CELEX: 31985L0571
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Directive 85/571/EEC of 19 December 1985 amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the arrangements in relation to enzootic bovine leukosis as laid down by Directive 80/1102/EEC

No L 372 / 12                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                    31 . 12.85
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                                                             COUNCIL
                                                         COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                                            of 19 December 1985
               amending Directive 64/43 2/EEC as regards the arrangements in relation to enzootic bovine
                                             leukosis as laid down by Directive 80/ 1102 /EEC
                                                                ( 85 / 571 /EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     Whereas Article 3 of Directive 80 / 1102/EEC requires
                                                                             that proposals be made concerning the definitive
                                                                             arrangements relating to enzootic bovine leukosis ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and
100 thereof,                                                                 Whereas the said arrangements have functioned satis­
                                                                             factorily during the abovementioned transitional period ;
                                                                             whereas it nevertheless appears necessary to carry out
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('),                       further research on the possibility of inclusion of new
                                                                             screening tests in Community legislation ; whereas the
                                                                             arrangements applied during the transitional period
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­                         should therefore be extended for a further period of two
ment (2),
                                                                             years ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee (3),
                                                                             HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Whereas      Council      Directive      80 / 1102 / EEC    of     11
November 1980 amending Directive 64/432 /EEC with                                                      Article 1
regard to enzootic bovine leukosis (4), as last amended
by Directive 84/644/EEC (5), lays down common health                         Article 3 of Directive 80/ 1102 /EEC shall be replaced by
guarantees regarding enzootic bovine leukosis as                             the following :
applicable to bovine animals intended for intra­
Community trade ;
                                                                                  Article 3
Whereas Article 1 of Directive 80 / 1102 / EEC included
protective measures against enzootic bovine leukosis in                          Article 1 shall apply until 31 December 1987 .
Directive 64/432 /EEC for a transitional period ending
on 31 December 1985 ;
                                                                                 The Council, acting under the conditions laid down
                                                                                 in the Treaty, on a proposal from the Commission to
                                                                                 be submitted by 30 June 1987, shall take a decision
o OJ No C 297, 20 . 11 . 1985, p. 6.                                             concerning :
(2) OJ No C 352, 31 . 12 . 1985 .
                                                                                 — the continuation of Community measures for the
(3) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1985 (not yet published                         eradication of bovine leukosis,
    in the Official Journal).
(4) OJ No L 325 , 1 . 12. 1980, p. 18 .                                          — new screening and routine checking tests for
C) OJ No L 339, 27 . 12 . 1984 , p. 30 .                                             enzootic bovine leukosis,
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     — further rules designed to govern trade and in                Done at Brussels, 19 December 1985 .
        particular the criteria for all or part of a Member
        State's territory to be declared free of enzootic
        bovine leukosis and to maintain that status.'                                                   For the Council
                           Article 2                                                                     The President
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .                                                     M. FISCHBACH