Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000 amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine
Date: 2000-04-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: cattle, database, exchange of information, health control, intra-EU trade, swine

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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DIRECTIVE 2000/15/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

of 10 April 2000

amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in
bovine animals and swine

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

2. the following point shall be added to Article 14(3)(c):

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 152 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

‘4. In order

to ensure the operation of

the national
computer databases concerning porcine animals, appro-
priate rules of application,
including the information
that
the national databases must contain, shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 17.’;

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),

3. Article 18 shall be replaced by the following:

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

‘Article 18

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

(1)

Both Directive 64/432/EEC (4) and Council Regulation
(EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system
for the identification and registration of bovine animals
and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (5)
refer to the creation of computer databases, for bovine
and porcine animals, to store information on animals
and their movements.

(2)

The appropriate implementation of functional national
recording the movements of porcine
for
databases
animals must be ensured,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Those Member States which have not
introduced an
approved surveillance network system shall ensure that a
computer database complying with the provisions laid
down in Article 14 is fully operational as follows:

(a) for bovine animals, from 31 December 1999;

(b) for a register of holdings of porcine animals, complying
with the provisions laid down in Article 14(3)(c)(2) from
31 December 2000;

(c) for movements of porcine animals, complying with the

provisions laid down in Article 14(3)(c)(3):

— from their holding of birth, by 31 December 2001,

— from all other holdings, by 31 December 2002.

There shall be an entry in the database for each separate
movement of porcine animals. The entry shall comprise at
least the following: the number of porcine animals being
moved, the identification number of the holding or herd of
departure, the identification number of the holding or herd
of arrival and the departure and arrival dates.’.

Directive 64/432/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

Article 2

1.

in Article 14(3)(c)(3),
replaced by the following:

the third subparagraph shall be

‘However, only points 2, 3 and 4 shall be applicable to
porcine animals.’;

(1) OJ C 100, 2.4.1998, p. 23.
(2) OJ C 235, 27.7.1998, p. 59.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 June 1998 (OJ C 210,
6.7.1998, p. 30) confirmed on 16 September 1999, Council
common position of 24 January 2000 (OJ C 83, 22.3.2000, p. 84)
and decision of the European Parliament of 15 March 2000.

(4) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive amended and updated by
Council Directive 97/12/EC (OJ L 109, 25.4.1997, p. 1) and last
amended by Council Directive 98/99/EC (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998,
p. 107).

(5) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of their official publication. The
methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt
in the field governed by this Directive.

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

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 2000.

For the European Parliament

The President

N. FONTAINE

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA