Activites

• 2004/01/09 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2004/21
  • OJ L 005 09.01.2004, p. 0008-0017
• #2555
• 2003/12/17 Council Meeting
• 2003/12/17 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2003/12/17 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2003/11/19 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0503/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Gordon ADAM (PES, United Kingdom) and made several amendments to the Commission proposal. (Please see the summary dated 04/11/03.) Parliament also stated that the requirements with regard to the data to be submitted to the database by each keeper should be determined on a Community basis. The database should also contain up-to-date information on all holdings which keep animals covered by this Regulation and which are situated on its territory, specifying the species, the number of animals kept and their keepers, and the type of production. Until such time as each Member State is able to establish a computer database, a central register should be created, comprising an up-to-date list of all holdings which keep animals covered by the Regulation and which are situated on its territory. Finally, within six months of the entry into force of the Regulation, the Commission must present a proposal for the financing, under the general budget of the European Communities, of the establishment of individual identification for ovine and caprine livestock.�

• 2003/11/18 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• #X019
• 2003/11/17 Council Meeting
• 2003/11/04 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0386/2003
• #X018
• 2003/04/07 Council Meeting
• 2003/02/10 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #2481
• 2003/01/27 Council Meeting
  • 2481
• 2002/12/13 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2002)0729 summary

    PURPOSE : to present a proposal for a Regulation on the identification and registration of sheep and goats. CONTENT : the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation on the identification and registration of sheep and goats, as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of animal diseases. Stopping animal disease epidemics requires quick action. To do this it must be possible to determine easily the place of origin of an animal as well as its movements throughout the EU. The proposed Regulation will reinforce current measures, specifically by introducing gradually in all Member States an identification system to mark each animal, making it possible to trace the individual movements of sheep and goats. To recall, Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals, introduces arrangements to identify and register bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine animals. One of the basic objectives of this Directive is the tracing of animals for veterinary purposes, which is of crucial importance for the control of contagious diseases. It must be possible to determine rapidly and conveniently the place of origin of an animal or carcass and its movements throughout the Community. The purpose of this is to prevent the further spread of diseases. In the interest of control of contagious diseases and the rapid tracing of animals in the event of an outbreak of a contagious disease, productive livestock must be adequately identified and registered according to the same requirements in all Member States. Experience and in particular the foot and mouth disease crisis has shown that the implementation of this Directive with regard to ovine and caprine animals has not been satisfactory. Therefore, it is proposed to introduce a Regulation for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals which will reinforce the provisions of the current Directive, in particular, with regard to the introduction in each Member State of an identification system that ensures that animals bear an identification mark and all movements are recorded, with the aim of tracing animals for health reasons. Furthermore, the system provides for the establishment of a computer database, which will include as a first step the central register of holdings and as a second step records of each separate movement of animals. For reasons of rapid and accurate tracing ovine and caprine animals must, throughout any movement, be identified and accompanied by a movement document. This proposal implies also an improvement of the information tools for sheep policy formulation and evaluation and this aspect has also been taken into account.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Health and Consumers'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2002)0729
• Debate in Council: 2481
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0386/2003
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0503/2003
• : Regulation 2004/21
• : OJ L 005 09.01.2004, p. 0008-0017

History

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