L 198/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 7. 98 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/46/EC of 24 June 1998 amending Annexes A, D (Chapter I) and F to Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in bovine animals and swine (*), and in particular Article 16(1)(a) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (3), Whereas in Article 16 of Directive 64/432/EEC the Commission has been requested to make proposals to amend Annexes A, D (Chapter I) and F to the said Dir- ective, in particular with regard to their adaptation to technological developments; Whereas in the same Article it is stipulated that the Council is to decide on these proposals by a qualified majority before 1 January 1998; Whereas in recent times the development of veterinary administrative procedures regarding herd management, animal movement control, animal identification and information handling in relation to disease control requires amendments to be made to certain Annexes to Directive 64/432/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annexes A, D (Chapter I) and F to Directive 64/432/EEC are hereby replaced by the Annexes to this Directive. () OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/12/EC (O] L 109, 25. 4. 1997, p. 1). () OJ C 266,3.9.1997, p. 4,and O] C 337, 7.11.1997, p. 1. () OJ C 14, 19. 1. 1998, p. 8. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu- lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accom- panied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commis- sion the texts of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1998. For the Council The President J. CUNNINGHAM