title: Council Directive 2013/20/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia

text:
               10.6.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 158/234

         COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/20/EU
   of 13 May 2013
   adapting certain directives in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.

               (2)

               The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.

               (3)

               Directives 64/432/EEC (1), 89/108/EEC (2), 91/68/EEC (3), 96/23/EC (4), 97/78/EC (5), 2000/13/EC (6), 2000/75/EC (7), 2002/99/EC (8), 2003/85/EC (9), 2003/99/EC (10) and 2009/156/EC (11) should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Directives 64/432/EEC, 89/108/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 96/23/EC, 97/78/EC, 2000/13/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2002/99/EC, 2003/85/EC, 2003/99/EC and 2009/156/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
   They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.
   When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   Article 3
   This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
   Article 4
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. COVENEY

      (1)  Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64).

      (2)  Council Directive 89/108/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 34).

      (3)  Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 19).

      (4)  Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10).

      (5)  Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).

      (6)  Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29).

      (7)  Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74).

      (8)  Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).

      (9)  Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1).

      (10)  Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents (OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).

      (11)  Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1).

      ANNEX
      PART A

         FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION

                  1.

                  In Article 8(1)(a) of Directive 89/108/EEC, the following is added to the list:
                  ‘in Croatian: “brzo smrznuto”.’.

                  2.

                  Directive 2000/13/EC is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              In the second subparagraph of Article 5(3), the list starting with ‘in Bulgarian’ and ending with ‘bestrålad’ or ‘behandlad med joniserande strålning’ is replaced by the following:
                              ‘—   in Bulgarian: “облъчено” or “обработено с йонизиращо лъчение”,
                              —   in Spanish: “irradiado” or “tratado con radiación ionizante”,
                              —   in Czech: “ozářeno” or “ošetřeno ionizujícím zářením”,
                              —   in Danish: “bestrålet/…” or “strålekonserveret” or “behandlet med ioniserende stråling” or “konserveret med ioniserende stråling”,
                              —   in German: “bestrahlt” or “mit ionisierenden Strahlen behandelt”,
                              —   in Estonian: “kiiritatud” or “töödeldud ioniseeriva kiirgusega”,
                              —   in Greek: “επεξεργασμένο με ιονίζουσα ακτινοβολία” or “ακτινοβολημένο”,
                              —   in English: “irradiated” or “treated with ionising radiation”,
                              —   in French: “traité par rayonnements ionisants” or “traité par ionisation”,
                              —   in Croatian: “konzervirano zračenjem” or “podvrgnuto ionizirajućem zračenju”,
                              —   in Italian: “irradiato” or “trattato con radiazioni ionizzanti”,
                              —   in Latvian: “apstarots” or “apstrādāts ar jonizējošo starojumu”,
                              —   in Lithuanian: “apšvitinta” or “apdorota jonizuojančiąja spinduliuote”,
                              —   in Hungarian: “sugárkezelt” or “ionizáló energiával kezelt”,
                              —   in Maltese: “ittrattat bir-radjazzjoni” or “ittrattat b'radjazzjoni jonizzanti”,
                              —   in Dutch: “doorstraald” or “door bestraling behandeld” or “met ioniserende stralen behandeld”,
                              —   in Polish: “napromieniony” or “poddany działaniu promieniowania jonizującego”,
                              —   in Portuguese: “irradiado” or “tratado por irradiação” or “tratado por radiação ionizante”,
                              —   in Romanian: “iradiate” or “tratate cu radiații ionizate”,
                              —   in Slovak: “ošetrené ionizujúcim žiarením”,
                              —   in Slovenian: “obsevano” or “obdelano z ionizirajočim sevanjem”,
                              —   in Finnish: “säteilytetty” or “käsitelty ionisoivalla säteilyllä”,
                              —   in Swedish: “bestrålad” or “behandlad med joniserande strålning”.’;

                              (b)

                              in Article 10(2), the following is inserted in the list after the entry in French:
                              ‘—   in Croatian: “upotrijebiti do”,’.

            PART B

         VETERINARY LEGISLATION

                  1.

                  In Article 2(2)(p) of Directive 64/432/EEC, the following is added to the list:
                  ‘—   Croatia: županija;’.

                  2.

                  In Article 2(b) of Directive 91/68/EEC, the following is added to the list under point 14:
                  ‘—   Croatia: županija’.

                  3.

                  In Article 8(3) of Directive 96/23/EC, the following subparagraph is inserted after the third subparagraph:
                  ‘Croatia shall, for the first time by 31 March 2014, forward to the Commission the results of its residue and substance detection plans and of its control measures.’

                  4.

                  Annex I to Directive 97/78/EC is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX I
                     TERRITORIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 1

                                 1.

                                 The territory of the Kingdom of Belgium.

                                 2.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.

                                 3.

                                 The territory of the Czech Republic.

                                 4.

                                 The territory of the Kingdom of Denmark with the exception of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

                                 5.

                                 The territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

                                 6.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Estonia.

                                 7.

                                 The territory of Ireland.

                                 8.

                                 The territory of the Hellenic Republic.

                                 9.

                                 The territory of the Kingdom of Spain with the exception of Ceuta and Melilla.

                                 10.

                                 The territory of the French Republic.

                                 11.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Croatia.

                                 12.

                                 The territory of the Italian Republic.

                                 13.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Cyprus.

                                 14.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Latvia.

                                 15.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

                                 16.

                                 The territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

                                 17.

                                 The territory of Hungary.

                                 18.

                                 The territory of Malta.

                                 19.

                                 The territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe.

                                 20.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Austria.

                                 21.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Poland.

                                 22.

                                 The territory of the Portuguese Republic.

                                 23.

                                 The territory of Romania.

                                 24.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Slovenia.

                                 25.

                                 The territory of the Slovak Republic.

                                 26.

                                 The territory of the Republic of Finland.

                                 27.

                                 The territory of the Kingdom of Sweden.

                                 28.

                                 The territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.’

                  5.

                  In Annex II to Directive 2000/75/EC, the following is inserted in the title of part A after the entry ‘LABORATOIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON’:
                  ‘REFERENTNI LABORATORIJ ZAJEDNICE ZA BOLEST PLAVOG JEZIKA’.

                  6.

                  Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              in the first indent of point 2, the following ISO code is inserted after the code ‘GR’:
                              ‘HR’;

                              (b)

                              in the third indent of point 2, the following set of initials is added:
                              ‘EZ,’.

                  7.

                  In Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC, the following is inserted in the table under Part A after the entry for France:

                              ‘HR

                              Croatia

                              Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb

                              Croatia’

                  8.

                  In Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/99/EC, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission every year by the end of May, for Bulgaria and Romania, for the first time, by the end of May 2008, and for Croatia, for the first time, by the end of May 2014, a report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and antimicrobial resistance, covering the data collected pursuant to Articles 4, 7, and 8 during the previous year. Reports, and any summaries of them, shall be made publicly available.’.

                  9.

