OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications
Date: 1996-02-01
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: animal disease, animal nutrition, poultry, public health, veterinary legislation













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OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications  


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Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending  Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified  zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of  food-borne infections and intoxications(96/C 97/09)On 24  November 1995, the Council  decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty  establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal. The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work  on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 11  January 1996. The Rapporteur was Mr  Mayayo Bello. At its 332nd Plenary Session (meeting of 1  February 1996), the Economic and Social Committee  adopted the following Opinion nem.con. with two abstentions. 1. In adopting Directive 92/117/EEC (the 'Zoonoses Directive') in 1992, the Council  introduced an obligation for the Member States to collect information on the situation, communicate  this information to the Commission and forward plans and national measures concerning salmonella in  poultry to the Commission. 2. The Committee notes that Directive 92/117/EEC has proved difficult to implement in a number of  Member States. It therefore supports the Commission's intention to carry out a thorough review of  the Directive. 3. The Committee understands the Commission's reasons for requesting time to revise the Directive  and to draft the essential report provided for in the new Article  15a. 4. The Committee recognizes that Directive 92/117/EEC has certain shortcomings, and regrets that  some Member States have failed to comply with the Directive adequately. Inadequate control measures  mean that competition is distorted between poultry producers in different countries. 5. Consumers are increasingly aware of salmonella and some countries have adopted significant  provisions on this matter, which the Committee considers necessary to fulfil the obligation of the  EU Treaty to contribute to the attainment of a high level of health protection. 6. The Committee points out its interest in control and protection against zoonoses, and asks that  the Committee be consulted in due course on the proposed new Directive which should include  appropriate provisions to ensure that the situation does not deteriorate further, especially in  those countries which have implemented the Directive. 7. Given the urgent need to further and speed up the implementation of control measures against  salmonella in all EU countries, the Committee recommends that the Commission and other concerned  parties arrange a public conference on this subject. Done at Brussels, 1  February 1996. The Presidentof the Economic and Social CommitteeCarlos FERRER