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ARTICLE 1

THE PERIOD LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 OF THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 23 JANUARY 1973 AUTHORIZING THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY TO APPLY SPECIAL HEALTH GUARANTEES FOR THE PREVENTION OF LEUCOSIS IN THE CASE OF BOVINE ANIMALS IMPORTED FOR BREEDING OR PRODUCTION IS EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1976 .

ARTICLE 2

( A ) ARTICLE 3 ( B ) OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DECISION IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" ( B ) THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS SHALL BE REGARDED AS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LYMPHOCYTES :

FOR BOVINE ANIMALS :

OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND NOT MORE THAN THREE YEARS :

MORE THAN 10 500 LYMPHOCYTES PER CUBIC MILLIMETRE ;

OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN FOUR YEARS :

MORE THAN 9 500 LYMPHOCYTES PER CUBIC MILLIMETRE ;

OF MORE THAN FOUR YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS :

MORE THAN 8 500 LYMPHOCYTES PER CUBIC MILLIMETRE ;

OF MORE THAN FIVE YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN SIX YEARS :

MORE THAN 8 000 LYMPHOCYTES PER CUBIC MILLIMETRE ;

OF MORE THAN SIX YEARS :

MORE THAN 7 500 LYMPHOCYTES PER CUBIC MILLIMETRE . "

( B ) A NEW PARAGRAPH ( C ) AS FOLLOWS IS INSERTED AFTER PARAGRAPH ( B ) :

" ( C ) IF THE RESULT OF THE BLOOD TEST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) INDICATES A RELATIVELY HIGH LYMPHOCYTE COUNT I.E . A NUMBER OF LYMPHOCYTES LESS THAN 2 000 BELOW THE FIGURES MENTIONED IN ( B ) , THE SAME SAMPLE MUST BE IMMEDIATELY GIVEN A FRESH TEST , THE RESULT OF WHICH SHALL FORM THE BASIS OF THE FINAL EVALUATION . "

ARTICLE 3

THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JUNE 1975 .

ARTICLE 4

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 DECEMBER 1974 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI