P6_TA(2006)0153
Health requirements for aquaculture animals and products *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on animal health
requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
certain diseases in aquatic animals (COM(2005)0362 —C6-0281 /2005 —2005 /0153(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0362) (1),
— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0281 /2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6 -0091 /2006),
1.Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2.Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;
3.Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
4.Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal
substantially;
5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission .
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Amendment 1
Recital 9a (new)
(9a) A me chanism ,appli cable onl yto the Member States
affected,should t herefore be set up for adoption of t he animal
healthmeasures needed to ensure su chprote ction,suchas
measures to safeguard wild sto cks of Atlanti csalmon ( Salmo
salar) from infe ction wit hG y rodactylus salaris .
Amendment 4
Recital 28
(28) For diseases not subject to Community control measures,
but which are of local importance, the aquaculture industryshould, with the assistance of the competent authorities of theMember States, take more responsibility for controlling suchdiseases through self regulation and the development of “codes
of practice ”.However, it may be necessary, pending the estab -
lishment of such codes, for the Member States to implementcertain control measures .Such national control measures must
be justified, necessary and proportionate to the goals to be
achieved, and should not affect the trade between the MemberStates .(28) For diseases not subject to Community control measures,
but which are of local importance, the aquaculture industryshould, with the assistance of the competent authorities of theMember States, take more responsibility for controlling suchdiseases through self regulation and the development of “codes
of practice ”.However, it may be necessary, pending the estab -
lishment of such codes, for the Member States to implementcertain control measures .Such national control measures must
be justified, necessary and proportionate to the goals to be
achieved, and should not affect the trade between the MemberStates unless t his is ne cessar yin order to control t he disease ,
and approved at Communit
ylevel.
(1) Not yet published in OJ .C 296 E /106 MT 6.12.2006 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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Amendment 5
Recital 31
(31) Directive 2001 /82/EC of 6 November 2001 of the Euro -
pean Parliament and of the Council on the Community coderelating to veterinary medicinal products and Regulation (EC)No 726 /2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for theauthorisation and supervision of medicinal products for humanand veterinary use and establishing a European MedicinesAgency, require that, with only minor exceptions, all veterinarymedicinal products that are placed on the market within the
Community are to hold a marketing authorisation .In general,
all vaccines used in the Community should have a marketingauthorisation .However, the Member States may permit the use
of a product without a marketing authorisation in the event of aserious epidemi csubject to certain conditions, in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 726 /2004 .Vaccines against exotic
and emerging diseases in aquaculture animals may qualify forsuch derogation .(31) Directive 2001 /82/EC of 6 November 2001 of the Euro -
pean Parliament and of the Council on the Community coderelating to veterinary medicinal products and Regulation (EC)No 726 /2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for theauthorisation and supervision of medicinal products for humanand veterinary use and establishing a European MedicinesAgency, require that, with only minor exceptions, all veterinarymedicinal products that are placed on the market within the
Community are to hold a marketing authorisation .In general,
all vaccines used in the Community should have a marketingauthorisation .However, the Member States may permit the use
of a product without a marketing authorisation in the event of aserious epizooti csubject to certain conditions, in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 726 /2004 .Vaccines against exotic
and emerging diseases in aquaculture animals may qualify forsuch derogation .
Amendment 6
Recital 31a (new)
(31a) TheCommission s hould review its position on aut ho-
rising t he pla cing of veterinar ymedi cinal produ cts on t he
market .T he aut horisation to pla ce a given veterinar ymedi ci-
nal produ cto nt he market in a spe cific
Member State s hould
be valid and appl ybyextension to all Member States .
Amendment 7
Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5, point (a)
(a) fish belonging to the classes Agnatha ,C hondri chytes and
Osteichtyes;(a)jawless fish belonging to the super -class Agnatha;
Amendment 8
Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5, point (aa) (new)
(aa) fis h(Gnathostomata) belonging to t heclasses A ctinop -
terygii and Chondri chthyes;
Amendment 9
Chapter II, heading
Aquaculture production businesses and authorised processing
establishmentsAquaculture production businesses and authorised processing
establishments and non -processing establis hments (wrapping ,
packaging ,preparing and freezing)
Amendment 10
Article 4, title
Authorisation of aquaculture production businesses and proces -
sing establishmentsAuthorisation of aquaculture production businesses and proces -
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Amendment 11
Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1
1.Member States shall ensure that every aquaculture produc -
tion business is duly authorised by the competent authority in
accordance with Article 5 .1.Member States shall ensure that every aquaculture produc -
tion establis hment is duly authorised by the competent authori -
ty in accordance with Article 5 .
Amendment 12
Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2
Where appropriate ,suchauthorisation ma ycover several
aquaculture produ ction businesses for mollus cs in a mollus c
farming area .Authorisation s hall alwa ys be granted for individual esta -
blishments ,even w here theyform part of t he same business .
Amendment 13
Article 4, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1
2.Member States shall ensure that a suffi cient number of
processing establis hments on t heir territor yare aut horised for
theslaughtering and pro cessing of aquaculture animals being
harvested and slaug htered for disease control purposes ,in
accordance with Chapter V .2.Member States shall ensure that every processing estab -
lishment slaughtering aquaculture animals for disease control
purposes in accordance with Article 33 of Chapter V is duly
authorised bythecompetent aut horityin accordan cew i t hAr-
ticle 5.
Amendment 14
Article 4, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2
Those authorised processing establishments shall have an autho -
risation issued bythecompetent aut horityin accordan cew i t h
Article 5.deleted
Amendment 15
Article 4, paragraph 4
4.Member States may require that installations other than
aquaculture production businesses, where aquatic animals arekept without the intention of being placed on the market andput and take fisheries must be registered bythecompetent
authority.4.Member States may require only theregistration bythe
competent aut horityof the following :
(a) installations other than aquaculture production businesses,
where aquatic animals are kept without the intention of
being placed on the market ;
(b) put and take fisheries ;
(c) aquaculture production businesses which place aquaculture
animals on t he market solely for human consumption
as described in Article 1(3), point (c) of Regulation (EC)No 853 /2004 .
In that case, the provisions of this Directive shall apply mutatis
mutandis taking into account the nature, characteristics and
situations of the installation orput and take fishery concerned
and the risk of spreading aquatic animal diseases to other popu -
lations of aquatic animals as a result of its operation .In those cases, the provisions of this Directive shall apply muta -
tis mutandis taking into account the nature, characteristics and
situations of the installation ,put and take fishery or business
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Amendment 16
Article 7, title
Supervision Officialcontrols
Amendment 17
Article 7, paragraph 1
Thecompetent aut horityshall supervise aquaculture produc -
tion businesses and authorised processing establishments .1.I naccordan cew i t hArticle 3 of Regulation ( EC)No 882 /
2004 ,officialcontrols of aquaculture production businesses
and authorised processing establishments shall be carried out
bythecompetent aut hority.
Amendment 18
Article 7, paragraph 2
Suchsupervision shall at least consist of regular visits and
audits .T hef r equencyof su chvisits and audits s hall be deter -
mined taking account of the risk the aquaculture production
business and authorised processing establishment poses in rela -
tion to the spreading of disease to aquatic animals in the vici -
nity of the aquaculture production business or authorised pro -
cessing establishment .2.T h e offi cialcontrols provided for in paragrap h1shall at
least consist of regular inspe ctions ,visits ,audits and,where
appropriate ,sampling ,for ea chaquaculture produ ction busi -
ness,taking account of the risk the aquaculture production
business and authorised processing establishment poses in rela -
tion to the contra cting and spreading of disease to aquatic ani -
mals in the vicinity of the aquaculture production business orauthorised processing establishment inquestion .Recommenda -
tions for t hef r equencies of su ch controls ,for ea ch healthsta-
tus,are laid down in Anne xI V .
Amendment 19
Article 7, paragraph 2a (new)
2a.Detailed rules for t he implementation of t his Arti cle
maybe adopted in a ccordan cew i t hthep r o cedure referred to
in Arti
cle 62(2) .
Amendment 20
Article 8, title
Recording obligations Recording obligations —Traceability
Amendment 21
Article 8, paragraph 3a (new)
3a.W ithout prejudi ce to spe cificprovisions on tra ceabilit y,
Member States s hall ensure t hat all movements of animals
recorded b ytheaquaculture produ ction business operators as
provided for in paragrap h1,point (a) are registered in su cha
waythat thet r acing of t he pla ce of origin and destination can
be guaranteed .
