Council Directive 2003/50/EC of 11 June 2003 amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals
Date: 2003-06-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: goat, health control, intra-EU trade, sheep, transport of animals

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/50/EC

of 11 June 2003

amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and
caprine animals

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

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

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (3),

Whereas:

(5) When the foot-and-mouth disease crisis of 2001 came
to an end, an International Conference on the Prevention
and Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease was organised
jointly by the Belgian Presidency of the Council and the
Commission in December 2001 in order to draw the
first conclusions from the 2001 outbreak. The Confer-
ence called upon the Commission to submit suitable
proposals for Community legislation to prevent such
outbreaks in the future, and in the event of their occur-
rence,
effects.
Amongst other things, it was requested that the move-
ment of susceptible animals be controlled more effi-
ciently with regard to the health guarantees offered.

to minimise

economic

adverse

the

(6)

Therefore, this Directive aims to reinforce the controls
on movement of sheep and goats in order to strengthen
the health guarantees offered by Member States for
intra-Community trade in animals of these species in line
with Directive 64/432/EEC.

Council Directive 91/68/EEC (4) lays down animal health
conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine
and caprine animals.

(7)

is necessary to provide for a swift procedure for

It
updating the health certificates.

Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on
animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade
in bovine animals and swine (5) was
subsequently
amended and updated by Directive 97/12/EC (6) in order
to take account of the developments in the livestock
sector in the Community.

Sheep and goats share with bovine animals and swine
not only similar husbandry systems, but also suscept-
ibility to a common range of diseases.

Movements of sheep largely contributed to the spread of
foot-and-mouth disease in certain parts of the Commu-
nity during the outbreak in 2001. The animal health
conditions for intra-Community trade in sheep and goats
have therefore been reinforced by Commission Decision
2001/327/EC of 24 April 2001 concerning restrictions
to the movement of animals of susceptible species with
regard to foot-and-mouth disease and repealing Decision
2001/263/EC (7).

(1) OJ C 331 E, 31.12.2002, p. 287.
(2) Opinion of 17 December 2002 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(3) OJ C 85, 8.4.2003, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Commis-

sion Decision 2002/261/EC (OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 31).

(5) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2002 (OJ L 179, 9.7.2002,
p. 13).

(6) OJ L 109, 25.4.1997, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

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

(7) OJ L 115, 25.4.2001, p. 12. Decision as last amended by Commis-

sion Decision 2002/1004/EC (OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 108).

(8)

Directive 91/68/EEC should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

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

1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

(a) The definitions given in Article 2 of Directive 90/425/
EEC and in Article 2 of Directive 91/628/EEC of 19
November 1991 on the protection of animals during
transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and
91/496/EEC (*) shall apply as far as applicable.

(b) In addition,

the following definitions apply for the

purposes of this Directive:

1. “ovine or caprine animals for slaughter” means
animals of the ovine or caprine species intended
to be taken either directly or via an approved
assembly centre to a slaughterhouse in order to be
slaughtered;

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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2. “ovine or caprine animals for breeding” means
ovine and caprine animals other
than those
mentioned in points 1 and 3 intended to be trans-
ported to the place of destination, either directly
or via an approved assembly centre, for breeding
and production purposes;

3. “ovine or caprine animals for fattening” means
ovine and caprine animals other
than those
mentioned in points 1 and 2 intended to be trans-
ported to the place of destination, either directly
or via an approved assembly centre, in order to be
fattened for subsequent slaughter;

4. “officially

brucellosis-free

caprine
holding” means a holding which satisfies the
conditions laid down in Section I of Chapter 1 of
Annex A;

ovine

or

5. “brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding” means a
holding which satisfies the conditions laid down
in Chapter 2 of Annex A;

6. “compulsorily notifiable disease” means a disease

listed under Section I of Annex B;

7. “official veterinarian” means a veterinarian desig-
nated by the competent central authority of the
Member State;