                  In the first subparagraph of Article 4(6) of Directive 2009/156/EC, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a voluntary or compulsory control programme for a disease to which equidae are susceptible, it may present the programme to the Commission, within six months from 4 July 1990 for Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom, from 1 January 1995 for Austria, Finland and Sweden, from 1 May 2004 for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, from 1 January 2007 for Bulgaria and Romania and from 1 July 2013 for Croatia, outlining in particular:’.


title: Commission Directive 2006/20/EC of  17 February 2006  amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 70/221/EEC concerning fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers   (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               18.2.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 48/16

      COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/20/EC
   of 17 February 2006
   amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 70/221/EEC concerning fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 70/221/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Directive 70/221/EEC is one of the separate Directives in the context of the Community type-approval procedure laid down in Directive 70/156/EEC. The provisions of Directive 70/156/EEC relating to systems, components and separate technical units for vehicles therefore apply to Directive 70/221/EEC.

               (2)

               In order to increase the level of protection, rear underrun protection devices should be required to withstand increased force levels, and account should be taken of vehicles using air suspension units.

               (3)

               In view of technical progress, and the advances made in vehicle use with regard to the installation of vehicle platform lifts, it is appropriate that account be taken of platform lifts in the context of the installation of rear underrun protection devices.

               (4)

               Directive 70/221/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress set up under Article 13(1) of Directive 70/156/EEC,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Annex II to Directive 70/221/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   1.   With effect from 11 September 2007, if the requirements laid down in Directive 70/221/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not complied with, a Member State, on grounds related to rear underrun protection:

               (a)

               shall refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of a type of vehicle;

               (b)

               shall refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of a rear underrun protection device, as a separate technical unit,

         2.   With effect from 11 March 2010, if the requirements laid down in Directive 70/221/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not complied with, a Member State, on grounds related to rear underrun protection:

               (a)

               shall refuse the registration or prohibit the sale or entry into service of new vehicles;

               (b)

               shall prohibit the sale or entry into service of a rear underrun protection device, as a separate technical unit.

         Article 3
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, before 11 March 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
   They shall apply those provisions from 11 March 2007.
   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. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   Article 4
   This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 5
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 17 February 2006.

            For the Commission

         Günter VERHEUGEN

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 310, 25.11.2005, p. 10).

      (2)  OJ L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 23. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

      ANNEX
      Annex II to Directive 70/221/EEC is amended as follows:

                  1.

                  the following section 5.1a is inserted:

                              ‘5.1a.

                              The vehicle shall be tested under the following conditions:

                                          —

                                          it must be at rest on a level, flat, rigid and smooth surface,

                                          —

                                          the front wheels must be in the straight-ahead position,

                                          —

                                          tyres must be inflated to the pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer,

                                          —

                                          the vehicle may, if necessary to achieve the test forces required, be restrained by any method specified by the vehicle manufacturer,

                                          —

                                          if the vehicle is equipped with hydropneumatic, hydraulic or pneumatic suspension or a device for automatic levelling according to load, it must be tested with the suspension or device in the normal running condition specified by the manufacturer.’;

                  2.

                  point 5.4.5.2 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘5.4.5.2.

                              A horizontal force corresponding to 25 % of the maximum technically permissible mass of the vehicle but not exceeding 5 × 104N must be applied successively to both points P1 and to point P3;’

                  3.

                  the following section 5.4a is inserted:

                              ‘5.4a.

                              For vehicles fitted with a platform lift the fitting of the underrun device may be interrupted for the purposes of the mechanism. In such cases, the following must apply:

                                          5.4a.1.

                                          the lateral distance between the fitting elements of the underrun device and the elements of the platform lift, which make the interruption necessary, may amount to no more than 2,5 cm;

                                          5.4a.2.

                                          the individual elements of the underrun protection device must, in each case, have an effective surface area of at least 350 cm2;

                                          5.4a.3.

                                          the individual elements of the underrun protection device must be of sufficient dimensions to comply with the requirements of paragraph 5.4.5.1, whereby the relative positions of the test points are determined. If the points P1 are located within the interruption area mentioned in 5.4a, the points P1 to be used will be located in the middle of any lateral section of the rear underrun protection device;

                                          5.4a.4.

                                          for the area of interruption of the underrun device and for the purposes of the platform lift, point 5.4.1. need not apply.’


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31998L0059

Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies

Official Journal L 225 , 12/08/1998 P. 0016 - 0021

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundanciesTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),(1) Whereas for reasons of clarity and rationality Council Directive 75/129/EEC of 17 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (3) should be consolidated;(2) Whereas it is important that greater protection should be afforded to workers in the event of collective redundancies while taking into account the need for balanced economic and social development within the Community;(3) Whereas, despite increasing convergence, differences still remain between the provisions in force in the Member States concerning the practical arrangements and procedures for such redundancies and the measures designed to alleviate the consequences of redundancy for workers;(4) Whereas these differences can have a direct effect on the functioning of the internal market;(5) Whereas the Council resolution of 21 January 1974 concerning a social action programme (4) made provision for a directive on the approximation of Member States' legislation on collective redundancies;(6) Whereas the Community Charter of the fundamental social rights of workers, adopted at the European Council meeting held in Strasbourg on 9 December 1989 by the Heads of State or Government of 11 Member States, states, inter alia, in point 7, first paragraph, first sentence, and second paragraph; in point 17, first paragraph; and in point 18, third indent:'7. The completion of the internal market must lead to an improvement in the living and working conditions of workers in the European Community (. . .).The improvement must cover, where necessary, the development of certain aspects of employment regulations such as procedures for collective redundancies and those regarding bankruptcies.(. . .)17. Information, consultation and participation for workers must be developed along appropriate lines, taking account of the practices in force in the various Member States.(. . .)18. Such information, consultation and participation must be implemented in due time, particularly in the following cases:(- . . .)(- . . .)- in cases of collective redundancy procedures;(- . . .)`;(7) Whereas this approximation must therefore be promoted while the improvement is being maintained within the meaning of Article 117 of the Treaty;(8) Whereas, in order to calculate the number of redundancies provided for in the definition of collective redundancies within the meaning of this Directive, other forms of termination of employment contracts on the initiative of the employer should be equated to redundancies, provided that there are at least five redundancies;(9) Whereas it should be stipulated that this Directive applies in principle also to collective redundancies resulting where the establishment's activities are terminated as a result of a judicial decision;(10) Whereas the Member States should be given the option of stipulating that workers' representatives may call on experts on grounds of the technical complexity of the matters which are likely to be the subject of the informing and consulting;(11) Whereas it is necessary to ensure that employers' obligations as regards information, consultation and notification apply independently of whether the decision on collective redundancies emanates from the employer or from an undertaking which controls that employer;(12) Whereas Member States should ensure that workers' representatives and/or workers have at their disposal administrative and/or judicial procedures in order to ensure that the obligations laid down in this Directive are fulfilled;(13) Whereas this Directive must not affect the obligations of the Member States concerning the deadlines for transposition of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:SECTION I Definitions and scope Article 1 1. For the purposes of this Directive:(a) 'collective redundancies` means dismissals effected by an employer for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concerned where, according to the choice of the Member States, the number of redundancies is:(i) either, over a period of 30 days:- at least 10 in establishments normally employing more than 20 and less than 100 workers,- at least 10 % of the number of workers in establishments normally employing at least 100 but less than 300 workers,- at least 30 in establishments normally employing 300 workers or more,(ii) or, over a period of 90 days, at least 20, whatever the number of workers normally employed in the establishments in question;(b) 'workers' representatives` means the workers' representatives provided for by the laws or practices of the Member States.For the purpose of calculating the number of redundancies provided for in the first subparagraph of point (a), terminations of an employment contract which occur on the employer's initiative for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concerned shall be assimilated to redundancies, provided that there are at least five redundancies.2. This Directive shall not apply to:(a) collective redundancies effected under contracts of employment concluded for limited periods of time or for specific tasks except where such redundancies take place prior to the date of expiry or the completion of such contracts;(b) workers employed by public administrative bodies or by establishments governed by public law (or, in Member States where this concept is unknown, by equivalent bodies);(c) the crews of seagoing vessels.SECTION II Information and consultation Article 2 1. Where an employer is contemplating collective redundancies, he shall begin consultations with the workers' representatives in good time with a view to reaching an agreement.2. These consultations shall, at least, cover ways and means of avoiding collective redundancies or reducing the number of workers affected, and of mitigating the consequences by recourse to accompanying social measures aimed, inter alia, at aid for redeploying or retraining workers made redundant.Member States may provide that the workers' representatives may call on the services of experts in accordance with national legislation and/or practice.3. To enable workers' representatives to make constructive proposals, the employers shall in good time during the course of the consultations:(a) supply them with all relevant information and(b) in any event notify them in writing of:(i) the reasons for the projected redundancies;(ii) the number of categories of workers to be made redundant;(iii) the number and categories of workers normally employed;(iv) the period over which the projected redundancies are to be effected;(v) the criteria proposed for the selection of the workers to be made redundant in so far as national legislation and/or practice confers the power therefor upon the employer;(vi) the method for calculating any redundancy payments other than those arising out of national legislation and/or practice.The employer shall forward to the competent public authority a copy of, at least, the elements of the written communication which are provided for in the first subparagraph, point (b), subpoints (i) to (v).4. The obligations laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall apply irrespective of whether the decision regarding collective redundancies is being taken by the employer or by an undertaking controlling the employer.In considering alleged breaches of the information, consultation and notification requirements laid down by this Directive, account shall not be taken of any defence on the part of the employer on the ground that the necessary information has not been provided to the employer by the undertaking which took the decision leading to collective redundancies.SECTION III Procedure for collective redundances Article 3 1. Employers shall notify the competent public authority in writing of any projected collective redundancies.However, Member States may provide that in the case of planned collective redundancies arising from termination of the establishment's activities as a result of a judicial decision, the employer shall be obliged to notify the competent public authority in writing only if the latter so requests.This notification shall contain all relevant information concerning the projected collective redundancies and the consultations with workers' representatives provided for in Article 2, and particularly the reasons for the redundancies, the number of workers to be made redundant, the number of workers normally employed and the period over which the redundancies are to be effected.2. Employers shall forward to the workers' representatives a copy of the notification provided for in paragraph 1.The workers' representatives may send any comments they may have to the competent public authority.Article 4 1. Projected collective redundancies notified to the competent public authority shall take effect not earlier than 30 days after the notification referred to in Article 3(1) without prejudice to any provisions governing individual rights with regard to notice of dismissal.Member States may grant the competent public authority the power to reduce the period provided for in the preceding subparagraph.2. The period provided for in paragraph 1 shall be used by the competent public authority to seek solutions to the problems raised by the projected collective redundancies.3. Where the initial period provided for in paragraph 1 is shorter than 60 days, Member States may grant the competent public authority the power to extend the initial period to 60 days following notification where the problems raised by the projected collective redundancies are not likely to be solved within the initial period.Member States may grant the competent public authority wider powers of extension.The employer must be informed of the extension and the grounds for it before expiry of the initial period provided for in paragraph 1.4. Member States need not apply this Article to collective redundancies arising from termination of the establishment's activities where this is the result of a judicial decision.SECTION IV Final provisions Article 5 This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workers or to promote or to allow the application of collective agreements more favourable to workers.Article 6 Member States shall ensure that judicial and/or administrative procedures for the enforcement of obligations under this Directive are available to the workers' representatives and/or workers.Article 7 Member States shall forward to the Commission the text of any fundamental provisions of national law already adopted or being adopted in the area governed by this Directive.Article 8 1. The Directives listed in Annex I, Part A, are hereby repealed without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States concerning the deadlines for transposition of the said Directive set out in Annex I, Part B.2. References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.Article 9 This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Article 10 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998.(2) OJ C 158, 26. 5. 1997, p. 11.(3) OJ L 48, 22. 2. 1975, p. 29. 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31982L0399

Second Council Directive 82/399/EEC of 10 June 1982 on summertime arrangements

Official Journal L 173 , 19/06/1982 P. 0016 - 0017

*****SECOND  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 10 June 1982  on summertime arrangements  (82/399/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas Council Directive 80/737/EEC of 22 July 1980 on summertime arrangements (3) introduced a common date and time for the beginning of the summertime period in the Community for the years 1981 and 1982;  Whereas Article 4 of that Directive states that the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and as soon as possible, will adopt more comprehensive measures for the harmonization of summertime;  Whereas such measures are highly desirable, in particular in the interests of facilitating and reducing the costs of transport and telecommunications between Member States;  Whereas a common date and time for the beginning of the summertime period in the Community should now be fixed for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985;  Whereas, as an experiment during those three years, two different dates for the end of the summertime period should be fixed for the Member States belonging to the zero time zone and the other Member States;  Whereas, for geographical reasons, common summertime arrangements should apply neither to Greenland nor to the overseas territories of the Member States,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:  Article 1  For the purposes of this Directive the expression 'summertime period' means the period of the year during which the time is advanced by 60 minutes in relation to the time for the rest of the year.  Article 2  Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that in each Member State the summertime period for 1983, 1984 and 1985 begins at 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on the last Sunday in March.  Article 3  Member States other than those in the zero (Greenwich) time zone shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the summertime period ends at 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time:  - in 1983: on 25 September,  - in 1984: on 30 September,  - in 1985: on 29 September.  Article 4  Member States belonging to the zero (Greenwich) time zone, namely Ireland and the United Kingdom, shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the summertime period ends at 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time:  - in 1983: on 23 October,  - in 1984: on 28 October,  - in 1985: on 27 October.  Article 5  The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt by 1 January 1985 the arrangements to apply from 1986 onwards.  Article 6  This Directive shall apply neither to Greenland nor to the overseas territories of the Member States.  Article 7  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 1982.  For the Council  The President  H. de CROO  (1) OJ No C 125, 17. 5. 1982, p. 23.  (2) OJ No C 310, 30. 11. 1981, p. 13.  (3) OJ No L 205, 7. 8. 1980, p. 17.


title: Commission Directive 2012/38/EU of 23 November 2012 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include cis -Tricos-9-ene as an active substance in Annex I thereto Text with EEA relevance

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               24.11.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 326/13

         COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2012/38/EU
   of 23 November 2012
   amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include cis-Tricos-9-ene as an active substance in Annex I thereto
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes cis-Tricos-9-ene.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, cis-Tricos-9-ene has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 19, repellents and attractants, as defined in Annex V to that Directive.

               (3)

               Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 11 November 2009 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

               (4)

               The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 25 May 2012, in an assessment report.

