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
Modified by
  • Council Directiveof 10 December 1990laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(90/675/EEC), 31990L0675, December 31, 1990
  • Council Directiveof 28 January 1991concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(91/67/EEC), 31991L0067, February 19, 1991
  • Council Directiveof 15 July 1991laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(91/492/EEC), 31991L0492, September 24, 1991
  • Council Direttiveof 22 July 1991laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(91/493/EEC), 31991L0493, September 24, 1991
  • Council Directiveof 26 June 1991on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat(91/494/EEC), 31991L0494, September 24, 1991
  • Council Directiveof 27 November 1990concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat(91/495/EEC), 31991L0495, September 24, 1991
  • Council Directiveof 15 July 1991laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(91/496/EEC), 31991L0496, September 24, 1991
  • Council Directive 92/45/EECof 16 June 1992on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat, 31992L0045, September 14, 1992
  • Council Directive 92/46/EECof 16 June 1992laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products, 31992L0046, September 14, 1992
  • Council Directive 92/67/EECof 14 July 1992amending Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, 31992L0067, September 14, 1992
  • Council Directive 92/118/EECof 17 December 1992laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC, 31992L0118, March 15, 1993
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority), 32003R0806, May 16, 2003
  • Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 21 April 2004repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the productionand placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumptionand amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/ECCorrigendum to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC(Official Journal of the European Union L 157 of 30 April 2004), 32004L004132004L0041R(01), April 30, 2004
  • Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 March 2017on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0625, April 7, 2017
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to 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, 31989L0662R(02), June 15, 1990
  • Corrigendum to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC, 32004L0041R(01), June 2, 2004
Council Directiveof 11 December 1989concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(89/662/EEC) CHAPTER IChecks at origin
Article 31.Member States shall ensure that the only products intended for trade are those referred to in Article 1 which have been obtained, checked, marked and labelled in accordance with Community rules for the destination in question and which are accompanied to the final consignee mentioned therein by a health certificate, animal-health certificate or by any other document provided for by Community veterinary rules.The establishments of origin shall ensure, by constant self-supervision, that such products satisfy the requirements of the first subparagraph.Without prejudice to the monitoring duties assigned to the official veterinarian under Community legislation, the competent authority shall carry out regular checks on establishments in order to satisfy itself that products intended for trade comply with Community requirements or, in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 14, with the requirements of the Member State of destination.Where there are grounds for suspecting that requirements are not being met, the competent authority shall carry out the necessary checks and, if the suspicion is confirmed, take the appropriate measures, which may include withdrawing approval.2.Where the transport operation involves several places of destination, products must be grouped together in as many batches as there are places of destination. Each batch must be accompanied by the aforementioned certificate or document.Where the products referred to in Article 1 are intended for export to a third country, the transport operation must remain under customs supervision up to the point of exit from Community territory.3.Member States which make optional imports from certain third countries shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the existence of such imports.Where products are brought into Community territory by a Member State other than those referred to above, that Member State shall carry out a documentary check on the origin and destination of the goods in accordance with Article 6 (1).Member States of destination shall prohibit the products concerned from being sent on from their territory unless they are bound for another Member State using the same option.
Article 41.Member States of dispatch shall take the necessary measures to ensure that operators comply with veterinary requirements at all stages of the production, storage, marketing and transport of the products referred to in Article 1. In particular, they shall ensure that:the products of animal origin covered by the acts referred to in Annex A are checked in the same way, from a veterinary viewpoint, whether they are intended for intra-Community trade or for the national market,the products covered by Annex B are not dispatched to the territory of another Member State, if they cannot be marketed on their own territory for reasons justified by Article 36 of the Treaty.2.Member States of dispatch shall take the appropriate administrative, legal or penal measures to penalize any infringement of veterinary legislation by natural or legal persons where it is found that Community rules have been infringed, in particular where it is found that the certificates or documents drawn up do not correspond to the actual state of the products or that public health stamps have been affixed to products which do not comply with those rules.
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