Member States ma yrequire su chmovements to be re corded on
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Amendment 22
Article 10, paragraph 2a (new)
2a.T h e surveillan ce provided for in t his Arti cle shall be
carried out wit hout prejudi cet ot he sampling and surveillan ce
carried out in a ccordan cew i t hC h apter Vor Arti cle 49(3)
and Arti cle 52 .
Amendment 23
Article 10, paragraph 3
3.Minimum requirements for the animal health surveillance
scheme ,for the diseases listed in Part IIof Anne x III, based on
thep r i n ciples laid down in Anne xI V , may be adopted in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2) .3.Minimum requirements for the animal health surveillance
scheme provided for in paragrap h1may be adopted in accor -
dance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2) .
Amendment 24
Article 14, title
Traceabilit yand certification Animal healthcertification
Amendment 25
Article 14, paragraph 1
1.Member States shall ensure that placing on the market of
aquaculture animals for farming and resto cking purposes ,
including movement of molluscs between mollusc farmingareas, are reported using the computerised system provided for
in Article 20(1) of Council Directive 90 /425
/EEC.1.Member States shall ensure that the placing on the market
of aquaculture animals is subject to animal health certificationwhen the animals are introduced into a Member State, zone orcompartment declared disease -free in accordance with Ar -
ticle 49 and 50 for:
(a)farming and resto cking purposes ;
(b)human consumption in a ccordan cew i t hpoint (a) of
Article 18(1) ,point (a) of Arti cle 18(2) and Arti cle 19(2) .
Amendment 26
Article 14, paragraph 2
2.Paragraph 1 of this Article shall also apply to aquaculture
animals placed on the market for human consumption in a ccor-
dancew i t hpoint (a) of Arti cle 18(1) ,point (a) of Arti cle 18
(2) and Arti cle 19(2) .2.Paragraph 1 shall also apply to diseases and t he spe cies
susceptible t hereto not listed in Part IIof Anne x III for
whichnational measures have been taken to control t he
disease in question and w hich
are approved at Communit y
level in a ccordan cew i t hArticle 43(3) .
Amendment 27
Article 14, paragraph 3
3.Paragrap h1shall not appl ywhen a quaculture animals
are moved inside a mollus cfarming area or between different
farms belonging to one a quaculture produ ction business ,pro-
vided t hat the mollus cfarming areas or t he farms are wit hin
the same Member State and ,where appli cable,within the
same disease -free zone or compartment .deleted
Suchmovements s hall be re corded b ytheaquaculture produ c-
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Amendment 28
Article 14, paragraph 4
4.Member States shall ensure that introduction of aquacul -
ture animals for farming and restocking purposes into otherMember States, zones or compartments declared disease -free in
accordance with Articles 49 and 50 aresubject to animal health
certification .4.Member States shall also ensure that the placing on the
market of aquaculture animals issubject to animal health certi -
fication when the animals are allowed to leave an area subjectto the control provisions provided for in sections 3, 4, 5 and 6of Chapter V .
Thisparagraph shall also appl yto diseases and t he spe cies
susceptible t hereto not listed in Part IIof Anne x III.
Amendment 29
Article 14, paragraph 5
5.ThisArticle shall also appl yto diseases and t he spe cies
susceptible t hereto not listed in Part IIof Anne x III.deleted
Amendment 30
Article 15, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1
1.Member States shall ensure that aquaculture animals pla -
ced on the market for farming do not come from a farm ormollusc farming area where there has been any increased mor -
tality or a clinical outbreak of any disease within 31 days priorto the date of placing on the market, unless such animals origi -
nate from a part of the farm or mollusc farming area epidemio -
logically independent of the part where the increased mortalityor clinical signs of disease have occurred .1.Member States shall ensure that aquaculture animals pla -
ced on the market for farming are clinically healthy and do notcome from a farm or mollusc farming area where there is anyunresolved increased mortality unless such animals originatefrom a part of the farm or mollusc farming area independentof the epizootiological unit where the increased mortality orclinical signs of disease have occurred .
