CELEX: 51989PC0666
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-25
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON EXPENDITURE IN THE VETERINARY FIELD

2. 4. 90                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 84/1
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                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
                            Proposal for a Council Decision on expenditure in the veterinary field
                                                      COM(89) 666 final
                                   (Subsmitted by the Commission on 21 December 1989)
                                                         (90/C 84/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas it is also necessary to prevent and reduce, by
                                                                   appropriate control measures, the appearance of zoonoses
Having regard the Treaty establishing the European                 which pose a threat to human health;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                           Whereas the new control strategy postulates the suppression
                                                                   of internal frontier controls and the harmonization of the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 control system for products coming from third countries;
                                                                   whereas it seems appropriate to facilitate the implementation
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                   of that strategy by providing for a financial contribution by
                                                                   the Community towards the initiation and the development
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
                                                                   of the new strategy;
Committee,
Whereas live animals and products of animal origin appear          Whereas the harmonization of essential requirements
on the list in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas livestock           concerning the protection of public health, the protection of
farming and the placing on the market of products of animal        animal health and the protection of animals presupposes the
origin constitutes a source of income for a large part of the      designation of Community liaison and reference laboratories
agricultural population;                                           and the undertaking of technical and scientific actions;
                                                                   whereas it seems appropriate to provide for a Community
Whereas the rational development of this sector, and an            financial contribution; whereas in the field of animal
improvement in its productivity, may be achieved by the            protection in particular it is desirable to create a database to
initiation of veterinary measures aimed at protecting and          gather, store and disseminate any information necessary;
raising the level of public and animal health in the
Community;                                                         Whereas Community measures for the eradication of certain
                                                                   animal diseases qualify for financial aid from the
Whereas the pursuit of that objective necessitates the             Community; whereas the provisions concerned include those
provision of Community aid for actions undertaken or               adopted by way of Council Directive 77/391/EEC of May
intended to be undertaken;                                          1977 introducing Community measures for the eradication
                                                                   of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle [l), Council
Whereas the Community is to adopt measures designed to             Directive 82/400/EEC of 14 June 1982 amending Directive
establish the internal market progressively over a period          77/391 /EEC and introducing a supplementary Community
expiring on 31 December 1992;                                      measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and
                                                                    leucosis in cattle ( 2 ), Council Decision 87/58/EEC of 22
Whereas within that framework the Community should                  December 1986 introducing supplementary Community
make a financial contribution towards the eradication, as
quickly as possible, of any outbreak of a serious infectious        0) OJNoL145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 44.
disease;                                                            (2) OJ No L 173, 19. 6. 1982, p. 18.
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measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and         — measures for the protection of animals,
leucosis in cattle (*), Council Decision 89/145/EEC of 20
February 1989 introducing a Community financial measure               — participation in national measures for the eradication of
for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia                  certain diseases,
(CBPP) in Portugal (2), Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of               — technical and scientific measures.
11 November 1980 introducing Community financial
measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (3),
Council Decision 86/649/EEC of 16 December 1986
introducing a Community financial measure for the
eradication of African swine fever in Portugal (4), Council                                    Chapter 1
Decision 86/650/EEC of 16 December 1986 introducing a
Community financial measure for the eradication of African                                 Emergency measures
swine fever in Spain (5), Council Decision . . . / . . ./EEC of
. . . on financial aid from the Community for the eradication
of African swine fever in Sardinia ( 6 ), Council Decicion
                                                                                                  Article 3
. . . / . . ./EEC of . . . introducing a Community financial
measure for the eradication of ovine and caprine
                                                                      1.     The provisions of this Article shall apply in the event of
brucellosis (7), Council Decision . . . / . . ./EEC of
                                                                      the occurence of one of the following diseases on the territory
introducing a Community financial measure for the
                                                                      of a Member State:
eradication of infectious haematopoietic necrosis in
salmonids in the Community (8) and Council Decision                   — rinderpest
89/455/EEC of 24 July 1989 introducing Community
measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with      — peste des petits ruminants
a view to its eradication or prevention (9); whereas it is
                                                                      — swine vesicular disease
advisable that financial contributions from the Community
which are intended for the eradication of the diseases referred       — bluetongue
to above continue to be governed by the Decisions relating
thereto;                                                              — Teschen disease
                                                                      — avian influenza (fowl plague)
Whereas it is appropriate to confer upon the Commission the
task of taking the necessary applicatory measures,                    — sheep pox or goat pox
                                                                      — Rift Valley fever
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                                                      — lumpy skin disease
                                                                      — African horse sickness
                                Article 1
                                                                      — vesicular stomatitis
This Decision concerns:
                                                                      — equine viral encephalomyelitis.
