CELEX: 51981PC0175
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 64/432/EEC, 64/433/EEC, 71/118/EEC, 72/461/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 77/96/EEC, 77/99/EEC, 77/391/EEC, 80/215/EEC, 80/217/EEC and 80/1095/EEC as regards the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee.#Proposal FOR A COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 73/88/EEC, 77/97/EEC, 79/509/EEC, 79/510/EEC, 80/877/EEC, 80/1096/EEC and 80/1097/EEC as regards the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee. (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                      COUNCIL DIRECTIVE                              ^ /V
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    amending Directive               64 / 432 / EEC , 64 / 433 / EEC , 71 / 118 / EEC , 72 / 461 / EEC ,
    72 / 462 / EEC , 77 / 96 / EEC , 77 / 99 / EEC , 77 / 391 / EEC , 80 / 215 / EEC , 80 / 217 / EEC and
    80 / 1095 / EEC as regards the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee .
                                                Proposai
                                                  FOR A
                                         COUNCIL DECISION
    amending Decision               73 / 88 / EEC , 77 / 97 / EEC , 79 / 509 / EEC , 79 / 510 / EEC ,
    80 / 877 / EEC , 80 / 1096 / EEC and 80 / 1097 / EEC as regards the procedures
                          of the Standing Veterinary Committee *
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                     ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
C0M(81 ) 175 final
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                                   (1 )
    By the Council 's decision, of 15 October 1968 a Standing Veterinary Committee .
•• was set up to deal with matters in the veterinary field referred to 1t by
     the Council .                                                          ^        *
    Accordingly paragraphs instituting a decision-making procedure involving this
     Committee are inserted into all veterinary directives , consisting in most
 , cases of a " normal " procedure and an " emergency " procedure .
    The validity of the procedures was , however ^ limited in time and have been the
    object of many provisional successive prolongations , the last of which'was on .
    24 June 1975 and limited this validity until 21 June 1981 .     Since then all
     Directives and Decisions of the Council instituting the procedure of the
     Standing Veterinary Committee have equally carried a limit of validity until '
    this date .
    The existence of the Standing Veterinary Committee has enabled the Commission ,
    as a result of the Opinions delivered by the Committee to adopt a number of
    important and useful decisions which have1 , for example , helped to prevent the
    spread of epizootic diseases without impeding trade .    The delegation of power
    to the Commission which recourse to the Committee implies is obviously necessary
    in veterinary matters .  Therefore the Commission proposes that a delegation
    procedure be adopted definitively in this sector .    In this respect ,, it is
    remaining faithful to the line' of conduct which it drew up foV itself as . ~
    regards the regulatory committees whose procedure it intends to adopt .-
                                                               «
    The Commission wishes to point out that- the systematic use of temporary
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    extensions would not make it possible to ensure the necessary continuity in
    the carrying out of the tasks entrusted to it .                      >
  ( 1 ) O.J. No L 255 of 18.10.1968 , p. 23
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposal for a
                                            Council Directive
                                                of
  amending Directives                64 / 432 / EEC , 64 / 433 / EEC , 71 / 118 / EEC , 72 / 461 / EEC , 72 / 462 / EEC ,
 77 / 96 / EEC , 77 / 99 / EEC , 77 / 391 / EEC , 8Q / 215 / EEC , 80 / 217 / EEC and 8Q / 1Q95 / EEC as regards
  the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee .
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in
particular Art.icle 43 thereof .
                      V   :
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas the Standing Veterinary Committee established by                               • Council Decision
68 / 361 / EEC    (1)                              delivers its opinion in accordance with
procedures which are valid until                       21 June 1981 ;
Whereas a matter was first referred to the Committee on 22 December 1972 ;                                   whereas
sufficient time has elapsed to enable a final decision to be reached and
the validity of the said procedures should therefore no longer be restricted ;
Whereas the procedures were laid down in the following Directives :
                                             (2 )
- Council Directive 64 / 432 / EEC                  of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems
    affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine , as last amended by
    Directive 80 / 1 1 02 / EEC ^ ;
                                             (4)
- Council Directive 64 / 433 / EEC                  of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-
    Community trade in fresh meat , as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions
    of Accession of the Hellenic Republic ;
                                             / C \
- Council Directive 71 / 118 / EEC                  of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting
                                                                                                        < 6)
    trade in fresh poultrymeat , . as last amended                     by Directive 80 / 216 / EEC
(1 )   O.J.   No L 255      of  18.10.1968 ,       p. 23
(2 )   O.J.   No    121     of 29 . 7.1964 ,       p. 1977 / 64
(3)    O.J.   No L 325      of   1.12.1980 ,       p. 18
(4)    O.J.   No    121     of 29 . 7.1964 ,       p. 2012 / 64
 (5)   O.J.   No  L 55      of   8 . 3.1971 ,      p. 23 .
