21.2.80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 47/11 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (80/217/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 and 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas one of the Community’s tasks in the veter- inary field is to improve the state of health of livestock, thereby increasing the profitability of stock farming; Whereas, moreover, such action should help to remove those remaining barriers to trade between Member States in live animals and fresh meat which are caused by differences in their respective animal health situations; Whereas an outbreak of classical swine fever can take on epizootic proportions, causing mortality and distur- bances on a scale which threatens the profitability of pig farming as a whole; Whereas provisions must be adopted as soon as the presence of the disease is suspected so that immediate and effective action can be taken as soon as its presence is confirmed; Whereas it is necessary to prevent any spread of the disease if an outbreak occurs, by carefully monitoring movements of animals and the use of products liable to be contaminated, and by vaccination; Whereas the methods of diagnosing the disease in all its forms under the auspices of the laboratories responsible and the preparation of vaccine must be harmonized; (') O] No C 127, 21. 5. 1979, p. 90. () OJ No C 227, 10. 9. 1979, p. 19. Whereas common measures for the control of classical swine fever form a basis for maintaining a uniform standard of animal health; whereas to that end a procedure should be laid down to establish close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, ‘ "HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 This Directive introduces Community measures for the control of classical swine fever. Article 2 For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘holding’ means any establishment (agricultural or other), situated in the territory of a Member State, in which animals of the porcine species are kept or bred; (b) ‘breeding pig’ means a porcine animal intended or used for reproduction with a view to mulu- plication of the species; (c) ‘fattening pig’ means a porcine animal fattened and intended for slaughter at the end of the fattening period with a view to meat production; (d) ‘slaughter pig’ means a porcine animal which is intended for slaughter without undue delay in a slaughterhouse; (e) ‘pig suspected of being infected with swine fever’ means any pig exhibiting clinical symptoms or showing post-mortem lesions or reactions to laboratory tests carried out according to Article 11, indicating the possible presence of swine fever; (f) ‘pig infected with swine fever’ means any pig: — in which clinical symptoms or post-mortem lesions of swine fever have been officially confirmed, or