79/837/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 September 1979 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION  of 25 September 1979  laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Denmark  (Only the Danish text is authentic)  (79/837/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 79/111/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (13) thereof,
Whereas more than 99 78 % of bovine herds in the Kingdom of Denmark have been declared officially brucellosis-free within the meaning of Article 2 (e) of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least 10 years ; whereas no case of abortion due to a brucella infection has been recorded there for at least three years;
Whereas, in order to maintain this qualification, it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring its efficacy and which are adapted to the special health situation of bovine herds in Denmark;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,