Amendment 31
Article 15, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, introductory wording
Aquaculture animals may only be released into the wild and
into put and take fisheries for resto cking purposes if they :Aquaculture animals may only be released into the wild for res -
tocking purposes or into put and take fisheries if they :
Amendment 32
Article 15, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2
However, Member States may decide that the aquaculture ani -
mals shall come from a zone or compartment, declared
disease -free in accordance with Articles 49 or 50 .However, Member States may decide that the aquaculture ani -
mals shall come from a zone or compartment, declared
disease -free in accordance with Articles 49 or 50 .Member Sta-
tes ma yalso de cide to appl ythis paragrap hto programmes
drawn up and applied in a ccordan cew i t hArticle 43 .
Amendment 33
Article 17, title
Introduction of aquaculture animals of non-susceptible species
into disease -free areasIntroduction of aquaculture animals of potentiall ysusceptible
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Amendment 34
Article 17, paragraph 1, introductory wording
1.Where scientific data or practical experience substantiates
that species other than those referred to in Part II of Annex IIIas susceptible species can be responsible for the passive trans -
mission of a specific disease, such carrier spe ciesshall, where
introduced into a Member State, zone or compartment declaredfree of that specific disease in accordance with Articles 49or 50 :1.Where scientific data or practical experience substantiates
that species other than those referred to in Part II of Annex IIIas susceptible species can be responsible for the passive trans -
mission of a specific disease, Member States shall ensure t hat,
where introduced into a Member State, zone or compartmentdeclared free of that specific disease in accordance with Artic -
les 49 or 50 ,such carrier spe cies:
Amendment 35
Article 17, paragraph 1, point (b)
(b) be held in quarantine facilities in water free of the pathogen
in question for aperiod of time sufficient to reduce to an
acceptable level the risk of passive transmission of the spe -
cific disease .(b) be held in quarantine facilities in water free of the pathogen
in question for an appropriate period of time where,in the
lighto ft hescientifi cdata provided ,this proves to be suf-
ficient to reduce the risk of transmission of the specificdisease to a level a cceptable for preventing t he spreading
of the disease concerned .
Amendment 36
Article 17, paragraph 2
2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply where scientific data or practi
-
cal experience substantiates that carrier species at certain life
stages do not transmit the specific disease in question .2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply where scientific data or practi -
cal experience substantiates that suchspecies at certain life sta -
ges do not transmit the specific disease in question .
Amendment 37
Article 17, paragraph 3
3.A list of carrier species and life stages to which this Ar -
ticle shall appl y, shall be adopted and when necessary amended
to take account of scientific and technological developments inaccordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2)3.A list of potentiall ysusceptible or ve ctorspecies ,life sta -
gesof su chspeciesto which this Article applies and ,where
appropriate ,theconditions in w hichthose spe ciescan trans -
mit a disease , shall be adopted and when necessary amended to
take account of scientific and technological developments inaccordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2) .
Amendment 38
Article 17, paragraph 3a (new)
3a.A Member State w hich can provide s cientifi cdata or
prac
tical experien ce demonstrating t hat spe cies ot her than
those referred to in Part IIof Anne x III as sus ceptible spe cies
maybe responsible for t he transmission of a spe cificdisease
shall forward su chdata to t heCommission in order for t hat
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Amendment 39
Article 17, paragraph 3b (new)
3b.Pending a de cision on possible in clusion of t hat spe cies
on the list referred to in paragrap h3,theCommission ma y
decide,in a ccordan cew i t hthep r o cedure referred to in
Article 62(3) ,that Member States s hall appl ythe provisions
laid down in paragrap h1o ft his Arti cle.
Amendment 40
Article 17, paragraph 3c (new)
3c. Pending t hat later de cision ,where a Member State has
establis hed that the introdu ction of a spe cies not referred to as
susceptible to t he disease in question is likel ytoconstitute a
serious t hreat to animal healthin a Member State,zone or
compartment de clared free of t hat spe cificdisease in a ccor-
dancew i t hArticle 49 or 50 ,it ma ytake interim prote ctive
measures in a ccordan cew i t hArticle 10 of Dire ctive 90 /425/
EEC and Arti cle 9 of Council Dire ctive 89 /662/EEC of
11 De cember 1989 concerning veterinar yc h ecks in intra -
Communit ytrade wit ha view to completion of t he internal
market (1).
(1)OJ L 395,30.12.1989 ,p.13.Directive as last amended b y
Directive 2004 /41/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of t he
Council (OJ L 157,30.4.2004 ,p.33).
Amendment 41
Article 32, point (ca) (new)
(ca) an yadditional measures ne cessar yare implemented to
prevent t he furt her spread of t he disease .
Amendment 42
Article 36, paragraph 1a (new)
Special attention s hall be paid to sto cking densities w hich
increase t heconcentration of pat hogens .
Amendment 43
Article 38, paragraph 1
1.In the case of confirmation of a non -exotic disease listed
in Part II of Annex III in a Member State, zone or compartmentdeclared free of that disease, the Member State concerned shallapply the measures provided for in Section 3 in order to regainsuch disease -free status .1.In the case of confirmation of a non -exotic disease listed
in Part II of Annex III in a Member State, zone or compartmentdeclared free of that disease, the Member State concerned shallapply the measures provided for in Section 3 in order to regainsuch disease -free status ,or draw up a control and eradi cation
programme in a ccordan cew i t hArticle 44(1) .6.12.2006 MT C 296 E /113 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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Amendment 44
Article 39, paragraph 2, point (d)
(d) the removal and disposal of dead fish and crustaceans,
under the supervision of the competent authority in accor -
dance with Regulation (EC) No 1774 /2002, in an appro -
priate timeframe taking into account the type of productionand the risk such dead animals pose for further spread ofthe disease .(d) the removal and disposal of dead fish ,crustaceans and mol -
luscs, under the supervision of the competent authority in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774 /2002, in an
appropriate timeframe taking into account the type of pro -
duction and the risk such dead animals pose for furtherspread of the disease .
Amendment 45
Article 40, paragraph 1
1.Where wild aquatic animals are infected or suspected of
being infected with exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex III,
the Member State concerned shall monitor the situation, and
take the necessary measures to prevent the further spreading ofthe disease .1.Where wild aquatic animals are infected or suspected of
being infected with exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex III,
the Member State concerned shall monitor the situation, and
take the necessary measures to prevent the further spreading ofthe disease and avoid infe ctions in future .
Amendment 46
Article 43, title
National provisions for limiting the impact of diseases not listed
in Part II of Annex IIIProvisions for limiting the impact of diseases not listed in Part II
of Annex III
Amendment 47
Article 43, paragraph 1
1.Where a disease not listed in Part II of Annex III constitu -
tes a significant risk for the aquaticanimal health situation or
the environment in a Member State, the Member State concer -
ned may take measures to control that disease .1.Where a disease not listed in Part II of Annex III constitu -
tes a significant risk for the aquaculture animal health situation
orwild a quaticanimals in a Member State, the Member State
concerned may take measures to control that disease .
Amendment 48
Article 43, paragraph 2
2.Member States shall ensure that the national
control mea -
sures referred to in paragraph 1 do not exceed the limits ofwhat is appropriate and necessary in order to control thedisease as referred to in paragraph 1 .2.Member States shall ensure that the control measures
referred to in paragraph 1 do not exceed the limits of what isappropriate and necessary in order to control the disease asreferred to in paragraph 1 .
Amendment 49
Article 43, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1
3.Member States shall ensure that any national measures
referred to in paragraph 1 that may affect trade between Mem -
ber States are not applied before they are approved in accor -
dance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2) .3.Member States shall ensure that any measures referred to
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Amendment 50
Article 43, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2, point (a)
(a) the establishment of intra -Community trade restrictions is
unavoidable in order to control the disease;(a) the establishment of intra -Community trade restrictions is
necessar yto control the disease;
Amendment 51
Article 44, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1
1.Where a Member State not declared free of one or more
of the non -exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex III, draws up
a control and eradi cation programme (“the programme ”)for
achieving disease -free status for one or more of those diseases,
it shall submit that programme for approval in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 62( 3).1.Where a Member State not known to be infe cted but not
declared free of one or more of the non -exotic diseases listed in
Part II of Annex III, draws up a control programme for achie -
ving disease -free status for one or more of those diseases, it
shall submit that programme for approval in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 62( 2).
