No L 143/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 6. 83 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 25 May 1983 amending Directive 82/400/EEC amending Directive 77/391/EEC and intro- ducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (83/253/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (!), A Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Council Directive 82/400/EEC (*) introduced in particular a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle ; Whereas it is necessary, in order to make the alloca- tion of appropriations clearer, to include all expendi- ture on the Community’s various measures in the veterinary field in the chapter covering expenditure in " the agricultural sector ; Whereas, in order to apply proper financial and mon- etary rules and procedures to Community expenditure connected with the implementation of the above measure, the appropriate Articles of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the finan- o C 299, 16. 11. 1982, p. 8. o C 68, 14. 3. 1983, p. 86. o C 77, 21. 3. 1983, p. 3. o L 173, 19. 6. 1982, p. 18. cing of the common agricultural policy (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (%), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 of 24 January 1978 on the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural structures policy (°) should be made applicable mutatis mutandis thereto, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The following Article 7a is hereby inserted in Direc- tive 82/400/EEC : ‘Article 7a Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.’ . Arti'cle 2 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 May .1983. ) _For the Council The President 1. KIECHLE () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87. () OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1978, p. 16.