Directive 96/22/EC is hereby amended as follows:
In Article 1(2), point (b) shall be replaced by the following:
“therapeutic treatment” shall mean the administering — under Article 4 of this Directive — to an individual farm animal of an authorised substance to treat, after examination by a veterinarian, a fertility problem — including the termination of unwanted gestation — and, in the case of beta-agonists, to induce tocolysis in cows when calving as well as to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis and to induce tocolysis in equidae;’.
Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of the substances listed in Annex II for administering to any animals, the meat and products of which are intended for human consumption, for purposes other than those provided for in point 2 of Article 4.’.
In Article 4, point 2(i) shall be replaced by the following:
allyl trenbolone, administered orally, or beta-agonists to equidae, provided they are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions;’.
Article 5a shall be deleted.
In Articles 3, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 14 a, the references to Article 5a shall be deleted.
In Article 11, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘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.’.
Article 11a shall be replaced by the following:
With regard to the substances listed in Annex III, the Commission shall seek additional information, taking into account recent scientific data from all possible sources, and keep the measures applied under regular review with a view to the timely presentation to the European Parliament and to the Council of any necessary proposals.’.
The following Article shall be inserted:
The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17β in food-producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of this Directive.’.
Annex II shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.
1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 2009. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of such laws, regulations and administrative provisions together with a table showing the correlation between them and this Directive.
When they are adopted by Member States, these measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 19 November 2008.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. Pöttering
For the Council
The President
J.-P. Jouyet