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Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (64/432/EEC)

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[F1Article 2 U.K.

1. The definitions given in Article 2 of Directive 90/425/EEC and Article 2 of Directive 91/628/EEC shall apply.

2. In addition the following definitions apply for the purposes of this Directive:

(a) herd means an animal or group of animals kept on a holding (within the meaning of Article 2 (b) of Directive 92/102/EEC) as an epidemiological unit; if more than one herd is kept on a holding, each of these herds shall form a distinct unit and shall have the same health status;

(b) animal for slaughter means a bovine animal (including the species Bison bison and Bubalus bubalus ) or swine intended to be taken to a slaughterhouse or assembly centre from which it may only move to slaughter;

(c) animals for breeding or production means bovine animals (including the species Bison bison and Bubalus bubalus ) and swine other than those referred to in (b), including those intended for breeding, milk or meat production, or draft purposes, shows or exhibition with the exception of animals taking part in cultural and sporting events;

(d) officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in [F2Annex A.I, paragraphs 1 and 2] ;

(e) officially tuberculosis-free Member State or region of a Member State means a Member State or part of a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in [F2Annex A.I, paragraphs 4 and 5] ;

(f) officially brucellosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in [F2Annex A.II, paragraphs 1 and 2] ;

(g) officially brucellosis-free region means a region of a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A.II, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9;

(h) officially brucellosis-free Member State means a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in [F2Annex A.II, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9] ;

(i) brucellosis-free bovine herd means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in [F2Annex A.II, paragraphs 4 and 5] ;

(j) officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd means a herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex D, Chapter I, Sections A and B;

(k) officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State or region means a region or Member State which meets the requirements laid down in [F2Annex D, Chapter I, Sections E and F] ;

(l) official veterinarian means the veterinarian appointed by the competent authority of the Member State;

(m) approved veterinarian means any veterinarian approved by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 (3) (B);

(n) compulsorily notifiable diseases means the diseases listed in Annex E (I);

(o) assembly centre means holdings, collection centres and markets, at which bovine animals or swine originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals intended for trade. These assembly centres must be approved for trading purposes and meet the requirements laid down in Article 11;

(p) region means that part of a Member State's territory which is at least 2 000 km 2 in area and which is subject to inspection by the competent authorities and includes at least one of the following administrative regions:

Belgium:

province provincie

Germany:

Regierungsbezirk

Denmark:

amt or island

France:

département

Italy:

provincia

Luxemburg

Netherlands:

rrv-kring

United Kingdom:

England, Wales and Northern Ireland: county

Scotland: district or island area

Ireland:

county

Greece:

νομός

Spain:

provincia

Portugal:

continente: distrito, and other parts of Portugal's territory: região autónoma

Austria:

Bezirk

Sweden:

län

Finland:

lääni/län [F3;]

[F4 Czech Republic:

kraj

Estonia:

maakond

Cyprus:

επαρχία ( district )

Latvia:

rajons

Lithuania:

apskritis

Hungary:

megye

Malta:

Poland:

powiat

Slovenia:

območje

Slovakia:

kraj

[F5;] ]

[F6 Bulgaria:

област

Romania:

județ

[F7;] ]

[F8 Croatia:

županija

;]

(q) dealer means any natural or legal person who buys and sells animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has a regular turnover of these animals and who within a maximum of 30 days of purchasing animals resells them or relocates them from the first premises to other premises not within his ownership and meets the conditions laid down in Article 13.]

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