No L 145/44 Official Journal of the European Communitiés 13.6.77 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 17 May 1977 introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (77/391/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 the proposal. from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- - ment (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), Whereas one of the tasks of the Community in the veteri- nary field is to improve the state of health of livestock, and thus to make stock-breeding more profitable, while also protecting man against certain diseases which are com- municable to him; ‘ Whereas'such measures must contribute to the abolition ‘of barriers to trade in fresh meat or live animals between Member States, which are due to differences in health situations; Whereas Community initiatives to this effect must ini- tially concentrate on certain diseases against which im- -mediate action is possible; whereas this is true of brucel- losis, tuberculosis and leucosis; Whereas in so far as the proposed measures are intended to achieve the objectives set out in Article 39 (1) (a) of the Treaty they shall constitute common measures within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financ- ing of the common agricultural policy (3); Whereas, in as much as the Community contributes to the financing of the common measures, it must be in a posi- tion to ascertain that the provisions adopted by Member States for the implementation of those measures will con- (1) O] No C6, 10. 1. 1977, p. 13. () O] No C 56, 7. 3. 1977, p. 28. () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. tribute towards achievement of the objectives thereof; whereas, to this end, provision should be made for a pro- cedure establishing close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within the Standing Veter- inary Committee, set up by Decision 68/361/EEC (*), HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The purpose of this Directive is to improve the state of health of cattle in the Community by means of Com- munity action to accelerate or intensify the eradication of brucellosis and tuberculosis and to eradicate leucosis. CHAPTER 1 Technical provisions relating to brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis Article 2 1. For the purpose of this Directive, Member States in which the cattle population is infected by bovine brucel- losis shall draw up plans for accelerating the eradication of this disease in their national territories, under the con- ditions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (a) The plans for accelerating the eradication of bovine brucellosis shall be so devised that on their completion herds are classéd as ‘officially brucel- losis-free’, in accordance with Community provi- sions in this field, and in particular Council Di- rective 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (%), as last .,amended by Directive 75/379/EEC (¢). (*) OJ No L 255, 28. 10. 1968, p. 23. (%) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. (®) OJ No L 172, 3. 7. 1975, p. 17.