I. VETERINARY LEGISLATION

31964 L 0433: Council Directive 64/433/EEC on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (OJ P 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012 and later amended and consolidated in OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 71), as last amended by:

- 31995 L 0023: Council Directive 95/23/EC of 22.6.1995 (OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7);

31971 L 0118: Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat (OJ L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 23 and later amended and updated in OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 6), as last amended by:

- 31997 L 0079: Council Directive 97/79/EC of 18.12.1997 (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31);

31977 L 0099: Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin (OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85 and later amended and updated in OJ L 57, 2.3.1992, p. 4), as last amended by:

- 31997 L 0076: Council Directive 97/76/EC of 16.12.1997 (OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25);

31991 L 0493: Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15), as last amended by:

- 31997 L 0079: Council Directive 97/79/EC of 18.12.1997 (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31);

31992 L 0046: Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 31996 L 0023: Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29.4.1996 (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10);

31994 L 0065: Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations (OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10).

(a) The structural requirements laid down in Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, in Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC, in Annexes A and B to Directive 77/99/EEC, in the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC, in Annex B to Directive 92/46/EEC and in Annex I to Directive 94/65/EC shall not apply to establishments in Lithuania listed in Appendix B to this Annex until 31 December 2006, subject to the conditions laid down below.

(b) As long as the establishments referred to in paragraph (a) above benefit from the provisions of that paragraph, products originating from those establishments shall only be placed on the domestic market or used for further processing in domestic establishments also covered by the provisions of paragraph (a), irrespective of the date of marketing. These products must bear a special health mark.

In the case of fresh, prepared or processed fishery products, these shall only be placed on the domestic market or be handled or further processed in the same establishment, irrespective of the date of marketing. Fresh, prepared or processed fishery products must be wrapped and/or packed in commercial units and must bear a special identification mark.

The first subparagraph also applies to all products originating from integrated meat establishments, where a part of the establishment is subject to the provisions of paragraph (a).

The milk processing establishments listed in Appendix B to this Annex may receive deliveries of raw milk from dairy farms which do not comply with Annex A, Chapter IV, A (1) of Directive 92/46/EEC, provided that those farms are mentioned on a list maintained for that purpose by the Lithuanian authorities.

Milk processing establishments not covered by the transitional regime may receive deliveries of raw milk from dairy farms which do not comply with Annex A, Chapter IV, A (1) of Directive 92/46/EEC, provided that those farms are mentioned on the list referred to in the previous subparagraph and that the raw milk delivered is used exclusively for the manufacture of cheese with a ripening period of over 60 days.

(c) Lithuania shall ensure gradual compliance with the structural requirements referred to in paragraph (a) in accordance with the deadlines for correcting existing shortcomings set in Appendix B to this Annex. Lithuania shall ensure that only those establishments which fully comply with these requirements by 31 December 2006 may continue to operate. Lithuania shall submit annual reports to the Commission on progress made in each of the establishments listed in Appendix B, including a list of the establishments which have completed the developments during the year in question.

(d) The Commission may update Appendix B to this Annex referred to in paragraph (a) before accession and until 31 December 2006, and in this context may add to a limited extent or delete individual establishments, in the light of progress made in the correction of existing shortcomings and of the outcome of the monitoring process.

Detailed implementing rules in order to ensure the smooth operation of the above transitional regime shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 64/433/EEC, Article 21 of Directive 71/118/EEC, Article 20 of Directive 77/99/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 91/493/EEC, Article 31 of Directive 92/46/EEC and Article 20 of Directive 94/65/EEC.

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