No L 29/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.2.79 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 24 January 1979 amending Directive 64/432/EEC as regards brucellosis (79/109/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, aving 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 (2), Whereas Council Directive 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 77/98/EEC (%), lays down common standards on anti-brucellosis measures appli- cable to animals intended for intra-Community trade ; Whereas equivalent measures for the diagnosis and control of bovine brucellosis are, by way of derogation, still applicable in the new Member States ; whereas in order to ensure the continuation of free trade in bovine animals and swine within the Community, it is necessary to adapt the technical provisions of Direc- tive 64/432/EEC which relate to brucellosis in order to take account of this situation ; Whereas, in view of new scientific knowledge and technical developments in the diagnosis and control (1) OJ No C 266, 7. 11. 1977, p. 4S. () OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1978, p. 3. (%) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. (*) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 81. of bovine brucellosis, an adjustment of existing Community measures in this field is necessary, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 In Article 2 of Directive 64/432/EEC, the following point shall be added: ‘(0) “Region” means that part of a Member State’s ' territory which is at least 2000 km? in area and which is subject to inspection by the competent authorities and includes at least one of the following administrative areas : ~— Belgium : province/provincie, — Germany : Regierungsbezirk, — Denmark : Amt or island, — France : département, — Italy : provincia, — Luxembourg : —, — Netherlands : provincie, — United Kingdbm: — England, Wales and Northern Ireland : . county, — Scotland : district or island area, — Ireland : county.’