Products of animal origin, human consumption: health rules (amend. Directives 89/662/EEC, 91/67/EEC). Food hygiene package

PURPOSE : fifth proposal of a package of five proposals consolidating and updating current Community rules on food hygiene. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain Directives on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Directives 89/662/EEC and 91/67/EEC. CONTENT : the Directive shall : - repeal 17 Directives on food hygiene, - amend other Directives having a direct link to food hygiene, - introduce a saving and standstill clause in order to ensure that essential temperature and microbiological requirements would remain in place and that the implementing rules based on the repealed Directives continue to apply. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 30/04/2004.