— specific veterinary measures,
— inspection measures in the veterinary field.                        2.     The Member State concerned may obtain a financial
                                                                      contribution from the Community for the eradication of the
                                                                      disease, on condition that the measures applied immediately
                                                                      comprise at least the isolation of the holding from the time of
                                                                      suspicion and, following official confirmation of the
                                TITLE 1                               disease:
                SPECIFIC VETERINARY MEASURES                          — the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are
                                                                          affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected
                                                                          or contaminated, and their destruction,
                                Article 2
                                                                      — the destruction of contaminated foodstuffs,
Specific veterinary measures include:
                                                                      — the cleaning and disinfection of the holding,
— emergency actions,
                                                                      — the establishment of protection zones,
— the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease outside the
      Community,                                                      — the imposition of suitable measures to prevent the risk of
                                                                          spread of infection,
(')   OJ   No L 2 4 , 27. 1. 1987, p. 51.
(2)   OJ   No L 53, 25. 2. 1989, p. 55.                               — the establishment of a waiting period to be observed after
(3)   OJ   No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 5.                                   slaughter before re-population of the holding.
(4)   OJ   No L 382, 31. 12. 1986, p. 5.
(s)   OJ   No L 382, 31. 12. 1986, p. 9.
(6)   OJ   No L ...                                                   3.     The Member State concerned shall, without delay,
(7)   OJ   No L ...                                                   inform the Commission and the other Member States of the
(8)   OJ   No I                                                       measures applied and their results. The situation shall be
H     OJ   No L 223, 2. 8. 1989, p. 19.                               examined as soon as possible within the Committee
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mentioned in Article 47. The financial contribution by the                                         Article 5
Community shall be decided in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 47.                                    1.     Article 3 shall apply in the event of the occurrence of
                                                                      African swine fever or contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
4.     If, in view of the development of the situation in the         on the territory, or part of the territory, of a Member State
Community, it proves necessary to continue the measures               which is not subject to an eradication plan for that disease
provided for in paragraph 2, a new decision concerning the            conforming to Community provisions.
financial participation of the Community may be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47.
When adopting this decision, any measures which the                   2.     Article 3 shall apply in the event of the occurrence of
Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the               Newcastle disease on the territory of a Member State.
success of the action may be laid down, and in particular             However, no financial contribution shall be made by the
measures other than those mentioned in paragraph 2.                   Community towards the cost of supply of vaccines or for the
                                                                      costs incurred in carrying out vaccination.
5.     The financial contribution by the Community, divided
if necessary in several portions, may reach:
— a maximum of 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member                                            Article 6
    State in reimbursing owners for the slaughter and
    destruction of animals, for the cleaning and disinfection
                                                                      1.     The list of diseases in Article 3(1) may be amended in
    of holdings and for the destruction of contaminated
                                                                      accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47, in
    foodstuffs,
                                                                      particular to take account of the results of actions undertaken
— where vaccination has been decided in accordance with               with regard to classical swine fever,                   infectious
    paragraph 4, 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine           haematopoietic necrosis, or other diseases.
    and up to 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out that
    vaccination.                                                      2.     Article 3 (2) may be amended in accordance with the
                                                                      procedure laid down in Article 47, in particular to take
                                                                      account of the inclusion of new diseases in the list in Article 3
                            Article 4                                 (1), of experience acquired, or of the adoption of Community
                                                                      provisions concerning disease control.
1.     The provisions of this Article shall apply in the event of
the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease on the territory of
a Member State.
