Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2002:203
Date: 2002-03-21
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Veterinary legislation
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

SUMMARY — JOINED CASES C-284/00 AND C-288/00
Summary of the Judgment
Agriculture — Approximation of laws on health inspections — Directive 64/433 —
Costs of bacteriological examinations and examinations for trichinae — Covered by the
Community fee levied by the Member States
(Council Directives 64/433, as amended by Directive 89/662 and as amended and
consolidated by Directive 91/497, and 85/73, as amended by Directive 93/118; Council
Decision 88/408)
Costs of bacteriological examinations and
examinations for trichinae carried out in
accordance with Directive 64/433 on
health problems affecting intra-Community
trade in fresh meat, both in the version
resulting from Directive 89/662 concerning
veterinary checks in intra-Community
trade with a view to the completion of the
internal market and in that resulting from
Directive 91/497 amending and consolidat­
ing Directive 64/433 to extend it to the
production and marketing of fresh meat,
are covered by the Community fee levied by
the Member States for health inspections
and controls in respect of fresh meat
pursuant to, first, Directive 85/73 on the
financing of health inspections and controls
of fresh meat and poultrymeat and
Decision 88/408 on the levels of the fees
to be charged for health inspections and
controls of fresh meat pursuant to Directive
85/73 and, secondly, Directive 85/73 as
amended by Directive 93/118.
(see para. 59, operative part)
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