Document ID: 31984D0036

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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.

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