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Coordination ofthepositionsofMemberStatesinviewofthe4thmeeting
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Subject :Coordination ofthe po'sitions ofMember states inview ofthe
4thmeeting ofthe WHO/FAOCodex Committee onMeat Hygiene -
18-22May 1981 (London )•
The joint secretariat oftheWHO/FAOCodex alimentanus Commission will hold a
>eting ofitsMeat Hygiene Committee inLondon 18-22 May 1981 .Byitsdocument ;
CX5/25.2 CH1980 /27ofJune 1980 government comments were requested inrespect ,
toa.Draft International Code ofPrinciples forAnte-mortem andPost-mortem '
Judgment ofSlaughter Animals andMeat . !
Thematter covered bythis draft isalready subject toCommunity legislation i
byvirtue inparticular ofdirective 64/433/EEC (1)onhealth problems of '.i
intra-community trade infresh meatasmodified ,directive 72/462/EEC (2)on j
health andveterinary inspection problems upon importation ofbovine animals - I
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andswine andfresh meat from third countries as.modified ,directive 72/461/EEC(3 }
onanimal ,health problems affecting intra-community trade infresh meat as !
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,modified , .directive 77/99/EEC (4)on health problems ofintra-community
trade' inmeatproducts ,itistherefore necessary to.coordinate thepositions ' J
ofMember states inrespect ofthis work . - ' i
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Inconsequence theCommission proposes that theCouncil agrees : I
a)That inrespect ofthediscussions ofthe above mentioned Draft International i
Code ofPrinciples forAnte-mortem andPost-mortem Judgment ofSlaughter j
Animds andMeat *theMember states " !
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-should notadopt aposition which iscontrary toCommunity legislation !
or ,will prejudice Community legislation inthis field :;
-should take particular account oftheaspects andparagraphs ofthe code
listed intheAnnex inrelation toCommunity legislation ;
-there shall' betheusual coordination onthe spot asnecessary .
•J.121of29.7.1964 ,p.2012
•J.L302of31.12.1972 ,p.24
■J.L302of31.12.1972 ,p.28
■J.L26of31.1.1977 ,p.85

ANNEX '
Coordination ofthepositionofMemberstatesintheFAO/WHOCodexAlimentarius
DraftInternational CodeofPrinciplesforAnte-mortem andPost-mortem
JudgmentofSlaughterAnimalsandMeat.
1.Paragraph 47ii) -"
Nospecificdecisionsarementionedforante-mortem inspection,forexample
tuberculosis suspectanimalscanbeintroducedintotheslaughterhouse
" * * -■ •-p.''
providedspcialprecautions aretaken.,
(Directive 72/462/EECAnnexCH.V15and16indicatespecificCommunity
requirements ).
2.Paragraphs 47•ii>-50ii),51ni)and54
Useofsanitaryslaughterhouse forsuspectanimalsgenerallyisnotobligatory
slaughtering maytakeplaceafternormalslaughter.
(Directive 72/462/EECAnnexCHI.f.requirespremisesreservedforslaughter
ofsickorsuspectanimalsunlesstherearerulestoforbidtheirkilling)..
3.Paragraph 68 y ,
Differentcategoriesoffinaljudgmentareprovidedforafterpost-mortem
inspection-' e.g.heat-treatment ofmeatpriortoconsumption .
(Directive72/462/EECrequiresallmeattob$fitforconsumption andsubject
toexamination fortrichinaeinaccordance withdirective 77/99/EEC.
Directive 77/99/EECrequiresthesameconditionsfortherawmaterialfor
meatproducts.Specificanimalhealthconditions a,relaiddownin.
directive 71/461/EEC;and80/43/EEC,80/214/EECand80/215/EECconcerning :
freshmeatandmeatproduct*?).
S. X
4.TheAnnexprovidesdetailsofspecialjudgments.
ThesedetailsarenotprovidedforinCommunitylegislation generally;the
needforsuchdetailedclassification maybequestioned .
Incertainareasforexamplefoot-andm^uthdiseaseCommunitylegislation
requiresspecifichandlingaccordingtothehealthsituationconcerned.
5-Residues-Appendix 3-
AnabolicAgents-Hormonal'substances
Pesticicies .
Atitibiofcs '"
Otfter - -

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(Annex)
(Directive 72/462/EECprohibitsinageneralwayimportation offresh
meatwithresiduesofthesesubstances insofarastheyareinexcessofths:
permitted levels). i
Proposals ondetailsofthesesubstances areatpresentatthelevelofthe
Council.Memberstatesshouldnottakeapositionwhichwillprejudice
Communityactivityinthisfield.
6.Par'aqraphs 46,52and53
Thedefinition ofaninspectoroniyrequiresthepersonresponsible "for
hygieneandinspection tobeaveterinarian .Communitylegislation requires
notonlytheresponsibility butalsothetasksanddecisionsrequiredof
ante-mortem inspection tobeundertaken byanofficialveterinarian
7.AnimalHealthJudgments
AvarietyofactionsandjudgmentsareprovidedforintheAnnexwhich
concernanimalhealth.Thesemustbeconsidered onacasebycasebasis
forcomptabilitywithCommunityanimalhealthrequirements .
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