No C 302/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 11. 86 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Directive laying down the health rules for fresh meat and the level of the 
fees to be charged in respect of such meat pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC 
COM(86) 5 76 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 11 November 1986) 
(86/C 302/05) 
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, Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 
1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community 
trade in fresh meat ('), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3768/85 (2), provides for health inspections 
and controls in respect of fresh meat intended for intra-
Community trade; 
Whereas it is appropriate to undertake the same 
inspections in respect of fresh meat intended for trade on 
the internal market of each Member State in order to 
achieve free movement inside the Community as well as 
in order to avoid distortions of competition for products 
subject to the common organization of the market whilst 
assuring, at the same time, uniform conditions of health 
protection to consumers; 
Whereas according to Article 2 (1) of Council Directive 
85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of 
health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poul-
trymeat (3) the amount of the fees for fresh meat 
obtained in slaughterhouses not approved according to 
Directive 64/433/EEC should be laid down in con­
nection with the establishment of the inspection rules for 
this kind of fresh meat; Whereas, in view both of the extension of the inspection 
rules laid down in Directive 64/433/EEC to all animals 
slaughtered for local consumption and of the subjection 
of this meat to the controls referred to in Council 
Directive 85/358/EEC of 16 July 1985 supplementing 
Directive 81/602/EEC concerning the prohibition of 
certain substances having a hormonal action and of any 
substances having a thyrostatic action (4) and to Council 
Directive on the analysis of residues in fresh meat, 
it is adequate to lay down for meat intended for local 
consumption the same minimal level of fees laid down in 
Council Directive on the amount of fees to be 
charged for health inspections and controls of fresh meat 
and poultrymeat pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC; 
Whereas it is opportune at the same time to provide for 
the exceptions referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 
85/73/EEC; whereas those exceptions should be granted 
in connection with slaughtering for local market of 
domestic bovine animals (including buffalo), swine, 
sheep, goats and solipeds, to persons on whose behalf 
the slaughter is carried out and who bear directly all 
costs of inspections and controls, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Directive the definitions given in 
Article 2 of Directive 64/433/EEC shall apply. 
Article 2 
Member States shall ensure that all fresh meat produced 
in their territory is inspected in accordance with 
Chapters V and VII of Annex I to Directive 64/433/ 
EEC. 
(*) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. 
O OJNoL362, 31. 11. 1985, p. 8. 
O OJNoL32, 5.2. 1985, p. 14. (4) OJ No L 191, 23. 7. 1985, p. 46. 
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Inspecialcases^ especially in respect of slaughteringby 
the farmer for his personalconsumption^ member states 
may provide for exceptions to the first paragraph. 
M^owever^ they shall ensure that the meat produced in 
suchaway is not sold for public consumption. 
Thelevelof the feeslaiddown in Article t of directive 
....shallheapplicahleinrespect of fresh meatproduced 
and inspected in accordance with Articled. 
t. Por slaughterhouses not approved in accordance 
with directive D^tB^^BEEC^ member states are auth 
orizednot to collect thefeesreferredtoin Article 1 of 
Mirective^B^BEEC^ if the person on whose behalf the 
slaughter is carried out bears directly all costs of 
inspections and controls. ^. member states making use of the exception 
provided for in paragraph t shall so inform the 
Commission and the other member states. At the 
request of the Commissions they must show evidence 
that thepersononwhosebehalf the slaughter is carried 
out bears all the costs of inspections and controls. 
member states shall bring into force the laws^ regu 
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply 
with this POirective not later than ^t Mecember t^^. 
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
This POi^ective is addressed to the member states.