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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of17December 1999
concerning minimum requirements for the inspection of holdings on which animals are kept for
farmingpurposes
(notified under document number C(1999) 4534)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/50/EC)
(OJ L 19, 25.1.2000, p. 51)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►A1Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic ofMalta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European
Union is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of17December 1999
concerning minimum requirements for the inspection of holdings
onwhichanimalsarekeptforfarmingpurposes
(notified under document number C(1999) 4534)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/50/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998
concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (
1),
and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)the Member States shall submit to the Commission reports on
the inspections required in Article 6 of Directive 98/58/EC;
(2)the format, content and frequency of submission of the inspec-
tion reports from the Member States must be harmonised and itis important to collect information on the quantity as well as the
quality of the inspections in order to evaluate if compliance with
Council Directive 98/58/EC is ensured in the Member States;
(3)the results of those inspections are relevant for the Commissionto submit specific reports to the Standing Veterinary Committee
based on Article 6(2) of Directive 98/58/EC;
(4)the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States will submit to the Commission a report including
the results of the inspections carried out in the field of the protection of
animals kept for farming purposes.
2. In the light of the provisions of Article 6(3) of Directive 98/58/
EC, the report will have to comply with the information specified inthe Annex.
Article 2
The report will have to be presented to the Commission every two
years, by the last working day in April and for the first time by 30April 2002.
For the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia the report will have to be
presented for the first time by 30 April 2006.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2000D0050 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
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ANNEX
1.Speciesorcategory ofanimals
— Calves
— Pigs
— Laying hens2000D0050 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
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2.Table concerning the information requested for each species and cate-
goryofanimalsbasedontheAnnexofCouncilDirective 98/58/EC
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