CELEX: 31970L0360
Language: en
Date: 1970-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Council Directive 70/360/EEC of 13 July 1970 extending the period set in Article 7 (1) (C) of the Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine

438                                Official Journal of the European Communities
  No L 157/40                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                18.7.70
                                                COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                                     of 13 July 1970
              extending the period set in Article 7 ( 1 ) (C) of the Council Directive of 26 June 1964
              on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and
                                                           swine
                                                       (70/360/ EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                                                                         Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
 European Economic Community ;                                   The following shall be substituted for the second
                                                                 subparagraph of Article 7 ( 1 ) ( C) of the Council
  Having regard to the proposal from the Com­                    Directive of 26 June 1964, as amended by the
 mission ;                                                       Directive of 25 October 1966 :
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European                        'This provision shall apply until 31 December
 Parliament;                                                         1971 unless its validity is extended by decision of
                                                                     the Council on a proposal from the Commission .'
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and
 Social Committee ;                                                                      Article 2
 Whereas Article 7 ( 1 ) of the Council Directive of 26          The Member States shall bring into force the laws,
 June 19641 on animal health problems affecting                  regulations or administrative provisions necessary to
 intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine,              comply with this Directive within fifteen days
 as amended by the Council Directive of 25 October               following its notification and shall forthwith inform
 1966,2 makes provision for countries of destination to          the Commission thereof.
grant general , or restricted authorisations for the
introduction of certain animals into their territory ;
                                                                                         Article 3
"Whereas, in respect of bovine animals for production            This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
under thirty months old it follows from ( C) of the
above provision that such authorisations may only be
granted within a period of five years following the              Done at Brussels, 13 July 1970.
entry into force of the Directive of 26 June 1964 ;                                                 For the Council
                                                                                                     The President
Whereas that period should be extended until 31
December 1971 ;                                                                                         J. ERTL
1 OJ No 121 , 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
2 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3294/66.