CELEX: 51979PC0784
Language: en
Date: 1980-01-09
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 71/118/EEC AS REGARDS MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF POULTRYMEAT

No C 26/6                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             2. 2. 8 0
                Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/99/EEC as regards medical
                             examination of personnel engaged in the production of meat products
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 January 1980)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas the problems involved in respect of annual
COMMUNITIES,                                                       medical check-ups for personnel engaged in the
                                                                  production of meat products require further study on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       a Community basis; whereas the dates provided in
European Economic Community, and in particular                     respect of medical check-ups in Article 22 of
Article 43 thereof,                                                Directive 79/99/EEC should accordingly be
                                                                   amended,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas Article 22 of Council Directive 77/99/EEC
of 21 December 1976 (') on health problems affecting               In the second paragraph of Article 22 of Directive
intra Community trade in meat products, as last                    77/99/EEC, '15 February 1980' is replaced by
amended by Directive               , provides that in the case     '15 February 1985' and '31 December 1979' is
of those Member States not requiring annual medical                replaced by *31 December 1984'.
check-ups on the date of adoption of the Directive,
pursuant to existing veterinary laws, the medical                                             Article 2
check-ups provided for in Annex A, Chapter II (17)
of the abovementioned Directive shall be obligatory                 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
from 15 February 1980 unless the Council, acting on                 lations and administrative provisions necessary to
a proposal by the Commission, decides before                        comply with this Directive not later than 1 May 1980.
31 December 1979 to postpone that date in the light
of the report which the Commission will submit to it;
                                                                                              Article 3
(') O J N o L 2 6 , 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.                            This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
                 Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 71/118/EEC as regards medical
                              examination of personnel engaged in the production of poultrymeat
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 January 1980)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
COMMUNITIES,                                                       liament,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       Whereas Article 16a (b) of Council Directive
European Economic Community, and in particular                     71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 (') on health
Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  (') OJ N o L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.
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problems affecting trade in fresh poultry meat, as last    HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
amended by Directive         , provides that for fresh
poultrymeat obtained and marketed in their territory,
Member States need make obligatory the annual                                      Article 1
medical examination provided for in point 12 of
Annex I, Chapter III of the abovementioned                 In Article 16a (b) of Directive 71/118/EEC, '15 Fe-
Directive, only from a date to be determined by the        bruary 1980' is replaced by '15 February 1985'.
Council acting unanimously on a proposal from the
Commission, before 15 February 1980;                                               Article 2
                                                           Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
                                                           lations and administrative provisions necessary to
Whereas the problems involved in respect of annual
                                                           comply with this Directive not later than 1 May 1980.
medical check-ups for personnel engaged in the
production of fresh poultrymeat require further study
on a Community basis; whereas the date provided in
respect of medical check-ups in Article 16a (b) of                                 Article 3
Directive 71/118/EEC should accordingly be
amended,                                                   This directive is addressed to the Member States.