Animal diseases, public health: zoonoses control and prevention, food-borne intoxications (amend. Directive 92/117/EEC)

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specific zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to extend the deadline laid down in this Directive for the presentation of new proposals in this field. COMMUNITY MEASURE: European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/72/EC amending Council Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specific zoonotic agents in animals or products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications. CONTENT: In accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/117/EEC, the Commission is to present to the Council and Parliament a report on the measures for protection laid down in the Directive and to review substantially certain of its provisions with a view to preventing zoonoses from becoming a risk to human health. This review may result in the introduction of new measures concerning the reporting system for zoonoses, improved rules for the control and eradication of salmonella in poultry flocks, and a system to control other zoonoses than salmonellosis. Such a substantial review requires consultation of and consideration by all the parties concerned, including the farming industry and the scientific world. Given that this consultation has not yet been completed, the Directive extends the deadline for this review in order to allow the Commission sufficient time to present new measures following the consultation of all the appropriate parties. The new deadline is set at 31.03.2000 at the latest instead of 01.11.1997 for the Commission to present new proposals. The deadline for the submission of plans by third countries has also been postponed. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 10.08.1999. DEADLINE FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW: 31.05.2001.