CELEX: 51995PC0535(02)
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-09
Title: Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra- community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry meat

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51995PC0535(02)

Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra- community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry meat  /* COM/95/535 FINAL - CNS 95/0269 */  

Official Journal C 015 , 20/01/1996 P. 0015

Proposal for a Council Directive amending  Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports  from third countries of fresh poultry meat(96/C  15/10)COM(95) 535 final - 95/0269(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 10 November 1995)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43  thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, Whereas Article 3A (1) of Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions  governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of fresh poultry meat  (1) as  last amended by Directive 93/121/EC  (2), lays down the rules for Newcastle disease vaccination for  flocks of origin of poultry meat destined for Member States or regions of Member States, the status  of which has been recognized in accordance with Article 12 (2) of Council Directive 90/539/EEC of  15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade and imports from third  countries of poultry and hatching eggs  (3); Whereas Commission Decision 93/152/EEC of 8 February 1993 laying down the criteria for vaccines to  be used against Newcastle disease in the context of routine vaccination programmes  (4) applies  from 1 January 1995; Whereas it is appropriate in the light of this situation to modify Council Directive 91/494/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Directive 91/494/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 3A (1) is replaced by the following: '1. has been held in Community territory since hatching or has been imported from third countries  in accordance with the requirements of Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.`2. Article 3A (6) is  deleted. 3. The Annex is deleted. Article 2 1.  Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative  provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1995. They shall  forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these measures they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall  be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of  making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. 2.  Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law  which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official  Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. (1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 35.  (2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 39.  (3) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.  (4) OJ No L 59, 12. 3. 1993, p. 35.