Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards scrapie
Date: 1998-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, consumer protection, disease prevention, epidemiology, health legislation, sheep, veterinary legislation

19.2.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  45/33

Proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  amending  Council  Directive
91/68/EEC  as  regards  scrapie

(1999/C  45/03)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  623  final  -  98/0324(COD)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  7  January  1999)

THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND  THE  COUNCIL
OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Whereas  Directive  91/68/EEC 
amended  accordingly,

should 

therefore  be

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  100a(cid:216)(˛)  thereof,

HAVE  ADOPTED  THIS  DIRECTIVE:

Article  1

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

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

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

Directive  91/68/EEC  is  hereby  amended  as  follows:

1.(cid:217)In  Article  2(7),  the  words  "as  listed  under  sections  I
and  II  of  Annex  B’  are  replaced  by  the  words  "as
listed  under  section  I  of  Annex  B’.

2.(cid:217)Article  6(b)  is  deleted.

3.(cid:217)In  Article  7(1),  the  words  "referred  to  in  Annex  B,
sections  II  and  III’  are  replaced  by  the  words  "referred
to  in  Annex  B,  section  III’.

the  animal  health  conditions 

Whereas 
scrapie,
covering  placing  on  the  market  of  animals  are  laid  down
in  Council  Directive  91/68/EEC  of  28  January  1991  on
animal  health  conditions  governing 
intra(cid:220)Community
trade  in  ovine  and  caprine  animals(cid:216)(ˇ),  as  last  amended
by  Commission  Decision  94/953/EC(cid:216)(—);

for 

in  particular 

Whereas  the  Commission  has  obtained  new  scientific
opinions, 
the  Scientific  Steering
from 
Committee,  on  several  aspects  of  TSEs,  whereas  the
in  Directive  91/68/EEC  must  be
rules 
reviewed  in  the  light  of  those  opinions;

laid  down 

Whereas  provisions  should  be  laid  down  for  all  the  issues
related  to  TSEs;  whereas  these  rules  should  apply  to  the
production  and  placing  on  the  market  of  live  animals
and  products  of  animal  origin;  whereas  the  European
Parliament  and  the  Council  have  adopted  Regulation
(.(cid:216).(cid:216).  laying  down  rules  for  the  prevention  and  control  of
certain  transmissible  spongiform  encephalopathies)(cid:216)((cid:209));

Whereas  this  Directive  directly  concerns  public  health
and  is  relevant  to  the  functioning  of  the  internal  market;
whereas,  therefore,  it  is  appropriate  to  choose  Article
100a  of  the  Treaty  as  the  legal  basis;

(˛)(cid:217)At  the  moment  at  which  the  Amsterdam  Treaty  comes  into

force,  please  read  "Article  152’.

(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  46,  19.2.1991,  p.  19.
(—)(cid:217)OJ  L  371,  31.12.1994,  p.  14.
((cid:209))(cid:217)OJ  L  .(cid:216).(cid:216).

4.(cid:217)In  Article  8(1),  the  words  "listed  in  Annex  B,  sections
in

II  and  III’  are  replaced  by  the  words 
Annex  B,  section  III’.

"listed 

5.(cid:217)Section  II  of  Annex  B  is  deleted.

Article  2

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  bring 
laws,
regulations  and  administrative  provisions  necessary  to
comply  with  this  Directive  30  June  2000  at  the  latest.
They  shall  forthwith  inform  the  Commission  thereof.

into  force  the 

They  shall  apply  those  provisions  as  from  1  July  2000.

When  Member  States  adopt  those  provisions,  they  shall
contain  a  reference  to  this  Directive  or  be  accompanied
by  such  a  reference  on  the  occasion  of  their  official
publication.  Member  States  shall  determine  how  such
reference  is  to  be  made.

States 

the
shall 
2.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member 
Commission  the  provisions  of  national  law  which  they
adopt 
this  Directive.  The
in 
Commission  shall 
the  other  Member  States
thereof.

the  field  covered  by 
inform 

communicate 

to 

Article  3

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

Article  4

This  Directive  is  addressed  to  the  Member  States.