{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-9/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-9/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1979/9",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 19 December 1978 amending Directive 77/391/EEC introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (79/9/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-9",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Directive\nof 19 December 1978\namending Directive 77/391/EEC introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle\n(79/9/EEC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas in the framework of the national plans for the implementation of Council Directive 77/391/EEC of 17 May 1977 introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle, it is necessary to provide for the doubling of the slaughter premium paid in respect of certain regions with a high incidence of these diseases in Belgium,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 15. 12. 1978 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 44."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1979/9/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:42.215830+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}