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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonthefinancingofveterinarychecksandinspectionsonlive
animalsandcertainanimalproductsandamendingDirective91/496/EEC
(93/C219/05)
COM(93)318final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20July1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereasliveanimalsandanimalproductsareincluded
inthelistofproductscontainedinAnnexIItothe
Treaty;whereassuchanimalsandanimalproducts
constituteasourceofincomeforpartoftheagricultural
population;
WhereasCouncilDirective90/425/EECof26June
1990concerningveterinaryandzootechnicalchecks
applicableinintra-Community tradeincertainlive
animalsandproductswithaviewtothecompletionof
theinternalmarket('),aslastamendedbyDirective
92/118/EEC(2),laysdowninparticularthe
requirementsforveterinarycheckstobecarriedoutin
theMemberStateofdispatchforliveanimalsand
certainanimalproducts;
WhereasCouncilDirective91/496/EECof15July1991
layingdowntheprinciplesgoverningtheorganizationof
veterinarychecksonanimalsenteringtheCommunity
fromthirdcountriesandamendingDirectives
89/662/EEC,90/425/EECand90/675/EEC(3),aslast
amendedbyDecision92/438/EEC(4),laysdownin
particulartherequirementsfordocumentary,identity
andphysicalcheckstobecarriedoutonanimalsfrom
thirdcountries;Whereasthefinancingofsuchinspectionsandhealth
checksvariesinthedifferentMemberStates,andis
carriedoutinparticularbychargingfeeswhichcanvary;
whereassuchdifferencescanaffecttheconditionsof
competitionbetweenproductswhichareforthemost
partcoveredbycommonorganizationsofthemarket;
Whereas,inthecaseofliveanimalsenteringthe
Communityfromthirdcountries,thefactthatoperators
arechargeddifferentfeescanleadtodeflectionsof
trade;
Whereasinordertoremedythissituationprovision
shouldbemadeforharmonizedrulesonthefinancingof
suchinspectionsandchecks;
Whereasthepublicauthoritiesareresponsiblefor
carryingoutsuchinspectionsandchecks;whereas,
however,provisionshouldbemadeforoperatorstopay
acontributiontothefinancingofsuchinspectionsand
checks;
WhereasDirective91/496/EECshouldbeadaptedto
takeaccountoftheseprinciples;
WhereastheCommission shouldbeentrustedwiththe
taskofadoptingthenecessaryimplementingprovisions,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
MemberStatesshallensurethat:
—afeeiscollectedinordertofinancethechecks
providedforinChapter1(checksatorigin)of
Directive90/425/EEC,
—afeeiscollectedinordertofinancethechecks
providedforinArticle4(1)ofDirective
91/496/EEC,
—afeeiscollectedinordertofinancethechecks
providedforinArticle4(2)ofDirective
91/496/EEC,oOJNoL224,18.8.1990,p.29.
(2)OJNoL62,15.3.1993,p.49.
OOJNoL268,24.9.1991,p.56.
(4)OJNoL243,25.8.1992,p.27.

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—anydirectorindirectrefundoffeesisprohibited.
Article2
Thefollowingshallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle4:
—thelevelsofthefeesreferredtoinArticle1,
—detailedrulesfortheapplicationofArticle1.
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Article3
Articles4(4)and15ofDirective91/496/EECare
deleted.
Article4
(1)TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheStanding
VeterinaryCommittee,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Committee'.
(2)WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmittothe
Committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithina
timelimitwhichtheChairmanmaylaydownaccordingtotheurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakinga
vote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition
eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoasktohaveits
positionrecordedintheminutes.
TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbytheCommittee .Itshallinformthe
Committeeofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount.
Article5
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regu­
lationsandadministrativeprovisionsnecessarytocomply
withthisDirectivenotlaterthan31December1993.
TheyshallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theseshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeac­
companiedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbe
adoptedbyMemberStates.
Article6
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)settingthetermsunderwhichfishingvesselsflyinga
thirdcountryflagmaylandandmarkettheircatchesatCommunityports
(93/C219/06)
COM(93)343final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20July1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
WhereasasfarastheEECTreatyisconcernedthe
authorityofthecoastalStateasregardsaccessofthirdcountryvesselstointernalwatersandportsistobe
exercisedbytheMemberState;whereashowever,as
regardsaccesstoportsbyfishingvesselsfordirect
landingandmarketingoftheircatches,additional
uniformmeasuresshouldbeenactedatCommunitylevel
sothatsuchoperationsareeffectedinamannernot
liabletoaffectoperationofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasunderthecommonfisheriespolicyCommunity
productionissubjecttoobservanceofstrictruleson
managementandconservationofresourcesandhealth
andmarketingstandards;whereasorganizationofthe
marketinfisheryproductsdependslargelyonthe
capacityofproducers'organizationstoregulatesupply
andpricesbyimposingrulesontheirmembersdesigned,
inlinewiththeEECTreatyobjectives,toboosttheir
incomes;