CELEX: 51975PC0157
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Date: 1975-04-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on measures against foot-and-mouth disease (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(75)157 final
                                                  Brussels , 15 April 1975
                               Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
                 on measures against foot-and-mouth disease
                ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   CŒI(75 ) 157 final
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY I-EIOR/JIDUH
The Director-General of the FaO has transmitted a request to President
Ortoli for a financial contribution from the EEC in respect of the action
being undertaken by his organization against exotic virus foot -and-nouth
disease in the countries of South-East Europe .
This request concerns a sum of US $ 600 000 for the purchase of vaccine
to nainatain in effect the buffer zones which were created some tine ago
along the frontiers between Greece and Turkey and Bulgaria and Turkey to
prevent the spread of exotic foot -and-nouth virus to other European
countries and - consequently - to the territory of the Community .
The following factors are relevant to this FAO request for a contribution
1.   Experience in recent years has shown that the near East and the
     countries of South-East Europe - especially Turkey and Greece - are
     particularly"pr«ne to outbreaks of foot -and-nouth disease caused by
     exotic , types of virus . In 1962 , an epidemic of . SAT 1 virus occurred
     in Turkey ; in 1964-65 , another epidemic - this time involving the
   , A 22 virus - occurred in the same country , and reached the Greek
   , frontier .   In 1972 Turkish Birace and Greece itself were invaded by
     a second wave of epidemics involving the A 22 virus , whilst in 1973
     Turkey was also hit by an epidemic caused by the Asia 1 virus .
     As regains the last two epidemics , the situation has improved as a
     result of measures taken by the States concerned and action by the
     PAO ;  nevertheless , it would be prudent to maintain buffer zones , in
     which animals have been immunised against foot -and-mouth disease ,
     along the frontiers between Greece and Turkey and Bulgaria and
     Turkey .
2.   Community livestock has not been vaccinated against exotic types of
     foot -and-mouth virus .   In penetrating the Community , therefore , this
     virus would find a very favourable environment ;      it could therefore
     spread very rapidly , causing considerable losses .
 ---pagebreak---       3.  1(7 virtue of the Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on action to
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          protect Connunity livestock against certain foot-and-aouth diseases
           ( OJ No L 106 , 26 April 1973 ), the Connunity was authorized , for a
          period initially of two years , to establish a reserve of vaccine to
          conbat exotic types of foot-and-nouth virus . Tho purpose of
          this stock was to pemit Member States to fi^it the first attacks of
          such a virus , in the event of its appearance on their territory ,
          without waiting for the necessary vaccine to be produced by their own
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          laboratories .
          However , this fom of protection nust be supplenented by action outside
          the Connunity , entailing intervention in places where outbreaks of the
          disease occur ,
III . According to the infomat ion supplied by the FAO , vaccination in the
      buffer zone nust at this nonent be at least 'bivalent vaccine (Asia 1 and
      A 22 ). 2.5 riillion doses of vaccine are necessary at the present tine
      for this vaccination . The FAO request could be net partly by a cash
      payment of US $ 370 000 and partly by the supply of a quantity of vaccine
      fron the Community 's reserves before the expiration of its , validity
      (1 050 000 doses in 1975 ). Article 5 of the aforementioned Decision
      provides for tho possibility of donations of vaccine to non-nenber countries
      where the health situation within the Connunity so pemit s .
      If for any reason this vaccine cannot,' in whole' or in part , be delivered
      to the FAO , an' alternative proposal could be subnitted to the Council for
      a cash - contribution .
 IV . As was done in the case of sinilar actions undertaken previously , the use
      of the donated funds and vaccine for the purpose intended could be
      supervised by an EEC representative within a joint FAO/lOED/EEC Advisory
      Connittee .
 A request for the transfer of appropiation from Chapter 99 to item 3103 for
 an anount of 280.000 u.a . will be transmitted by the Commission to the Council .
 As the anexed draft decision is based on article 43 of the Treaty , conculta-
 tion of the European Parliament is obligatory .
 ---pagebreak---                             Proposal for a
                             Council Decision
                 on measures against foot -and-oouth disease
THE COUNCIL OP 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 ,
Whereas epidemics of foot-and-mouth disease caused "by types of virus exotic
to the European Economic Connunity have recently "broken out in certain areas
of South-East Europe ; whereas , unless such exotic types of virus in these
areas are completely eliminated , they constitute a danger for Community
livestock ;  whereas non-member countries concerned should be helped in
implementing measures aimed at preventing the spread of these types of virus
and eliminating them completely ;  whereas these alms can be achieved , in
particular , by the creation of buffer zones in these areas ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION ;
                                  Article 1
The Community shall oontribute a sun of up to 280 000 u.a. to help combat
exotic types of foot-and-mouth virus in the countries of South-East Europe .
                                  Article 2
The Commission shall supervise the utilization of the sun provided for in
Article 1 and shall submit a report to the Council on the implementation
of this decision .
                                  Article 3
This decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels                                      For the Council
                                                      The President