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Proposal  for a Council  Directive  amending  Directive  77/99/EEC  as regards  medical 
examination  of personnel  engaged  in the production  of meat  products 
(Submitted  by the Commission  to the Council  on 22 January  1980) 
THE  COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  Whereas  the problems  involved  in respect  of annual 
COMMUNITIES,  medical  check-ups  for  personnel  engaged  in the 
production  of meat  products  require  further  study  on 
a Community  basis;  whereas  the dates  provided  in 
respect  of medical  check-ups  in Article  22  of 
Directive  79/99/EEC  should  accordingly  be 
amended, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DIRECTIVE: 
Article  1 
In the second  paragraph  of Article  22 of Directive 
77/99/EEC,  '15  February  1980'  is replaced  by 
'15 February  1985'  and  '31  December  1979'  is 
replaced  by *31 December  1984'. 
Article  2 
Member  States  shall  bring  into  force  the laws,  regu-
lations  and  administrative  provisions  necessary  to 
comply  with  this Directive  not later  than  1 May  1980. 
Article  3 
This Directive  is addressed  to the Member  States. 
Proposal  for a Council  Directive  amending  Directive  71/118/EEC  as regards  medical 
examination  of personnel  engaged  in the production  of poultrymeat 
(Submitted  by the Commission  to the Council  on 22 January  1980) 
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  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  Par-
liament, 
Whereas  Article  22 of Council  Directive  77/99/EEC 
of 21 December  1976  (') on health  problems  affecting 
intra  Community  trade  in meat  products,  as last 
amended  by Directive  ,  provides  that  in the case 
of those  Member  States  not requiring  annual  medical 
check-ups  on the date  of adoption  of the Directive, 
pursuant  to existing  veterinary  laws,  the  medical 
check-ups  provided  for in Annex  A, Chapter  II (17) 
of the abovementioned  Directive  shall  be obligatory 
from  15 February  1980  unless  the Council,  acting  on 
a proposal  by  the  Commission,  decides  before 
31 December  1979  to postpone  that  date  in the light 
of the report  which  the Commission  will  submit  to it; 
(') OJNoL26,  31. 1. 1977,  p. 85. 
Having  regard  to the opinion  of the European  Par-
liament, 
Whereas  Article  16a  (b)  of Council  Directive 
71/118/EEC  of 15  February  1971  (') on  health 
(') OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971,  p. 23. 
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problems  affecting  trade  in fresh  poultry  meat,  as last 
amended  by Directive  ,  provides  that  for fresh 
poultrymeat  obtained  and  marketed  in their  territory, 
Member  States  need  make  obligatory  the  annual 
medical  examination  provided  for  in point  12 of 
Annex  I, Chapter  III  of  the  abovementioned 
Directive,  only  from  a date  to be determined  by the 
Council  acting  unanimously  on a proposal  from  the 
Commission,  before  15 February  1980; 
Whereas  the problems  involved  in respect  of annual 
medical  check-ups  for  personnel  engaged  in the 
production  of fresh  poultrymeat  require  further  study 
on a Community  basis;  whereas  the date  provided  in 
respect  of medical  check-ups  in Article  16a  (b) of 
Directive  71/118/EEC  should  accordingly  be 
amended, HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DIRECTIVE: 
Article  1 
In Article  16a  (b) of Directive  71/118/EEC,  '15 Fe-
bruary  1980'  is replaced  by '15 February  1985'. 
Article  2 
Member  States  shall  bring  into  force  the laws,  regu-
lations  and  administrative  provisions  necessary  to 
comply  with  this  Directive  not later  than  1 May  1980. 
Article  3 
This  directive  is addressed  to the Member  States.