Council Directive 80/214/EEC of 22 January 1980 amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products

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Council Directive 80/214/EEC of 22 January 1980 amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products Official Journal L 047 , 21/02/1980 P. 0003 - 0003 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 27 P. 0239 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 17 P. 0115 Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 17 P. 0115

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

OF 22 JANUARY 1980

AMENDING DIRECTIVE 77/99/EEC ON HEALTH PROBLEMS AFFECTING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN MEAT PRODUCTS

( 80/214/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 100 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 77/99/EEC ( 2 ) LAYS DOWN THAT ONLY FRESH MEAT SUITABLE FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE MAY BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF MEAT PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN TREATMENTS , NOTABLY HEAT TREATMENT WHICH DESTROYS THE GERMS OF ANIMAL DISEASES POTENTIALLY PRESENT IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MEAT WHICH OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF HYGIENE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION , PERMITS THAT MEAT , ALTHOUGH EXCLUDED FROM INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN FRESH MEAT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH REASONS , TO BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF MEAT PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 77/99/EEC SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

Article1¶

DIRECTIVE 77/99/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( B ) , THE FOLLOWING INDENT SHALL BE ADDED :

" - ARTICLE 1 OF DIRECTIVE 72/461/EEC . "

2 . ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( C ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ( C ) FRESH MEAT : FRESH MEAT AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1 OF DIRECTIVES 64/433/EEC , 71/118/EEC AND 72/461/EEC AND IN ARTICLE 2 OF DIRECTIVE 72/462/EEC . "

3 . THE FOLLOWING POINT SHALL BE INSERTED IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( A ) :

" ( I ) A IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5A OF DIRECTIVE 72/461/EEC IN THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE PREPARATION IS CARRIED OUT . "

Article2¶

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE BY 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

Article3¶

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JANUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA

( 1 ) OJ NO C 289 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 42 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1977 , P . 85 .