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of3May1988
amending Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation
ofbovineanimalsandswineandfreshmeatfromthirdcountries
(88/289/EEC)
(OJ L 124, 18.5.1988, p. 31)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 189, 20.7.1988, p. 28 (88/289/EEC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of3May1988
amending Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspec-
tion problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and
freshmeatfromthirdcountries
(88/289/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas Directive 72/462/EEC(4), as last amended by Directive 87/64/
EEC(5), lays down health and veterinary inspection requirements for
importation of bovine animals and swine and freshmeat from th ird
countries;
Whereas Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health
problems affecting intra-Community trade in freshmeat(6) has been
amended by Directive 88/288/EEC(7) in relation to trade in offal, as
well as in relation to the possibility of adopting other examinations in
the framework of ante-mortem and post-mortem health inspection in
order to take account of particular local situations; whereas the samehealth guarantees offered by Directive 64/433/EEC should also applyto imports from third countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 72/462/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. The second sentence of Article 4 (1) shall be replaced by the
following:
‘In accordance withth e detailed implementing rules to be estab-
lished by the Commission under the procedure laid down in Article30, the list or lists may be amended or supplemented by theCommission in line with the result of the inspections provided forin Article 5, of which it has previously informed the Member States.
In the event of difficulties, the matter shall be referred to the
Committee in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article29.
Before 1 January 1990, the Council shall review these provisions on
the basis of a Commission report.’
2. The following sentence shall be added to Article 17 (2) (b) and (d):
‘In accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 29, addi-
tional requirements adapted to the specific situation of countries
specified by name withrespect to certain diseases likely to endangerhuman health may be decided on.’
3. In Article 18 (1) (b) the first phrase shall be replaced by:1988L0289 — EN — 06.05.1988 — 000.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 276, 1. 11. 1986, p. 11.
(2) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987, p. 190.
(3) OJ No C 68, 16. 3. 1987, p. 2.
(4) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(5) OJ No L 34, 5. 2. 1987, p. 52.
(6) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
(7) See page 28 of this Official Journal.
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‘(b) cuts smaller than quarters or boned meat or offal or sliced
livers of bovine animals from cutting plants … (remainderunchanged) …’.
4. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 18:
‘4. The admission of sliced livers of animals other than of the
bovine species may be decided upon by the Council acting by aqualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.’
5. Article 20 (b) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(b) freshmeat:
(i) from animals to which hormonal substances prohibited
under Directives 81/602/EEC and 88/146/EEC (*) have
been administered;
(ii) containing residues of hormonal substances authorized in
accordance withth e exceptions provided for in Article 4of Directive 81/602/EEC and ►
C1Articles 2 and 7 of
Directive 88/146/EEC ◄, residues of antibiotics, pesti-
cides, or of other substances … (remainder unchanged) ….
(*) OJ No L 70, 16. 3. 1988, p. 16.’
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and admin-
istrative provisions necessary to comply withth is Directive not laterthan 1 January 1989 and shall forthwith inform the Commissionthereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1988L0289 — EN — 06.05.1988 — 000.001 — 3