CELEX: 31974D0300
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 June 1974 repealing the Commission Decision of 18 March 1974 concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as last amended by the Commission Decision of 7 June 1974

No L 164/ 22                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              20 . 6. 74
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 19 June 1974
                repealing the Commission Decision of 18 March 1974 concerning certain
                measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as last amended by
                                           the Commission Decision of 7 June 1974
                                                            (74/300/ EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       ment which was subject to restrictions, can now be
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         regarded free of foot-and-mouth disease, as the
                                                                      Commission has been notified by the French authori­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                ties that 21 days have elapsed without any further
 Economic Community ;                                                 outbreaks of the disease ; whereas the provisions insti­
 Having regard to the Council Directive of 26 June                    tuted by the Decision should accordingly be lifted ;
 1964 (!) on animal health problems affecting intra­                  Whereas the abolition of the measures provided for by
 Community trade in bovine animals and swine, as last                 the said Decision is in accordance with the Opinion
 amended by the Act of Accession (2) and by the                       of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
 Council Decision of 1 January 1973 (3) adjusting , the
 instruments concerning the accession of the new
 Member States to the European Communities, and in                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 particular Article 9 thereof ;
 Having regard to the Council Directive of 12                                                A rticle 1
 December 1972 (4) on health problems affecting intra­
                                                                      The Commission Decision of 18 March 1974, as last
 Community trade in fresh meat, as last amended by
 the Council Directive of 19 November 1 973 (5)                       amended by the Commission Decision of 7 June
 amending certain Directives following the enlarge­                   1974 is hereby repealed.
 ment of the Community, and in particular Article 8
 thereof ;                                                                                   Article 2
 Whereas     the   Commission        Decision     of  18 March        This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 1974 (6) concerning certain measures to prevent the
 spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as last amended by
 the Commission Decision of 7 June 1974 (7) autho­                    Done at Brussels, 19 June 1974.
 rized Member States to prohibit the introduction into
 their territory of bovine animals and swine and fresh                                          For the Commission
 meat from certain French departments ;
                                                                                                    The President
 Whereas this Decision was based on a situation which
 has since developed in such a way that the last depart­                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No 121 , 29 . 7. 1964, p . 1977/ 64.
(2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
h) OJ No L 2, 1 . 1 . 1973, p. 1 .
(4)  OJ No   L 302, 31 . 12 . 1972,  p . 24.
(5   OJ No   L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p . 17 .
(<>) OJ No   L 77, 22. 3 . 1974, p.  40 .
(7)  OJ No   L 151 , 8 . 6. 1974, p. 25 .