CELEX: 51990PC0555
Language: en
Date: 1990-11-20
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) CONCERNING GAME MEAT AND RABBIT MEAT

12. 12. 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 311/5
                                                               II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
                Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning game meat and rabbit
                                                             meat (')
                                                      COM(90) 555 final
                (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 21 November
                                                              1990)
                                                         (90/C 311/08)
 The Commission presented the abovementioned proposal               4. The eleventh indent of the first subparagraph of
 to the Council on 30 October 1989. As a result of the                 Article 2 is replaced by the following:
 opinion given by the European Parliament during its
 part-session of 13 September 1990, the initial proposal is             '— "Hunting region": the region within which the
 amended as follows:                                                         wild game can move freely.'
                                                                    5. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
 1. The second recital is replaced by the following:
                                                                        'Article 7
    'Whereas, because of the particular conditions under                Game meat obtained from farmed feathered game
    which wild game is killed, rules concerning health                 must fulfil the conditions referred to in Article 3 of
    control and inspection should be realistic and                      Directive 71/118/EEC as amended.'
    practical;'
                                                                    6. Article 17 (2) is replaced by the following:
 2. The sixth recital is replaced by the following:                    '2.     In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the meat
                                                                       must be indentified with a mark or tag allowing
    'Whereas Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21                        identification of the producer or, in the case of wild
    December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases               game, the hunting region.'
    within the Community (2), as last amended by
    Directive 89/162/EEC ( J ), lays down the conditions            7. Article 19 is replaced by the following:
    for notification of animal diseases in the Community;              'Article 19
    whereas the appearance or presence of certain
    contagious animal diseases in the wildlife of one                  The Annexes to this Regulation shall be amended by
    region of the Community may present a risk to the                  the Commission in accordance with the procedure
    wildlife in other regions of the Community as well as              laid down in Article 21, particularly in order to bring
    to Community domestic livestock; whereas there is a                it into line with technological progress, and to take
    need to collect information on the prevalence of                   account of other necessary derogations and disparities
    contagious diseases in wildlife;'                                  in regional conditions.'
                                                                    8. In Annex II, Chapter I, point 8 is replaced by the
 3. The following recital is added after the eighth recital:           following:
                                                                       '8. Game carcases should be presented for inspection
    'Whereas, pending implementation of Community
                                                                            in a state fit for human consumption as soon as
    rules on imports of game meat and rabbit meat from
                                                                            possible after killing.'
    third countries, Member States must apply to such
    imports conditions which are at least equivalent to the
                                                                    9. In Annex II, Chapter II, point 14 (b) is replaced by
    conditions laid down in this Regulation;'
                                                                       the following:
                                                                       '(b) Those parts of game carcases which show
                                                                             localized lesions or contaminations or parasitic
(') OJ No C 327, 30. 12. 1989, p. 40.                                        infestations which do not affect the health of the
(*) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 58.                                        rest of the meat must be declared unfit for
(J) OJ No L 61, 4. 3. 1989, p. 48.                                           human consumption.'