Council Directive 96/22/ECShow full title

Article 11 U.K.

[F1 1. Third countries whose legislation authorises the placing on the market and administration of stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, or of thyrostatic substances for administering to all species of animals the meat and products of which are intended for human consumption may not appear on any of the lists of countries provided for under Community legislation from which Member States are authorised to import farm or aquaculture animals or meat or products obtained from such animals.]

2. Member States shall also prohibit the importation from third countries on any of the lists referred to in paragraph 1 of:

(a) farm or aquaculture animals

(i)

to which products or substances referred to in [F2 Annex II, List A,] have been administered by any means whatsoever;

(ii)

[F2 to which substances referred to in Annex II, List B, and Annex III have been administered, unless those substances were administered in compliance with the provisions and requirements laid down in Articles 4, 5 [F3 , 5a] and 7 and the withdrawal periods allowed in international recommendations have been observed;]

(b) meat or products obtained from animals the importation of which is prohibited under point (a).

3. However, animals intended for breeding, breeding animals at the end of their reproductive life, or meat therefrom, from third countries may be imported subject to their affording guarantees at least equivalent to those laid down in this Directive, which have been established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Directive 96/23/EC for the purpose of giving effect to Chapter V of that Directive.

4. Checks on imports from third countries shall be carried out in accordance with Article 4 (2) (c) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries(1) and Article 8 (2) of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Directive 2008/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Substituted by Directive 2003/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.

F3 Deleted by Directive 2008/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

OJ No L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 95/157/EC (OJ No L 103, 6.5.1995, p. 40).

(2)

OJ No L 373, 31.12.1990, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 95/52/EC (OJ No L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 16).