2002/616/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2002 to authorise France to apply the requirements of Council Directive 64/433/EEC to certain slaughterhouses which handle not more than 2000 livestock units per year (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2745)

Commission Decision
of 22 July 2002
to authorise France to apply the requirements of Council Directive 64/433/EEC to certain slaughterhouses which handle not more than 2000 livestock units per year
(notified under document number C(2002) 2745)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/616/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat(1), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC(2) and in particular Article 4(D) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/433/EEC makes it possible for Member States to request for authorisation to apply the requirements of Article 4(A) to certain slaughterhouses which handle not more than 2000 livestock units per year.
(2) France has sent a request to be authorised to apply the abovementioned Regulations to certain slaughterhouses.
(3) These slaughterhouses are situated in regions such as mountain areas suffering from special geographical constraints.
(4) These regions are affected by supply difficulties because there are no other establishments to slaughter animals in order to supply the population of these remote geographical areas with meat.
(5) Agricultural activities in these regions are based on animal production and the distances for the transport of the slaughter animals are too long.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,