                                                                                                   Article 7
2.     The Member State concerned may obtain a financial
contribution from the Community for the eradication of
foot-and-mouth disease, on condition that the measures                1.     Where a Member State is directly threatened by the
provided for in Article 3 (2) and the appropriate provisions          occurrence or the development, on the territory of an
of Council Directive 85/511/EEC (*) are applied                       adjacent third country or Member State, of one of the
immediately.                                                          diseases referred to in Article 3(1), Article 4 (1) or Article 5
                                                                      (1), it shall inform the Commission and the other Member
3.     Article 3 (3) shall apply.                                     States of its intentions.
4.     The financial contribution by the Community shall be           2.     As soon as possible, the situation shall be examined
equal to 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in            within the Committee referred to in Article 47. In accordance
reimbursing owners for the slaughter and destruction of               with the procedure laid down in Article 47, it may be decided
animals, the destruction of milk, the cleaning and                    to adopt any measures appropriate to the situation including,
disinfection of holdings and the destruction of contaminated          in particular, the establishment of a vaccination buffer zone,
foodstuffs.                                                           and to grant a financial contribution by the Community
                                                                      towards the measures deemed particularly necessary for the
5.     Within 45 days after official confirmation of the first        success of the action undertaken.
outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the situation shall be
re-examined within the Committee referred to in Article 47.
                                                                      3.     The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall set out the
This examination shall take account both of the veterinary
                                                                      eligible costs and the level of the financial contribution by the
situation and of the estimated expenditure already incurred
                                                                      Community. In the event of vaccination, the financial
or committed. Following this examination, a new decision
                                                                      contribution by the Community may reach 100 % of the cost
concerning the financial contribution by the Community
                                                                      of supply of the vaccine and up to 50 % of the costs incurred
may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
                                                                      in carrying out that vaccination.
in Article 47. This decision shall set out the eligible costs and
the level of the financial contribution by the Community. In
addition, when adopting this decision, any measures which
the Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the
                                                                                                   Article 8
success of the action may be laid down, and in particular
measures other than those referred to in paragraph 2.
                                                                      1.     The Community may decide to establish stocks of
H OJ No L 3 1 5 , 26. 11. 1985, p. 11.                                biological products intended for the control of the disease
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referred to in Article 3 ( 1 ) , Article 4 ( 1 ) and Article 5 ( 1 )                            Chapter 2
(vaccines, standardized virus serotypes, diagnostic sera).
                                                                        The campaign against foot-and-mouth disease outside the
2.     The action referred to in paragraph 1, and the rules for                                  Community
its implementation, particularly concerning the choice,
production, transport and use of such stocks, and the level of
                                                                                                  Article 13
financial contribution by the Community, shall be decided in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47.                  The Community shall participate in the campaign against
                                                                        foot-and-mouth disease outside the Community by making a
                                                                        financial contribution:
                            Article 9                                   — to the development of the foot-and-mouth             disease
                                                                            Institute of Ankara,
1.     If the occurrence or the development, in a third
                                                                        — to the campaign programme of the United Nations Food
country, of one of the diseases referred to in Article 3 (1),
                                                                            and Agriculture Organization (FAO) against exotic
Article 4 (1) or Article 5(1) may constitute a danger to the
                                                                            foot-and-mouth disease viruses in the countries of
Community, the Community may give its support to control
                                                                            south-east Europe.
measures against that disease by supplying vaccine or by
financing the acquisition of vaccine.
                                                                                                  Article 14
2.     The action referred to in paragraph 1, the rules for its
implementation, the conditions to which it may be subject               The actions referred to in Article 13, the rules for their
and the level of financial contribution by the Community                implementation, the conditions to which they may be subject
shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down             and the level of financial contribution by the Community
in Article 47.                                                          shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down
                                                                        in Article 47.
                           Article 10                                                             Article 15
1.     The Commission shall make on-the-spot checks to                  The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
ensure, from a veterinary point of view, the application of the         Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the
measures adopted.                                                       budgetary procedure.
2.     The Member States shall take all necessary steps to
facilitate these checks, and shall, in particular, ensure that
the experts have access to all information and documents                                         Chapter 3
necessary for assessing whether the actions have been carried
out.                                                                                        Protection of animals
3.     General rules for the application of this Article,                                         Article 16
particularly concerning the frequency and methods of
carrying out the checks referred to in paragraph 1, the                 The Community shall make a financial contribution to the
appointment of veterinary experts and the procedure which               establishment of an information policy in the field of animal
they must follow in drawing up their report, shall be decided           protection, including:
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47.