 (6)   O.J.   No  L 47      of  21 . 2.1980 , p.       8.
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   - Council Directive 72 / 461 / EEC         of 12 December 1972 on health
       problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat , as last amended by
                               (9)
       Directive 80 / 213 / EEC • ;                     ,                             '  . ' .                  !
   - Council Directive 72 /462 / EEC ^^ of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary                             i
       inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat                           '
       from third countries , as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of                           )
       Accession of the Hellenic Republic ;                   -          ;
                                     ( 11 )      -                                                               '
   - Council Directive 77 / 96 / EEC          of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae
  •    ( trichinella spiralis ) upon importation from, third countries , of fresh meat derived
       from domestic swine , as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of '                           i
       Accession of the Hellenic Republic ;
                                     ( 12 )
  - Council Directive 77 / 99 / EEC           of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting
                                                                                                       ( 13 )
       intra-Community trade in meat products , as last amended            by Directive 80 / 214 / EEC        , '
                                       ( 14 )                                                                     •
  - Council Directive 77 / 391 / EEC             of 17 May 1977 introducing Community measures for
                                                                                                         i        i
       the eradication of brucellosis , tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle , as last
       amended by the Act concerning the conditions of Accession of the Hellenic Republic ;
                                       ( 15 )
  - Council Directive 80 / 215 / EEC             of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems
                                                            I
       affecting intra-Community trade in meat products
                                       ( 16 )      ;
 - Council Directive 80 / 217 / EEC              of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures
       for the control of classical swine fever
                                         ( 17 )
  - Council Directive 80 / 1095 / EEC           . of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions
       designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical
       swine fever ;                                  ~
    ( 7)  O.J. No L 302 of 31.12.1972 , p. 24
    ( 8)  O.J. No L 47 of 21 . 2.1980 , p. 1
      9)  O.J. No L 302 of 31.12.1972 , p. 28
( 10 )    O.J. No L 26 of 31 . 1.1977 , p. 67
( 11 )    O.J. No L 26 of 31 . 1.1977 , p. 85
( 12 )    O.J. No L 47 of 21 . 2.1980 , p. 3
( 13 )    O.J. No L 145 of 13 . 6.1977 , p. 44
( 14 )    O.J. No L 47 of 21 . 2.1980 , p. 4
(1 5 \ 0.J . No L 47 of 21 . 2.1980 , p. 11
( 16 ) O.J. No L 325 of 1 . 12.1980 , p. 1
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Whereas the experience gained from the use of the present procedures has indicated
that they generally constitute an effective method for the rapid adoption of the
decisions for which they were primarily designed , while nevertheless depriving the
Council of the possibility rejecting by a simple majority the measures proposed
by the Commission ;
Whereas , moreover , following the accession of Greece it is also necessary to adjust
the number of votes constituing                required majority within   committee
for acts         adopted after the adoption of the Act concerning the accession of
Greece wich have not yet been adapted ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                  Article 1
The following provisions are hereby repealed :
- Article 14 of Directive 64 / 432 / EEC ,
- Article 9b of Directive 64 / 433 / EEC ,
-   Article 13 of Directive 71 / 118 / EEC ,
-   Article 10 of Directive 72 / 461 / EEC ,                              -
-   Article 31 of Directive 72 / 462 / EEC ,
-   Article 10 of Directive 77 / 96 / EEC ,
-   Article 21 of Directive 77 / 99 / EEC ,
-   Article 12 of Directive 77 / 391 / EEC ,
 -  Article 9 of Directive 80 / 215 / EEC ,
 -  Article 17 of Directive 80 / 217 / EEC ,
 -  Article 10 of Directive 80 / 1095 / EEC .                   .
                                   Article 2
  The words "... save where the Council has decided by a simple majority against
  those measures" shall be deleted from articles 12 and 13, 9a , 12 , 9, 29 and 30,
  '9 18 and 19, 11 , 8, 16"'and 9 respectively of the Directives listed in Article 1
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                                    Article 3
The reference to "41 " shall be replaced by the number        45 " in paragraph 3
of Article 8 of Directive 80 / 215 / EEC , Article 16 of Directive 80 / 217 / EEC and
Article 9 og Directive 80 / 1095 / EEC .                    s
                                    Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                      For the Counci l
 ---pagebreak---                                             Proposai
                                             for a
                                     Council Decision
  amending De«<sion          73 / 88 / EEC , 77 / 97 / EEC , 79 / 509 / EEC , 79 / 510 / EEC , 80 / 877 / EEC ,
 80 / 1096 / EEC and 80 / 1097 / EEC -as regards the procedures of the Standing Veterinary
                                          Committee .
