Legal provisions of COM(1999)437 - Amendment of Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases

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dossier COM(1999)437 - Amendment of Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases.
document COM(1999)437 EN
date May  2, 2000


Contents

Article 1

Directive 93/53/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. The first indent of point (a) of Article 6 shall be replaced by the following text:

"- all fish shall be withdrawn in accordance with a scheme established by the official service and approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19(2)."

2. Paragraph 1 of Article 14 shall be replaced by the following text:

"1. Vaccination against list II diseases in approved zones, in approved farms situated in non-approved zones or in zones or farms which have already begun the approval procedures laid down by Directive 91/67/EEC and against list I diseases shall be forbidden.

However, by way of derogation, vaccination may be authorised in the case of an outbreak of list I diseases provided the procedures for vaccination are specified in the approved contingency plans in accordance with Article 15 and account is taken of the criteria set out in Annex E."

3. A new Article shall be added:

"Article 18a

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive concerning the measures referred to in the Articles listed hereinafter are to be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedures referred to in Article 19(2):

- Article 5(2),

- Article 6,

- Article 10(1) and (2),

- Article 12,

- Article 15,

- Article 16

- Article 18, second subparagraph."

4. Article 19 shall be replaced with the following:

"Article 19

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Veterinary Committee established by Decision 68/361/EEC(6), hereinafter referred to as the Committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure."

5. Annex E attached to this Directive shall be adopted.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2000. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply those provisions not later than 1 January 2001.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

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. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.