8. “holding of origin” means any holding on which
the ovine and caprine animals have been continu-
ously present as required by this Directive and on
which records are maintained demonstrating the
residence of the animals which may be audited by
the competent authorities;

9. “assembly centre” means collection centres and
markets, at which under the supervision of the
official veterinarian ovine and caprine animals
originating from different holdings are grouped
together to form consignments of animals for
national movement;

10. “approved assembly centre” means premises on
which ovine or caprine animals originating from
different holdings are grouped together to form
consignments of
intra-
Community trade;

intended for

animals

11. “dealer” means any natural or legal person who
buys and sells animals commercially either directly
or indirectly, who has a turnover of these animals
and who within a maximum of 29 days of
purchasing animals resells them or relocates them
from the first premises to other premises or
directly to a slaughterhouse not within his owner-
ship;

12. “approved dealer's premises” means premises oper-
ated by a dealer as defined in point 11 and
approved by the competent authorities at which
ovine or caprine animals originated from different
holdings are grouped together to form consign-
ments of animals intended for intra-Community
trade;

13. “transporter” means any natural or legal person
referred to in Article 5 of Directive 91/628/EEC;

14. “region” means that part of a Member State's terri-
tory which is at
least 2 000 km2 in area and
which is subject to inspection by the competent
authorities and includes at
the
following administrative regions:

least one of

— Belgium:

— Germany:

— Denmark:

— France:

— Italy:

province/provincie

Regierungsbezirk

amt or island

département

provincia

— Luxembourg

—

— Netherlands:

RVV-kring

— United Kingdom:

England, Wales and
Northern Ireland:

county

Scotland:

— Ireland:

— Greece:

— Spain:

— Portugal:

district or island
area

county

νοµός

provincia

continent:

distrito

other parts of Portugal's
territory:

região autónoma

— Austria:

— Sweden:

— Finland:

Bezirk

län

lääni/län;

(*) OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17. Directive as last amended
by Directive 95/29/EC (OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52).’

2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

(1)
Ovine and caprine animals for slaughter may be the
subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down
in Articles 4, 4a, 4b and 4c.

(2)
Ovine and caprine animals for fattening may be the
subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down
in Articles 4, 4a, 4b and 5, without prejudice to any addi-
tional guarantees which may be required pursuant to Arti-
cles 7 and 8.

(3)
Ovine and caprine animals for breeding may be the
subject of trade only if they fulfil the conditions laid down
in Articles 4, 4a, 4b, 5 and 6, without prejudice to any
additional guarantees which may be required pursuant to
Articles 7 and 8.

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By way of derogation from the provisions in para-
(4)
graphs 2 and 3, the competent authorities of Member
States of destination may grant general or limited deroga-
tions in respect of movement of ovine and caprine animals
for breeding and fattening, intended solely for temporary
the Community.
internal borders of
pasturing near
Member States making use of such derogation shall inform
the Commission of the content of the derogations granted.

Ovine and caprine animals covered by this Directive
(5)
must at no time between leaving the holding of origin and
arriving at destination come into contact with cloven-
hoofed animals other than animals that have the same
health status.’

(b) ovine and caprine animals which cannot be marketed
on their own territory for health or animal health
reasons justified by Article 30 of the Treaty.

(3) Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine
animals shall:

(a) either have been born and reared since birth in the

Community, or

(b) have been imported from a third country in accor-

dance with Community legislation.’

