Whereas Article 4b, in order not to compromise the health level already reached by some Member States, authorizes those where certain conditions exist, and which, in particular, do not allow vaccinated animals on their territory to impose, for a period to be determined by the procedure of the Standing Veterinary Committee, particular health conditions on the introduction of animals into their territory;

Article 6(1)(f) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC requires Member States to ensure that meat from an area subject to animal health restrictions is subject to specific rules to be determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of that Directive.

Whereas under Article 5 of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the specimen certificate that may accompany pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;

Any specimens of certificates applicable to trade and the animal health conditions to be met in order for it to be possible to trade in animals, semen, ova and embryos other than those covered by Article 5 to 11 shall, where the need arise, be determined under the procedure laid down in Article 26.

If mitosis as well as meiosis is observed, the ratio of spermatogonial mitoses to first and second meiotic metaphases should be determined as a measure of cytotoxicity for all treated and negative control animals in a total sample of 100 dividing cells per animal to establish a possible cytotoxic effect.

1.Where, in respect of an application for aid under the bovine aid schemes, a difference is found between the number of animals declared and that determined in accordance with Article 57(3), the total amount of aid to which the farmer is entitled under those schemes for the premium period concerned shall be reduced by the percentage to be established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, if no more than three animals are found with irregularities.

Whereas under Aricle 5 of Directive 77/504/EEC it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the specimen certificate that may accompany semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter, into intra-Community trade;

Once determined, equivalence shall be applied in relation to individual or groups of sanitary measures for live animals or animal product sectors, or parts of sectors, in relation to legislation, inspection and control systems, parts of systems, or in relation to specific legislation, inspections and/or hygiene requirements.

where such animals are fished in the deep sea and are to be used for breeding in approved zones and approved farms, they must be placed in quarantine under the supervision of the official service in suitable facilities and under appropriate conditions to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26.

The provisions laid down in this Directive apply to the sampling of products of plant and animal origin in order to determine the level of pesticide residues for the purposes of Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC and do not affect the sampling strategy, sampling levels and frequency as specified in Annexes III and IV to Council Directive 96/23/EC(9) on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.

To determine the appropriate density of livestock referred to above, the livestock units equivalent to 170 kg of Nitrogen per year/hectare of agricultural area used for the various categories of animals shall be set out by the competent authorities of the Member States, taking, as a guideline, the figures laid down in Annex VII.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2705/98 of 14 December 1998 on the determination of prices of adult bovine animals on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other cattle in the Community(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1156/2000(4), lays down provisions on the recording of prices on the representative market or markets of each Member State for the various categories of bovine animals in order to determine the movement of prices on the market.

which have a computerised database which the Commission deems to be fully operational in accordance with Article 5 may determine that a passport is to be issued only for animals intended for intra-Community trade and that those animals shall be accompanied by their passports only when they are moved from the territory of the Member State concerned to the territory of another Member State, in which case the passport shall contain information based on the computerised database.

Whereas in order to obtain comparable prices in the Community it is appropriate to refer, for recording market prices for carcases of adult bovine animals, to a well-defined marketing stage and to determine the corrective factors needed to adjust the presentations used in certain Member States to the Community reference presentation;

Ox-bile extract, obtained by purifying the liquid bile with ethanol and animal black (to deodorize and remove colour) and evaporating to dryness 3001 20 90 Classfication is determined by the provisions of general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 3001, 3001 20 and 3001 20 90.

Preparation consisting by weight of approximately 50 % choline chloride, 35 % colloidal silicon dioxide, 15 % water, used in animal feed (premix) 2309 90 99 Classfication is determined by the provisions of general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 2309, 2309 90 and 2309 90 99.

However, at the request of a Member State and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 23(2), the Commission may determine the circumstances in which Member States may extend the maximum period and provide for special rules applicable to movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in different mountain areas.

4.Where differences between the number of animals declared and that determined in accordance with Article 57(3) result from irregularities committed intentionally the aid to which the farmer would have been entitled pursuant to Article 57(3) shall be refused under the bovine aid scheme or schemes concerned for the premium period in question.

Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, the Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany ova of breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;

Whereas under Article 6 (1), fifth indent, of the abovementioned Directive it is for the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;

It is therefore the purpose of this Decision to determine the health mark applied to fresh meat obtained from susceptible animals and to meat products made from such meat which in accordance with Community legislation concerning foot-and-mouth disease is not eligible for intra-Community trade and moreover the conditions under which such health marks can be applied.

where exercising this power, decide to apply paragraph 4 in such a way as to reach the level of reductions required to comply with the applicable regional ceiling, without applying such reductions to small farmers who, in respect of the year in question, did not submit special premium applications for more than a minimum number of animals determined by the Member State concerned.

where a Member State is authorized, in accordance with point (a), to have recourse to emergency vaccination on a limited part of its territory the status of the remainder of the territory shall not be affected, provided that the immobilization measures for the vaccinated animals are effective during a period to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.