               (5)

               It appears from the evaluations that biocidal products used as attractants and containing cis-Tricos-9-ene may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. It is therefore appropriate to include cis-Tricos-9-ene in Annex I to that Directive.

               (6)

               Not all potential uses and exposure scenarios have been evaluated at Union level. For example, outdoor use and exposure of food or feeding stuff were not assessed. It is therefore appropriate to require that Member States assess those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to human populations and to environmental compartments that have not been representatively addressed in the Union level risk assessment and, when granting product authorisations, ensure that appropriate measures are taken or specific conditions imposed in order to reduce the identified risks to acceptable levels.

               (7)

               In the light of the possible indirect human exposure via consumption of food as a result of those uses represented in the assessment, it is appropriate to require, where relevant, verification of the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels according to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4). Measures should be adopted ensuring that the applicable maximum residue levels are not exceeded.

               (8)

               The provisions of this Directive should be applied simultaneously in all Member States in order to ensure equal treatment on the Union market of biocidal products of product-type 19 containing the active substance cis-Tricos-9-ene and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general.

               (9)

               A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC, in order to permit Member States and interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion.

               (10)

               After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC.

               (11)

               Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (12)

               In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents of 28 September 2011 (5), Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments.

               (13)

               The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 September 2013 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
   They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2014.
   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. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   Article 3
   This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 4
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 23 November 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.

      (3)  OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.

      (4)  OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC, the following entry is added:

                     No

                     Common Name

                     IUPAC Name
                     Identification Numbers

                     Minimum purity of the active substance in the biocidal product as placed on the market

                     Date of inclusion

                     Deadline for compliance with Article 16(3) (except for products containing more than one active substance, for which the deadline to comply with Article 16(3) shall be the one set out in the last of the inclusion decisions relating to its active substances)

                     Expiry date of inclusion

                     Product type

                     Specific provisions (1)

                     ‘59

                        cis-tricos-9-ene (Muscalure)

                        cis-Tricos-9-ene; (Z)-Tricos-9-ene
                     EC No: 248-505-7
                     CAS No: 27519-02-4

                     801 g/kg

                     1 October 2014

                     30 September 2016

                     30 September 2024

                     19

                     The Union level risk assessment did not address all potential uses and exposure scenarios; certain uses and exposure scenarios, such as outdoor use and exposure of food or feed, were excluded. When assessing the application for authorisation of a product in accordance with Article 5 and Annex VI, Member States shall assess, where relevant for the particular product, those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to human populations and to environmental compartments that have not been representatively addressed in the Union level risk assessment.
                     For products containing cis-tricos-9-ene that may lead to residues in food or feed, Member States shall verify the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) according to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, and take any appropriate risk mitigation measures ensuring that the applicable MRLs are not exceeded.’

         (1)  For the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm


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Council Directive 89/681/EEC of 21 December 1989 amending directive 87/402/EEC on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors

Official Journal L 398 , 30/12/1989 P. 0027 - 0028 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0125  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0125

COUNCIL DIRECTIVEof 21 December 1989amending Directive  87/402/EEC on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track  wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors(89/681/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal  market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an area  without internal frontiers in which thefree movement of goods, persons, services and capital is  ensured; Whereas Article 12 of Directive 87/402/EEC (4) lays down that the said Directive shall be  supplemented by provisions introducing additional impact tests into the dynamic test procedure; Whereas, since provision is already made for an additional test in the case of the static test  procedure, it is necessary also in that of the dynamic test procedure to provide for an additional  test - which more accurately reflects the situation in the event of tractor roll-over - in order  that these two test procedures may be rendered equivalent and the present imbalance between them  eliminated; Whereas, in respect of the reliability of the parameters and calculations, the results of the  practical experiments carried out on rear-mounted structures may be transposed to the same type of  structure, but mounted on the front, OJ N° C 256, 9. 10. 1989, p. 76. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1Directive 87/402/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. in Annex IV-A, point 1.6 is replaced by the following: '1.6. Additional tests'1.6.1. If cracks or tears which cannot be considered negligible appear during an impact test, a second,  similar test, but with a height of fall of:  Hm =  10  × 12 + 4a  Hm =H10×12 + 4a1 + 2ashall be performed immediately after the impact  tests causing these tears or cracks to appear, ''a'' being the ratio of the permanent  deformationto the elastic deformation (a = Dp/De) as measured at the point of impact. The additional permanent deformation due to the second impact must not exceed 30 % ofthe permanent  deformation due to the first impact. In order to be able to carry out the additional test, it is necessary to measure the elastic  deformation during all of the impact tests. '1.6.2. If, during a crushing test, significant cracks or tears appear, a second, similar, crushing test,  but with a force equal to 1,2 Fv, shall be performed immediately after the crushing test which  caused these tears or cracks to appear.'; 2. in Annex VI, the following point is added: '7.3. Indication and results of any additional dynamic test'. Article 2Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions  necessary to comply withthis Directive not later than 12 months from3 January 1990. They shall  forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1989. For the CouncilThe PresidentE. CRESSON(1) OJ N° C 305, 30. 11. 1988, p. 7. (2) OJ N° C 120, 16. 5. 1989, p. 70, and (3) OJ N° C 102, 24. 4. 1989, p. 6. (4) OJ N° L 220, 8. 8. 1987, p. 1.


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Council Directive 69/349/EEC of 6 October 1969 amending the Directive of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat

Official Journal L 256 , 11/10/1969 P. 0005 - 0014 Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(II) P. 0424  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(II) P. 0431  Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 04 P. 0225

