Council Directive 79/111/EEC of 24 January 1979 amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards brucellosis and prolonging, in respect of brucellosis, tuberculosis and swine fever, certain derogation measures granted to Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom

( 1 ) OJ NO 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964 , P . 1977/64 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1977 , P . 81 .
( 3 ) OJ NO C 289 , 2 . 12 . 1978 , P . 4 .
( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 JANUARY 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).
( 5 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 DECEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).
( 6 ) OJ NO L 15 , 19 . 1 . 1978 , P . 32 .
( 7 ) OJ NO L 16 , 20 . 1 . 1978 , P . 22 .
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
OF 24 JANUARY 1979
AMENDING DIRECTIVE 64/432/EEC AS REGARDS BRUCELLOSIS AND PROLONGING , IN RESPECT OF BRUCELLOSIS , TUBERCULOSIS AND SWINE FEVER , CERTAIN DEROGATION MEASURES GRANTED TO DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
( 79/111 / //  EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 100 THEREOF ,
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 77/98/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( A ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ),
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 4 ),
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ),
WHEREAS THERE SEEM TO BE GROUNDS FOR A HERD OF CATTLE TO BE DESCRIBED AS OFFICIALLY BRUCELLOSIS-FREE IF IT IS SITUATED IN A MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETELY FREE OF THE DISEASE FOR A LONG PERIOD ;
WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 104 ( 3 ) OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION , DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , THEIR NATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR DECLARING A HERD OF CATTLE OFFICIALLY FREE OF TUBERCULOSIS OR FREE OF BRUCELLOSIS ; WHEREAS THIS AUTHORIZATION WAS EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1978 BY DIRECTIVE 78/51/EEC ( 6 );
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE TIME REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO BASIC TECHNICAL PROBLEMS , IT IS NECESSARY TO PROLONG BY SIX MONTHS THE DEROGATIONS BY VIRTUE OF WHICH THE NEW MEMBER STATES ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN THE METHODS APPLIED IN THEIR TERRITORY FOR DECLARING A HERD OF CATTLE OFFICIALLY TUBERCULOSIS FREE OR , IN THE CASE OF IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , BRUCELLOSIS-FREE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 OF DIRECTIVE 64/432/EEC ;
WHEREAS , FOR THE SAME REASON AND IN ORDER NOT TO INTERRUPT THE TRADITIONAL TRADE IN LIVE ANIMALS BETWEEN IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , IT IS NECESSARY TO PROLONG FOR THE SAME PERIOD CERTAIN SPECIAL DEROGATIONS GRANTED IN RESPECT OF SUCH TRADE ;
WHEREAS AS REGARDS SWINE FEVER , DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE ALSO AUTHORIZED , MOST RECENTLY UNDER DIRECTIVE 78/54/EEC ( 7 ), TO RETAIN THEIR NATIONAL PROVISIONS ON PROTECTION AGAINST THIS DISEASE ; WHEREAS ONLY COMMUNITY RULES ON SWINE FEVER CAN PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM ; WHEREAS THESE RULES ARE BEING DRAWN UP ; WHEREAS THE DEROGATIONS GRANTED TO THE THREE MEMBER STATES REFERRED TO ABOVE SHOULD THEREFORE BE PROLONGED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT COMMON RULES IN THIS FIELD ,