Whereas, under the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, it is for-the Commission to determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of that Directive, the particulars to be shown on the pedigree certificate that may accompany the semen and embryos of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species when they enter into intra-Community trade;

The Commission shall continue current feasibility studies to determine the technical possibility of setting up a database relating to the payments made by the EAGGF (Guarantee Section) to include in particular, at the level of each beneficiary, data on the level of aid received, the areas and the number of animals concerned, and the most appropriate computer system for processing such data.

Without prejudice to Article 4a, Member States which have been free of foot-and-mouth disease for more than two years; which do not practice routine vaccination and which, by way of derogation from the requirements of this Directive do not allow in their territory animals vaccinated against the said disease for a period to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12, may, until 31 December 1982 and while complying with general rules of the Treaty, impose the following conditions upon the introduction into their territory of animals for breeding, store and slaughter:

if the average - determined at 31 December of each year - of the annual percentages of bovine herds confirmed as infected with tuberculosis is not more than 0,2 % of all herds within the defined area during the two most recent biennial supervisory periods, the interval between routine tests may be increased to three years and/or the age at which animals have to undergo these tests may be increased to 24 months,

Any animal imported from a third country which has passed the checks laid down in Directive 91/496/EEC and which remains within Community territory shall be identified on the holding of destination by an ear tag complying with the requirements of this Article, within a period to be determined by the Member State but not exceeding 20 days following the aforesaid checks, and in any event before leaving the holding.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a), the levy applicable to frozen meat of the types set out in Section (b) of the Annex may be fixed by the Commission at a percentage which is higher than that indicated in paragraph 1 (a) but which does not exceed the basic levy, if the variation in the prices of adult bovine animals on the representative markets of the Community does not exceed a significant amount, to be determined.

in at least 20 % of the slaughterhouses which have been approved beforehand in accordance with particular criteria of reliability to be determined by the Member States and which are selected on the basis of a risk analysis, in which case the controls shall cover a sample of 2 % of the total number of bovine animals which have been slaughtered in the slaughterhouse concerned during the 12 months prior to the on-the-spot check.

WHEREAS, UNDER ARTICLE 30 OF THE ACT, COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 100/72 OF 14 JANUARY 1972 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE DENATURING OF SUGAR FOR ANIMAL FEED, AS AMENDED BY REGULATION (EEC) No 2351/72, AND COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1897/72 OF 1 SEPTEMBER 1972 ON A STANDING INVITATION TO TENDER TO DETERMINE THE EXPORT REFUND FOR WHITE SUGAR, AS AMENDED BY REGULATION (EEC) No 2523/72, MUST BE ADAPTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GUIDELINES SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO THE ACT;

If it is still not possible for the applicant and holders of former authorisations of the same product to reach an agreement on the sharing of data, Member States may introduce national measures obliging the applicant and holders of former authorisations located within their territory to share the data with a view to avoiding duplicative testing on vertebrate animals and determine both the procedure for utilising information, and the reasonable balance of the interests of the parties concerned.

If, nevertheless, the applicant and holders of previous authorizations of the same product can still not reach an agreement on the sharing of data, Member States may introduce national measures obliging the applicant and holders of previous authorizations located within their territory to share the data with a view to avoiding duplicative testing on vertebrate animals and determine both the procedure for utilizing information, and the reasonable balance of the interests of the parties concerned.

Without prejudice to the requirements of Directive 91/414/EEC, only where it can be scientifically demonstrated by the person responsible for placing the preparation on the market that the toxicological properties of the preparation cannot correctly be determined by the method outlined in paragraph 1(a), or on the basis of existing test results on animals, the methods outlined in paragraph 1(b) may be used, provided they are justified or specifically authorised under Article 12 of Directive 86/609/EEC.

"product used for in vitro diagnosis" means a packaged product, ready for use by the end user, containing a blood product, and used as a reagent, reagent product, calibrator, kit or any other system, whether used alone or in combination, intended to be used in vitro for the examination of samples of human or animal origin, with the exception of donated organs or blood, solely or principally with a view to the diagnosis of a physiological state, state of health, disease or genetic abnormality or to determine safety and compatibility with reagents;

if the average - determined at 31 December of each year - of the annual percentages of bovine herds confirmed as infected with tuberculosis is not more than 1 % of all herds within the defined area during the two most recent annual supervisory periods, the interval between routine herd tests may be increased to two years and male animals for fattening within an isolated epidemiological unit may be exempted from tuberculin testing provided that they come from officially tuberculosis-free herds and that the competent authority guarantees that the males for fattening will not be used for breeding and will go direct for slaughter,

Whereas, in particular, for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, programmes for the control of certain zoonoses and programmes for improving the veterinary structures in connection with the internal market, a timetable should be laid down for the the various operations, the Member States should, during the year preceding their implementation, submit programmes, a list of programmes selected for the following year should be drawn up, individual programmes should be approved, the rate of the Community's contribution and the maximum amount of that contribution should be determined, provision should be made for a progressive reduction in reimbursements where time limits are not observed and a minimmum level for reimbursements relating to emergency measures should be specified;

The importing Party shall recognise for trade the animal health status of the exporting Party or its regions as determined by the exporting Party in accordance with Appendix IV.A, with respect to animal diseases specified in Appendix III.A.