4. The following Articles shall be inserted:

3. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4a

‘Article 4

(1) Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine
animals:

(a) are

identified and registered in accordance with

Community legislation;

(b) are inspected by an official veterinarian during the 24
hours preceding the loading of the animals, and show
no clinical sign of disease;

(c) do not come from a holding, nor have been in contact
with animals from a holding, which is the subject of a
prohibition on animal health grounds; the period of
such prohibition shall
last after the slaughter and/or
the disposal of
the last animal suffering from or
susceptible to one of the diseases referred to in points
(i), (ii) or (iii), for at least:

(i) 42 days in the case of brucellosis,

(ii) 30 days in the case of rabies,

(iii) 15 days in the case of anthrax;

(d) do not come from a holding, nor have been in contact
with animals from a holding, situated in an area which
for health reasons is subject to a prohibition or restric-
tion affecting the species involved in accordance with
Community and/or national legislation;

(e) are not

the subject of animal health restrictions
pursuant to Community legislation on foot-and-mouth
disease nor have they been vaccinated against foot-
and-mouth disease.

(2) Member States
animals are not the subject of trade:

shall ensure that

the following

(1) Member States shall ensure that ovine and caprine
animals for slaughter, breeding and fattening are not
dispatched to another Member State, unless the animals:

(a) have been continuously resident on the holding of
origin for at least 30 days, or since birth if the animals
are younger than 30 days of age,

(b) do not come from a holding into which ovine or
caprine animals have been introduced during the 21
days prior to dispatch,

(c) do not come from a holding into which biungulate
animals imported from a third country have been
introduced during the 30 days prior to dispatch.

(2)
By way of derogation from paragraphs 1(b) and (c),
Member States may authorise the dispatch of ovine and
caprine animals to another Member State, if the animals
referred to in paragraphs 1(b) and (c) have been completely
isolated from all other animals on the holding.

Article 4b

(1) Member States shall ensure that the conditions set
out in paragraphs 2 to 6 are applied to intra-Community
trade in all ovine and caprine animals.

(2)
The animals shall not be outside their holding of
origin for more than six days before being last certified for
trade to the final destination in another Member State as
indicated in the health certificate.

Without prejudice to Article 9(1) in the case of transport
by sea, the time limit of six days shall be prolonged by the
duration of the sea journey.

(3)
After leaving the holding of origin the animals shall
be consigned directly to the destination in another Member
State.

(a) ovine and caprine animals which may have to be
slaughtered under a national programme for the eradi-
cation of diseases not referred to in Annex C to Direc-
tive 90/425/EEC or in Chapter I of Annex B to this
Directive;

(4)
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, ovine and
caprine animals may, after leaving the holding of origin
and before arrival at destination in another Member State,
transit through only one approved assembly centre situated
in the Member State of origin.

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In the case of ovine and caprine animals for slaughter, the
approved assembly centre may be substituted by approved
dealer's premises situated in the Member State of origin.

Animals for slaughter which have been taken on
(5)
arrival in the Member State of destination to a slaughter-
house, must be slaughtered there as soon as possible but at
least within 72 hours of arrival.

(6) Without prejudice to Article 3(5), Member States
shall ensure that the animals covered by this Directive at
no time, between leaving the holding of origin and their
arrival at destination, compromise the health status of
ovine and caprine animals not intended for intra-Commu-
nity trade.

Article 4c

(1)
By way of derogation from Article 4a(1)(a), ovine
and caprine animals for slaughter may be subject to trade
after they have been continuously resident on the holding
of origin for at least 21 days.

By way of derogation from Article 4a(1)(b), and
(2)
without prejudice to paragraph 1 and Article 4b(2), ovine
and caprine animals for slaughter may be consigned from
a holding of origin into which ovine or caprine animals
have been introduced during the 21 days prior to dispatch,
if
they are transported directly to a slaughterhouse in
another Member State for immediate slaughter without
passing through an assembly centre or staging point estab-
lished in accordance with Directive 91/628/EEC.

