CELEX: 32013L0026
Language: en
Date: 2013-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 2013/26/EU of 8 February 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia

10.6.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 158/376
            
         COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/26/EU
   of 8 February 2013
   adapting certain directives in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the Commission, if the original act was adopted by the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Commission Directives 1999/21/EC (1) and 2006/141/EC (2) should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Directives 1999/21/EC and 2006/141/EC are amended as set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
   They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.
   When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   Article 3
   This Directive shall enter into force subject to, and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Croatia.
   Article 4
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 8 February 2013.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         José Manuel BARROSO
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 29.
   
      (2)  OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      
         FOOD SAFETY, VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY POLICY
      
      FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION
      
                  1.
               
               
                  31999 L 0021: Commission Directive 1999/21/EC of 25 March 1999 on dietary foods for special medical purposes (OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 29):
                  in Article 4(1) the list starting with ‘in Bulgarian’ and ending with ‘medicinska ändamål’, is replaced by the following list:
                  
                              ‘—
                           
                           
                              in Bulgarian:
                              “Диетични храни за специални медицински цели”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Spanish:
                              “Alimento dietético para usos médicos especiales”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Czech:
                              “Dietní potravina určená pro zvláštní lékařské účely”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Danish:
                              “Levnedsmiddel/Levnedsmidler til særlige medicinske formål”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in German:
                              “Diätetisches/Diätetische Lebensmittel für besondere medizinische
                              Zwecke (Bilanzierte Diäten)”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Estonian:
                              “Toit meditsiinilisel näidustusel kasutamiseks”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Greek:
                              “Διαιτητικά τρόφιμα για ειδικούς ιατρικούς σκοπούς”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in English:
                              “Food(s) for special medical purposes”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in French:
                              “Aliment(s) diététique(s) destiné(s) a des fins médicales spéciales”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Croatian:
                              “Hrana za posebne medicinske potrebe”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Italian:
                              “Alimento dietetico destinato a fini medici speciali”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Latvian:
                              “Diētiskā pārtika cilvēkiem ar veselības traucējumiem”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Lithuanian:
                              “Specialios medicininės paskirties maisto produktai”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Hungarian:
                              “Speciális – gyógyászati célra szánt – tápszer”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Maltese:
                              “Ikel dijetetiku għal skopijiet mediċi speċifiċi”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Dutch:
                              “Dieetvoeding voor medisch gebruik”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Polish:
                              “Dietetyczne środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia medycznego”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Portuguese:
                              “Produto dietético de uso clínico”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Romanian:
                              “Alimente dietetice pentru scopuri medicale speciale”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Slovak:
                              “dietetická potravina na osobitné lekárske účely”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Slovenian:
                              “Dietno (dietetično) živilo za posebne zdravstvene namene”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Finnish:
                              “Kliininen ravintovalmiste/kliinisiä ravintovalmisteita”
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              in Swedish:
                              “Livsmedel för speciella medicinska ändamål”.’
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  32006 L 0141: Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of 22 December 2006 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 1):
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              in Article 11 in the list starting with ‘— in Bulgarian’ and ending with ‘Tillskottsnäring’, the following entry is inserted after the entry for French:
                              
                                          ‘—
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                             in Croatian: “početna hrana za dojenčad” and “prijelazna hrana za dojenčad”,’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              in Article 12 in the list starting with ‘— in Bulgarian’ and ending with ‘Tillskottsnäring uteslutande baserad på mjölk’ the following entry is inserted after the entry for French:
                              
                                          ‘—
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                             in Croatian: “početna mliječna hrana za dojenčad” and “prijelazna mliječna hrana za dojenčad”,’.