Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending the Annex to Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls of animal products covered by Annex A to Directive 89/662/EEC and by Directive 90/675/EEC
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending the Annex to Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls of animal products covered by Annex A to Directive 89/662/EEC and by Directive 90/675/EEC
Proposal for a Council Directive amending the Annex to Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls of animal products covered by Annex A to Directive 89/662/EEC and by Directive 90/675/EEC (96/C 12/07) COM(95) 525 final - 95/0267(CNS)
(Submitted by the Commission on 7 November 1995)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls of animal products covered by Annex A to Directive 89/662/EEC and by Directive 90/675/ EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 93/118/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas, in the case of poultrymeat covered by Council Directive 71/118/EEC (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the provisions on the minimum amount to be collected for ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections should be maintained;
Whereas the maintenance of those provisions is warranted both on the grounds of experience gained and by the concern for stable rules applying to national authorities and operators,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In Chapter I of the Annex to Directive 85/73/EEC, 'Until 31 December 1995` is deleted from the introductory part of point 1 (e).
Article 2
1. By 31 December 1995 at the latest, the Member States shall introduce the laws, regulations and administrative provisions required to comply with this Directive. The shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
The provisions adopted by the Member States shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on their official publication. The way such reference is to be made shall be decided by the Member States.
2. The Member States shall forward to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt within the scope of this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
(1) OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1985, p. 14.
(2) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 15.
(3) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.