80/984/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 October 1980 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially tuberculosis free status of bovine herds in Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION  of 2 October 1980  laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially tuberculosis free status of bovine herds in Denmark  (Only the Danish text is authentic)  (80/984/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 80/219/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (14) thereof,
Whereas more than 99 79 % of bovine herds in the Kingdom of Denmark have been declared officially tuberculosis free within the meaning of Article 2 (d) of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least 10 years ; whereas every year for the past six years at least bovine tuberculosis has not been found to be present in more than one herd per 10 000 herds;
Whereas all bovines slaughtered in the Kingdom of Denmark, except those slaughtered on the farm for on-farm consumption, are submitted to a post mortem examination by an official veterinarian;
Whereas, in order to maintain the qualification of officially tuberculosis free it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring its efficacy and which are adopted 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,