L 353/8 Official Journal of the European Union 28.12.2013 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/64/EU of 17 December 2013 amending Council Directives 91/271/EEC and 1999/74/EC, and Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/7EC, 2006/25/EC and 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, following the amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of European Economic and Social Committee (?), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure, Whereas: (1) By European Council Decision 2012[419/EU (}), the European Council decided to amend the status of Mayotte with regard to the Union with effect from 1 January 2014. From that date, Mayotte will cease to be an overseas country or territory and will become an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 and Article 355(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (hereinafter ‘Mayotte). Following this amendment of the legal status of Mayotte, Union law will apply to Mayotte from 1 January 2014. Taking account of the particular structural social and economic situation of Mayotte, certain specific measures should be provided for in a number of areas. (2) It is appropriate to take account of the particular situation in Mayotte as regards the state of the (") Opinion of 12 December 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ C 341, 21.11.2013, p 97. (}) European Council Decision 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (O] L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131). environment, which needs to be considerably improved for it to comply with environmental objectives laid down by Union law, and for which additional time is needed. Specific measures in order to gradually improve the environment should be adopted within specific time- limits. 3)  In order to comply with the requirements of Council Directive 91/271/EEC (¥), measures need to be taken in Mayotte to ensure that agglomerations are provided with collecting systems for urban waste water. Such measures call for infrastructure works that should follow appro- priate administrative and planning procedures and, furthermore, require the establishment of systems for measuring and monitoring urban waste water discharges. Due to the specific structural and economic situation of Mayotte, a sufficient period of time should be granted to France to allow those requirements to be met. (4)  In the field of agriculture, as regards Council Directive 1999/74/EC (%), it is noted that, in Mayotte, laying hens are reared in unenriched cages. In view of the considerable investment and preparatory work required to replace unenriched cages by enriched cages or alter- native systems, it is necessary to postpone the prohibition of using unenriched cages for a period of up to 48 months from 1 January 2014. In order to prevent distortions of competition, eggs derived from establishments using unenriched cages should be marketed only on the local market of Mayotte. In order to facilitate the necessary controls, eggs produced in unenriched cages should bear a special mark. (5)  In respect of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (), the proper implemen- tation of that Directive as regards river basin management plans requires that France adopts and implements management plans containing technical and administrative measures to achieve good water status for, and to prevent the deterioration of, all bodies of surface waters. Due to the specific structural and economic situation of the new outermost region of Mayotte, a sufficient period of time should be granted for the adoption and implementation of such measures. (*) Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (O] L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40). (’) Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (O] L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53). (%) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (O] L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).