CELEX: 51989PC0495
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 88/407/EEC LAYING DOWN THE ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN AND IMPORTS OF DEEP-FROZEN SEMEN OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES

30. 12. 89                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 327/39
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of        With effect on 1 January 1993, the other provisions relating
referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the               to safeguard measures in the veterinary field are hereby
proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.                 repealed.
                             Article 9                                                           Article 10
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1993.                        This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health
               requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic
                                                     animals of the bovine species
                                                          COM(89) 495 final
                                        (Submitted by the Commission on 30 October 1989)
                                                            (89/C 327/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               1. The following is added to Article 4 ( 1 ) :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     'Where Member States avail themselves of the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                          authorizations mentioned in this paragraph the
thereof,                                                                  provisions of Annex B, Chapter I.l.(d)(iv) and Chapter
                                                                          Il.l.(iv), first sentence may be waived.'
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,              2. Article 17 is replaced by the following:
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                   'Article 17
 Committee,
                                                                          Amendments to the Annexes, in particular to adapt them
Whereas the Community                 by Council        Directive         to advances in technology, shall be made in accordance
 88/407/EEC (x) laid down animal health requirements                      with the procedure laid down in Article 18.'
 applicable to intra-Community trade and imports of
 deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine
 species;                                                              3. At the end of the second subparagraph of Article 18 (4),
                                                                           the words 'save where the Council has decided against
 Whereas Member States are to bring into force the laws,                   the said measures by a simple majority' are deleted.
 regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
 comply with the Directive by 1 January 1990 at the latest;            4. At the end of the second subparagraph of Article 19 (4),
                                                                           the words 'save where the Council has decided against
 Whereas it is appropriate before the implementation of the                the said measures by a simple majority' are deleted.
 Directive to adopt certain amendments to overcome
 technical difficulties in the application of the said Directive;
 whereas it is also appropriate to provide that the Annexes to         5. Annex B,         Chapter    II.l.(v) is  replaced    by   the
 the Directive be amended when necessary in accordance with                following:
 the procedure laid down in Article 18,
                                                                           '(v) in the case of bulls in production which are kept out
                                                                                 of contact with other animals in the centre, either an
                                                                                 immunofluorescent antibody test or a culture test
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:                                                     for Campylobacter foetus infection on a sample of
                                                                                 preputial material or artificial vaginal washings; in
                                                                                 the case of female animals a vaginal mucus
                             Article 1                                            agglutination test must be carried out.'
 Directive 88/407/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
                                                                       6. In Annex C.l .(b)(ii), first and second indents, the words
 (») OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10.                                       'before entering the centre' are deleted.
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7. Annex D.IV. is replaced by the following:                                                       bovine rhinotracheitis /infectious pustular
                                                                                                   vulvo-vaginitis and has not been vaccinated
    'I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:                                       according to the provisions laid down in
                                                                                                   Directive 88/407/EEC ( J ).
    1. the semen described above was collected, processed                         (b) (i) which has not been vaccinated against foot
          and stored under conditions which comply with the                                       and mouth disease ( 1 ),
          standards laid down in Directive 88/407/EEC;                                            or,
                                                                                           (ii) has been vaccinated against foot and mouth
    2. the semen described above was sent to the place of                                         disease according to the provisions laid
          loading in a sealed container under conditions which                                    down in Directive 88/408/EEC (»).
         comply with Directive 88/407/EEC;
                                                                       Done at                          on
    3. the semen described above was collected from a
          bull:
                                                                           jr                   \                      (signature)
         (a)     (i) which gave a negative result to a serum
                     neutralization test or an ELIZA test for                    SEAL              '•
                     infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious
                     pustular vulvo-vaginitis carried out during
                     the previous 12 months (*),                              ***-•*».„,.,..••"                   (name in block letters)
                     or                                                                                     Article 2
                (ii) has been vaccinated against infectious            Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
                     bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular        and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
                     vulvo-vaginitis according to the provisions       Directive by 1 January 1990 at the latest. They shall
                     laid down in Directive 88/407/EEC (x),            forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
                     or
                                                                                                            Article 3
              (iii) which gave a positive result to a serum
                                                                       This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
                     neutralization test or ELIZA test for
                     infectious                                        (x) Delete where necessary.
                          Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning game meat and rabbit meat
                                                          COM(89) 496 final
                                         (Submitted by the Commission on 30 October 1989)
                                                             (89/C 327/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               this farming and the income from game constitutes a source
                                                                       of income for part of the farming population;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                       Whereas, in order to ensure the rational development of this
thereof,                                                               sector and to increase productivity, rules concerning public
                                                                       health and animal health problems affecting production and
                                                                       commercialization of game meat and rabbit meat must be
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                     laid down at Community level;
                                                                       Whereas disparities as regards animal health and public
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,               health conditions in the Member States should be eliminated
                                                                       in order to encourage intra-Community trade in rabbit meat
                                                                       and game meat, thus contributing to the completion of the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                internal market;
Committee,
                                                                       Whereas diseases transmissible to domestic animals and
Whereas rabbit meat and game meat are included in the list of          humans may be spread by game meat and rabbit meat;
products in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas rabbit and game            whereas it is necessary to lay down rules enabling the control
farming are generally included in the farming sector; whereas          of these risks;