
2 . " ovine or caprine animals for production " means animals of the ovine or
    caprine species intended for production , in particular of meat , wool , hair
    or skin , but not for breeding or milk production ;
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  3 . " ovine or caprine animals for breeding " means animals of the ovine or
      caprine species which are to be reared for breeding or milk production ;
  4 . " holding " means an agricultural establishment in which ovine or caprine
      animals for rearing , production or slaughter are regularly kept or reared ;
  5 . " officially brucellosis ( Brucella melitensis )- free ovine or caprine
      holding " means a holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in
      Chapter I of Annex A ;
  6 . " brucellosis ( Brucella melitensis )- free ovine or caprine holding " means a
      holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Annex A ;
- 7 . " officially contagious-epidydimitis ( Brucella ovis )-free ovine holding "
      means a holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in Chapter III of
      Annex A ;
  8 . " compulsorily notifiable disease " means a disease as listed in Chapter I
      of Annex B , the suspicion or appearance of which must be notified to the
      competent authorities of the Member State ;
  9 . " official veterinarian " means' a veterinarian designated by the competent
      central authority of the Member State ;
 10 . "officially approved place of assembly , place of loading , dealer 's
      premises or market" means a place where ovine or caprine animals arc
      assembled , loaded or bought and sold , which must :
      ( a ) be supervised by an official veterinarian ;
      ( b ) be organized in such a way as to ensure effective protection of the
            health status of ovine or caprine animals intended for intra-Community
            trade , in particular by keeping animals which do not have the same
            health status separate ;
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11 . " region " means a part of a Member State’s territory as defined in Article
     2 ( o ) of Directive 64 / 432 / EEC .
                                           Article 3
1.   Ovine or caprine animals for slaughter may be sent to another Member State
     only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 4 and 5 .
2.   Ovine or caprine animals for production may be sent to another Member
     State only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 4 and 6 ,
     without prejudice to any derogations which may be applicable pursuant to
     the provisions of Article 8 .
3.   Ovine or caprine animals for breeding may be sent to another Member State
     only if they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 4 and 6 , without
     prejudice to any derogations which may be applicable under the provisions
     of Article 7 , and to any additional guarantees which may be required
     pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 .
                                           Article 4
Ovine or caprine animais :
     ( a ) must show no clinical sign of disease on the day of loading ;
     ( b ) must not be intended for slaughter under a national scheme for the
           eradication of a contagious or infectious disease ;
     ( c ) must not come from a holding which is the subject of a prohibition on
           health grounds and must not have been in contact with animals from
           such a holding ;
           ( i ) such prohibitions shall be applied following an outbreak of one of
                 the following diseases to which the animals are susceptible :
                 - brucellosis ( B. melitensis )
                 - rabies
                 - anthrax
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             ( ii ) The period of prohibition after the last recorded case must be at
                    least :
                    - 42 days in the case of brucellosis ( B. melitensis ):
                    - 30 days in the case of rabies ;
                    - 15 days in the case of anthrax ;
       ( d ) must not be the subject of animal health restrictions applied pursuant
                                                   C4 )
               to Council Directive 85 / 511 / EEC
       ( e ) must not have been vaccinated against foot- and-mouth disease .
          Moreover , as regards foot- and-mouth disease :
           (i)      additional guarantees , which may vary according to the purpose for
                    which the ovine or caprine animals are intended , may be required
                    in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18 in the
                    case of consignments to Member States which do not vaccinate
                    against foot- and-mouth disease and which do not allow animals
                    vaccinated against that disease to enter their territory ;
       ( ii )       derogations from the non-vaccination rule may be allowed in
                    accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18 in
                    specific cases of trade between certain parts of the Community
                    territory .
                                              Article 5
 Ovine or caprine animais for slaughter :
 ( a ) must be identified by an officially approved mark . The method of
       identification shall , where required , be laid down in accordance with the
       procedure provided for in Article 18 ;
 ( b ) must have remained in the territory of the Community for at least three
       months ( or since birth in the case of animals aged less than three months )
       prior to loading .
( 4 ) 0J No L 315 , 26.11.1985 , p. 11 .
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                                        Article 6
1. Ovine or caprine animals for production or breeding :
   ( a ) must be identifed individually by an officially approved method .       The
         methods of identification shall , where required , be laid down in
         accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18 ;
   ( b ) must have remained on the same holding during the 30 days preceding
         loading ( or since birth in the case of animals aged less than 30 days );
   ( c ) must have remained in the territory of the Community for at least six
         months ( or since birth in the case of animals aged less than six
         months ) prior to loading ;
   ( d ) must be eligible for entry into an officially brucellosis
         ( B. melitensis )- free ovine or caprine holding in accordance with the
         provisions of Chapter I.D of Annex A ;
   ( e ) must not come from a holding in which :
              in the previous six months contagious agalactia of sheep
              ( Mycoplasma asalactiae ) or contagious agalactia of goats
              ( Mycoplasma agalactiae , M. capricolum , M. mycoides var . myco'ides
              " large colony” ), Maedi Visna or caprine viral
              arthritis / encephalitis has been clinically diagnosed ;
              in the previous 12 months paratuberculos is or caseous
              lymphadenitis has been clinically diagnosed ;
              in the previous three years pulmonary adenomatosis or scrapie has
              been clinically diagnosed ,
         and must not not have been in contact with animals from such a holding ;
   ( f ) must come from a holding whose owner states in writing that the ovine
         or caprine animals intended for intra-Community trade comply with the
         criteria laid down in points ( b ), ( c ) and ( e ) above .
