CELEX: 51989PC0500
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on animal health conditions governing the placing of rodents on the market in the Community (presented by the Commission)

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                                              COM(89) 500 final
                                              Brussels , 17 October 1989
                            Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   on animal health conditions governing the placing of rodents
                  on the market in the Community
                   (presented by the Commission )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The marketing of rodents , in particular rabbits , hares , mice and rats ,
constitutes a source of income for part of the farming population . In order
to ensure the harmonious development of the industry , increase productivity
and contribute to the completion of the internal market , common rules should
be laid down as regards the animal health conditions applicable to the placing
of rodents on the market in the Community .
The proposal herewith provides for the approximation of the rules governing
the placing of rodents on the market in the Community . Its purpose is to
remove the present disparities and thus encourage intra-Community trade . In
addition , it provides for certain animal health requirements designed to
prevent the spread of diseases .
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                                  Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
            on animal health conditions governing the placing of rodents
                           on the market in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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 rodents , in particular rabbits , hares , mice and rats , are , as live
animals , included among the products listed in Annex II to the EEC Treaty ;
Whereas , in order to ensure the harmonious development of the production of
rodents and thus raise productivity in that sector , it is advisable to lay
down common rules regarding the placing of rodents on the market in the
Community ;
Whereas the breeding and rearing of rodents , and in particular of rabbits is
generally regarded as a type of farming ; whereas it constitutes a source of
income for part of the farming population ;
Whereas , with a view to encouraging intra-Community trade in rodents , it is
advisable to remove disparities between Member States as regards animal health
restrictions ;
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Whereas , if they are to be placed on the market ,   rodents  must
meet certain animal health requirements designed to avoid the spread of
contagious diseases ;
Whereas reference should be made , as regards the organisation and follow-up of
the checks to be carried out by the Member State of destination and as regards
the protective measures to be introduced , to the general rules laid down in
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . concerning veterinary controls in
intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market ;
Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to conduct its
own independent checks ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                      Article 1
This Regulation lays down the animal health conditions governing the placing
of rodents on the market in the Community .
                                      Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation :
1 . "rodents " means animals of the order of rodents , including lagomorphs ;
2 . "domestic rodents " means rodents born , bred and kept in captivity ;
3 . "wild rodents " means rodents born and living in their natural habitat .
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Without prejudice to Article 8 , all rodents may be placed on the market in the
Community , provided they are not subject to a prohibition as laid down in
Articles 5 and 6 .
                                       Article 4
The presence or suspected presence of the following diseases must be reported
to the official veterinarian :
- rabies ,
- myxomatosis ,
- haemorrhagic disease ,
- tularemia .
                                       Article 5
1 . The removal of domestic rodents from a holding shall be prohibited if they
    come from or if they have been in contact with animals from a holding where
    one of the diseases referred to in Article 4 and to which they are
    susceptible is present or is suspected of being present .
2 . The period of prohibition after the last recorded case must , where the
    animals of susceptible species have not been slaughtered and the premises
    have not been disinfected , be at least :
        month in the icase of rabies ,
        months in the case of  myxomatosis ,
        months in the case of  haemorrhagic disease ,
        months in the case of tularemia .
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                                      Article 6
 1 . The placing of wild rodents on the market shall be prohibited if they
     come from a zone of a radius of 10 km , in which one of the diseases referred
     to in Article 4 is present or is suspected of being present .
2 . The period of prohibition after the last recorded case must be at least
     three months .
                                      Article 7
 Regulation ( EEC ) No . shall apply , in particular as regards the
 organization of and the follow-up to the checks carried out by the Member
 State of destination , and the safeguard measures to be applied .
                                      Article 8
Pending the application of the Community rules concerned , the conditions
applicable to the import     of    rodents from third countries must not be more
favourable than those governing intra-Community trade .
                                      Article 9
Veterinary experts of the Commission may , where required in the interests of
the uniform application of this Regulation, carry out on-the- spot inspections .
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the
inspections carried out .
The Member States on whose territory the inspections are carried out shall
provide the experts with all the assistance required to perform their work .
The Commission shall lay down general rules for the application of this
Article and adopt a code of rules in respect of the inspections referred to in
this Article .
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                               For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                    FINANCIAL                        STATEMENT
      Concerning :
      Oraft proposal for a Council Regulation on animal health conditions governing the
      placing of rodents on the market In the Community .
1.    Budget heading             Item               Title
      III B                     382                 Inspection in agriculture
2.    Legal basis
      Article 43 of the Treaty
3.    Classification : Non-compulsory expenditure
4.    Purpose / description of the measure
      Verification of the application of the Regulation ( Article 9)
5.    Method of calculation
5.1 . Form of expenditure
      Mission expenses
5.2 . Communlty contribution
      100 X
5.3 . Calculation
      200 days of mission per year , at ECU 170 per day (current cost of inspections )
      = ECU 34,000 per year
6.    Financial Impllcatlon as reaards operatlng appropri ations
6.1 . Schedule of commitment appropriations and payement appropriations (m ECU )
         Year                   C.A. /P
         1991                   0,034
         1992                   0,034
         1993                   0,034
         1994                   0,034
         1995                   0,034
         Following years
         Total                  0,170
      Financing during current year
      None
7.    Observations :
      The proposal also requires one additional A7/A6 post .
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