CELEX: 31977D0717
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-09 00:00:00
Title: 77/717/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 November 1977 concerning health protection measures in respect of the USSR

17. 11 . 77                        Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 293/31
                                               COMMISSION
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 9 November 1977
                       concerning health protection measures in respect of the USSR
                                                     (77/71 7/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
COMMUNITIES,                                                   are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
                                                               Veterinary Committee,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine animals and
swine and fresh meat from third countries ('J, and in                                Article 1
particular Article 28 (3) thereof,
                                                               Member States shall prohibit the importation of live
Whereas information received by the Commission                 pigs and of fresh pigmeat from the Soviet Union.
indicates that a serious contagious disease affecting
swine is spreading in the Soviet Union ; whereas this
is corroborated by the fact that certain countries have                              Article 2
already adopted health protection measures in respect
of imports from the USSR ;                                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Whereas because of the trade between the Soviet
Union and Member States, the existence of such a
disease would constitute a danger for Community                Done at Brussels, 9 November 1977.
livestock ;
                                                                                       For the Commission
Whereas in consequence suitable protection measures
should be adopted for the whole Community to avert                                      Finn GUNDELACH
such a risk and should be applied until it can be
clearly established that there is no longer any danger ;                                   Vice-President
(') OJ No L 302, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .