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Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC

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The following Directives shall be repealed with effect from the relevant date:

1)

Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat;(1)

2)

Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat;(2)

3)

Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat;(3)

4)

Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (Trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine;(4)

5)

Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin;(5)

6)

Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-. Community trade in meat products;(6)

7)

Commission Directive 89/362/EEC of 26 May 1989 on general conditions of hygiene in milk production holdings;(7)

8)

Council Directive 89/43 7/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products;(8)

9)

Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs;(9)

10)

Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products;(10)

11)

Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry meat;(11)

12)

Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat;(12)

13)

Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat;(13)

14)

Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products;(14)

15)

Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(l)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC;(15) and

16)

Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations.(16)

(1)

OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7).

(2)

OJ L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003.

(3)

OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003.

(4)

OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 67. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003.

(5)

OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003.

(6)

OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003.

(8)

OJ L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 87. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(9)

OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(10)

OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(11)

OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17).

(12)

OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(13)

OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p 35. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(14)

OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

(16)

OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003.

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