Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases
C 274 E/88 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 9. 2000 Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Council Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (1) (2000/C 274 E/09) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(2000) 213 final - 1999/0191(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty on 10 April 2000) (1) OJ C 342 E, 30. 11. 1999, p. 42. INITIAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Unchanged Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Whereas: (1) Council Directive 93/53/EEC (1) lays down that, in order to control an outbreak of inter alia infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), all fish in an infected farm are to be immediately withdrawn. (2) In May 1998, an outbreak of this disease occurred in Scotland, involving a number of sites that are infected or are suspected of being infected. (3) Experience gained has shown that it is possible to spread the withdrawal over a period of time, without impairing the efforts to eradicate the disease. (4) A vaccination policy may offer a new tool for controlling and containing ISA after an outbreak; at present no such option is provided for under Community legislation. ___________ (1) OJ L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 23; Directive as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. 26. 9. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 274 E/89 INITIAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL (5) It is desirable to investigate fully the source of ISA, possible spread of the disease and the interchange between farmed and wild salmon. (6) No Community compensation has been made payable to salmon farmers for the compulsory withdrawal of entire salmon farms under Council Directive 93/53/EEC. (7) Given the current state of scientific and technical evidence amended 93/53/EEC should therefore be Directive accordingly. (5) Directive 93/53/EEC should therefore be amended (8) Directive 93/53/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly, accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Unchanged Article 1 Directive 93/53/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. The first indent of point (a) of Article 6 is replaced by the 1. The first indent of point (a) of Article 6 is replaced by the following text: following text: á- all fish shall be withdrawn in accordance with a scheme to be approved by the official service. í á- all fish shall be withdrawn in accordance with a scheme established by the official service and approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19. í 2. Paragraph 1 of Article 14 is replaced by the following text: Unchanged 1. Vaccination against list II diseases in approved zones, in approved farms situated in non-approved zones or in zones or farms which have already begun the approval procedures laid down by Directive 91/67/EEC shall be forbidden. The procedures for vaccination in case of an shall be specified in the I diseases outbreak of contingency plans referred to in Article 15(1). í list Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. C 274 E/90 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 9. 2000 INITIAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2000. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States