Council Directive of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (91/496/EEC) (repealed)

Article 27 U.K.

1. Directive 89/662/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in article 19 (2) ‘31 December 1992’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 1996’;

(b) Article 22 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 22

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 1 July 1992.’

2. Directive 90/425/EEC shall be amended as follows:

(a) Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

1. Member States shall ensure that, during checks carried out at the places where animals and products referred to in Annex I from a third country may be brought into the territories defined in Annex I to Directive 90/675/EEC, such as ports, airports and border inspection posts with third countries, the following measures are taken:

(a) certificates or documents accompanying the animals and products are checked;

(b) Community animals and products shall be subject to the control rules laid down in Article 5;

(c) products from third countries shall be subject to the rules laid down in Directive 90/675/EEC;

(d) animals from third countries shall be subject to the rules laid down in Directive 91/496/EEC.

2. However, as from 1 January 1993 and by way of derogation from paragraph 1, all animals or products transported by means of transport providing a regular and direct link between two geographical points of the Community shall be subject to the rules for control provided for in Article 5.’

(b) Article 23 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 23

The Council shall, on the basis of a Commission report, accompanied by possible proposals on which the Council will decide by a qualified majority, re-examine:

• the provisions of Article 10 and of Article 5 (2) (a) before 1 January 1993,

• other provisions before 1 January 1996.’

(c) In Article 26:

• (c) in the first subparagraph, point (ii) shall be replaced by:

  • ‘the other provisions of this Directive on 1 July 1992.’;

• the second subparagraph shall be deleted.

3. Directive 90/675/CEE is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in Article 19, paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the following:

‘6. Within 10 working days, the Standing Veterinary Committee shall have the matter referred to it, pursuant to the terms of Article 23, with a view to the extension, amendment or repeal of the measures provided for in paragraphs 1, 3 and 5. The procedure provided for in Article 23 may also be used to adopt the necessary decisions, including those relating to intra-Community movement of products and to transit.’

(b) In Article 32, ‘by 31 December 1991’ shall be replaced by ‘on 1 July 1992’.