S.L. 437.83 Art. 7Plans to be forwarded to the Commission.

(1) The competent authority shall, in accordance with

Article 5(1) of Decision 80/1096/EEC, forward to the Commission the plans provided for in rules 3(1), (2), and (3) or, in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of that Decision, the new plans provided for in ruls 3(4) and (5).

(2) Such plans shall be approved in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(3) of that Decision. The new plans shall be approved in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(3) of Decision 80/1096/EEC.

(3) Should swine fever spread alarmingly in Malta or in any other part of the European Community territory during the implementation of a plan approved under sub-rule (2), the competent authority may review the situation and take the precautionary measures deemed appropriate, including the reintroduction of organized preventive vaccination. The European Commission shall be informed accordingly.

(4) Plans approved under sub-rule (2) may be modified or supplemented by the same procedure in order to keep pace with developments in the situation with regard to swine fever in Malta, and in particular to take account of possible implementation of the measures provided for in sub-rule (3).