No C 245/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 9. 90 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directives 81/602/EEC and 88/146/EEC 
as regards the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and any substances 
having a thyrostatic action (') 
COM(90) 396 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty 
on 14 September 1990) 
(90/C 245/06) 
Article 1 
The following paragraphs are added to Article 4 of Directive 81/602/EEC: 
'3. Notwithstanding Article 2, Member States may authorize, except in the case of 
animals intended for fattening, the administration of veterinary medicinal products 
containing testosterone or derivatives thereof readily yielding the initial compound on 
hydrolysis for the treatment and prevention of ovine balanoposthitis in sheep. In such case, 
Article 3 (a) of Directive 88/146/EEC shall apply. Treated sheep may not be slaughtered 
before expiry of the waiting period. 
4. Administration as referred to in paragraph 3 must comply with the following 
conditions: 
(a) the veterinary medicinal products used for treatment and prevention must be admin­
istered by a veterinarian to sheep which are clearly identified; 
(b) the disease must have been diagnosed on the basis of examination of the animal by a 
veterinarian; preventive treatment must be authorized by the competent authorities. In 
the latter case, the competent veterinary authorities must establish the meteorological 
and environmental factors necessitating preventive treatment against ovine balano­
posthitis. The competent authorities must specify the particular characteristics and 
location of the farms concerned; 
(c) the veterinarian must keep a record of the following: 
— the nature of treatment, 
— the nature of the medicinal product authorized, 
— the date of treatment, 
— the identity of the animals treated. 
This information must be made available at the request of the competent authorities.' 
Article 2 
The following Article is inserted in Directive 88/146/EEC: 
'Article 7a 
1. Notwithstanding Article 5, trade in sheep treated in accordance with Article 4 (3) 
and (4) of Directive 81/602/EEC and meat obtained from such animals shall be auth­
orized on condition that the waiting period has expired. 
(') OJ No C 99, 20. 4. 1989, p. 13. 
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2. Notwithstanding Article 6 (1), for the purpose of Article 7 (2) of Directive 
86/469/EEC, guarantees at least equivalent to those required under paragraph 1 shall be 
established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8, and must be provided 
in respect of imports from third countries of sheep as referred to in Article 4 (3) of 
Directive 81/602/EEC and meat derived therefrom.' 
Article 3 
Before 1 January 1993 the Commission will submit a report on the experience gained, together 
with proposals for possible amendments to the abovementioned Articles. 
Article 4 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions 
necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1991. They shall immediately 
inform the Commission thereof. 
2. Provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 must refer explicitly to this Directive. 
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.