                                                                        — the installation and development of a system, including
                                                                            an appropriate database, for gathering and storing all
                                                                            information relevant to Community legislation
                           Article 11                                       concerning the protection of animals kept for farming
                                                                            purposes, the protection of animals during transport and
The appropriations required for measures as referred to in                  the protection of animals for slaughter, and for
this Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of                 disseminating such information to the competent
the budgetary procedure.                                                    authorities, producers and consumers,
                                                                        — the performance of studies necessary for the preparation
                                                                            and development of legislation in the field of animal
                                                                            protection.
                           Article 12
Decision 77/97/EEC (*) is hereby repealed from . . .                                              Article 17
However, decisions adopted under Decision 77/97/EEC                     The actions referred to in Article 16, the rules for their
shall remain in force.                                                  implementation and the level of financial contribution by the
                                                                        Community shall be decided in accordance with the
0) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 78.                                      procedure laid down in Article 47.
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                             Article 18                              2.     The Commission shall act upon the request after
                                                                     having consulted the Committee referred to in Article 47.
The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the           3.     Rules for the application of this Article shall be
budgetary procedure.                                                 adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the procedure
                                                                     laid down in Article 47.
                                                                                               Article 23
                           Chapter 4                                 1.     The Commission shall make regular on-the-spot
                                                                     checks on the application of programmes in receipt of a
        Contribution to national eradication schemes                 financial contribution by the Community.
                                                                     2.     The Commission shall regularly, at least once per year,
                                                                     give information to the Member States within the Committee
                             Article 2 9                             referred to in Article 47, on the basis of information
                                                                     furnished by the authorities of the Member States concerned,
If a Member State has Community authorization or approval            who shall make a detailed report to the Commission along
under:                                                               with their requests for payment, and where applicable, on the
— Article 8 (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC (>),                         basis of reports from experts who, acting on behalf of the
                                                                     Commission, have made on-the-spot inspections.
— Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . . . (on animal
     health conditions affecting intra-Community trade in
     sheep and goats) ( 2 ),                                                                   Article 24
— Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . . . (on animal         The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
     health conditions affecting intra-Community trade and           Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the
     importation from third countries of poultry and hatching        budgetary procedure.
     eggs) (3),
— Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . . . (on animal
     health conditions affecting the placing on the market of                                 Chapter 5
     animals and products of aquaculture) (4),
                                                                                   Technical and scientific measures
it may seek a financial contribution from the Community
towards its eradication programme.
                                                                                               Article 25
                                                                     The Community shall undertake the technical and scientific
                             Article 20                              measures necessary for the development of Community
                                                                     veterinary legislation.
The Member State concerned shall supply to the Commission
all appropriate financial information, and in particular the
total provisional annual cost of carrying out the                                              Article 26
programme.
                                                                     The actions referred to in Article 25, the rules for their
                                                                     implementation and the level of financial contribution by the
                                                                     Community shall be decided in accordance with the
                             Article 21                              procedure laid down in Article 47.
In each case, the level of financial contribution by the
Community, and any conditions to which it may be subject,                                      Article 27
shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down
                                                                     The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
in Article 47.
                                                                     Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the
                                                                     budgetary procedure.
                             Article 22
1.     Requests for payment shall apply to expenditure
                                                                                                TITLE 2
incurred by the Member State concerned during the calendar
year, and shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 July                          VETERINARY INSPECTION
of the following year.
(») OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.                                                        Article 28
(2)  O] No L . . .
(3) OJ No L . . .                                                    The Community shall contribute towards improving the
("} OJ No L . . .                                                    efficiency of veterinary checks by:
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— granting financial aid to Community liaison and                      No . . . / . . . (concerning checks for the prevention of
      reference laboratories,                                          zoonoses and zoonotic agents in animals and products of
                                                                       animal origin with a view to preventing outbreaks of
— making a financial contribution towards setting up                   food-borne infection or intoxication) ( 6 ), or in accordance
      controls aimed at the prevention of zoonoses,                    with Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . . .
— making a financial contribution towards setting up the               (establishing general hygiene rules for the production and
      new control strategy consequent upon the realization of          placing on the market of products of animal origin and
      the internal market.                                             specific hygiene rules for certain products of animal
                                                                       origin) ( 7 ), may receive Community aid.