Amendment 52
Article 44, paragraph 1a (new)
1a.W h ere a Member State known to be infe cted b yone or
more of t he non -exoticdiseases listed in Part IIof Anne x III
draws up a control and eradi cation programme for one or
more of t hose diseases ,it shall submit t hat programme for
approval in a ccordan cew i t hthep r o cedure referred to in
Article 62(2) .Suchprogrammes ma yalso be amended or
terminated in a ccordan cew i t hthat pro cedure .
Amendment 53
Article 44, paragraph 2
2.An overview of the programmes approved in accordance
with paragrap h1o ft his Arti cleshall be made available at
Community level in accordance with the procedures providedfor in Article 51 .2.An overview of the programmes approved in accordance
with paragrap hs 1 and 1a shall be made available at Com -
munity level in accordance with the procedures provided for inArticle 51 .
Amendment 54
Article 48, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1
2.Member States shall ensure t hatvaccination against t he
non-exoticdiseases listed in Part IIof Anne x III is pro hibited
in an yparts of t heir territor ydeclared free of the diseases in
question ,orcovered b y
approved control and eradi cation pro -
grammes .2.Member States shall allow vaccination in areas declared
free of one or more diseases if su chdiseases affe ct neig hbou-
ring areas w hichare not free of t he diseases in question .
Amendment 55
Article 48a (new)
Article 48a
Use of antibioti cs
1.T h e pur chase and use of antibioti cst o combat certain
diseases in fis hshallcompl ywiththeCommunit ylegislation
in for cei nt he matter .6.12.2006 MT C 296 E /115 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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2.T h e Member States ma ynot adopt measures restri cting
the pur chase and use of certain antibioti cswhichmight
undermine and /orcontravene t he laws of t he market -place
andcompetitiveness between Member States .
3.T h e Member States s hall ensure t hat the antibioti cs used
are aut horised in a ccordan cew i t hthe legislation in for cei n
the matter .
Amendment 56
Article 50, paragraph 1, introductory wording
1.The central competent authority of a Member State may,
after having informed the Commission and the other MemberStates thereof, and after having, on request, submitted the sup -
porting evidence therefore, declare the disease -free status of a
zone or compartment within its territory of one or more ofthe non -exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex III where :1.A Member State may declare the disease -free status of a
zone or compartment within its territory of one or more ofthe non -exotic diseases listed in Part II of Annex III where :
Amendment 57
Article 50, paragraph 1a (new)
1a.A Member
State s hall notif ythed eclaration referred to
in paragrap h1t ot heStanding Committee on t he Food Chain
and Animal Healthin accordan cew i t hthe following pro -
cedure:
(a) t hed eclaration s hall be supported b yeviden cei naf o r m
to be determined b ythe pro cedure referred to in Ar -
ticle 62(2) and s hall be a ccessible b yelectroni cmeans to
theCommission and Member States in a ccordan cew i t h
ther equirements of Arti cle 59 ;
(b) t heCommission s hall add t he notifi cation of t hed eclara-
tion to t he agenda of t hen ext meeting of t heStanding
Committee on t he Food Chain and Animal Healthas an
information point .T h ed eclaration s hall take effe ct3 0
days after t he date of t hat meeting ;
(c)w i t hin that period ,theCommission or Member States
mayseek clarifi cation or additional information on t he
supporting eviden ce from t he Member State making t he
declaration ;
(d) w here written comments are made b yat least one Mem -
berState,indicating signifi cant obje ctiveconcerns related
to the supporting eviden ce,theCommission and Member
States concerned s hall toget her examine t he submitted
eviden ce in order to resolve t he dispute .Inthat event ,the
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(e) in t he absen ceo fa n yresolution of t he dispute b ythe
means referred to in point (d) ,theCommission ma y
decide to carryout an on -the-spot inspe ction in a ccor-
dancew i t hArticle 58 in order to verif ythecomplian ce
of thed eclaration submitted wit hthecriteria set out in
paragrap h1,unless t hed eclaring Member State wit h-
draws its de claration ;
(f) w here ne cessar yin the lig hto ft he results a chieved ,a
decision ma ybe taken in a ccordan cew i t hthe pro cedure
referred to in Arti cle 62(2) to suspend t he self -declaration
of the disease -free status of t he zone or compartment con-
cerned .
