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Trade in animal products between EU countries — veterinary checks
Trade in animal products between EU countries — veterinary checks
Trade in animal products between EU countries — veterinary checks
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Trade in animal products between EU countries — veterinary checks
SUMMARY OF:
Directive 89/662/EEC — veterinary checks in intra-EU trade
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE DIRECTIVE?
KEY POINTS
EU countries must ensure that animal products intended for sale have been checked and labelled in accordance with EU rules for the destination in question and are accompanied by an appropriate health certificate.
Where the products are intended for export to a non-EU country, the transport operation must remain under customs supervision up to the point of exit from EU territory.
EU countries must ensure that during checks on imports from a non-EU country at ports, airports and frontier posts, the following actions are taken:
Checks at origin
EU countries of dispatch must ensure that operators comply with veterinary requirements at all stages of the production, storage, marketing and transport of the products.
In addition, the EU country of origin will penalise any infringement, in particular where it is found that the documents do not correspond to the actual state of the products or that products do not comply with health rules.
Checks on arrival at the destination
FROM WHEN DOES THE DIRECTIVE APPLY?
It has applied since 22 December 1989. EU countries had to incorporate it into national law by 1 July 1992, except for Greece which had to do so by 31 December 1992.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, pp. 13-22)
Successive amendments to Directive 89/662/EEC have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
last update 12.09.2016