Division 6.9 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

As regards Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, the Commission should be empowered to amend or adapt the annexes thereto and to adopt transitional measures, in particular further specifications of the requirements laid down in the provisions of that Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

Accordingly, Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 16 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 16

   Transitional measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, in particular further specifications of the requirements laid down in this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3).

   Other implementing or transitional measures may be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2).’;

2. 2..

   Article 17(1) and (2) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   Annexes I, II, III, IV, V and VI may be amended or supplemented by the Commission to take account of scientific and technical progress. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3).

   2.

   Exemptions from Annexes I, II, III, IV, V and VI may be granted by the Commission, provided that they do not affect the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3).’;

3. 3..

   the introductory wording of Article 18 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Without prejudice to the general application of Article 16 and Article 17(1), implementing measures may be laid down in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2), and amendments to Annexes I, II, III, IV, V or VI, as measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, may be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3), to specify:’;

4. 4..

   Article 19(3) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘3.

   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’