CELEX: 51988PC0535
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 80/215/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (presented by the Commission)

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                                                COM(88 ) 535 final
                                                Brussels , 6 October 1988
                                Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
  amending Directive 80 / 215 / EEC on animal health problems affecting
                intra -Community trade in meat products
                     (presented by the Commission )
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                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORAMnilM
Article 4 ( 1 ) of Directive 80/215/EEC on animal health problems affecting
intra-Community trade in meat products ( 1 ) lays down the types of treatment to
be used in the manufacture of such products when there is a risk that the
causal agents of certain animal diseases may be present in the meat of origin .
In 1987 in the light of developments of a technical nature supported by
scientific findings and opinion a new treatment was approved and incorporated
into the directive by way of an amendment ( 2 ), which can be termed a
pasteurisation process , whereby hams up to 5 kgs in weight after deboning
could be produced safley in Member States where African swine fever is
considered endemic .
In the light of certain trade difficulties a further scientific opinion has
been issued indicating that the weight limitation can be lifted to 8 kgs
provided all other safeguards are maintained and respected .
The Commission 's proposal is to amend the Directive accordingly .
 ( 1 ) OJ L 47 , 21.02.1980 , p. 4 .
 ( 2 ) OJ L 279 , 02.10.1987 , p. 27 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Proposai for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
              amending Directive 80/215 /EEC on animal health problems
                   affecting intra-Conununity trade in meat products
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES t
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 4(1 ) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC1 , as last amended by
Directive 87/491 /EEC2, defines the types of treatment likely to destroy
the causal agents of livestock diseases in meat products with a view to
permitting intra-Community trade in such products under certain conditions;
Whereas experience gained and advances in scientific knowledge and meat
technology enable a new treatment providing the requisite guarantees to be
used ;
Whereas the inclusion of this treatment amongst the others already prescribed
should facilitate a better degree of free circulation in the Community which
will increase the value of production while avoiding the risk of spreading
disease ;
Whereas scientific opinion has been expressed which indicates that the weight
limit of 5kgs hitherto applied to such meat products may safely be raised
to 8kgs provided all other exisiting safeguards are maintained and applied ;
   loJ No L 47 , 21.02.1980 , p . 4
   * 0J No L 279 , 2.10.1987 , p.27
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HAS ADOPTED TH1S DIRECTIVE :
                                     Article 1
Article 4(1)(a)(ii > second indent of Directive 80 / 215 / EEC is hereby replaced
by the following :
"- the piece of meat to be treated must not weigh more than eight kilograms ,"
                                     Article 2
Member States shall bring into force , not later than 1 December 1988 , the laws ,
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive .   They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
                                     Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council