Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals
Modified by
Commission Decisionof 18 February 1994amending Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards the formulation of the health certificates(94/164/EC), 394D0164, March 17, 1994
Commission Decisionof 20 December 1994amending for the third time Council Directive 91/68/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals(94/953/EC), 394D0953, December 31, 1994
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 194N395D0001, August 29, 1994
Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 395D0001, January 1, 1995
Commission Decisionof 30 March 2001amending the Annexes to Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 91/68/EEC and 92/65/EEC and to Commission Decision 94/273/EC as regards the protection of animals during transport(notified under document number C(2001) 965)(Text with EEA relevance)(2001/298/EC), 301D0298, April 12, 2001
Directive 2001/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 May 2001amending Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards scrapie, 301L0010, May 31, 2001
Commission Decisionof 25 March 2002amending Decision 93/198/EEC laying down a model for the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the import of domestic ovine and caprine animals from third countries and amending Annex E of Council Directive 91/68/EEC laying down the animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals(notified under document number C(2002) 1178)(Text with EEA relevance)(2002/261/EC), 302D0261, April 6, 2002
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), 303R0806, May 16, 2003
Council Directive 2003/50/ECof 11 June 2003amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals, 303L0050, July 8, 2003
Commission Decisionof 7 October 2003amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC and Annexes I and II to Decision 93/198/EEC as regards the updating of the model health certificates relating to ovine and caprine animals(notified under document number C(2003) 3511)(Text with EEA relevance)(2003/708/EC), 303D0708, October 10, 2003
Commission Decisionof 9 July 2004amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC and Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the updating of the model health certificates relating to ovine and caprine animals(notified under document number C(2004) 1926)(Text with EEA relevance)(2004/554/EC), 304D0554, July 22, 2004
Council Directiveof 28 January 1991on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals(91/68/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 48, 27. 2. 1989, p. 21.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 96, 17. 4. 1989, p. 187.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 194, 31. 7. 1989, p. 9.,Whereas the harmonious operation of the common organization of the market in ovine and caprine animals will not have the results expected of it as long as disparities between Member States as regards health conditions act as a restraint on intra-Community trade;Whereas in order to encourage such trade it is advisable to remove those disparities and introduce Community-wide rules on the marketing of ovine and caprine animals in such trade; whereas that objective will also contribute to the completion of the single market;Whereas in order to be eligible for intra-Community trade, ovine and caprine animals should meet certain animal health requirements designed to avoid the spread of infectious or contagious diseases;Whereas the animal health requirements applicable should vary depending on the purpose for which the animals are traded;Whereas the health situation for ovine and caprine animals is not the same throughout the territory of the Community; whereas reference should therefore be made to "regions" as defined in Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swineOJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64., as last amended by Directive 90/425/EECOJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29., when dealing with parts of that territory;Whereas there must be no barriers to trade between regions in which the animal health conditions are equivalent;Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to approve certain additional requirements in the light of the progress made by a Member State in eradicating certain diseases, provided that those requirements in no case exceed those applied nationally by the Member State concerned;Whereas in order to avoid the spread of infectious or contagious diseases, conditions should be laid down as regards the transportation of the animals to their place of destination;Whereas in order to ensure that the requirements applicable are complied with, provision should be made for introducing a health certificate which would be issued by an official veterinarian and which would accompany ovine and caprine animals until they reach their place of destination;Whereas reference should be made, as regards the organization and follow up of the checks to be carried out by the Member States and as regards the protective measures to be introduced, to the general rules laid down in Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view of the completion of the internal market;Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to conduct its own checks;Whereas a procedure should be introduced which provides for close and efficient cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: