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10. The following Article is inserted: 
'Article 20a 
The Commission shall make a report to Council and 
Parliament on the operation of this Regulation and 
the Annex three years after its implementation.' 
11. In the Annex, Chapter V, point 46 is replaced by the 
following: '46. Other vertebrate animals and cold-blooded 
animals shall be transported in such containers, 
under such conditions, in particular with regard 
to space, ventilation, temperature and security, 
and with such supply of water and oxygen as 
are considered appropriate for the species. 
Animals which are covered by Cites shall be 
transported in accordance with the Cites 
"guidelines for transport and preparation for 
shipment of live wild animals and plants". They 
shall be transported to their destination as soon 
as possible.' 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 72/461/EEC on health problems affecting 
intra-Community trade in fresh meat and Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary 
inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat 
products from third countries 
COM(90) 175 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 12 June 1990) 
(90/C 154/11) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, Whereas glands and organs, including blood, are within 
the scope of the abovementioned directives; whereas they 
are required in large quantity by the pharmaceutical 
manufacturing industries of the Member States to ensure 
the availability of extracts and enzymes for human and 
veterinary medicine; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Directive 72/461/EEC ('), as last 
amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (2), lays down the 
health requirements which must be fulfilled by animals 
from which fresh meat is obtained for intra-Community 
trade; whereas Council Directive 72/462/EEC (3), as last 
amended by Directive 89/662/EEC, lays down health 
and veterinary inspection requirements applicable to 
imports of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or 
meat products from third countries; Whereas this means that Member States should be 
afforded the possibility of authorizing on a more liberal 
basis the importation from third countries of glands and 
organs, including blood, for pharmaceutical manufac­
turing purposes; whereas, with a view to ensuring the 
proper and specific use of such raw materials, authori­
zation should be granted only when certain conditions, 
to be determined in accordance with a Community 
procedure, are fulfilled; 
Whereas, in order to maintain Community preference, 
the same facilities should be applied in intra-Community 
trade in glands and organs, including blood, for pharma­
ceutical manufacturing purposes under certain minimum 
conditions which ensure the proper and specific use of 
such raw materials; 
Whereas by its judgment of 16 November 1989 in Case 
131/87 the Court of Justice of the European 
Communities declared void Directive 87/64/EEC (') 
which provided for the aforementioned matters; whereas 
it is therefore necessary to adopt a new Directive on the 
appropriate legal basis; 
O OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. 
O OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. 
(3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. O OJ No L 34, 5. 2. 1987, p. 52. 
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Whereas, given this situation, the deadline for transpo­
sition laid down by Directive 87/64/EEC may be main­
tained, The general conditions to be complied with for the 
said imports shall be laid down in accordance with the 
procedure provided for in Article 30. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
The following paragraph is added to Article 3 of 
Directive 72/461/EEC: 
'd) However, until 31 December 1996, in their 
compliance with (a), (b) and (c), but by way of 
derogation from Article 8a, the Member States 
may, subject to an authorization granted by their 
veterinary authorities, authorize the introduction 
in their territory of glands and organs, including 
blood, as raw materials for the pharmaceutical 
processing industry. 
Such authorization shall, moreover, be subject to 
compliance with the provisions concerning the 
identity of the materials in question, their 
packaging, transportation, storage, handling and 
processing and with those concerning the disposal 
of packaging, preparation and residual matter 
following processing so that all public and animal 
health risks are eliminated.' In accordance with the procedure provided for in 
Article 29, Member States may be authorized to 
import the said raw materials from third countries 
which do not appear on the list referred to in the first 
subparagraph under conditions which take account of 
the scientific health situation of the third countries 
concerned. 
The conditions relating to the said imports, established 
in accordance with the procedures referred to in the 
second and third subparagraphs, must in no case be 
more favourable than those governing intra-
Community trade.' 
Article 3 
The Council, on the basis of a report by the Commission 
— together with any appropriate proposals — will 
reexamine, before 1 July 1995, the derogations provided 
for in Article 3 (d) of Directive 72/461/EEC and in 
Article 16 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC. 
Article 2 
The present text of Article 16 of Directive 72/462/EEC 
becomes paragraph 1 and the following paragraph is 
added: 
'2. However, Member States may, until 31 
December 1996, authorize imports of glands and 
organs, including blood, as raw materials for the phar­
maceutical processing industry, from third countries 
which appear on the list drawn up under Article 3 (1) 
and are not the subject of a ban. Article 4 
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply 
with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988. They 
shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.