1999/201/EC: Council Decision of 14 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
Date: 1998-12-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Canada, agreement (EU), animal product, health control, meat, public health

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(Acts  whose  publication  is  not  obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL  DECISION

of  14  December  1998

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of
Canada  on  sanitary  measures  to  protect  public  and  animal  health  in  respect  of  trade  in  live
animals  and  animal  products

(1999/201/EC)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Whereas the Agreement should be approved on behalf of
the  Community,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  113  in  conjunction
with  Article  228(2),  first  sentence  thereof,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Article  1

the  Agreement  between 

Whereas 
the  European
Community  and  the  Government  of  Canada  on  sanitary
measures  to  protect  public  and  animal  health  in  respect
of  trade  in  live  animals  and  animal  products  provides  an
adequate  means  for  putting  into  practice  the  provisions
of  the  World  Trade  Organisation  Agreement  on  the
Application  of  Sanitary  and  Phytosanitary  Measures  as
regards  public  and  animal  health  measures;

The  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and
the  Government  of  Canada  on  sanitary  measures  to
protect  public  and  animal  health  in  respect  of  trade  in
live  animals  and  animal  products  is  hereby  approved  on
behalf  of  the  Community.

The  text  of  the  Agreement  and  the  Annexes  thereto  are
attached  to  this  Decision.

contribute 

trade  between 

the  Agreement  will 

towards
Whereas 
the  European
facilitating  bilateral 
Community  and  Canada  in  live  animals  and  animal
products  through  the  progressive  recognition  of  the
equivalence  of  sanitary  measures,  the  recognition  of
animal  health  status,  the  application  of  regionalisation
and
and 
cooperation;

communication 

improvement 

the 

of 

Article  2

The  President  of  the  Council  is  hereby  authorised  to
designate  the  person  or  persons  empowered  to  sign  the
Agreement  in  order  to  bind  the  Community.

Article  3

Whereas  it  is  appropriate  to  make  provisions  for  a
procedure  establishing  close  and  effective  cooperation
between  the  Commission  and  the  Member  States  within
the  Standing  Veterinary  Committee;

The  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this
Agreement,  including  guarantees  with  regard  to  fresh
meat  and  meat-based  products  equivalent  to  those  laid
down  by  Council  Directive  72/462/EEC  of  12  December

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1972  on  health  and  veterinary  inspection  problems  upon
importation  of  bovine,  ovine  and  caprine  animals  and
third
swine, 
countries (1),  shall  be  established  pursuant 
the
to 
procedure  laid  down  in  Article  30  of  that  Directive.

fresh  meat  or  meat  products 

from 

Committee  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the
procedure 
in  Article  29  of  Directive
72/462/EEC.

laid  down 

Article  5

Article  4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of
the  European  Communities.

It  shall  take  effect  on  the  date  of  its  publication.

Done  at  Brussels,  14  December  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

W.  MOLTERER

assisted 

States’
The  Commission, 
representatives,  shall  represent  the  Community  in  the
Joint Management Committee referred to in Article 16(1)
of  the  Agreement.

by  Member 

The Community position with regard to the matters to be
dealt with by that Joint Management Committee shall be
established  within  the  appropriate  Council  bodies,  in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Treaty.

Amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement which are
the  result  of  recommendations  by  the  Joint  Management

(1) OJ  L  302,  31.12.1972,  p.  28.  Directive  as  last  amended  by

Directive  97/79/EC  (OJ  L  24,  30.1.1998,  p.  31).