Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 6 November 2006

repealing certain implementing acts concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption

(notified under document number C(2006) 5175)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/765/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin^f1, and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption^f2, and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The animal and public health rules governing the production and placing on the market of products of animal origin are laid down in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs^f3, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004.

(2)

Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f4 repealed certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for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 specified that the implementing measures adopted on the basis of these texts would remain in force pending their replacement. For reasons of legal certainty it is necessary formally to repeal the implementing measures, which have been replaced by the following acts:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs^f5,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) 854/2004^f6,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat^f7.

(3)

The abovementioned Regulations have applied since 11 January 2006.

(4)

Council Decision 94/371/EC of 20 June 1994 laying down specific public health conditions for the putting on the market of certain types of eggs^f8 was adopted by the Council following the unfavourable opinion of the veterinary committee. The Commission, however, retains its implementing powers.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).
f2: OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.
f3: OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.
f4: OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33; corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12.
f5: OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.
f6: OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27.
f7: OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60.
f8: OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 34.