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 6 October 1969  amending the Directive of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat  (69/349/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1); Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee; Whereas the Council Directive of 26 June 1964 (2) on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat was first amended by the Directive of 25 October 1966 (3); Whereas that Directive only contains Community provisions applicable to trade in whole animal carcases or large parts of such carcases ; whereas common rules must also be laid down for cuts of meat ; whereas the implementation of the common organisation of the markets in pigmeat and beef and veal will not have the desired effect as long as intra-Community trade is hindered by differences between health requirements of Member States concerning cut meat ; whereas those requirements must be approximated in order to eliminate such differences; Whereas that approximation may be effected by extending to certain cut fresh meat the provisions laid down by the above-mentioned Directive of 26 June 1964 ; whereas, in particular, hygiene requirements for cutting plants, rules governing storage and transportation of cut meat and conditions for the issue of a health certificate intended to guarantee that intra-Community trade meets Community requirements must be standardised; Whereas, as with other fresh meat, Member States should likewise be responsible for approving cutting plants and ensuring that the conditions for such approval are observed ; whereas Member States must also have the right to prohibit the introduction of meat into their territory if it is found to be unfit for human consumption or which does not comply with Community health provisions; Whereas, for cases where the Member State of destination issues a prohibition or restriction, consignors of cut meat should he given the same guarantees as those laid down by the Directive of 26 June 1964 for consignors of other cuts of fresh meat; Whereas, furthermore, implementation of the rules resulting from the Directive of 26 June 1964 has shown that certain provisions of that Directive must be amended in the light of experience; Whereas, in particular, that Directive recognises the right of each Member State to prohibit the introduction of fresh meat into its territory from a Member State in which there has been an outbreak of an epizootic disease ; whereas, depending on the nature and character of that epizootic disease, such prohibition must either be restricted to meat coming from part of the territory of the exporting country or may extend to the whole of that territory ; whereas, in the event of an outbreak of contagious or infectious disease in the territory of a Member State, appropriate measures must quickly be taken to combat such disease, whereas the dangers created by such diseases and the protective measures they necessitate should be assessed in the same way throughout the Community ; whereas, to this end a Community emergency procedure must be introduced  (1) OJ No C 55, 5.6.1968, p. 28. (2) OJ No 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. (3) OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3302/66.  within the Standing Veterinary Committee set up by Council Decision of 15 October 1968 (1) in accordance with which the necessary measures must be taken; Whereas it also seems appropriate to provide for co-operation between Member States and the Commission within the Standing Veterinary Committee in order to settle disputes which might arise between Member States as to the justification for approval of a slaughterhouse or cutting plant; HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:       Article 1  The Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat, as amended by the Directive of 25 October 1966, shall be amended as indicated in the following Articles.     Article 2  1. The following shall be substituted for Article 3 (1): "Each Member State shall ensure that only fresh meat which, without prejudice to Article 8, meets the following requirements is sent from its territory to that of another Member State: A. In the case of carcases, half carcases or quarters: (a) it has been obtained from a slaughterhouse approved and supervised in accordance with Article 4 (1); (b) it comes from a slaughter animal inspected ante mortem by an official veterinarian in accordance with Chapter IV of Annex I and passed fit, as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for intra-Community trade in fresh meat; (c) it has been treated under satisfactory hygienic conditions in accordance with Chapter V of Annex I; (d) it has been inspected post mortem by an official veterinarian in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex I, and has shown no change except for traumatic lesions incurred shortly before slaughter or localised malformations or changes, provided that it is established, if necessary by appropriate laboratory tests, that these do not render the carcase and offal unfit for human consumption or dangerous to human health; (e) it has a health mark in accordance with Chapter IX of Annex I; (f) it is accompanied by a health certificate during transportation to the country of destination, in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I; (g) in accordance with Chapter XII of Annex I, it is stored after post mortem inspection under satisfactory hygienic conditions in slaughterhouses and cutting plants approved and supervised in accordance with Article 4 (1) or in approved and supervised cold stores within the meaning of Article 4 (4); (h) in accordance with Chapter XIII of Annex I, it is transported to the country of destination under satisfactory hygienic conditions; B. In the case of cuts smaller than quarters, or boned meats: (a) it has been cut in a cutting plant approved and supervised in accordance with Article 4 (1); (b) it has been cut and obtained in accordance with Chapter VII of Annex I and comes from: - fresh meat from animals slaughtered in the Member State and satisfying the conditions referred to in A, excepting meat referred to under (f) and (h), transported in accordance with Chapter XIII of Annex I ; or - fresh meat imported from another Member State and satisfying the conditions of A ; or - fresh meat imported from third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Community provisions for imports of fresh meat from third countries; (c) it has been stored under conditions corresponding to the provisions of Chapter XII of Annex I; (d) it has been supervised by an official veterinarian in accordance with Chapter VIII of Annex I; (e) it meets the requirements of Chapter X of Annex I as regards their packaging; (f) it satisfies the conditions of A (c), (e), (f) and (h)."   2. The following new paragraph shall be inserted after Article 3 (1): "2. However, if the Member State of destination so authorises, the conditions referred  (1) OJ No L 255, 18.10.1968, p. 23.  to in 1 (A) and (B) shall not be binding for meat intended for purposes other than for human consumption ; in such cases, the Member State of destination shall ensure that the meat cannot be used for purposes other than those for which it was imported."   3. Article 3 (2) shall be renumbered 3 (3) and the following shall be substituted for its second subparagraph thereof: "The official veterinarian may, when carrying out the post mortem inspection referred to in 1 A (d) and the supervision referred to in 1 B (d), be helped in purely material tasks by assistants specially trained for the purpose."   4. Article 3 (3) shall be renumbered 3 (4).     Article 3  1. The following shall be substituted for Article 4 (1): "The competent central authority of the Member State on whose territory the slaughterhouse or cutting plant is situated shall ensure that the approval provided for in Article 3 (1) (A) (a) and B (a) is granted only where the provisions of Chapters I or II of Annex I are observed and where that slaughterhouse or cutting plant is able to satisfy the other conditions of that Annex. It shall also ensure that an official veterinarian supervise observance of those provisions and that approval is withdrawn when one or more of the provisions are no longer observed."   2. In Article 4 (3): (a) the following shall be substituted for the second sentence of the second subparagraph: "In the light of that opinion, Member States may be authorised under the procedure laid down in Article 9a, to prohibit provisionally the introduction into their territory of fresh meat coming from that slaughterhouse or cutting plant." (b) the following shall be substituted for the third paragraph: "Such authorisation may be withdrawn under the procedure laid down in Article 9a, in the light of a new opinion delivered by one or more veterinary experts."     Article 4  Article 5 (2) shall be supplemented as follows: "In all cases safety measures shall be taken to prevent misuse of such meat."     Article 5  Article 6 (1) shall be amended as follows: (a) in the first sentence, the words "Articles 3 (4) and 9" shall be substituted for the words "Article 3 (3)"; (b) the following shall be substituted for A: "A. which prohibit or restrict the introduction into their territory of the following: (a) fresh meat in cuts weighing less than 3 kilogrammes, in particular minced meat and meat cut up in a similar manner, and excepting whole fillets of beef and whole shoulders of pork on the bone; (b) cut fresh meat, prepacked in indivisible commercial portions intended for direct sale to the consumer; (c) offal separated from the carcase, excepting ox tails; (d) fresh meat of solipeds; Such fresh meat may only be consigned in accordance with Article 3."   (c) the following shall be substituted for C: "concerning the treatment of slaughter animals with substances likely to make the consumption of fresh meat dangerous or harmful to human health and concerning the absorption by slaughter animals of substances such as antibiotics, oestrogens, thyrostats, tenderisers, pesticides, herbicides or arsenic or antimonial substances;"     Article 6  1. The following paragraph 2a shall be inserted after Article 8 (2): "2a. All Member States, must immediately notify the other Member States and the Commission of the outbreak in their territory of any disease referred to in paragraph 2 and of the measures taken to control such outbreak. They must also notify the other Member States immediately of the disappearance of the disease."   