(3)
By way of derogation from Article 4b(3) and (4),
and without prejudice to the provisions in Article 4b(2),
ovine and caprine animals for slaughter may, after leaving
through one additional
the holding of origin, pass
assembly centre under the following alternative conditions:

(a) the animals, before passing through the approved
assembly centre referred to in Article 4b(4) which is
situated in the Member State of origin, comply with
the following conditions:

(i) after leaving the holding of origin the animals pass
through one single assembly centre under official
veterinary supervision, which permits at the same
time only animals of at
the same health
status,

least

(ii) without prejudice to Community legislation on
identification of sheep and goats, at the latest at
that assembly centre the animals are individually
identified so as to enable in each case the tracing
of the holding of origin and

(iii) from the assembly centre the animals are, accom-
panied by an official veterinary document, trans-
ported to the approved assembly centre referred to
in Article 4b(4)
to be certified and consigned
directly to a slaughterhouse in the Member State
of destination;

or

(b) the animals may after dispatch from the Member State
of origin transit through one approved assembly centre
before being consigned to the slaughterhouse in the
Member State of destination under
the following
conditions:

(i) either the approved assembly centre is situated in
the Member State of destination from where the
animals must be removed under the responsibility
of the official veterinarian directly to a slaughter-
house to be slaughtered within five days of arrival
at the approved assembly centre, or

(ii) the approved assembly centre is situated in one
Member State of transit from where the animals
are consigned directly to the slaughterhouse in the
Member State of destination indicated in the
animal health certificate issued in accordance with
Article 9(6).’

5. Article 8a shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 8a

in order to be
(1) Member States shall ensure that,
approved by the competent authority, assembly centres
must at least:

(a) be under the control of an official veterinarian who
shall ensure that, in particular, the provisions of Article
3(5) are complied with;

(b) be located in an area which is not subject to prohibi-
in accordance with relevant

tion or
Community legislation and/or national legislation;

restrictions

(c) be cleaned and disinfected before use, as required by

the official veterinarian;

(d) have, taking into account the animal capacity of the

assembly centre:

— a facility dedicated exclusively for this purpose

when used as an assembly centre,

— appropriate facilities for loading, unloading and
adequate housing of a suitable standard for the
animals, for watering and feeding them, and for
giving them any necessary treatment; these facilities
must be easy to clean and disinfect,

— appropriate inspection facilities,

— appropriate isolation facilities,

— appropriate equipment

for cleaning and disin-

fecting rooms and trucks,

— an appropriate storage area for fodder,

litter and

manure,

— an appropriate system for collecting waste water,

— the use of an office for the official veterinarian;

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(e) admit only animals which are identified in accordance
with Community legislation and comply with the
animal health conditions set down in this Directive for
the category of animals concerned. To this end, when
animals are admitted, the owner or person in charge of
the centre shall ensure they are accompanied by health
documents or appropriate certificates for the species
and categories involved;

(f) be regularly inspected by the competent authority in
order to ascertain that the requirements for approval
continue to be fulfilled.

(2)
The owner or person in charge of the assembly
centre shall be required, on the basis either of the accom-
panying documents for the animals or of the identification
numbers or marks of the animals, to record on a register
or a database and retain for a minimum period of three
years the following information:

— the name of the owner, the origin, date of entry and
the ovine and
exit, number and identification of
caprine animals or the registration number of
the
holding of origin of the animals entering the centre,
where applicable the approval or registration number
of the assembly centre through which the animals have
passed prior to entering the centre and their proposed
destination,

— the registration number of

the transporter and the
licence number of the lorry delivering or collecting
animals from the centre.

The competent authority shall

(3)
issue an approval
number to each approved assembly centre. Such approval
may be limited to one or the other species covered by this
Directive or to animals for breeding or fattening or to
animals for slaughter. The competent authority shall notify
the Commission of the list of approved assembly centres
and of any updates. The Commission shall present this list
to Member States in the framework of the Committee
referred to in Article 15(1).

(4)
The competent authority may suspend or withdraw
approval in the event of failure to comply with this Article
or other appropriate provisions of this Directive or other
directives in respect of health restrictions. Approval may
be restored when the competent authority is satisfied that
that assembly centre is in full compliance with all the
appropriate provisions of this Directive.