2. Ovine animals for production or breeding must be eligible for entry into an
   ovine holding which is officially free from contagious epidydimitis ( B. ovis )
   in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III.D of Annex A.
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                                           Artide 7
1.  By way of derogation from Article 6 ( 11(d ), ovine or caprine animals for
    breeding which meet the requirements Laid down for entry into a brucellosis
     ( B. meli tens is ) - free ovine or caprine holding in accordance with Chapter
    II . D of Annex A may be traded between regions in which all the ovine or
    caprine holdings are not regarded as officially free from brucellosis ( B.
    melitensis ) in accordance with Chapter I.A.1 of Annex A.
2.  By way of derogation from Article 6 ( 2 ), ovine animals for breeding , other
    than those which meet the requirements for entry into an officially
    contagious-epidydimitis ( B. ovis )- free ovine holding , may be traded
    between regions in which all the ovine holdings are not regarded as
    officially free from contagious epidydimitis in accordance with
    Chapter III.A.1 of Annex A.
3.  Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of
    the demarcation of the regions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 .
                                          Article 8
In the case of ovine and caprine animals for production :
1.  The provisions of Article 7 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) shall apply ;
2.  At the request of a Member State , derogations from the guarantees
    specified in Article 6 ( l)(c ) and ( e ) may be allowed , in accordance with
    the procedure laid down in Article 18 , for consignments to or from certain
    regions .
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                                     Article 9
1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a voluntary or compulsory
   control programme for one of the diseases listed in Chapter II of Annex B ,
    it shall present the programme to the Commission , outlining in particular :
   - the distribution of the disease in the Member State
   - the reasons for which the programme should be implemented , including the
      importance of the disease and the programme’s likely benefit in relation
      to its cost
   - the geographical areas in which the programme will be implemented
   - the categories of holding to be established , and the standards which
      must be achieved by the holdings in each category , including test
      procedures
   - the rules applicable for entry of animals of a lower health status into
      the holding
   - the action to be taken if , for any reason , a holding loses its status
   - the programme 's control procedures .
2. The Commission shall scrutinize the programmes presented by the Member
   States . Programmes as referred to in paragraph 1 may be approved in
   accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 . The additional
   guarantees , general or specific , which may be required in intra-Community
   trade in ovine and caprine animals for breeding may be defined in
   accordance with the same procedure . Such guarantees must not exceed those
    applied by the Member State in the national context .
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or supplemented in
   accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 . Under the same
   procedure , the Commission may approve an amendment or addition to a
   programme which has been approved or to guarantees which have been defined
   in accordance with paragraph 2 .
                                    Article 10
1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its territory
   is free from one of the diseases listed in Chapter II of Annex B , it shall
   present to the Commission appropriate justification , setting out in
   particular :
   -- the name of the disease and the previous history of its occurrence in
      that Member State ;
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    - the results of surveillance testing based on serological ,
      microbiological or pathological findings , and on the
      fact that the disease must by law be notified to the competent
      authorities ;
   - the period over which the surveillance was carried out ;
   - the control arrangements for verifying that the area concerned remains
      free from the disease .
2. The   Commission   shall   examine  particulars   presented   by  Member
   States   by  way   of  justification .    The   additional
   guarantees , general or specific , which may be required in intra-Community
   trade in ovine and caprine animals for rearing may be defined in
   accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18 . Such guarantees
   must not exceed those applied by the Member State in the national context .
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any change in
   the particulars specified in paragraph 1 which relate to the disease .      The
   guarantees defined as laid down in paragraph 2 may , in the light of such
   notification , be amended or withdrawn in accordance with the procedure
   provided for in Article 18 .
                                      Artide 11
1. Ovine and caprine animals must be transported as soon as possible from the
   holding of origin to the place of destination .
   During the journey they may go through an officially approved place of
   assembly or loading , dealer 's premises or market .    The journey must take
   place in vehicles or containers which have first been cleansed and
   disinfected with a disinfectant officially authorized in the consignor
   Member State .   The vehicles must be designed in such a way that animals'
   excreta , litter or fodder cannot escape from the vehicle during
   transportation .
   Ovine or caprine animals of differing health status must not be
   transported in the same vehicle .
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2.   Where ovine or caprine animals for production or rearing are concerned ,
     the duration of assembly of the said animals outside the holding of
     origin , in particular at the officially-approved place of assemply or
      loading , dealer 's premises or market , must be deducted from the period of
     30 days provided for in Article 6 ( 1)(b ), but may not exceed six days .     In
     such cases corresponding forms of wording must be entered in the certificates
     specified in Annex E Model I.
3.   Each Member State shall designate its officially-approved markets .      It
     shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the markets
     that have been approved .
4.   Detailed rules for carrying out official controls at officially-approved
     dealers' premises , places of assemply or loading and markets shall , where
     required , be laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in
     Article 18 .
                                       Article 12
In trade between Member States , ovine and caprine animals must , during
transportation to the place of destination , be accompanied by a health
certificate , signed by an official veterinarian , which conforms to Annex E
( Models I and II ), which must be drawn up , on the day of loading , in the
official language or in one of the official languages of the Member State of
destination at least , and which shall be valid for 10 days .      The certificate
shall consist of a single sheet .
                                       Article 13
The rules Laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) No ..... ^ shall apply , in
particular as regards the organization of and the follow-up to the controls
carried out by the Member State of destination and the protective measures
to be applied .
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                                      Article 14
  1.  Veterinary experts of the Commission may , where required in the interests
      of the uniform application of this Regulation , carry out on- the - spot
       inspections . The Commission shall inform Member States of the results of
      the inspections carried out .
      The Member States on whose territory the inspections are carried out shall
      provide the experts with all the help required to perform their work .
  2.   General rules for the application of this Article shall be laid down
      in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 18 .
      The rules applicable in respect of the inspections referred to in this
      Article shall be laid down in accordance with the same procedure .
                                      Article 15
  The countries of the Benelux Economic Union shall , for the purposes of this
  Regulation , be regarded as a single Member State .
                                      Article 16
  Amendments to the Annexes to this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance
  with the procedure laid down in Article 18 .
                                      Article 17
  The provisions of this Regulation shall be reviewed before 31 March 1992 in
  tne context of the proposals aimed at completing the internal market .
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                                       Article 18
1.  The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Veterinary Committee ,
    hereinafter called " the Committee ".
2.  Where reference is made to the procedure laid down in this Article , the
    following provisions shall apply .
3.  The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of
    the measures to be taken .   The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the
    draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the
    urgency of the matter .   The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid
    down in Article 148 ( 2 ) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the
    Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission .    The votes of
    the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be
    weighted in the manner set out in that Article .   The Chairman shall not vote .
4.  The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance
    with the opinion of the Committee .
5.  If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the
    Committee , or if no opinion is delivered , the Commission shall , without delay ,
    submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken .
    The Council shall act by a qualified majority .
    If , on expiry of a period of three months from the date on which the matter
    was referred to it , the Council has not acted , the proposed measures shall be
    adopted by the Commission .
                                       Article 19
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 August 1989 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                            For the Council
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                                   ANNEX A. CHAPTER I
Officially brucellosis ( B. melitensis )-free ovine or caprine holding .
A.  Achievement of status
1.  An ovine or caprine holding is considered to be officially brucellosis
    ( B. melitensis)-free :
    ( a ) if all the animals on it which are susceptible to brucellosis
          ( B. melitensis ) have been free from clinical or any other signs of
          brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) for at least 12 months ;
          and
    ( b ) if it contains no ovine or caprine animals which have been vaccinated
          against brucellosis , save those vaccinated at least three years
          previously with Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine approved under the
          procedure laid down in Article 18 ;
          and
    ( c ) if two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have , with
          negative results , been carried out in accordance with Annex C on all
          ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over six months of
          age at the time of testing .
2.  A part of the Community comprising one or more contiguous or separate
    regions where no case of ovine or caprine brucellosis has been officially
    confirmed for at least three years and where vaccination has been
    prohibited for at least three years may be recognized as officially free
    from brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) under the procedure laid down in Article
    18 and all ovine and caprine holdings in that part of the Community may
    also be recognized as officially free from brucellosis ( B. melitensis ).
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B. Maintenance of status
   In the case of officially brucellosis ( B. melitensis )- free ovine or
   caprine holdings which are not situated in a part of the territory which
   is recognized as officially brucellosis-free , a representative number of
   the ovine and caprine animals over six months old must be checked
   annually .    The holding may retain its officially brucellosis ( B.
   melitensis )- free status if the results of the tests are negative .
   The representative number of animals to be tested must , for each holding ,
   consist of the following :
   - all non-castrated males over six months old .
   - all animals introduced onto the holding since the previous test .
   - 25% of the females which have reached the age of reproduction ( i.e.
      which are sexually mature ) or are in milk , with a minimum of 50 animals ,
      except where the holding has fewer than 50 such females , in which case
      all those females must be tested .
   In regions where more than 99% of ovine or caprine holdings have been
   declared officially brucellosis ( B. melitensis )- free , the interval between
   tests on officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holdings may be
   increased to three years , on condition that the holdings which are not
   officially free from the disease are placed under official control and
   take part in an eradication programme .
C. Suspected or actual cases of brucellosis
   1.   ( a ) If one or more ovine or caprine animals on an officially
              brucellosis ( B. melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding are
              suspected of having brucellosis , the holding’s officially
              brucellosis-free status must be withdrawn .  However , that status
              may be provisionally suspended , rather than withdrawn , if the
              animal or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated , pending
              official confirmation of the disease .
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        ( b ) If brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) is confirmed the provisional
              suspension may be lifted if all affected animals are slaughtered
              and two tests , separated by an interval of three months or more ,
              and carried out in accordance with Annex C on all the animals of
              the holding over six months old , give negative results .
   2.   If the holding referred to in paragraph 1 is in a region which is
        recognized as officially free from brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) . the
        Member State concerned must immediately inform the Commission and the
        other Member States .    The Member State concerned must slaughter all
        animals infected or susceptible to infection .     The Member State must
        keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the
        situation .
        After assessing the circumstances of the outbreak or renewed outbreak
        of brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) the Commission may , if the situation
        justifies it , take a decision to withdraw or temporarily suspend the
        status of the region under the procedure laid down in Article 18 . If
        the said status is withdrawn it can be regained only in accordance
        with the provisions laid down 'in A. 2 above .
D. Introduction of animals onto an officially brucellosis ( B.
   melitensis)-free ovine or caprine holding
   Ovine or caprine animals may not lp introduced into an ovine or caprine
   holding which is officially free from brucellosis unless they either :
   1 .- come from an officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding and
      - are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a written
        statement to that effect . No certificate is required for movements
        within or between regions in a Member State which are recognized as
        officially brucellosis ( B. melitensis )-free under the conditions laid
        down in paragraph A. 2 ;
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or :
2 .- come from a brucellosis free holding ;
   - are identified individually in accordance with Article 6.1 ( a );
   - have never been vaccinated .  However , females over three years old
     which were vaccinated before the age of seven months may be brought
     onto the holding ;
   - are not pregnant ;
   - were isolated under veterinary supervision on the holding of origin
     and , during such isolation underwent , with negative results , two tests
     separated by an interval of at least six weeks in accordance with
     Annex C ;
   - are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a written
     statement to the effect that the above conditions have been fulfilled .
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                                 ANNEX A. CHAPTER II
Brucellosis ( B. melitensis )-free ovine or caprine holding .
A.  Achievement of status
    An ovine or caprine holding is considered to be brucellosis
    ( B. melitensis )- free if :
    1.   all the animals receptive to brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) have been
         free from clinical or other signs of brucellosis for at least 12
         months ;
         and
    2.   all or some of the ovine or caprine animals have been vaccinated with
         Rev. 1 vaccine or any other vaccine approved under the procedure laid
         down in Article 18 . They must have been vaccinated before the age of
         seven months ;
         and
    3.   two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have , with
         negative results , been carried out in accordance with Annex C , on all
         vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over 18
         months old at the time of testing ;
         and
    4.   two tests separated by an interval of six months or more , have with
         negative results , been carried out in accordance with Annex C , on all
         non-vaccinated ovine and caprine animals on the holding which are over
         six onths old at the time of testing .
B.  Maintenance of status
    An annual test must be carried out on a representative number of the ovine
    and caprine animals on each holding .    The holding may retain its status
    only if the tests are negative .
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   The representative number of animals to be tested must , for each holding ,
   consist of :
   - all non-castrated males over six months old which have not been
      vaccinated
   - all non-castrated males over 18 months old which have been vaccinated
   - all animals brought onto the holding since the previous test
   - 25% of females which are sexually mature or in milk , subject to a
      minimum of 50 per holding , except in holdings where there are fewer than
      50 such females , in which case all females must be tested .
C. Suspected or actual cases of brucellosis
   1.   The brucellosis-free status of an ovine or caprine holding must be
        withdrawn if the holding contains one or more ovine or caprine animals
        which are suspected of having brucellosis ( B.   melitensis ) . However ,
        the said status may be provisionally suspended , rather than withdrawn ,
        if the animal or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated pending
        official confirmation of the disease .
   2.   If brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) is confirmed the provisional suspension
        may be lifted if all the animals which have been infected are
        slaughtered and two tests separated by an interval of three months or
        more and carried out in accordance with Annex C on
        - all vaccinated animals over 18 months old , and on
        - all non-vaccinated animals over six months old
        both give negative results .
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D. Introduction of animals into a brucellosis ( B. melitensis)-free ovine or
   caprine holding
   The following animals only may be introduced into an ovine or caprine
   holding which is free from brucellosis :
   1.  ovine or caprine animals which come from an ovine or caprine holding
       which is free from or officially free from brucellosis ( B. melitensis )
       and are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a
       statement to that effect ;
   2.  ovine or caprine animals from holdings other than those referred to in
       ( 1 ) above , provided that they meet the following conditions :
       ( a ) they must be individually identified in accordance with
             Article 6 ( l)(a );
       ( b ) they must originate in a holding on which all animals belonging to
             species which are receptive to brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) have
             shown no clinical or other signs of brucellosis ( B. melitensis )
             for at least 12 months ;
       ( c ) ( i ) - they must not have been vaccinated during the previous two
                      years ;
                    - they must have been kept under isolation under veterinary
                      supervision on the holding of origin and , during that
                      period , must have undergone , with negative results , two
                      tests separated by an interval of at least six weeks in
                      accordance with Annex C ;
       or
             ( ii )   they must have been vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine or any
                      other vaccine approved in accordance with the procedure laid
                      down in Article 18 before the age of seven months and not
                      less than 15 days before entering the holding of destination .
       ( d ) they must be accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or
             by a written statement to the effect that the above conditions
             have been fulfilled .
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E. Change of status
   A brucellosis ( B. melitensis )- free ovine or caprine holding may qualify as
   an officially brucellosis ( B. melitensis )- free herd after a minimum period
   of three years if :
   ( a ) it contains no animal which has been vaccinated against brucellosis
         ( B.. melitensis ) during the preceding three years at least ;
   ( b ) at   the end of the third year , a test carried out , in accordance with
         Annex C , on all animals aged over six months has in each case given a
         negative result .
