94/383/EC: Commission Decision of 3 June 1994 on the criteria to be applied to establishments manufacturing meat products without having an industrial structure or an industrial production capacity (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1994-06-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food processing, industrial structures, luxury products industry, meat processing industry, meat product, production quota













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94/383/EC: Commission Decision of 3 June 1994 on the criteria to be applied to establishments manufacturing meat products without having an industrial structure or an industrial production capacity (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 174 , 08/07/1994 P. 0033 - 0033 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 59 P. 0009  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 59 P. 0009  





COMMISSION DECISION of 3 June 1994 on the criteria to be applied to establishments manufacturing meat products without having an industrial structure or an industrial production capacity (Text with EEA relevance) (94/383/EC)THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular  Article 9 (5) thereof,  Whereas it is necessary to lay down criteria for the classification of establishments in order to ensure a uniform implementation of Directive 77/99/EEC;  Whereas Member States have communicated to the Commission the criteria which they have adopted to assess whether an establishment or a category of establishments has no industrial structure or production capacity;  Whereas the derogations referred to in Article 9 (1) and (2) of Directive 77/99/EEC concern only the structure of the estabishments and not the hygienic requirements laid down in the said Directive;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  Article 1  1. For the purpose of granting the derogations referred to in Article 9 (1) and (2) of Directive 77/99/EEC, Member States shall fix a maximum production limit for each establishment.  When fixing that limit, they shall take particular account of the following parameters: the establishment's structure and layout, the flow of the products, and the storage capacity for raw materials and end products.  2. The granting of the derogations referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to observance by each establishment of the production limit laid down in pursuance of paragraph 1.  3. In no case shall the production limit laid down in paragraph 1 exceed a quantity of 7,5 tonnes of finished product per week, or one tonne per week in the case of foie gras production.  Article 2  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 3 June 1994.  For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. Updated by Directive 92/5/EEC (OJ No L 57, 2. 3. 1992, p. 1).  (2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49).