Council Directive 92/47/EEC of 16 June 1992 on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and placing on the market of milk and milk- based products

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/47/EEC of 16 June 1992 on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and placing on the market of milk and milk-based products
THE COUNCIL OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas milk and milk products are included on the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas production of and trade in such milk and products constitute an important source of income for the farming population;
Whereas, in order to ensure the rational development of this sector, to increase its productivity and progressively to establish the conditions for an internal market, health rules applying to production and placing on the market have been laid down at  Community level by Directive 92/46/EEC (4)
Whereas it is possible that, because of particular circumstances, some establishments will be unable, by the date of application of the said Directive, to comply with all of the specific rules laid down; whereas, in order to take account of local  situations and to prevent abrupt closures of establishments, arrangements should be made for temporary and limited derogations to be granted for establishments in operation before 1 January 1993;
Whereas the granting of derogations from specific Community health rules to certain establishments must be without prejudice to the requirement that all operations connected with production and placing on the market conform to the hygiene rules laid  down by the aforesaid Directive;
Whereas, to forestall any risk of abuse, these derogations must be strictly controlled by the Commission; whereas to this end there should be a procedure for close and effective cooperation between the Commission and the Member States within the  Standing Veterinary Committee,