(5)
The competent authority shall ensure that, when
operating, assembly centres have sufficient approved veter-
inarians to carry out all duties.

(6)
Any detailed rules required for uniform application
of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 15(2).’

6. The following Articles are inserted:

‘Article 8b

for the purpose of

(1) Member States shall ensure that all dealers are regis-
intra-Community trade,
tered and,
approved and issued with an approval number by the
competent authority and that approved dealers comply
with at least the following conditions:

(a) they must deal only in animals which are identified
and come from holdings that conform with the condi-
tions set out in Article 3. To this end, the dealer shall
ensure that the animals are properly identified and are
accompanied by health documents as appropriate in
accordance with this Directive;

(b) the dealer shall be required, either on the basis of the
document accompanying the animals, or on the basis
of identification numbers or marks on the animals, to
keep a record or database and to store the following
data for at least three years:

— the name of the owner, origin, date of purchase,
categories, number and identification of ovine and
the
caprine animals or
holding of origin of the animals purchased, where
applicable, the approval or registration number of
the assembly centre through which the animals
have passed prior to purchase and their destina-
tion,

registration number of

— the registration number of the transporter and/or
the lorry delivering and

the licence number of
collecting animals,

— the name and address of the purchaser and the

destination of the animal,

— copies of route plans and/or serial number of

health certificates as applicable;

(c) when the dealer keeps animals on his premises he shall

ensure that:

— specific training is given to the staff in charge of
the animals in applying the requirements of this
Directive and in the care and welfare of
the
animals,

— any necessary controls and tests on the animals are
carried out regularly by the official veterinarian and
that all necessary steps are taken to prevent the
spread of disease.

(2) Member States shall ensure that all premises used by
a dealer in connection with his business are registered and
issued with an approval number by the competent
authority and that they comply with at least the following
conditions:

(a) they must be under the control of an official veteri-

narian;

(b) they must be located in an area which is not subject to
prohibition or restrictions in accordance with relevant
Community or national legislation;

(c) they must have:

— appropriate facilities of sufficient capacity and, in
particular,
inspection facilities and isolation facil-
ities so that all animals can be isolated in the event
of an outbreak of a contagious disease,

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— appropriate facilities

for unloading and where
necessary adequate housing of a suitable standard
for the animals, for watering and feeding them, and
for giving them any necessary treatment;
these
facilities must be easy to clean and disinfect,

— an appropriate

reception area

for

litter

and

manure,

— an appropriate system for collecting waste water;

(d) they must be cleaned and disinfected before use, as

required by the official veterinarian.

The competent authority may suspend or withdraw
(3)
approval in the event of failure to comply with this Article
or other appropriate provisions of this Directive or other
Directives in respect of health restrictions. Approval may
be restored when the competent authority is satisfied that
the dealer is in full compliance with all the appropriate
provisions of this Directive.

(4)
The competent authority must carry out regular
inspections in order to ascertain that the requirements of
this Article are fulfilled.

Article 8c

(1) Member States shall ensure that
the transporters
referred to in Article 5 of Directive 91/628/EEC meet the
following additional conditions:

(a) for the carriage of animals they must use means of

transport which are:

— constructed in such a way that the animal faeces,
litter or feed cannot leak or fall out of the vehicle,

— cleaned and disinfected immediately after every
animal
transport or that of any product which
could affect animal health and if necessary before
any new loading of animals, using disinfectants
officially authorised by the competent authority;

(b) they must either have appropriate cleaning and disin-
fection facilities approved by the competent authority,
including facilities for storing litter and dung, or they
must provide documentary evidence that these opera-
tions are performed by a third party approved by the
competent authority.

The transporter must ensure that for each vehicle
(2)
used for
is kept
the transport of animals a register
containing at least the following information which shall
be kept for a minimum period of three years:

(i) places and dates of pick-up, and the name or business
name and address of the holding or assembly centre
where the animals are picked up,

(ii) places and dates of delivery, and the name or business

name and address of the consignee(s),

(iii) species and number of animals carried,

(iv) date and place of disinfection,

(v) details of accompanying documentation, number, etc.

(3)
Transporters shall ensure that the consignment or
animals do not at any time, between leaving the holdings
or the assembly centre of origin and arriving at their desti-
nation, come into contact with animals of a lower health
status.

(4) Member States shall ensure that transporters give a
written undertaking stating in particular that:

— all the measures necessary to comply with this Direc-
tive shall be taken and in particular the provisions laid
down in this Article and relating to the appropriate
documentation that must accompany the animals,

— the transport of animals is entrusted to staff who
possess the necessary ability, professional competence
and knowledge.

Article 18 of Directive 91/628/EEC shall apply in a

(5)
like manner in case of infringement of this Article.’

7. Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

(1)
Ovine and caprine animals must be accompanied
during transportation to destination by a health certificate
conforming to either model I, II or III set out in Annex E,
as appropriate. The certificate shall consist of a single sheet
or, where more than one page is required, shall be in such
a form that any two or more pages are part of an inte-
grated whole and indivisible and shall contain a serial
number. It shall be drawn up on the day of the health
inspection, in one of the official languages of the country
of destination at least. The certificate shall be valid for 10
days from the date of the health inspection.

(2)
The health inspection for the issuing of the health
certificate, including additional guarantees, for a consign-
ment of animals may be carried out in the holding of
origin or in an approved assembly centre or, in the case of
animals for slaughter, on approved dealer's premises. For
this purpose the competent authority shall ensure that any
certificate is drawn up by the official veterinarian after
inspections, visits and controls as provided by this Direc-
tive.

The official veterinarian for the assembly centre shall

(3)
carry out all necessary checks on animals arriving there.

(4)
For ovine and caprine animals for fattening and
breeding dispatched to another Member State from an
approved assembly centre located in the Member State of
origin, the health certificate referred to in paragraph 1,
conforming to either model II or III set out in Annex E as
appropriate, may only be issued on the basis of the checks
provided for in paragraph 3 and of an official document
containing the necessary information completed by the
official veterinarian responsible for the holding of origin.

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for

animals

For ovine

and caprine

slaughter
(5)
dispatched to another Member State from an approved
assembly centre or from an approved dealer's premises
located in the Member State of origin, the health certificate
referred to in paragraph 1, conforming to model I set out
in Annex E, may only be issued on the basis of the checks
provided for in paragraph 3 and of an official document
containing the necessary information completed by the
official veterinarian responsible for the holding of origin or
the assembly centre referred to in Article 4c(3)(a)(i).

(6)
For ovine and caprine animals for slaughter passing
through an approved assembly centre in accordance with
Article 4c(3)(b)(ii), the official veterinarian responsible for
the approved assembly centre in the Member State of
transit shall provide certification to the Member State of
destination by
second health certificate,
conforming to model I set out in Annex E, completing it
with the requested data from the original health certifi-
cate(s) and attaching to it an officially endorsed copy
thereof. In this case, the combined validity of the certifi-
cates shall not exceed that provided for in paragraph 1.

issuing

a

(7)
The official veterinarian issuing a health certificate
for intra-Community trade conforming to either model I, II
or III set out in Annex E as appropriate, shall ensure that
the movement is recorded in the ANIMO system on the
day the certificate is issued.’

8. Article 13 shall be repealed.

9. Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

The rules for the implementation of this Directive
(3)
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred
to in Article 15(2).’

10. Article 16 shall be repealed.

11. Annex E shall be replaced by the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive before 1 July 2004. 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 the
Member States.

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

Article 3

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

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

‘Article 14

Done at Luxembourg, 11 June 2003.

Annex A shall be amended by the Council, acting by

(1)
a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.

Annexes B, C, D and E shall be amended in accor-

(2)
dance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2).

For the Council

The President

G. DRYS

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