CELEX: 31977D0268
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 March 1977 concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever

No L 87/34                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                5. 4. 77
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 30 March 1977
                  concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever
                                                            (77/268 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        as pigmeat is concerned : whereas live animals present
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         a greater and more direct risk than fresh meat and the
                                                                      prohibition measures in this respect should therefore
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                be prolonged for a certain period, and in relation to
 Economic Community,                                                  the whole of the Netherlands territory ;
 Having regard to the Council Directive of 26 June
 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra­                      Whereas provision should be made requiring that the
 Community trade in bovine animals and swine ('), as                  certificate of health accompanying the fresh meat
 last amended by the Council Directive of 21                          include a special entry certifying compliance with the
 December 1 976 (2), and in particular Article 9 (4)                  measures provided for in this Decision ;
 thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 Having regard to the Council Directive of 12                         are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra­                    Veterinary Committee,
 Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by
 the Council Directive of 21 December 1976, and in
 particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas, by its Decision of 22 March 1977 (4), the
 Commission adopted measures requiring the Member
 States to prohibit the introduction into their territory
 of live pigs and of fresh pigmeat originating in the                                        Article 1
 Netherlands, owing to the outbreak of an epidemic of
 classical swine fever in that country ; whereas these                The Member States shall prohibit until 6 April 1977
 measures are limited to a period which expires on 30                 the introduction into their territory of live pigs from
 March 1977 ;                                                         the Netherlands .
Whereas the situation has developed in such a way
 that the aforesaid measures may be to some extent                    From 31 March 1977 the Netherlands may dispatch
 relaxed ;                                                            to other Member States fresh meat of pigs, provided
                                                                      that the animals in question were slaughtered after 30
Whereas, although outbreaks of swine fever are still                  March 1977 and did not originate from :
 appearing, they are situated largely in a well deline­
 ated zone which is subject to animal health measures                 — the coastal region of the North Sea delineated by
(notably a ban on the exit of live pigs or of pigmeat to                  the following waters : Haringvliet — Hollandsch
 all other parts of Netherlands territory) ;                              Diep — Amer — Bergsche Maas — Maas — Maas­
                                                                          Waalkanaal — Waal-Pannerdenkanaal — IJssel —
Whereas for this reason the zone in question , which is                   Ketelmeer — Vossemeer —           Drontenmeer —
 practically the sole source for the spread of swine                      Veluwemeer — Eemmeer — Gooimeer — IJmeer
 fever virus, may be considered as sufficiently isolated ;                — IJ — Noordzeekanaal ,
Whereas, moreover, the other regions of the Nether­                   — regions subject to prohibition measures prescribed
 lands are subject to equally severe animal health                        by the Netherlands authorities.
 measures taken by the Netherlands authorities, in
 particular in relation to the movement of animals and
 their slaughter ; whereas these measures may be                                             Article 2
considered to offer sufficient safeguards ;
Whereas, there is accordingly no reason to maintain                   The health certificate as required under the Council
the prohibition affecting those regions, at least as far              Directive of 26 June 1964, accompanying fresh
                                                                      pigmeat dispatched from the Netherlands, must
(') OJ  No  121 , 29 . 7 . 1964, p . 1977/ 64 .
                                                                      contain the following entry :
(') OJ  No  L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1977, p. 81 .
(>) OJ  No  L 302, 31 . 12 . 1972, p. 24 .                            'Meat complying with the Commission Decision of 30
  4 OJ  No  L 78 , 26 . 3 . 1977, p. 22 .                             March 1977 :'
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                      Article 3                           Done at Brussels, 30 March 1977 .
The Commission shall follow the development of the
situation and may amend this Decision in the light of
such development .                                                               For the Commission
                      Article 4                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .                                    Vice-President