CELEX: 51987PC0592
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION the transitional measures required for the extension to national production of the prohibition on administration to farm animals of certain substances having a hormonal action (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---     COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(87 ) 592 final .
                                           Brussels , 16 November 1987 .
                              Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL DECISION
   the transitional measures required for the extension to national production
   of the prohibition on administration to farm animals of certain substances
                     having a hormonal action
                         ( presented by the Commission )
COM(87 ) 592 final.'
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                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE COUNCIL
On the 31st December 1985 the Council adopted the Directive 85 / 649/ EEC(1 )
prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having
a hormonal action .
By virtue of this decision by 1st january 1988 at the latest , the Member
States may not authorise any derogation from Article 2 of Directive
81 / 602 / EEC concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a
hormonal action and of any substances having a thyrostatic action(2 ).
This implies the prohibition by 1st january 1988 at the latest of the
use of the hormones concerned for fattening purposes . From the same
date it is prohibited to place on the market or slaughter the farm
animals concerned or to place on the market the meat or meat products
obtained from the animals concerned .
The Member States have taken steps to apply the Directive at different
times .     This means that not all animals which may have legally had
hormones administered      to them before the deadline will have been
slaughtered and similar not all meat in the Community from such animals
will be marketed .     In order to ensure a smooth transition to the final
arrangements for the ban , the Council provided for transitional measures
to be taken in accordance with Article 9 of the Directive .     The Commission
considers that it is necessary to make use of this possibility .
The Commission proposal for these measures has not obtained the qualified
majority opinion of the Standing veterinary Committee .
( 1 ) OJ N° L 382 of 31.12.1985 , p. 228
( 2 ) OJ N° L 222 of 07.08.1981 > p. 32
 ---pagebreak---                                     Proposai for a
                                     COUNCIL DECISION
           the transitional measures required for the extension to national
            production of the prohibition on administration to farm animals
                     of certain substances having a hormonal action
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Directive 85 / 649 / EEC ( 1 ), of 31 December 1986
prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a
hormonal action , and in particular Article 9 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas in consequence of Article 2 of Directive 85 / 649 / EEC the administration
to farm animals of any substance having a hormonal action is prohibited
throughout the Community from 1 January 1988 onwards except for the purposes
listed in Article 4 of Directive 81 / 602 / EEC ( 2 ), concerning the prohibition of
certain substances having hormonal action and any substances having a
thyrostatic action ; whereas likewise in consequence of the said Article 2 the
placing on the market and slaughter of animals to which substances have been
administered otherwise than as permitted under the said Article 4 is
prohibited , and so also is the placing on the market of the meat of such
animals , the processing of that meat and the placing on the market of the
resulting meat products ;
Whereas , however , it is possible under the national provisions of the Member
States for the administration of certain hormonal substances to be authorized
unitl 1 January ; whereas there will in consequence remain in the Community
after that date a number of farm animals to which certain hormonal substances
were legally administered for fattening purposes ;
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 382 , 31.12.1985 , p. 228      ( 2 ) OJ No L 191 , 23.07.1985 , p. 46
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Whereas , in order to avoid sudden termination of the possibility of disposing
of the meat of those animals , normal marketing and movement between Member
States of such meat sould be permitted subject to compliance with the national
provisions at present in force , including practices and arrangements relating
to the guarantees required when such meat is imported ; whereas such marketing
and movement may be permitted only within the framework of the general
provisions of the Treaty and for a transitional period long enough to take
account of rearing practices for the animals concerned ; whereas that period
may run until 30 June 1989 ;
Whereas , during this period the Member States should be permitted to maintain ,
subject to compliance with the general provisions of the Treaty , the national
provisions presently in force , including practices and arrangements relating
to guarantees required on importation , applicable to the importation of meat
from third countries ;
Whereas , since the Standing Veterinary Committee has not delivered an opinion ,
the Commission is unable to adopt the provisions it had envisaged on this
matter under the procedure provided for in Article 8 for in Directive
85 / 649 / EEC ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                           Article 1
1.    Subject to decisions adopted pursuant to Article 6(2 ) of Council Directive
      85 / 649 / EEC of 31 December 1985 , the Member States are authorized in
      intra-Community trade , importation from third countries and the placing on
      the market of domestic production , to maintain unitl 30 June 1989 in
      accordance with the general provisions of the Treaty the national
      provisions presently in force , including practices and arrangements ,
      relating to guarantees required , for farm animals and for meat and meat
      products obtained from such animals to the effect that they have not been
      treated with hormones for fattening purposes .
 ---pagebreak--- 2.  The provision of paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to application of
    the provisions relating to the prohibition from 1 Janaury 1988 on the use
    of substances having a hormonal action for purposes other than those
    listed in Article 4 of Directive 81 / 602 / EEC ;
                                    Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council