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                                 ANNEX A. Chapter III
Officially contagious-epidydimitis ( B. Ovis )- free ovine holding
A.  Achievement of status
    1.  An ovine holding is considered to be officially
        contagious-epidydimitis ( B. ovis )- free if :
        ( a ) all the ovine animals on that holding have shown no clinical or
              other signs of contagious epidydimitis for at least 12 months ;
        and
        ( b ) it contains no uncastrated male ovine animals which have been
              vaccinated against contagious epidydimitis , other than those
              vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine ;
        and
        ( c ) two tests separated by an interval of six months or more have ,
              with negative results , been carried out in accordance with Annex
              D , on all entire male ovine animals on the holding which are aged
              over six months at the time of testing .
    2.  A part of the Community comprising one or several contiguous or
        separate regions where no case of contagious epidydimitis has been
        confirmed for at least three years and where vaccination against
        contagious epidydimitis with a vaccine other than Rev. 1 has been
        prohibited for at least three years , may be recognized as officially
        free from contagious epidydimitis under the procedure laid down in
        Article 18 , in which case all ovine holdings in that part of the
        Community may also be recognized as officially free from contagious
        epidydimitis .
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B. Maintenance of status
   In the case of officially contagious-epidydimitis ( B.ovis )- free ovine
   holdings not situated in a part of territory which is officially
   recognized as free from the disease , all entire ovine male animals aged
   over six months must be tested annually . The holding may retain its
   status only if the results of the tests are negative .
C. Suspected or actual cases of contagious epidydimitis
   1.  ( a ) If one or more ovine animals on an officially
             contagious - epidydimitis - f ree ovine holding are suspected of having
             contagious epidydimitis the status of the holding must be
             withdrawn . However , it may be provisionally suspended if the
             animal or animals are immediately destroyed or isolated pending
             official confirmation of the disease .
       ( b ) If contagious epidydimitis is confirmed the provisional suspension
             may be lifted if all the affected animals are slaughtered and two
             tests , separated by an interval of six weeks or more and carried
             out in accordance with Annex D on all the animals on the holding
             which are more than six months old give negative results .
   2.  Where the holding as referred to in paragraph 1 is situated in a
       region which is officially free from contagious epidydimitis , the
       Member State concerned must immediately inform the Commission and the
       other Member States .     The Member State concerned must have all
       infected or susceptible animals slaughtered .        The Member State must
       keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the
       situation .    After assessing the circumstances of the outbreak or
       renewed outbreak of contagious epidydimitis , the Commission may , if
       the situation justifies it , take a decision to withdraw or temporarily
       suspend the status of the region under the procedure laid down in
       Article 18 .    If the said status is withdrawn it can be regained only
       in accordance with the provisions laid down in A. 2 above .
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D. Introduction of animals into an officially contagious -epidydimitis
   (B . ovis)-free ovine holding
   The following animals only may be introduced into an ovine holding which
   is officially free from contagious epidydimitis :
   1.   ovine animais which :
        - come from an officially contagious -epidydimitis -f ree ovine holding
        - are accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or by a
          statement to that effect . No certificate is required in the case of
          movements within or between regions recognized as officially free
          from contagious epidydimitis under the conditions laid down in A. 2
          and situated in the same Member State ;
   2.   ovine animals which do not come from an ovine holding which is
        officially free from contagious epidydimitis , subject to the following
        conditions :
        - they must be identified individually as provided for in Article
          6 (1) ( a) ;
        - all animals of species which are susceptible to contagious
          epidydimitis ( B , ovis ) on the holding of origin must have been free
          from clinical or other signs of the disease for at least 12 months ;
        - in the case of males , they must not have been vaccinated against
          contagious epidydimitis with a vaccine other than Rev. 1 ;
        - all the non-castrated male ovine animals on the holding of origin
          must have undergone , with negative results , a test in accordance
          with Annex D during the eight weeks prior to despatch ;
        - they must have been isolated under official supervision on the
          holding of origin for one month prior to loading ;
        - they must during the 15 days prior to loading , have undergone a test
          in accordance with Annex D with negative results ;
        - they must be accompanied by a certificate as set out in Annex E or
          by a statement to the effect that the above conditions have been
          fulfilled ;
   3.   male ovine animals which do not come from a holding which is
        officially free from contagious epidydimitis but which were castrated
        at least two months earlier .
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                                  ANNEX B , CHAPTER I
Compulsorily notifiable diseases :
    - Foot - and - mouth disease
    - Brucellosis ( Brucella melitensis )
    - Contagious epidydimitis ( B. ovis )
    - Anthrax
    - Rabies
                                 ANNEX B , CHAPTER II
    - Maedi Visna
    - Caprine viral arthritis / encephalitis .
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                                       ANNEX C
Official brucellosis ( Brucella melitensis ) test .
1.  Rose Bengal Test
    The Rose Bengal test may be used for screening ovine or caprine holdings
    in order to establish the status of holdings as officially
    brucellosis-free or brucellosis free .
2.  Complement-fixation test
    ( a ) The complement-fixation test must be used for all individual animal
          tests .
    ( b ) The complement-fixation test may be used for ovine or caprine holdings
          in order to establish the status of holdings as officially
          brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free .
    ( c ) serum containing 20 or more CFT units /ml must be regarded as positive .
3.  The antigen used must be approved by the national laboratory and must be
    standardized against the second international standard anti-brucella
    abortus serum .
4.  The working serum must be standardized with standard serum and conform to
    the second international standard anti-brucella abortus serum prepared by
    the Central Veterinary Laboratory , Weybridge , Surrey , United Kingdom .
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                                       ANNEX D
Official contagious epidydimitis ( Brucella ovis ) test
1.  Complément - f ixation test
    The complement-fixation test must be used for individual animal testing
    and the screening of holdings .
2.  The specific antigen used must be approved by the national laboratory and
    must be standardized against the international standard anti-brucella ovis
    serum .
3.  The working serum must be standardized with the international standard
    anti-brucella ovis serum prepared by the Central Veterinary Laboratory ,
    Weybridge , Surrey , United Kingdom .
4.  A serum containing 50 or more International units per / ml must be regarded
    as positive .
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                                                                          ANNEX E
                                                                          MODEL I
                                                         ( 1)
                                   HEALTH CERTIFICATE
                               for trade between Member States
                  Ovine or caprine animals for production or rearing
Consignor Member State .....
Ministry .....
Department .....
I.      Number of animais :     .....
II .    Identification of animais :
:    Number of      Male / female         Breed       Age        Official individual :
:    animals         ovine / caprine                             identification      :
                       animals                                   ( state number and  :
                                                                 location )          :
III .   Origin of the animais
        The animais
        - spent the last 30 days prior to loading ( or had , since birth , been ) on
           the same holding
        - spent the last six months ( or had , since birth , been ) on Community
           territory .
IV .    Destination of the animals
        The animals will be sent
        from .....
                                      ( place of loading )
        to ..... . . ..... .....
                                   ( place of destination )
        by     : railway wagon , lorry / truck , aircraft , boat / ship :
        Name and address of consignor .....
        Name and address of consignee .....
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V. Health information
   I , the undersigned , certify that the animals described above meet the
   following requirements :
   ( a ) they have been examined today and show no clinical sign of disease ;
   ( b ) they are not animals which are to be destroyed under a scheme to
         eradicate a contagious or infectious disease ;
   ( c ) they were neither obtained from a holding which is the subject of a
         prohibition on health grounds pursuant to Article 4 ( l)(c ) of
         Regulation ( EEC ) No ..... nor have been in contact with animals
         from such a holding ;
   ( d ) they are not the subject of animal health measures taken pursuant to
         Directive 85 / 511 / EEC ;
   ( e ) they have not been vaccinated against foot- and -mouth disease ;
   ( f ) they are eligible for entry into ( an officially brucellosis-free )
                                  (2)
         (a brucellosis-free )         ovine or caprine holding in accordance with
         Régulation ( EEC ) No ..... ;
                                                                (2)
   ( g ) in the case of ovine animals they ( are ) ( are not )      eligible for
         entry into an officially contagious - epidydimitis - free ovine holding in
         accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No ..... ;
   ( h ) to the best of my knowledge and according to a written statement by
         the owner , they were neither obtained from a holding in which clinical
         signs of the diseases listed in Article 6 ( l)(e ) of Regulation ( EEC )
         No ..... were found during the periods specified in that Article ,
                                                                          (2)
         nor have been in contact with animals from such a holding            ;
   ( i ) they were obtained from :
         - a »,holding (2)
                                              (2)
         - an officially-approved market
                                                                                (2)
   ( j ) they were transported direct , passing - without passing through
                                (2)        ..... ( 2 )
         a place of assembly          - a place of loading    - dealer 's
                   (2)
         premises
                               (2)
         - from the holding
                                                      (2)
         - from the holding to market and thence
         to the actual place of loading , using means of transport and
         containers which had first been cleansed and disinfected using an
         officially-approved disinfectant , and in such a way as to provide
         effective protection of the animals' health status .
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VI . This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of loading .
      Done at                                       on  .....
                                                          ( date of loading )
      Stamp
                                                              ( signature )
                                                    ( name and title , in capitai
                                                    letters ) ^
( 1 ) Health certificates may be drawn up only for animals which are to be
      transported in the same railway car , truck/ lorry , aircraft or boat / ship ,
      which come from the same holding and which are being sent to the same
      consignee .
( 2 ) Delete where not applicable .
( 3 ) Give the registration number in the case of railway wagons and
      lorries / trucks , the flight number in the case of aircraft and the name in
      the case of ships / boats .
( 4 ) In Germany :   Beamteter Tierarzt ;    in Belgium :    Inspecteur vétérinaire or
      " Inspecteur Dienrenarts ;     in France :  Directeur des services vétérinaires
      du département ;    in Italy :   Veterinario provinciale ;     in Luxembourg :
      Inspecteur vétérinaire ;     in the Netherlands :     Inspecteur-Districtshoofd ;
      in Denmark : Autorisaret Drylaege ; in Ireland : Veterinary Inspector ; in
      the United Kingdom : Veterinary Inspector ; in Greece : .....
      in Spain : Inspector Veterinario and in Portugal : Inspector Veterinario .
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                                                                            ANNEX E
                                                                            MODEL II
                                ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE * 1 )
                              for trade between Member States
                          Ovine or caprine animals for slaughter
Consignor Member State .....
Ministry .....
Department .....
I.      Number of animais :    .....
II .    Identification of animais :
:    Number of     Male / female          Breed       Age        Official individual :
:     animals      ovine / caprine                               identification      :
                      animals                                     ( state number and :
                                                                 location )          :
III .   Origin of the animais
        Prior to loading , the animals spent at least three months ( or had , since
        birth , been on Community territory .
IV .    Destination of the animals
        The animals will be sent
        from .....
                                       ( place of loading )
        to
                                    ( place of destination )
        by    : railway wagon , lorry / truck , air , boat / ship :
        Name and address of consignor .....
        Name and address of consignee .....
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V. Health information
   I , the undersigned , certify that the animals described above meet the
   following requirements :
   ( a ) they have been examined today and show no clinical sign of disease ;
   ( b ) they do not have to be slaughtered under a scheme to eradicate a
         contagious disease ;
   ( c ) they were neither obtained from a holding which is the subject of a
         prohibition on health grounds pursuant to Article 4 ( l)(c ) of
         Regulation ( EEC ) No ..... . . nor have been in contact with animals
         from such a holding ;
   ( d ) they are not the subject of animal health measures taken pursuant to
         Directive 85 / 511 / EEC ;
   ( e ) they have not been vaccinated against foot- and-mouth;
   ( f ) they were obtained from :
              . . .. ( 2 )
         - a holding
                                              (2)
         - an officially-approved market
                                                             ( name of market )
                                                                                (2)
   ( g ) they were transported direct , passing - without passing through
            ,       *
         a place of assembly
                                < 2 ) - a place of loading ( 2 ) - dealer
                                                                    . , ,'s
                   (2)
         premises
         - from a holding
                                                      (2)
         - from the holding to market and thence
         to the actual place of loading , using means of transport and
         containment which were , beforehand , cleaned and disinfected using an
         officially-approved disinfectant , and in such a way as to provide
         effective protection of the animals' health status .
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VI . This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of loading .
     Done at                                            on   .....
                                                            ( date of loading )
     Stamp                                              .....
                                                               ( signature )
                                                        ( name and title , in capital
                                                        letters ^^
     ( 1 ) Health certificates may be drawn up only for animals which are to be
           transported in the same railway wagon , truck / lorry , aircraft or
           boat / ship , which come from the same holding and which are being sent
           to the same consignee .
     ( 2 ) Delete where not applicable .
     ( 3 ) Give the registration number in the case of railway wagons , and
           lorries / trucks , the flight number in the case of aircraft and the name
           in the case of ships / boats .
     ( 4 ) In Germany :    Beamteter Tierarzt ;      in Belgium :     Inspecteur vétérinaire
           or " Inspecteur Dienrenarts ;      in France :      Directeur des services
           vétérinaires du département ;       in Italy :      Veterinario provinciale ;   in
           Luxembourg :    Inspecteur vétérinaire ;        in the Netherlands :
           Inspecteur-Districtshoofd ;       in Denmark :      Autorisaret Drylaege ;  in
           Ireland :    Veterinary Inspector ;      in the United Kingdom :     Veterinary
           Inspector ;    in Greece :  " . ED10EQPKTHI . XTHNIAIPOL ..... ";
           in Spain :    Inspector veterinario and in Portugal :          Inspector
           Veterinar io .
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                                      Proposai for a
                                    COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
     amending Directive 72 / 462 / EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems
       upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third
                 countries , in order to include ovine and caprine animals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
 in particular Article 43. thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
                                                     (1 )
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                     Lays down the veterinary
inspection conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine
animals ; whereas in order to enable that trade to develop harmoniously ,
common rules should be laid down as regards imports from third countries ;
Whereas Council Directive 72 /462 / EEC ^, as last amended by Directive
               (3)
88 / 289 / EEC     , lays down health and veterinary inspection requirements for
the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third
countries ;
(1)
( 2)0J No L 302 , 31.12.1972 , p.28 .
< 3)0J No L 124 , 18.05.1988 , p.31 .
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Whereas ovine and caprine animals belong , together with bovine animals , to the
Bovidae family and are receptive to the same diseases ; whereas the
Community 's livestock is exposed to a similar risk in respect of imports from
third countries ;      whereas reference should therefore generally made to the
rules laid down in Directive 72 / 462 / EEC , subject to any changes which may be
required in the light of the special characteristics of ovine and caprine
animals ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                             Article 1
Directive 72 / 462 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1.  The title is replaced by the following :
    " Council Directive of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
    problems upon importation of bovine , ovine and caprine animals and swine
    and fresh meat from third countries ".
2.  In Article 1 ( 1 ), the following indent is added :
    "- domestic ovine or caprine animals for breeding , production or
    slaughter . "
3.  In Article 2 , the first paragraph is replaced by the following :
    " For the purposes of this Directive , the definitions given in Article 2 of
    Directives 64 / 432 / EEC , 64 / 433 / EEC , 72 / 461 / EEC and Council Regulation ( EEC )
    No        /         shall apply as necessary .