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in
 particular Article 43 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission>
                                                                                           \
                                                                                             \
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
 Whereas the Standing Veterinary Committee established by                            Council Decision
 68 /361 / EEC ( 1 )                          delivers its opinion in accordance with procedures
 which are valid until             21 or 22 June 1981 ;
 Whereas a matter was first referred to the Committee on 22 December 1972 ;                               whereas
 sufficient time has elapsed to enable a final decision to be reached and
 the validity of the said procedures should therefore no longer be restricted ;
 Whereas the procedures were laid down in the following Decisions :
                                       (2 )
 - Council Decision 73 / 88 / EEC            of 26 March 1973 on action to protect Community
      livestock against certain foot and mouth diseases ;
 - Council Decision 77 /97/EEC <3) of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community
     of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health , as last amended
     by the Act concerning the conditions of Accession of the Hellenic Republic ;
 - Council Decision 79 / 509/ EEC ^ of 24 May 1979 on financial aid from the Community
      for the eradication of African swine fever in Spain ,
 - Council Decision 79 /510/ EEC ^ of 24 May 1979 on financial aid from the Community
      for the eradication of African swine fever in Malta ,
 - Council Decision 80 /877 / EEC ^ of 15 September 1980 on financial aid from the
      Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Portugal ,
 (1 )   O.J.  No L 255 of 18.10,1968 ,        p. 23
 (2 )   O.J.  No L 1 06 of 20 „ 4.1973 ,      p. 26
 (3)    0„J . No L 26 of 31 - 1.1977 ,        p. 78
  (4)   O.J.  NO L 133 of 31 . 5.1979 ,       p.  27
  ( 5 ) O.J. fio L 133 of 31 . 5.1979 , p. 29
( 6 ) O.J - No L 250 of 23 . 9.1980 , p. 12 .
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                                      (8)
 - Council Decision 80 / 1096 / EEC         of 11 November 1980 introducing Community
    financial measures for the eradication of classical swine fever .
                                      (9)     „ _\              '           .      . .     . .
- Council Decision 80 / 1097 / EEC          of 11 November 1980 on financial aid from the
    Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia ;
Whereas the experience gained from the use of the present procedures has indicated
that they generally constitute an effective method for the rapid adoption of the
decisions for which they were primarily designed , while nevertheless depriving
the Council of the possibility rejecting by -a ■ simple majority the measures proposed
by the Commission ;                     ■                                                    '
                                                   '                                           /
Whereas , moreover , following the accession of Greece it is also necessary to adjust
the number of votes constituing the required majority within the Committee
for acts           adopted after the adoption of the Act : concerning the Accession of
Greece which have not yet been adapted ,                                               • •
HAD ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                       '
                                        Article 1 "
The following provisions are hereby repealed :
-   Article  8  of Decision 73 /88 / EEC ,                 „
-   Article  7  of Decision 77 / 97 / EEC ,
-   Article  6  of Decisions 79 / 509 / EEC , 79 / 510 / EEC and 80 / 877 / EEC ,
                                                                    «V
-   Article  7  of Decision 80 / 1096 / EEC,'
- Article 9 of Decision 80 / 1097 / EEC-
                                                                          i
                                        Article 2                                       '
The words      .... save where the Council has decided by a simple majority against those
ineasures shall be deleted from Articles 6 and 7 of Decision 73 / 88 / EEC , Arti c le 5
of Decisions 77 / 97 / EEC , 79 / 509 / EEC , 79 / 510 / EEC and 80 / 877 / EEC , Article 6 of
Decision 80 / 1096 / EEC and Article 8 of Decision 80 / 1097 / EEC -             .   .
 ( 7 ) O.J. No L 325 of    1-12.1980 , p - 5
 ( 8) O.J. No L 325 of     1.12.1980 , p. 8
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                                      Article 3
The re f er ence to • %' " shall be .replaced by the number "45 " in paragraph 3 of
Article 5 of Decisions 79 /509 /EEC, 79/510/ EEC and 80/877 /EEC, in
Article 6 of Decision 80 / 1096 / EEC and in Article 8 of Decision 80 /1097 / EEC .
                                      Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States ,
                                                                  For the Council
 Done at Brussels ,