WRITTEN QUESTION No. 770/96 by Jan MULDER , Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. Application of Directive 90/ 675/EEC: problems involved in the transhipment of veterinary goods with subsequent transport by air or sea
Date: 1996-04-01
Institutions: European Parliament, MULDER, WIJSENBEEK
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EC Directive, air transport, application of EU law, health certificate, import, maritime transport, simplification of formalities, third country, veterinary inspection













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 770/96 by Jan MULDER , Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. Application of Directive 90/ 675/EEC: problems involved in the transhipment of veterinary goods with subsequent transport by air or sea  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0077 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0770/96 by Jan Mulder (ELDR) and Florus Wijsenbeek (ELDR) to the Commission (1 April 1996)Subject: Application of Directive 90/675/EEC: problems involved in the transhipment of veterinary goods with subsequent transport by air or sea1. Is the Commission aware of the specific problems arising from application of Directive 90/675/EEC ((OJ L 373, 31.12.1990, p. 1. )) in the case of transhipment of veterinary goods with subsequent transport by air or sea?2. If so, is the Commission prepared to take account, in the forthcoming review of this Directive, of these unnecessary and serious obstacles to movements in ports, the considerable delays which this may involve, the risk of serious loss of value of perishable veterinary products and hence the additional costs involved in carrying out veterinary checks in the port of transhipment?3. In the light of the foregoing, is the Commission prepared to amend the Directive so that the physical check, the identity check and the documentary check can be carried out in the port of destination in the case of transhipment with subsequent transport by air or sea?4. If not, why not?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (30 April 1996)1-3. The Commission is aware that in the case of transshipment by sea or air, the industry is reluctant to make the original veterinary health certificate available to the veterinary authorities of the border inspection post of arrival.The rules concerning transshipment in sea and air transport are laid down in Article 8(4) of Directive 90/675/EEC. This allows the physical check to be carried out in the port or airport of destination provided that the products are transported by sea or air.The Commission has recently prolonged the so-called 'transitional measures' (Decision 96/105/EEC ((OJ L 24, 31.1.1996. ))) which facilitate the transition to the new system of checks. This Decision lays down that in the case of transshipment in an airport or seaport, the identity and physical checks shall be carried out in the border inspection post of destination.The Commission is preparing an amendment to Directive 90/675/EEC to include, in the case of transshipment, that the documentary and physical check shall in principle be carried out in the border inspection post of destination. The authority may carry out a documentary check in the border inspection post of entry on the basis of the original certificate or document or an authenticated copy.4. This formulation is needed in order to give the possibility to carry out a documentary check at entry for veterinary reasons. However, it is not necessary to have the original certificate or document available at the border inspection post of entry. An authenticated copy is sufficient.It is the intention of the Commission to ensure that inspection requirements do not impinge on transshipment operations to a greater extent than is necessary to safeguard animal and public health in the Community.