2. The following shall be substituted for Article 8 (3): "3. Measures taken by the Member States under paragraph 2 and any repeal of such measures must be communicated forthwith to the other Member States and to the Commission together with the reasons therefor.  Under the procedure laid down in Article 9a, a decision may be taken to repeal or amend those measures, in particular in order to co-ordinate them with measures adopted by other Member States."   3. The following shall be substituted for Article 8 (4): "4. If the situation envisaged in paragraph 2 arises and if it appears necessary that other Member States also apply the measures taken under that paragraph, amended, where necessary pursuant to paragraph 3, appropriate measures shall be adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 9a."     Article 7  The following Articles shall be inserted after Article 9: "Article 9a  1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be used, matters shall without delay be referred by the Chairman, either on his initiative or at the request of a Member State, to the Standing Veterinary Committee (hereinafter called the "Committee") set up by Council Decision of 15 October 1968.  2. Within the Committee, the votes of Member States shall be weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote.  3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on such measures within two days. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of twelve votes.  4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and implement them immediately where they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee. Where they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the measures to be adopted. The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority.  If, within fifteen days from the date on which a matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and implement them immediately unless the Council has decided against the measures by a simple majority."   "Article 9b The provisions of Article 9a shall apply for a period of eighteen months from the date on which a matter was first referred to the Committee either under Article 9a (1) or under any other corresponding provision."     Article 8  Chapter I (1) of Annex I:     (a) The following shall be added to subparagraph (b): "... however, such special place shall not be compulsory if the slaughter of pigs and that of other animals take place at different times ; but in such cases scalding, depilation, scraping and singeing must be carried out in special places which are clearly separated from the slaughter line either by an open space of at least 5 metres or by a partition at least 3 metres high;"    (b) the following shall be substituted for subparagraph (p): "an adequate supply, under pressure, of drinking water only ; however, non-drinking water may be used in exceptional cases for steam production, provided that the pipes installed for this purpose do not permit this water to be used for other purposes ; in addition, the use of non-drinking water may be authorised in exceptional cases for cooling refrigeration equipment. In such cases, non-drinking water pipes must be painted red and must not pass through rooms containing meat;"    (c) the following shall be substituted for subparagraph (q): "an adequate supply of hot drinking water;"    (d) the following shall be added to subparagraph (s): "... such equipment must be as near as possible to the work stations ; taps must not be hand operable ; these facilities must have hot and cold running water, cleaning and disinfecting products and disposable hand towels ; for cleaning instruments the temperature of the water must be not less than 82º C."    (e) the following shall be substituted for subparagraph (v): "proper equipment for protection against pests such as insects, rodents, etc."     Article 9  The following provisions shall be substituted for Chapter II of Annex I:   "CHAPTER II   Conditions for the approval of cutting plants   2. Cutting plants must have: (a) a chilling room large enough for meat preservation; (b) a room for cutting and boning and for the packaging operations provided for in 46; (c) a room for the packaging operations provided for in paragraph 45 and for meat consignment; (d) an adequately equipped lockable room for the exclusive use of the veterinary service; (e) a room suitably equipped for carrying out a trichinoscopic test, where such test is carried out in the cutting plant; (f) changing rooms, wash basins, showers and flush lavatories ; the latter shall not open directly on to the work rooms ; the wash basins must have hot and cold running water, materials for cleaning and disinfecting the hands and disposable hand towels ; the wash basins must be near the lavatories; (g) special air- and water-tight non-corrodible containers with lids and fasteners to prevent unauthorised persons from removing things from them, for meat or meat offal derived from cutting and not intended for human consumption, or a lockable room for such meat and offal if they are in large enough quantities to necessitate this or if they are not removed or destroyed at the end of each working day; (h) in the rooms provided for under (a) and (b):  - waterproof flooring which is easy to clean and disinfect, rot proof, slightly sloping and has a suitable drainage system for draining of liquids to drains fitted with traps and gratings; - smooth walls with light coloured washable coating or paint up to a height of at least 2 metres, with rounded angles and corners;    (i) cooling equipment in the rooms provided for under (a) and (b) to keep meat at an internal temperature of not more than + 7 ºC;    (j) a thermometer or telethermometer recorder in the cutting room;    (k) facilities enabling the inspection and veterinary supervision operations prescribed by this Directive to be carried out efficiently at any time;    (l) adequate ventilation in rooms where work on meat is undertaken;     (m) in rooms where work on meat is undertaken, natural or artificial lighting which does not distort colours;    (n) an adequate supply, under pressure, of drinking water only ; however, non-drinking water may be used in exceptional cases for steam production, provided that the pipes installed for this purpose do not allow this water to be used for other purposes ; in addition, non-drinking water may be used in exceptional cases for cooling refrigeration equipment. Non-drinking water pipes must be painted red and must not pass through rooms used for working on and storing meat;    (o) an adequate supply of hot drinking water;    (p) a waste water disposal system which meets hygiene requirements;    (q) in rooms where work on meat is undertaken, adequate equipment for cleaning and disinfecting hands and tools which must be as near as possible to the work stations. Taps must not be hand operable. These facilities must have hot and cold running water, cleaning and disinfecting products and disposable hand towels. For cleaning instruments, the water must have a temperature of not less than 82º C;    (r) equipment meeting hygiene requirements for: - meat handling; - storing meat containers in such a way that neither the meat nor the containers come into direct contact with the ground;    (s) proper equipment for protection against pests such as insects, rodents, etc;    (t) instruments and working equipment such as cutting tables, tables with detachable cutting surfaces, containers, conveyor belts and saws of non-corrodible material not liable to taint meat and easy to clean and disinfect."    Article 10In Chapter III of Annex I: (a) The following shall be inserted between the first and second sentences of paragraph 3 (a): "Staff engaged in slaughtering animals or working on or handling meat shall wash and disinfect their hands several times during the working day and each time work is resumed."  (b) the following shall be substituted for paragraph 5: "Meat and meat containers shall not come into direct contact with the ground." (c) the following shall be added after paragraph 6:  "   7. Drinking water must be used for all purposes ; however, non-drinking water may be used in exceptional cases for steam production provided that the pipes installed for this purpose preclude the use of this water for other purposes. In addition, non-drinking water may be used in exceptional cases for cooling refrigeration equipment. Non-drinking water pipes must be painted red and must not pass through rooms containing meat;    8. The spreading of sawdust or any other similar substance on the floor of the rooms referred to in paragraph 1 (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) and 2 (a), (b) and (c) shall be prohibited;    9. Meat must be brought into the rooms referred to in paragraph 2 (b) as and when required and remain in such rooms for as little time as possible;    10. During the cutting, boning and packaging work referred to in paragraphs 45 and 46 and without prejudice to the provision laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 34, meat must be kept at a constant internal temperature of not more than + 7º C;    11. Cutting shall be carried out in such a way as to avoid any contamination of the meat. Splinters of bone and clots of blood shall be removed. Meat obtained from cutting and not intended for human consumption shall be collected up in the containers referred to in paragraph 2 (g) as it is cut.   "  (d) paragraph 7 shall be renumbered 12. The following shall be substituted for paragraph 12 (e): "wearing a bandage on the hands except for a waterproof bandage protecting a non-infected finger wound." (e) paragraph 8 shall be renumbered 13.     Article 11  In Chapter IV, the numbering 14 to 17 shall be substituted for the numbering 9 to 12.     Article 12  In Chapter V: (a) the numbering 18 to 21 shall be substituted for the numbering 13 to 16. (b) paragraph 17 shall be renumbered 22, and the following shall be added thereto: "However, inflation of an organ may be authorised when this is required by a religious rite, provided that the organ is withdrawn from human consumption." (c) the numbering 23 to 26 shall be substituted for the numbering 18 to 21. (d) paragraph 22 shall be deleted.     