Amendment 58
Article 56, paragraph -1 (new)
-1.Member States w hichdo not have national referen ce
laboratories ma y,if theyso wis h,request finan cial support
from t heEUto set up t his type of infrastru cture.
Amendment 59
Article 58, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1
3.Where a serious animal health risk is identified during a
Commission inspection, the Member State concerned shallimmediately take all measures necessary to safeguard animal
health .3.Where a serious animal health risk is identified during a
Commission inspection, the Member State concerned shallimmediately take all measures necessary to safeguard animal
health and ma yrequest t heeconomi
ccompensation provided
for in t hen e w European Fis heries Fund for t hat purpose .
Amendment 60
Article 59, paragraph 1
1.Member States shall, by 1 January 2007 at the latest,
ensure that all procedures and formalities relating to makingthe information provided for in Article 6, Article 51(1) ,and Ar -
ticle 56(2) available by electronic means, are in place .1.Member States shall, by 30 June 2007 at the latest, ensure
that all procedures and formalities relating to making the infor -
mation provided for in Article 6, Article 50(1a), Article 51(1)and Article 56(2) available by electronic means, are in place .
Amendment 61
Article 61, paragraph 1
1.Article 15(1) may be amended in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 62(2), after consultation of theappropriate scientific committee .1.Article 50(1a) may be amended in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 62(2), after consultation of theappropriate scientific committee .6.12.2006 MT C 296 E /117 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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Amendment 62
Article 65, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 and 2
1.Member States shall adopt and publish, by [30 June 2006 ]
at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisionsnecessary to comply with this Directive .They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisionsand a correlation table between those provisions and this Direc -
tive1.Member States shall adopt and publish, by [30 June 2007 ]
at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisionsnecessary to comply with this Directive .They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisionsand a correlation table between those provisions and this Direc -
tive.
They shall apply those provisions from [1 January 2007 ]. They shall apply those provisions from [1 January 2008 ].
Amendment 63
Article 65a (new)
Article 65a
Assessment
TheCommission s hall ask t he Member States to provide t he
information ne cessar yto draw up a report assessing t he appli -
cation of t his Dire ctive,whichreport s hall be submitted to t he
Council and t heEuropean Parliament wit hin two and a half
years of t he entr yinto for ceo ft his Dire ctive.
Amendment 65
Annex I, point (i)
(i)“Further pro cessing”means pro cessing of a quaculture
animals before human consumption b yanytype of mea -
sures and te chniques,affecting anatomi cal w holeness ,
suchas bleeding ,gutting /evisceration ,heading ,slicing
and filleting ,whichprodu ces waste or b y-produ cts and
could cause a risk of spreading diseases .deleted
Amendment 66
Annex I, point (ha) (new)
(ha)“Processing”means an yaction t hat substantiall yalters
the initial produ ct,including heating ,smoking ,curing ,
maturing ,drying,marinating ,extraction,extrusion or a
combination of t hose pro cesses .
Amendment 67
Annex I, point (hb) (new)
(hb)“Unprocessed produ cts”means foodstuffs t hathave not
undergone pro cessing ,and in cludes produ cts thathave
been divided ,parted ,severed ,sliced,boned ,minced,skin-
ned,ground ,cut,cleaned ,trimmed ,husked ,milled ,c hilled,
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Amendment 68
Annex I, point (hc) (new)
(hc)“Processed produ cts”means foodstuffs resulting from
the pro cessing of unpro cessed produ cts.T h ese produ cts
maycontain ingredients t hat are ne cessar yfor t heir
manufa cture or to give t hem spe cificc haracteristi cs.
