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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.13thJuly1979
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
AMENDING DIRECTIVE 72/461/EECONHEALTHPROBLEMS
AFFECTING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADEINFRESHMEAT
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilDirective 72/461/EECof12December1972onhealthproblemsaffecting
intra-Community tradeinfreshmeatlaysdowntheconditions whichmustbe
satisfied byliveanimalsbeforetheyareslaughtered forfreshmeatfor
intra-Community trade.Theeffectoftheseprovisions ,istoexcludefrom
intra-Community tradecertaincategoriesofmeatwhichsatisfythehealth
j .rulesinrespectofhumanconsumption butwhichmaytransmitcontagious animal
diseases..
Theworkdoneonharmonization ,notablyregardingtradeinmeatproducts,
showsthatcertaintreatments,particularly heattreatment,candestroythe
germsofcontagious animaldiseasesandavoidanyriskofthosediseases
spreading. ^ ■ ! .,
Itisthereforepossibletoauthorizetheuse,forthepreparation ofcertain
products,offreshmeatwhichwould,asfreshmeat,beexcludedfrom
intra-Community tradeonanimalhealthgrounds. ''
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Thenecessary amendments shouldtherefore bemadetotheabovementioned
Directivebythecreationofaspecialhealthmarktoenablesuchmeattobe
identified anditsusemonitoredintheMemberStateinwhichitwasobtained.

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 72/461/EEConhealth problems
affecting intra-Community trade infresh meat
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Articles 43and100thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
(1)Whereas Council Directive 72/461/EEC .,
aslast amended byDirective
(2)78/54/EEC ,lays down thehealth requirements which must befulfilled by
animals from which meat isobtained ;
Whereas although themeat obtained from animals notsatisfying thehealth
conditions must beexcluded from intra-Community trade infresh meat because
oftherisk oftransmission ofcontagious animal diseases ,itmaybeused for
other purposes when ithasundergone treatment forthedestruction ofthegerms
ofthose diseases ;
Whereas such meat should therefore begiven ahealth mark indicating that it
isexcluded from intra-Community trade asfresh meat andguaranteeing its
health qualities forother uses ,forexample forthepreparation ofcertain
categories ofmeat products ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Directive 72/461/EEC isamended asfollows :
C1O.J. NoL302,31.12.1972 ,p.24
(2)0.J.NoL16,20.1.1978 ,p.22

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AnArticle5aasfollowsisinserted:
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"Withaviewtoitsuseforpurposesotherthanmtra-Commumty tradeinfresh
meat,meatasreferredtoinArticle5(1)may,providedthatitsatisfiesthe
conditionslaiddowninDirective64/433/EEC,begiventhehealthmarkdefined
inAnnexIandmaybekeptandusedinaccordancewiththesaidDirective,and
inparticularChapterIXofAnnexI.Suchmeatmustbeobtained,handled,cut,
transported andstoredseparatelyoratdifferenttimesfrommeatintendedfor
intra-Community tradeinfreshmeat."
ThefollowingAnnexIisadded:
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"Healthmarkformeatintendedforusesotherthanintra-Community tradein
freshmeat;
Thehealthmarkmustbeanovalstamp6.5cmlongand4.5cmhigh;thefollowing
information mustappearonthemarkinperfectlylegiblecharacters :
rontheupperpart,thenameoftheexportingcountryincapitals;
-inthecentre,theveterinaryapprovalnumberoftheslaughterhouse;^
-onthelowerpart,oneofthefollowingsetsofinitials:EEC,CEE,EWG,EEG_or^
-twoperpendicular linescrossingthestampdiagonally,intersecting atthe
centreofthestampinsuchawaythattheinformation canberead.•
Thelettersmustbe0.8cmhighandthefigures1cmhigh..
Thestampmayalsoidentifytheveterinarian whoinspectedthemeat."
Article2
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveby1July1980.

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Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels- FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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