CELEX: 31984D0036
Language: en
Date: 1984-01-09 00:00:00
Title: 84/36/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 January 1984 concerning certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands

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84/36/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 January 1984 concerning certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands  

Official Journal L 023 , 28/01/1984 P. 0034 - 0035

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 9 January 1984  concerning certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands  (84/36/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 83/646/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,  Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 83/646/EEC, and in particular Article 8 thereof,  Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (4), as amended by Directive 81/476/EEC (5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,  Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in the Netherlands; whereas this outbreak is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States, in view of the large-scale trade both in animals and fresh meat;  Whereas measures taken by the Netherlands authorities have enabled the disease to be restricted to a limited part of their territory and it is therefore suitable to limit restrictive measures to consignments from this region;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  Article 1  The Netherlands shall not send to other Member States live bovine animals and swine coming from the part of their territory indicated in the Annex.  Article 2  The Netherlands shall not send to other Member States fresh meat of bovine animals, swine or sheep and goats, or meat-based products coming from the part of their territory indicated in the Annex other than products having undergone one of the treatments provided for in Article 4 (1) of Directive 80/215/EEC.  Article 3  1. The animal health certificate mentioned in Directive 64/432/EEC and accompanying the animals coming from the Netherlands must be completed in the following manner:  'Animals conforming to the Commission Decision of 9 January 1984.'  2. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (6) and accompanying fresh meat dispatched from the Netherlands must bear the following entry:  'Meat conforming to the Commission Decision of 9 January 1984.'  3. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (7) and accompanying meat products as  referred to in Article 1 dispatched from the Netherlands must bear the following entry:  'Products conforming to the Commission Decision of 9 January 1984.'  Article 4  The Commission shall follow the development of the situation and may amend this Decision in the light of such development.  Article 5  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 9 January 1984.  For the Commission  Poul DALSAGER  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.  (2) OJ No L 360, 23. 12. 1983, p. 44.  (3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24.  (4) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.  (5) OJ No L 186, 8. 7. 1981, p. 20.  (6) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.  (7) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.  ANNEX  The territory of the communes of Noordoostpolder and Urk and of Flevoland.