Regulation 2014/653 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling of beef - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling of beef| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2014/653 |
| Original proposal | COM(2012)162  |
| CELEX number i | 32014R0653 |
| Document | 15-05-2014 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 27-06-2014; OJ L 189 p. 33-49 |
| Effect | 17-07-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2 13-12-2014; Application Partial application See Art 1.17 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
27.6.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 189/33 |
REGULATION (EU) No 653/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 May 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling of beef
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) and Article 168(4)(b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
In 1997, Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (3) reinforced Union rules on the identification and traceability of bovine animals in the light of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic and the resulting increased need to trace the origin and movement of animals using conventional ear tags. |
(2) |
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) provides that each Member State is to establish a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals in accordance with that Regulation. |
(3) |
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals comprising ear tags applied to both ears of each animal, computerised databases, animal passports and individual registers kept at each holding. |
(4) |
Tracing of beef back to source via identification and registration is a prerequisite for origin labelling throughout the food chain. Those measures ensure consumer protection and public health and promote consumer confidence. |
(5) |
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and, more specifically, bovine identification and voluntary beef labelling systems were listed as information obligations with special importance in terms of the burdens they imply to businesses in the Communication from the Commission of 22 October 2009 entitled ‘Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU — Sectoral Reduction Plans and 2009 Actions’. |
(6) |
The use of electronic identification (‘EID’) systems could potentially streamline traceability processes through automated and more accurate reading and recording into the holding register. Moreover, it would enable automated reporting of animal movements to the computerised database and thus improve the speed, reliability and accuracy of the traceability system. The use of EID systems would also improve the management of certain direct payments to farmers. |
(7) |
EID systems based on radio frequency identification have considerably improved over the last 10 years. That technology allows a faster and more accurate reading of individual animal identity codes directly into data processing systems. This results in a reduction of the time needed to trace potentially infected animals or food, leading to improved reliability of databases and an increase in the capacity to react promptly in the event of disease outbreaks, saving labour costs even if it involves an increase in equipment costs. |
(8) |
This Regulation is coherent with the fact that EID systems have already been introduced in the Union for non-bovine animal species, such as the mandatory system used in ovine and caprine animals. |
(9) |
Given the technological advances in EID systems, several Member States have decided to start to implement bovine EID on a voluntary basis. Those initiatives are likely to lead to the development of different systems in individual Member States and by different stakeholders. The... |
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