Amendment 69
Annex I, point (o)
(o)“Zone ”means a precisegeographical area with a homoge -
neous hydrological system comprising part of a watercatchment area from the source(s) to a natural or artificialbarrier that prevents the upward migration of aquatic ani -
mals from lower stretches of the water catchment area, anentire water catchment area from its source(s) to its estuary,
or more than one water catchment area, including their
estuaries, due to t he epidemiologi cal link between t he
catchment areas through the estuary .(o)“Zone ”means a preciselydefined geographical area with a
homogeneous hydrological system comprising part of awater catchment area from the source(s) to a natural orartificial barrier that prevents the anadromous migration
of aquatic animals from lower stretches of the water catch -
ment area, an entire water catchment area from its source(s)
to its estuary, or more than one water catchment area,
including their estuaries, epizootiologi callylinked through
the estuary .
Amendment 71
Annex V, Part I, point 2, subpoint 1, introductory wording
A Member State where the last known clinical occurrence was
within the period of 25 years before the date of entryinto for ce
of this Dire ctive or where the infection status prior to targeted
surveillance was unknown, because of the absence of conditionsconducive to clinical expression, may be considered free fromthe disease where :A Member State where the last known clinical occurrence was
within 10years before the date of the appli cation for disease -
free status or where the infection status prior to targeted sur -
veillance was unknown, for e xample because of the absence of
conditions conducive to clinical expression, may be consideredfree from the disease where :
Amendment 72
Annex V, Part II, point 2.3
2.3.A compartment where the last known clinical occur -
rence was within a period of 25 years before the date of entry
into for ceo ft his Dire ctive or where the infection status prior
to targeted surveillance was unknown, because of the absence ofconditions conducive to clinical expression, may be considered
free from the disease where it complies mutatis mutandis with
the requirements in Part I .2,and t he disease is not known to
occur in t he waters surrounding t hecompartment .2.3.A compartment where the last known clinical occur
-
rence was within 10years before the date of the appli cation
for disease -free status or where the infection status in thecom-
partment or in t he waters surrounding t hecompartment prior
to targeted surveillance was unknown, for e xample because of
the absence of conditions conducive to clinical expression, may
be considered free from the disease where it complies mutatismutandis with the requirements in Part I .2.
Amendment 74
Annex V, Part II, point 3.2 (a)
(a) Through a water treatment plant capable of inactivating the
relevant pathogen ;however, such water treatment is not
considered acceptable for use in a disease -free compartment
where the disease is known to occur in the water feedingthe treatment plant .(a) Through a water treatment plant inactivating the relevant
pathogen in order to reduce the risk of disease introductionto an acceptable level .6.12.2006 MT C 296 E /119 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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Amendment 75
Annex V, Part II, point 3.6a (new)
3.6a.Implementing measures concerning point 3 .2 (a) s hall
be laid down in a ccordan cew i t hthep r o cedure referred to
in Arti cle 62(2) .
P6_TA(2006)0154
Switch -over from analogue to digital broadcasting
European Parliament resolution on the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting :an oppor -
tunity for European audiovisual policy and cultural diversity ?(2005 /2212(INI))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on accelerating the transition from analogue to
digital broadcasting (1),
— having regard to the Commission communication on accelerating the transition from analogue to digi -
tal broadcasting (COM(2005)0204),
— having regard to the conclusions of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting
held in Brussels on 1 -5 December 2005,
— having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6 -0075 /2006),
A.whereas the global market developing in the communications media, a sector subject to constant tech -
nological change, involves new players, particularly in telecommunications, and increasingly importantmultinational alliances,
B.whereas compliance with the principles of media pluralism and diversity of content will not be auto -
matically guaranteed by an increase in the number of television and radio channels, but must be ensu -
red by an active and consistent policy on the part of the public authorities,
C.whereas coverage of the whole territory in terms of broadcasting and equipment is essential in order to
ensure equal access for all,
D.whereas disparities exist between and within the Member States,
E.whereas the Commission considers that there is insufficient coordination between the Member States'
plans for digital switchover, as not all Member States have yet set a deadline for analogue switch -off;
whereas the transition from analogue to digital will be successful and fair for all suppliers if the analo -
gue system is switched off throughout Europe on the same date,
F.having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2006)0037) to the Council, the European
Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on revie -
wing the interoperability of digital interactive television services pursuant to its earlier Communicationon the same subject (COM(2004)0541),
(1) Texts Adopted, 16 .11.2005, P6 _TA(2005)0431 .C 296 E /120 MT 6.12.2006 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
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