# Council Directive of 13 December 1977 establishing the Community criteria for national plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and enzootic leukosis in cattle (78/52/EEC), Article 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that under a plan for the eradication of brucellosis:
(a) the presence and suspected presence of brucellosis are compulsorily and immediately notifiable to the competent authority;
(b) any therapeutic treatment of brucellosis is prohibited;
(c) if practised, anti-brucellosis vaccination is carried out under official supervision but is suspended as soon as possible so that the herds may pass to the stage of officially brucellosis-free herds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1978/52/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1978-52/article-5
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