Article 13  In Chapter VI the numbering 27 to 30 shall be substituted for the numbering 23 to 26.     Article 14  The following new Chapters VII and VIII shall be added after Chapter VI of Annex I:   "CHAPTER VII   Requirements for meat intended for cutting   31. Cutting into pieces smaller than half-carcases and quarters or boning shall only be allowed in cutting plants.   32. The owner of the plant or his agent shall facilitate operations for supervising the plant, in particular any handling which is considered necessary and shall place the necessary facilities at the disposal of the supervisory service ; in particular, he must be able on request to make known to the official veterinarian responsible for supervision the origin of meat brought into his cutting plant.   33. Meat which does not fulfil the conditions of Article 3 (1) (B) (b) may be placed in approved cutting plants only on condition that it is stored there in special places ; it must be cut up in other places or at other times than meat which fulfils those conditions. The official veterinarian must at all times have free access to cold stores and all work rooms in order to ensure strict observance of the above-mentioned provisions.   34. Fresh meat intended for cutting must as soon as it is brought in, be placed in the cutting plant and, until used, in the room provided  for in paragraph 2 (a) ; a constant temperature of not more than + 7 ºC in that room must be ensured for carcases and cuts thereof.  However, by way of derogation from paragraph 49, meat may be transported directly from the slaughter room to the cutting room. In such cases the slaughter room and the cutting room must be located in the same group of buildings and sufficiently near to each other since the meat to be cut must be transferred in one operation from one room to the other by means of an extension of the overhead handling network from the slaughter room, and cutting must be carried out immediately. As soon as the prescribed cutting and packaging are completed, the meat must be transported to the chilling room provided for in paragraph 2 (a). During cutting the temperature of the building must not exceed + 10 ºC.   35. Except in cases where the meat is cut while warm, cutting may take place only if the meat has reached an internal temperature of not more than + 7 ºC. At the time of cutting, the pH of the meat must be between 5.6 and 6.1 ; this examination must be made on the large dorsal muscle at the thirteenth rib.   36. Cleansing of meat by wiping with a cloth, and inflation are prohibited. However, inflation of an organ may be authorised when this is required by a religious rite provided that the inflated organ is withdrawn from human consumption.   CHAPTER VIII   Health control of cut meat   37. Cutting plants shall be supervised by an official veterinarian. The latter must be notified in good time before the cutting of meat intended for intra-Community trade.   38. Supervision by the official veterinarian shall include the following tasks: - supervision of the entry register for fresh meat and the exit register for cut meat; - health inspection of fresh meat held in the cutting plant and intended for intra-Community trade; - health inspection of fresh meat intended for intra-Community trade, prior to cutting and when in leaves the cutting plant; - the drafting and issuing of the documents provided for in paragraphs 45 (c) and 48, certifying that there has been supervision of the cut meat; - supervision of the cleanliness of the buildings, facilities and instruments provided for in Chapter III, and of staff hygiene; - all sampling necessary for laboratory tests to detect, for example, the presence of harmful germs, additives or other unauthorised chemical substances. The results of such tests shall be recorded in a register; - any other supervision which the veterinarian considers necessary for ensuring observance of the provisions of the Directive."     Article 15  Chapter VII of Annex I shall become Chapter IX and the title "Health marking" shall be substituted for the title "Stamping". Paragraph 27 shall be renumbered 39 and shall read as follows: "Health marking must be carried out under the responsibility of the official veterinarian. For this purpose, he shall keep and maintain: (a) the instruments intended for meat health marking which he may hand over to the assistant staff only at the time of marking and for the length of time required for this purpose; (b) the labels mentioned in Chapter X when these have already been marked with the stamp provided for in this Chapter. These labels shall be given to the assistant staff at the time when they must be affixed and in the required number." Paragraph 28 shall be renumbered 40 and the words "health mark" shall be substituted for the word "stamp" at the beginning of the first subparagraph. The text shall in addition be supplemented as follows: "The seal may in addition include an indication of the official veterinarian who carried out the health inspection of the meat." Paragraph 29 shall be renumbered 41 and the following substituted for the first subparagraph thereof: "Carcases shall be marked in ink or hot-branded with a stamp in accordance with paragraph 40."  Paragraph 30 shall be renumbered 42 and a reference to paragraph 40 shall be substituted for the reference to paragraph 28 in the two places where it occurs. Paragraph 31 shall be renumbered 43 and shall read as follows "Cuts, other than fat, subcutaneous fat, tails, ears and feet, obtained in the cutting plants from officially marked carcases must, where they do not bear a stamp be marked in ink or hotbranded with a stamp in accordance with the requirements of 40 and including the veterinary approval number of the cutting plant instead of that of the slaughterhouse. Cuts of solid outer pig fat and belly from which the rind is removed may be grouped into lots containing up to five cuts ; each lot and each piece, if this is separate, must be scaled under official supervision and be provided with a label which meets the requirements of paragraph 45 (c). Marking may also be effected by means of a stamp seal. This stamp seal to be fixed on each cut must not be reusable, must be made of strong materials and must meet all hygiene requirements. The following information must appear on the stamp seal in perfectly legible characters: - on the upper part, the first two letters, in capitals, of the exporting country; - in the centre, the veterinary approval number of the cutting plant; - on the lower part, one of the following sets of initials, CEE, EEG or EWG. Letters and figures must be 0.2 cm in height. The stamp seal may also include an indication of the official veterinarian who carried out the health inspection of the meat." Paragraph 32 shall be deleted. Paragraph 33 shall be renumbered 44.     Article 16  The following new Chapter X shall be added after Chapter IX of Annex I:   "CHAPTER X   Packaging of cut meat    45.   (a)  Packagings (for example packing cases, paperboard boxes) shall fulfil all rules of hygiene, in particular:  - they must not alter the organoleptic nature of the meat; - they must not be capable of transmitting substances harmful to human health to the meat; - they must be sufficiently solid to ensure effective protection of the meat during transportation and handling.  (b)  Packagings must not be reused for meat unless they are made of non-corrodible materials, which are easy to clean and have been previously cleaned and disinfected.   (c)  Packagings must have a clearly visible label on which there is a clearly legible mark reproducing one of the marks provided for in paragraphs 40 and 43. This label must be affixed in such a way that it is torn when the packaging is opened. The label shall also show a serial number.   46. Where necessary, when fresh cut meat or offal is wrapped in packaging, for example sheet plastic, which comes into direct contact with it, this operation must be carried out immediately after cutting and in accordance with hygiene requirements. With the exception of cuts of solid outer pig fat and belly, cut meat must in all cases be provided with a protective packaging unless it is transported hanging up. Such packaging must be transparent and colourless and must also fulfil the conditions of paragraph 45 (a) ; they may not be used a second time for wrapping meat.   47. The packagings referred to in paragraphs 45 and 46 may contain only cut meat belonging to the same animal species."     Article 17  Chapters VIII and IX of Annex I shall be renumbered XI and XII and paragraphs 34 and 35 shall be renumbered 48 and 49. Chapter X of Annex I shall be renumbered XIII. Paragraphs 36 to 42 shall be renumbered 50 to 56. Paragraph 50 shall read as follows: "Fresh meat must be transported in sealed vehicles or containers, designed and equipped in such a way that the temperatures specified in Chapter XII are maintained throughout transportation. When meat is transported from a slaughterhouse to a cutting plant in the same Member State, sealing shall not be required."  The word "and unpackaged cut meat" shall be inserted after the words "or quarters" in paragraph 51 (c). Paragraph 54 shall read as follows: "Fresh meat may not be transported in a vehicle or container which is not clean and has not been disinfected." The third sentence of paragraph 55 shall be supplemented as follows: "... and, in particular as regards packagings, the provisions of this Directive."    Article 18  In the model in Annex II: (a) there shall be inserted after the entry "No..." under the title of the certificate, a note 2 as follows: "2 Optional;" (b) the word "viandes" shall be substituted for the word "vivandes" in the French version; (c) notes 2 and 3 shall be renumbered 3 and 4 respectively.     Article 19  Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 October 1970 and shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.     Article 20  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.       Done at Luxembourg, 6 October 1969. For the Council The President H. J. WITTEVEEN