                                                                       2.     Arrangements for granting the aid provided for in
                                                                       paragraph 1, the conditions to which it may be subject and its
                                Chapter 1                              amount, shall be established in accordance with the
                                                                       procedure laid down in Article 47.
                Liaison and Reference Laboratories
                                                                                                   Article 33
                                Article 29
                                                                       1.     If, owing to the development in the Community of one
The financial contribution by the Community towards the                of the diseases referred to in Articles 3 and 5, it becomes
operation of a liaison laboratory for classical swine fever is         necessary to designate a Community liaison or reference
established pursuant to Decision 81/859/EEC (1).                       laboratory, the Commission shall make such designation,
                                                                       and lay down the operating conditions of the designated
                                                                       Community laboratory, in accordance with the procedure
                                Article 30                             laid down in Article 47.
1.        The financial contribution by the Community towards          2.     A Community liaison or reference laboratory
the operation of a coordination institute for foot-and-mouth           conforming to paragraph 1 may receive Community aid.
disease vaccines is established pursuant to Decision
. . . / . . ./EEC (designating a coordination institute for            3.     Arrangements for granting the aid provided for in
foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and laying down the                    paragraph 2, the conditions to which it may be subject and its
functions and tasks of that institute) (2).                            amount, shall be established in accordance with the
                                                                       procedure laid down in Article 47.
2.        The financial contribution by the Community towards
the operation of a reference laboratory for the identification
of foot-and-mouth disease virus is established pursuant to
                                                                                                   Article 34
Decision . . . / . . ./EEC (designating a reference laboratory
for the identification of foot-and-mouth disease virus and             The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
laying down the functions and tasks of that                            Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the
laboratory) (3).                                                       budgetary procedure.
                                Article 31
1.        Any Community reference laboratory designated as                                         Chapter 2
such in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive
86/469/EEC ( 4 ), and fulfilling the duties and requirements                                   Zoonosis Control
laid down in Decision 89/187/EEC (5), may receive
Community aid.
                                                                                                   Article 35
2.        Arrangements for granting the aid provided for in
paragraph 1, the conditions to which it may be subject and its
                                                                       Any Member State in receipt of Community approval for a
amount, shall be established in accordance with the
                                                                       control plan for zoonoses, conforming to Regulation (EEC)
procedure laid down in Article 47.
                                                                       N o . . ./. . . (zoonoses), may request a financial contribution
                                                                       by the Community towards its control plan.
                                Article 32
1.        Any Community reference laboratory designated as                                         Article 36
such in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       The Member State concerned shall supply to the Commission
(i)   OJNo    L T l 9 , 7. 11. 1981, p. 20.                            all appropriate financial information, and in particular the
(2)   OJ No    L ...                                                   total provisional annual cost of carrying out the plan.
(3)   OJ No   L ...
(4)   OJ No    L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.                              («) OJ No L . . .
(5)   OJ No    L 66, 10. 3. 1989, p. 37.                               H OJ No L . . .
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                           Article 37                                                           Article 42
In each case, the level of financial contribution by the              1.     With a view to harmonizing veterinary checks at the
Community, and any conditions to which it may be subject,             point of origin, or on products coming from third countries,
shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down           the Commission may organize refresher courses or meetings
in Article 47.                                                        for personnel in the Member States responsible for such
                                                                      checks.
                           Article 38
                                                                      2.     Arrangements for organizing the actions provided for
For the purposes of this Chapter, Articles 22 and 23 shall            in paragraph 1, and the level of financial contribution by the
apply.                                                                Community, shall be established by the Commission in
                                                                      accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47.
                           Article 39
                                                                                                Article 43
The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the            1.     The action provided for in Article 10 (2) of Regulation
budgetary procedure.                                                  (EEC) No . . . / . . . (concerning veterinary checks in
                                                                      intra-Community trade in the context of the completion of
                                                                      the internal market) (2) may attract Community financial
                                                                      assistance.
                         Chapter 3
                                                                      2.     Arrangements for organizing the actions provided for
                    New Control Strategy
                                                                      in paragraph 1, and the level of financial contribution by the
                                                                      Community, shall be established by the Commission in
                           Article 40                                 accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47.
1.     Each Member State shall draw up a programme for
exchanges of civil servants working in the veterinary                                           Article 44
sector.
