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ANNEX 
'24. (a) A medical certificate must be required from any person working on or handling fresh meat. 
It must attest that there is no impediment to such employment. It must be renewed each 
time the official veterinarian so requests. It must be kept at the disposal of the latter. The 
certificate shall be issued only after the fullest possible review of medical antecedents, a 
medical examination and, if necessary, additional examinations, in particular laboratory 
tests. 
(b) Staff who work on or handle fresh meat shall, for the duration of their employment, be 
subject to the supervision of the health authorities responsible for monitoring and 
combating contagious diseases. Where epidemiological or clinical reasons so require, the 
health authorities shall ensure that any person who may transmit a contagious disease to 
meat cannot work on or handle fresh meat. 
(c) Before commencing employment, persons engaged to work on or handle fresh meat must 
give an undertaking that they will inform the health authorities immediately of any change 
in their state of health which might indicate the presence of a contagious disease, and in 
particular where gastro-intestinal or respiratory symptoms or signs arise and in the case of 
skin infection. 
The employer shall supply to the health authorities any information in his possession 
concerning the health of his staff, particularly where the abovementioned symptoms or 
signs are involved. 
(d) Any person who works on or handles fresh meat must receive appropriate training 
designed to impart a sense of responsibility in the matter of food hygiene and to inculcate 
the rules of personal hygiene.' 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems 
affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat 
COM(84) 337final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 June 1984) 
(84/C 179/08) 
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, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas experience has shown the need to simplify the provisions of Chapter III (11) of 
Annex I to Council Directive 71/118/EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 
82/532/EEC (2); 
(') OJNoL55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23. 
O OJNoL234, 9. 8. 1982, p. 12. 
No C 179/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.7.84 
Whereas Chapter III (12) of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC lays down that a medical 
certificate must be required from every person working on fresh poultrymeat and that 
this certificate must be renewed annually; 
Whereas current medical knowledge indicates that the compulsory annual medical certi­
ficate should be replaced by arrangements offering the consumer better guarantees 
against the risk of contamination by certain diseases which may be transmitted from one 
human being to another via meat, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 71/118/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. The first indent of Article 16a (b) is deleted. 
2. Annex I is amended as set out in the Annex hereto. 
Article 2 
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with Directive not later than 1 January 1986. They shall 
forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX 
1. Chapter III (11) is replaced by the following: 
'11. Any person who is a possible source of contamination shall be prohibited from working on 
or handling poultrymeat.' 
2. Chapter III (12) is replaced by the following: 
'12. (a) A medical certificate must be required from any person working on or handling fresh 
poultrymeat. It must attest that there is no impediment to such employment. It must be 
renewed each time the official venterinarian so requests. It must be kept at the disposal 
of the latter. 
The certificate shall be issued only after the fullest possible review of medical 
antecedents, a medical examination and, if necessary, additional examinations, in 
particular laboratory tests. 
(b) Staff who work on or handle fresh poultrymeat shall, for the duration of their 
employment, be subject to the supervision of the health authorities responsible for 
monitoring and combating contagious diseases. Where epidemiological or clinical 
reasons so require, the health authorities shall ensure that any person who may transmit 
a contagious disease to fresh poultrymeat cannot work on or handle fresh poultrymeat. 
7.7.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 179/9 
(c) Before commencing employment, persons engaged to work on or handle fresh poul-
trymeat must give an undertaking that they will inform the health authorities 
immediately of any change in their state of health which might indicate the presence of 
a contagious disease, and in particular where gastro-intestinal or respiratory symptoms 
or signs arise and in the case of skin infections. 
The employer shall supply to the health authorities any information in his possession 
concerning the health of his staff, particularly where the abovementioned symptoms or 
signs are involved. 
(d) Any person who works on or handles fresh poultrymeat must receive appropriate 
training designed to impart a sense of responsibility in the matter of food hygiene and to 
inculcate the rules of personal hygiene.' 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems 
affecting intra-Community trade in meat products 
COM(84) 337 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 June 1984) 
(84/C 179/09) 
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, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas experience has shown the need to simplify the provisions of Chapter II (16) of 
Annex A to Council Directive 77/99/EEC (*), as last amended by Directive ..., 
Whereas Chapter II (17) of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC lays down that a medical 
certificate must be required from every person working on fresh meat or meat products 
and that the certificate must be renewed annually; 
Whereas current medical knowledge indicates that the compulsory annual medical certi­
ficate should be replaced by arrangements offering the consumer better guarantees 
against the risk of contamination by certain diseases which may be transmitted from one 
human being to another via meat or meat products, 
0) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.