    *0J No L ..... "
4.  In the second paragraph of Article 2 , point ( c ) is replaced by the following
    "( c ) " third country " means a country in which Directives 64 / 432 / EEC and
           64 / 433 / EEC and Regulation ( EEC ) No               /  do not apply ".
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5. In the second paragraph of Article 2 , point ( e ) is replaced by the following :
   "( e )   "holding” means an officially supervised agricultural , industrial or
            commercial undertaking situated in the territory of a third country ,
            on which bovine animals or swine , for rearing , production or
            slaughter , or ovine or caprine animals for breeding , production or
            slaughter are regularly kept or bred ;"
6. In Article 3 ( 1 ) and the first subparagraph of Article 3 ( 2 ), " bovine
   animals , swine " is replaced by " bovine , ovine and caprine animals and
   swine";
7. The title of Chapter II is replaced by the following :
'  "Chapter II :     Importation of bovine , ovine and caprine animals and swine ".
8. The first indent of Article 6 ( a ) is supplemented by the following :
   "Peste des petits ruminants , Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease , sheep pox ,
   goat pox and Rift Valley Fever".
9. Article 8 ( 2 ) is replaced by the following :
   " 2 . It may be decided , in accordance with the procedure laid down in
          Article 29 , that authorizations are to be confined to particular
          species , to bovine animals or swine for slaughter , rearing or
          production , to ovine or caprine animals for slaughter , breeding or
          production or to animals intended for particular purposes , or that all
          necessary animal health measures are to be applied after importation .
          In the case of animals for breeding , rearing or production , requirements
          imposed pursuant to this paragraph may vary from one Member State to
          another in order to take account of the special provisions for the benefit
          of Member States in the framework of intra-Community trade ."
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10 . Article 8 ( 3 ) is replaced by the following :
      " 3 . The reference basis for fixing animal health conditions in accordance
             with paragraph 1 , for bovine tuberculosis , bovine and swine
             brucellosis , ovine and caprine brucellosis ( B. melitensis ) and
             contagious epidydimitis ( B. ovis ) shall be the standards laid down in
             Annex A to Directive 64 / 432 / EEC or Annexes A , C , and D to Regulation
             ( EEC ) No .....        It may be decided , in accordance with the
             procedure Laid down in Article 29 , on a case- by - case basis to derogate
             from those standards where the third country concerned provides similar
             animal health guarantees ;    in that case , animal health conditions at
             least equivalent to those in the said Annexes shall be laid down in
             accordance with the same procedure in order to permit the entry of
             such animals into Community herds or flocks ."
11 . In Article 9 , the words " bovine animals and swine " are replaced by the
      words " bovine , ovine and caprine animals and swine ".
12 . In Article 10 , in the first sentence , " bovine animals and swine " is
      replaced by " bovine , ovine and caprine animals and swine ".
13 . Article 10 ( a ) is replaced by the following :
    " ( a ) six months in the case of bovine animals or swine , for breeding or
             production , ovine or caprine animals for breeding and ovine or caprine
             animals for production ";
14 . The first subparagraph of Article 11 ( 1 ) is replaced by the following :
          " Member States shall not authorize the importation of bovine , ovine or
             caprine animals or swine unless a certificate drawn up by an official
             veterinarian of the exporting third country is produced ".
15 . Article 11 ( l)(d ) is replaced by the following :
      "( d )    attest that the bovine , ovine or caprine animals or swine meet the
                requirements of this Directive and those laid down pursuant to this
                Directive with regard to importation from the third country
                concerned ";
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16 . Article 12 ( 1 ) is replaced by the following :
    " 1.     Member States shall ensure that domestic bovine , ovine and caprine
             animals and domestic swine are subjected immediately upon arrival in
             the territory of the Community to an animal health inspection carried
             out by an official veterinarian , whatever the customs procedure under
             which they were declared ".
17 . The introductory sentence of Article 12 ( 2 ) is replaced by the following :
           " Member States shall ensure that bovine , ovine and caprine animals and
             swine are prohibited from movement within the Community if , during the
             inspection prescribed in paragraph 1 , it is found that :"
18 . The third indent of Article 12 ( 2 ) is replaced by the following :
             the Conditions laid down in this Directive and in Annexes A to D to
             Directive 64 / 432 / EEC or Annexes A , C and D to Regulation ( EEC )
             No ..... have not been complied with by the exporting third
             country ."
19 . Article 12 ( 4 ) is replaced by the following :
      " 4 . The certificate accompanying bovine , ovine or caprine animals and
             swine on importation must , following the animal health inspection
             ( import inspection ), include a statement clearly indicating whether
             the animals have been admitted or refused entry ."
20 . Article 27 ( l)(a ) is replaced by the following :
      "( a )    the frontier inspection posts for the importation of bovine , ovine
                or caprine animals and swine ;"
21 . In the third subparagraph of Article 29 ( 4 ), " save where the Council has
      decided by a simple majority against those measures " is deleted .
22 . In the third subparagraph of Article 30 ( 4 ), " save where the Council has
      decided by a simple majority against those measures " is deleted .
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                                    Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws , regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later
than 1 August 1989 . They shall notify the Commission thereof forthwith .
                                    Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                           For the Council