15.3.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 68/5 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
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 from third countries 
COM(85) 57 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 1 March 1985) 
(85/C 68/06) 
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 opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Directive 72/461/EEC ('), as last amended 
by Directive 84/643/EEC (2), lays down the health 
requirements which must be fulfilled by animals from 
which meat is obtained for intra-Community trade; 
whereas Directive 72/462/EEC (3), as last amended 
by Directive 83/91/EEC (4), lays down health and 
veterinary inspection requirements for the importation 
of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from 
third countries; 
Whereas glands and organs, including blood, are 
within the scope of the abovementioned Directives; 
whereas glands and organs, including blood, from 
animals are required in large quantity by the phar­
maceutical manufacturing industries of Member 
States to ensure the availability of extracts and 
enzymes for human and veterinary medicine; 
C) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. 
O OJ No L 339, 27. 12. 1984, p. 27. 
(5) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. 
(4) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34. Whereas Member States, through their veterinary 
authorities, should have the possibility of authorizing 
on a more liberal basis the importation of glands and 
organs, including blood, for pharmaceutical manufac­
turing purposes from other Member States and from 
non-member countries; whereas the veterinary auth­
orities, with a view to ensuring the proper and 
specific use of such raw material, should grant the 
authorization only when certain conditions are 
fulfilled, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 72/461/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. In Article 1 (2), the following subparagraph is 
added: 
'However, glands and organs, including blood, are 
not considered to be meat when they are imported 
as a raw material for the pharmaceutical manufac­
turing industry under the guarantees laid down in 
Article 5b.' 
2. An Article 5b is inserted as follows: 
Article 5b 
The glands and organs, including blood, referred 
to in Article 1 (2) may be authorized for impor­
tation by the veterinary authorizies of a Member 
State provided conditions are laid down 
concerning the identity of the material, its 
packaging, transportation, storage, handling and 
processing and the disposal of packaging and 
wrapping and of residual matter following 
processing so that public and animal health risks 
are eliminated.' 
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Article 2 
In Article 1 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC, the 
following is hereby added: 
c(e) glands and organs, including blood, which are 
imported as a raw material for the pharma­
ceutical manufacturing industry. 
When such an importation is authorized by a 
Member State, it shall be under the control of 
the veterinary authorities of the Member State 
concerned. The veterinary authority, in order to 
guarantee the proper and specific use of such 
material, shall ensure that, in granting the auth­
orization, conditions are laid down concerning the identity of the material, its packaging, trans­
portation, storage, handling and processing and 
the disposal of packaging and wrapping and of 
residual matter following processing so that 
public and animal health risks are eliminated.' 
Article 3 
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1985 
and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Amendments to the proposal for a 17th Council Directive on the harmonization of the 
laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — exemption from value-added tax 
on the temporay importation of goods other than means of transport (*) 
COM(85) 58 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 
149 of the EEC Treaty on 1 March 1985) 
(85/C 68/07) 
The Commission hereby amends and supplements its proposal as follows: 
1. In Article 1 (4) (e), the words 'neither established his business nor has a fixed 
estabishment' are deleted and replaced by the words 'not established the headquarters 
of his business'. 
2. In Article 6 (2), the word 'all' is inserted after the words 'was initially granted and 
assumes'. 
(') OJ No C 244, 13. 9. 1984, p. 4.