CELEX: 51989PC0660(39)
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS

28. 2. 90                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                     No C 49/55
                                                           Proposal for a
                                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                               of . . .
                  extending the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine
                                                              animals
                                                           (90/C 49/39)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              classification permits the price to be justified on the one hand
                                                                       and on the other hand is likely to lead to an improvement in
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 quality and better upgrading of production,
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
 thereof,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                                                   Article 1
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 Committee,                                                            1.     From 1 January 1991, all carcases or half-carcases
                                                                       from animals slaughtered in slaughterhouses approved under
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (*)                       Article 8 of Directive 64/433/EEC and bearing a health
 determines a Community scale for the classification of                mark as provided for in Article 3 of that Directive must be
 carcases of adult bovine animals; whereas Article 6 of that           classified in accordance with the Community scale for the
 Regulation limits the application of the scale to the                 classification of carcases of adult bovine animals introduced
 establishment of market prices and the application of                 by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 and identified by
 intervention measures;                                                marking.
 Whereas progress made in the application of the scale and            2.      From the date referred to in paragraph 1, the results of
 experience gained enable its extension to all carcases placed        classification must appear in statements forwarded by
 on the market to be contemplated; whereas, to that end,              slaughterhouses to the suppliers of the animals.
 provision should be made for those products to be classified
 by approved slaughterhouses, which alone may market the
 latter throughout the Community in accordance with                                               Article 2
 Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health
 problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat ( 2 ),        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 as last amended by Directive 88/657/EEC (3);                         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                      European Communities.
 Whereas producers should be informed of the classification
 of animals delivered for slaughter; whereas such as                  It shall apply from 1 January 1991.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, . . .
                                                                                           For the Council
(') OJNoL 123,7. 5. 1981, p. 3.
(2) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
(3) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 3.