Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000 amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine

Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
of 10 April 2000
amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) Both Directive 64/432/EEC(4) and Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(5) refer to the creation of computer databases, for bovine and porcine animals, to store information on animals and their movements.
(2) The appropriate implementation of functional national databases for recording the movements of porcine animals must be ensured,