                                                                      1.     Should a Member State face exceptionally severe
2.     Within the Committee referred to in Article 47, the            problems of personnel or infrastructure in implementing the
Commission shall, along with the Member States, coordinate            new control strategy consequent upon the completion of the
the programmes mentioned in paragraph 1.                              internal market, it may, for a transitional period, obtain
3.     The Member States shall take all the measures                  Community financial assistance.
necessary for the achievement of the programmes resulting
                                                                      2.     The Member State concerned shall submit to the
from the coordination referred to in paragraph 2.
                                                                      Commission a national programme, accompanied by all
4.     Each year, on the basis of reports by the Member               appropriate financial information, designed to improve its
States, the performance of the programmes shall be                    control system.
examined within the Committee referred to in Article 47.
                                                                      3.    For the purposes of this Article, Articles 2 1 , 22 and 23
5.     The Member States shall take account of experience             shall apply.
acquired in order to improve and extend the exchange
programmes.
                                                                                                Article 4S
6.     Community financial aid may be granted with a view
to allowing effective development of exchange programmes.             The appropriations required for measures as specified in this
The level of financial contribution by the Community, and             Chapter shall be decided each year in the framework of the
any conditions to which it may be subject, shall be                   budgetary procedure.
established in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 47.
7.     For the purpose of this Article, Articles 22 and 23 shall
apply.
                                                                                                 TITLE 3
                           Article 41                                                      FINAL PROVISIONS
The provisions of Article 40 (6) and (7) shall apply in respect
of programmes defined in Article 19 of Council Regulation                                       Article 46
(EEC) No . . . / . . . (establishing, in the context of the
completion of the internal market, principles concerning the          Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (3) shall
organization of veterinary checks on products introduced              apply mutatis mutandis.
into the Community from third countries) (1).
                                                                      (2) OJNo L . . .
O oj N ^ T T . .                                                      (3) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
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                          Article 47                                 time-limit which the Chairman may lay down according to
                                                                     the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
 1.    The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
Veterinary Committee, set up by Council Decision                      The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition,
68/361/EEC (*), hereinafter          referred    to as the           each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its
'Committee'.                                                         position recorded in the minutes.
                                                                     The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
2.     Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be
                                                                     opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the
used, the following rules shall apply.
                                                                     Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the             into account.
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a                                       Article 48
(!) OJ No L 255, 18. 10. 1968, p. 23.                                This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) laying down health rules for the production and placing on
                                                     the market of fresh meat
                                                        COM(89) 673 final
                                       (Submitted by the Commission on 5 February 1990)
                                                           (90/C 84/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Whereas the official veterinarians in a slaughterhouse should
                                                                     be in charge of controlling the welfare of slaughter
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                animals;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                             Whereas, to achieve this purpose, it is necessary to extend in
                                                                     principle the rules laid down in Council Directive
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting
                                                                     intra-Community trade in fresh meat 0 ) , as last amended by
                                                                     Directive 88/657/EEC ( 2 ), to all production and placing on
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,             the market of fresh meat in the Community;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social              Whereas it is possible that, due to certain particular
Committee,                                                           circumstances, some establishments operating prior to 1
                                                                    January 1992 will not be able to comply with all the rules laid
Whereas fresh meat is included in the list of products in            down in this Regulation; whereas the question of whether
Annex II to the Treaty; whereas production of and trade in           limited and temporary derogations may be granted to such
fresh meat constitutes an important source of income for part        establishments within the general framework laid down in
of the farming population;                                           Council Decision . . . / . . ./EEC (on the granting of
                                                                     temporary and limited derogations from specific Community
                                                                     health rules on the production and marketing of products of
Whereas in order to ensure the rational development of this          animal origin) (3) should be resolved;
sector and to increase productivity, public health rules
affecting production and placing on the market must be laid
down at Community level;                                            Whereas it should be stressed that the granting of derogations
                                                                     from the health rules laid down in this Regulation is without
                                                                    prejudice to the submission of all operations of production
Whereas the Community must adopt the measures intended
                                                                     and placing on the market of fresh meat to the general health
to progressively establish the internal market over a period
                                                                     rules laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . . .
expiring on 31 December 1992;
                                                                     H OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p.2012/64.
Whereas the laying down of such rules leads to protection of         (2) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 3.
public health and completion of the internal market;                 (3) OJ No L . . .