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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,13July1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 77/99/EEConhealthproblems
affectingintra-Community tradeinmeatproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
IC0MC79)380final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilDirective 77/99/EECof21December1976onhealthproblemsaffecting
intra-Community tradeinmeatproductsrequiresthatmeatproductsbe
preparedfrommeatwhichsatisfiestheconditionslaiddowninrespectoftrade
t
infreshmeat.
Althoughtheseprovisions arepertinent asregardsanimalhealthguarantees
forthemajorityoftradedproducts,itwouldseemthattheycouldalsobe
extendedtoproductswhichhave,duringtheirpreparation,undergone a
treatment,particularly aheattreatment,whichdestroysthegermsof
contagious diseasesspecifictotheanimalsandpreventsthespreadof
thosediseases.
Thenecessary amendments shouldtherefore bemadetotheabovementioned
Directive,providingforthepossibility ofusing,intheMemberStatein
whichitisobtainedandforthepreparation ofcertaincategories ofmeat
a
productsintendedforintra-Community trade,meatwhichcomplieswiththe
rulesofhygieneinrespectofconsumption butisexcludedfromtradein
freshmeatassuchforreasonsofanimalhealth.

COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 77/99/EEC*onhealthproblems
affectingintra-Community tradeinmeatproducts
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43,thereof
Havingregard-totheproposalfromtheCommission,
I
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
(1)WhereasCouncilDirective 77/99/EEC
laysdownthatonlyfresh
meatsuitablefor.intra-Community trademaybeusedforthepreparation of
meatproducts;
Whereastheapplication ofcertaintreatments,notablyheattreatmentwhich
destroysthegermsofanimaldiseases,:.tocertaincategoriesofmeatwhich
otherwisecomplywiththerulesofhygieneforhumanconsumption,permits
sthatmeat,althoughexcludedfromintra-Community .tradeinfreshmeatfor
reasonsofanimalhealth,tobeusedforthepreparation ofmeatproducts;„
whereasDirective77/99/EECshouldtherefore beamendedaccordingly/
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE : '
Article 1
Directive 77/99/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:„ ■
1.InArticle2(1)(b)thefollowingindentisadder):
Article 1ofDirective 72/461/EEC". .
2.Article2(1)Cc>isamendedtoreadas.follows: v
"-(c)freshmeat:freshmeatasdefinedinArticle 1ofDirectives
64/433/EEC,71/118/EECand72/461/EECandinArticle2ofDirective 72/462/EEC".
-C1K0.J-.No-L26,31.1.1977,p.85

Thefollowingpoint(i)aisinsertedinArticle3C3)(a);
"-(i)ainaccordancewithArticle5aofDirective72/461/EECintheMember
Stateinwhichthepreparationiscarriedout".
♦
Article2
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations and
administrative provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveby1July1980.
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident