Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, in order to reinforce checking
Date: 1997-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, computer system, intra-EU trade, single market, veterinary inspection

C  13/12

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

17.1.98

Proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  amending  Directive  89/662/EEC
concerning  veterinary  checks  in  intra(cid:220)Community  trade  with  a  view  to  the  completion  of  the
internal  market,  in  order  to  reinforce  checking

(98/C  13/06)

COM(97)  643  final  -  97/0334(COD)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  3  December  1997)

THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND  THE  COUNCIL
OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

the  internal  market,  Article  100a  of  the  Treaty  should  be
used  as  a  legal  basis,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  100a  thereof,

HAVE  ADOPTED  THIS  DIRECTIVE:

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Article  1

following  Article  12 

The 
89/662/EEC:

is 

inserted 

in  Directive

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and
Social  Committee,

"Article  12

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in
Article  189b  of  the  Treaty,

Whereas  as  a  result  of  the  BSE  crisis  there  is  a  clear
desire  that  veterinary  checks  should  be  made  more
stringent;  whereas  this  will  require  improved  exchange  of
information  between  Member  States’  competent  auth(cid:220)
orities;

Whereas  Article  20  of  Council  Directive  90/425/EEC  of
26  June  1990  concerning  veterinary  and  zootechnical
checks  applicable  in  intra(cid:220)Community  trade  in  certain
live  animals  and  products  with  a  view  to  the  completion
of  the  internal  market(cid:216)(˛),  as  last  amended  by  Council
Directive  92/118/EEC(cid:216)(ˇ),  charged  the  Commission  with
introduction  of  a  computerized  system  linking  veterinary
authorities  (ANIMO);

Whereas  the  possibility  should  be  introduced  of  using  the
ANIMO  system  for  intra(cid:220)Community  trade  in  animal
products  covered  by  Council  Directive  89/662/EEC  of
11  December  1989,  concerning  veterinary  checks 
in
intra(cid:220)Community  trade  with  a  view  to  the  completion  of
the  internal  market(cid:216)(—),  as  last  amended  by  Directive
92/118/EEC;

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  ANIMO  computerized 
linking
veterinary  authorities  may  if  necessary  be  extended
through  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18  to
intra(cid:220)Community  trade  in  animal  products  covered
by  this  Directive.

system 

the
2.(cid:218)(cid:217)Any  rules  of  application  required 
purposes  of  paragraph  1  shall  be  set  through  the
procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18.’

for 

Article  2

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  bring  into  force  the  legislative,
regulatory  and  administrative  provisions  necessary  to
comply  with  this  Directive  by  1  July  1998  at  the  latest.
They  shall  forthwith  inform  the  Commission  thereof.

When  Member  States  adopt  these  provisions,  they  shall
contain  a  reference  to  this  Directive  or  shall  be  accom(cid:220)
panied  by  such  reference  at  the  time  of  their  official
publication.  The  procedure  for  such  reference  shall  be
adopted  by  Member  States.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  notify  to  the  Commission  the
texts  of  the  main  provisions  of  national  law  which  they
adopt  in  the  field  governed  by  this  Directive.

Article  3

Whereas  since  the  veterinary  control  arrangements  for
intra(cid:220)Community  trade  in  animal  products  have  impli(cid:220)
cations  for  protection  of  public  health  and  operation  of

This  Directive  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its
the  European
the  Official  Journal  of 
publication 
Communities.

in 

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  224,  18.8.1990,  p.  29.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  62,  15.3.1993,  p.  49.
(—)(cid:217)OJ  L  395,  30.12.1989,  p.  13.

Article  4

This  Directive  is  addressed  to  the  Member  States.