Council Directive 93/121/EC of 22 December 1993 amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat

• Coming into Force: 20 January 1994
• End of Effective Date: 31 December 2005
• Celex Number: 31993L0121
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1993/121/oj
• Published date: 31 December 1993
• Date: 22 December 1993
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 340, 31 December 1993

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Council Directive 93/121/EC of 22 December 1993 amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat

Official Journal L 340 , 31/12/1993 P. 0039 - 0040
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0212
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0212

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/121/EC

of 22 December 1993

amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Article 3 (A) (1) of Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (4) lays down the rules for Newcastle disease vaccination for flocks of origin of poultrymeat intended for Member States or regions of Member States the status of which has been recognized in accordance with Article 12 (2) of Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (5);

Whereas it is necessary to lay down the Newcastle disease vaccination rules to be applied from 1 January 1993 to trade in fresh poultrymeat intended for Member States or regions of Member States the status of which has been recognized in accordance with Article 12 (2) of Directive 90/539/EEC;

Whereas the Council has adopted Directive 92/66/EEC (6) on the control of Newcastle disease and Directive 92/40/EEC (7) on the control of avian influenza, thus allowing a simplification of Directive 91/494/EEC;

Whereas it is desirable to allow an alternative to the use of the special mark defined in Article 5 of Directive 91/494/EEC;

Whereas it is necessary to amend the trading rules applied to third countries to ensure they are equivalent to those applied to Member States, particularly as regards Newcastle disease and avian influenza,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 91/494/EEC is hereby amended...