Directive 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000 amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine
Date: 2000-05-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: cattle, health control, intra-EU trade, swine

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DIRECTIVE 2000/20/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 16 May 2000

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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (7),

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 37 and 152(4)(b)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (1),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,

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

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Directive 64/432/EEC (3) has been amended and updated
by Directive 97/12/EC (4) and by Directive 98/46/EC (5).

Problems concerning the implementation of Directive
64/432/EEC as amended by the two aforementioned
Directives require transitional measures to avoid distur-
bances in trade in live animals of the bovine and porcine
species.

Moreover, Directive 64/432/EEC 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 (6)
refer to the creation of computer databases, inter alia for
bovine animals, to store information on animals and
their movements.

Problems have been encountered with the application of
the animal health conditions and in particular in relation
to the link with the identification and registration of
animals.

Directive 64/432/EEC is to be amended to ensure
consistency of Community rules and to allow the
Commission to adopt transitional measures allowing the
Member States to adapt to the new trade conditions.

As a result, it is appropriate to delay the entry into force
of certain provisions in the said Directive.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down

(1) OJ C 51, 23.2.2000, p. 31.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 March 2000 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 17 April
2000.

(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by

Directive 98/99/EC (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 107).

(4) OJ L 109, 25.4.1997, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 22.
(6) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.

1. the following point shall be added to Article 6(2):

‘(e) until 31 December 2000, not be subject to the test
requirements laid down in (a) or (b)
in the case of
bovine animals aged less than 30 months intended for
meat production which:

— come from a beef holding officially tuberculosis-free

and officially brucellosis-free,

— are accompanied by an animal health certificate with
paragraph 7 in Section A of Annex F Model 1 duly
completed,

— remain under supervision until their slaughter,

— have not come into contact during transport with
bovine animals not coming from herds officially free
from those diseases,

and provided that:

— these arrangements are restricted to trade between
Member States or regions of Member States with the
same health status with regard to tuberculosis or
brucellosis,

— the Member State of destination takes all necessary
measures to avoid any contamination of indigenous
herds,

— the Member States put in place a proper system of
random sampling, inspections and controls designed
to ensure the efficient implementation of these rules,

— the Commission monitors the proper operation of
this Directive so as to ensure that Member States
comply fully with the rules;’;

2.

in the second subparagraph of Article 6(3), ‘31 December
1999’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2000’;

3. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 16:

‘3. Where necessary to facilitate the changeover to the
the
new arrangements provided for
Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 17a, may adopt
transitional measures
applicable for a period of not more than two years.’;

in this Directive,

(7) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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4. Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 17

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
Veterinary Committee established by Decision 68/361/EEC
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5
and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’;

5. the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 17a

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
Veterinary Committee established by Decision 68/361/EEC
(hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5
and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard
to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’;

6.

7.

in Annex A, I, 2, point (c), third indent, the word ‘or’ shall
be inserted between points (1) and (2).

in Annex A, I, 4 and in Annex A, II, 7 point (b) shall be
replaced by the following:

‘(b) each bovine animal

is identified in accordance with

Community legislation, and’;

8. the following paragraph shall be added to Annex F, Model

1, Section A:

‘7. (3) is an animal less than 30 months old intended for
meat production originating from a herd which is
officially tuberculosis, brucellosis and leukosis free,
and is dispatched in accordance with Article 6(2)(e)
of Directive 64/432/EEC under licence No …’.

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
or administrative provisions required for compliance with this
Directive with effect from 1 December 1999. They shall forth-
with 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 the
Member States.

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

Article 3

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

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2000.

For the European Parliament

For the Council

The President

N. FONTAINE

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS