Health problems: intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (amend. Directive 64/432/EEC)

PURPOSE: to amend Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Directive 2000/20/EC amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. CONTENT: the objective of the amendment is to solve problems concerning the implementation of a recent provision (introduced by Directive 97/12/EC) concerning trade in bovine animals aged less than 30 months, laying down the requirement to test such animals for brucellosis and tuberculosis. It introduces transitional provisions, including a derogation from the test requirement until 31.12.2000 to allow the Member States to continue the trade. The amendment was adopted following the incorporation into the text of all of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament at its first reading, in accordance with the co-decision procedure. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 04.07.2000