title: Commission Directive 2005/16/EC of 2 March 2005 amending Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community

text:
               3.3.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 57/19

         COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/16/EC
   of 2 March 2005
   amending Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular points (c) and (d) of the second paragraph of Article 14 thereof,
   After consulting the Member States concerned,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Directive 2000/29/EC provides for certain measures against the introduction into the Member States from other Member States or third countries of organisms which are harmful to plants or plant products. It also provides for certain zones to be designed as protection zones.

               (2)

               Due to a clerical error in the 2003 Act of Accession, the list of counties in Sweden recognised as a protected zone in respect of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say was incorrect and needs to be rectified.

               (3)

               From information supplied by Denmark, that Member State should no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus as it appears that that harmful organism is now established in Denmark.

               (4)

               From information supplied by the United Kingdom, it appears that Dendroctonus micans Kugelan is now established in some parts of the United Kingdom. Accordingly, the protected zone in respect of Dendroctonus micans Kugelan should be restricted to Northern Ireland. In addition, the protected zone in respect of that organism should also be restricted to the Isle of Man and Jersey.

               (5)

               From information supplied by Estonia, it appears that Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. is not present in that Member State. Estonia may therefore be recognised as a protected zone for that organism.

               (6)

               From information supplied by Italy and from additional information collected by the Food and Veterinary Office during a mission in Italy in May 2004, it appears that Citrus tristeza virus is now established in that Member State. Italy should therefore no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Citrus tristeza virus.

               (7)

               From the Swiss legislation on plant protection, it appears that the Canton of Ticino is no longer recognised as a protected zone for Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. in Switzerland. The rules on imports to the Community should be adjusted to remove special treatment given to plants originating in Ticino.

               (8)

               Due to a clerical error in the preparation of Commission Directive 2004/31/EC (2), the special requirements for the introduction and movement of Vitis plants in Cyprus as laid down in point 21.1 of Part B of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC were erroneously deleted. Accordingly, that Annex should be amended.

               (9)

               In order to enhance the phytosanitary protection of the Community seeds of Medicago sativa L. and the Community certified seeds of Helianthus annuus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw. and Phaseolus L., those seeds need to be accompanied by a plant passport when moving, other than locally, within the Community.

               (10)

               The relevant Annexes to Directive 2000/29/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Directive 2000/29/EC are amended in accordance with the text in the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 14 May 2005 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
   They shall apply those provisions from 15 May 2005.
   When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   Article 3
   This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 4
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 2 March 2005.

            For the Commission

         Markos KYPRIANOU

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/102/EC (OJ L 309, 6.10.2004, p. 9).

      (2)  OJ L 85, 23.3.2004, p. 18.

      ANNEX
      Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Directive 2000/29/EC are amended as follows:

                  1.

                  Annex I, Part B, is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              Under heading (a), point 3, the second column is replaced by the following:
                              ‘E (Ibiza and Menorca), IRL, CY, M, P (Azores and Madeira), UK, S (Blekinge, Gotland, Halland, Kalmar, Skåne), FI (the districts of Åland, Turku, Uusimaa, Kymi, Häme, Pirkanmaa, Satakunta)’;

                              (b)

                              Under heading (b), point 1, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                  2.

                  Annex II, Part B, is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              Under heading (a), point 3, the third column is replaced by the following:
                              ‘EL, IRL, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)’;

                              (b)

                              Under heading (b), point 2, ‘EE’ is inserted before ‘F (Corsica)’ in the third column;

                              (c)

                              Under heading (d), point 1, in the third column, ‘I’ is deleted.

                  3.

                  In Annex III, Part B, in points 1 and 2, in the second column, ‘EE’ is inserted before ‘F (Corsica)’.

                  4.

                  Annex IV, Part B, is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              In point 1, the third column is replaced by the following:
                              ‘EL, IRL, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)’.

                              (b)

                              In point 7, the third column is replaced by the following:
                              ‘EL, IRL, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)’.

                              (c)

                              In point 14.1, the third column is replaced by the following:
                              ‘EL, IRL, UK (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey)’.

                              (d)

                              In the third column of point 20.1, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (e)

                              In the third column of point 20.2, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (f)

                              Point 21 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          in the second column, under point (c), ‘Ticino’ is deleted;

                                          (ii)

                                          in the third column, ‘EE’ is inserted before ‘F (Corsica)’.

                              (g)

                              The following point 21.1 is inserted:

                                                      ‘21.1.

                                                      Plants of Vitis L., other than fruit and seeds

                                          Without prejudice to the prohibition in Annex III Part A point 15, on introducing plants of Vitis L. other than fruits from third countries (except Switzerland) into the Community, official statement that the plants:

                                                      (a)

                                                      originate in an area known to be free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch);
                                                      or

                                                      (b)

                                                      have been grown at a place of production which has been found free from Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) on official inspections carried out during the last two complete cycles of vegetation;
                                                      or

                                                      (c)

                                                      have been subject to fumigation or other appropriate treatment against Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch).

                                          CY’

                              (h)

                              Point 21.3 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          in the second column, in point (b), ‘Ticino’ is deleted;

                                          (ii)

                                          in the third column ‘EE’ is inserted before ‘F (Corsica)’.

                              (i)

                              In the third column of point 22, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (j)

                              In the third column of point 23, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (k)

                              In the third column of point 25, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (l)

                              In the third column of point 26, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (m)

                              In the third column of point 27.1, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (n)

                              In the third column of point 27.2, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (o)

                              In the third column of point 30, ‘DK’ is deleted.

                              (p)

                              Point 31 is amended as follows:

                                                      ‘31.

                                                      Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids originating in E, F (except Corsica), CY and I

                                          Without prejudice to the requirement in Annex IV Part A Section II point 30.1 that packaging should bear an origin mark:

                                                      (a)

                                                      the fruits shall be free from leaves and peduncles; or

                                                      (b)

                                                      in the case of fruits with leaves or peduncles, official statement that the fruits are packed in closed containers which have been officially sealed and shall remain sealed during their transport through a protected zone, recognised for these fruits, and shall bear a distinguishing mark to be reported on the passport.

                                          EL, F (Corsica), M, P’

                  5.

                  Annex V, Part A is amended as follows:
                  The text in point 2.4 is replaced by the following:

                              ‘—

                              Seeds and bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. and Allium schoenoprasum L. intended for planting and plants of Allium porrum L. intended for planting,

                              —

                              Seeds of Medicago sativa L.,

                              —

                              Certified seeds of Helianthus annuus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw. and Phaseolus L.’