Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2000 amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition

• Published date: 29 December 2000
• Subject Matter: Animal feedingstuffs,Approximation of laws,Veterinary legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 333, 29 December 2000

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Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2000 amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition

Official Journal L 333 , 29/12/2000 P. 0081 - 0083

Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 14 December 2000

amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152(4) 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), in the light of the joint text approved on 11 October 2000 by the Conciliation Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Council Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October 1995(4) lays down the principles in accordance with which official inspections must be carried out in the field of animal nutrition. Experience has shown that, where appropriate, there should be the possibility of defining those principles more precisely at Community level in order to establish a reliable harmonised procedure and to introduce the new inspection system for products from third countries used in animal nutrition.

(2) In order to adequately protect human and animal health and the environment, Commission and Member State experts should be able to carry out on-the-spot inspections not only in the Community but also in third countries, in particular following the appearance in a third country of any problem likely to affect the health of animal feedingstuffs put into circulation in the Community.

(3) The Commission should furthermore be given the possibility of, where necessary, sending experts to carry out on-the-spot inspections in the Community to check that Community rules are being applied and, where appropriate, adopting Community measures.

(4) For the same reason, a system of protective measures should be laid down. Under that system the Commission must be able to act by adopting measures appropriate to the situation.

(5) By Directive 95/53/EC, the Council laid down the principle of organising annual, coordinated Community inspection programmes based on a recommendation from the Commission.

(6) In particular cases justified on human or animal health grounds, the inspections carried out by and in the Member States should be stepped up. To ensure that the inspections and checks are uniformly and effectively applied...