Regulation 1997/1255 - Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 1997/1255
Original proposal	COM(1996)708
CELEX number i	31997R1255

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC

Official Journal L 174 , 02/07/1997 P. 0001 - 0006

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13 (2) and Article 14 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Directive 91/628/EEC lays down, in order to improve the welfare of certain categories of transported animals, requirements concerning maximum journey times after which the animals are to be unloaded, fed and watered and rested for at least 24 hours before travelling further;

Whereas such obligatory breaks in the long-distance transport of animals will take place at staging points;

Whereas it is necessary to lay down criteria applicable throughout the Community to be met by staging points so as to ensure the optimum welfare conditions for the animals passing through them and also to provide for certain incidental animal health matters;

Whereas, in order to facilitate the control of the operation of staging points and the vehicles and animals passing through them, it is necessary to provide for the keeping of records and certain other administrative matters;

Whereas, in order to guarantee that the animals transported continue their journey under optimum welfare conditions, the competent authority should ascertain that they are fit to do so;

Whereas, pending measures aimed at charging a Community fee for expenditure incurred by veterinary checks to ascertain whether animals are fit to continue their journey, it should be stipulated that Member States may, in compliance with the general rules of the Treaty, charge such expenditure to the operator concerned;

Whereas to ensure compliance with certain rules applicable to staging posts, the route plan referred to in Chapter VIII of the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC should be adjusted to the new provisions;

Whereas it is important to establish as a first step the rules for staging points accommodating domestic solipeds and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species;

Whereas the Scientific Veterinary Committee has recommended certain minimum requirements for staging points, which have been taken into account,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

• 1. 

  This Regulation shall apply only to staging points accommodating for at least 24 hours domestic solipeds and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species in the Community in accordance with Chapter VII of the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC and without prejudice to Directives 64/432/EEC (2), 80/213/EEC (3), 85/511/EEC (4), 89/608/EEC (5), 90/425/EEC (6), 90/426/EEC (7), 91/68/EEC (8), 91/496/EEC (9), 92/102/EEC (10) and 93/119/EC (11).

• 2. 

  The staging points referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with the Community criteria laid down in this Regulation.

Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC and 91/628/EEC shall apply as necessary.

Article 3

• 1. 

  Member States shall ensure that staging points are approved by the competent authority of the Member State in whose territory they are situated.

• 2. 

  For the purpose of such approval, the competent authority as defined in Article 2 (6) of Directive 90/425/EEC shall ensure that staging points fulfil all the requirements in Annex I to this Regulation; in addition, such...

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