29. 5.9 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 134/45 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 21 May 1991 amending Directive 72/461/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat and Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (91/266/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, ' Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Directive 72/461/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (°), lays down the health require- ments which must be fulfilled by animals from which fresh meat is obtained for intra-Community trade; whereas Directive 72/462/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 91/69/EEC (), lays down health and veterinary inspection requirements applicable to imports of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or " meat products from third countries; Whereas glands and organs, including blood, are within the scope of the abovementioned Directives; whereas they are required in large quantity by the pharmaceutical o C 154, 23. 6. 1990, p. 4. o C 129, 20. 5. 1991. o C 332, 31. 12. 1990, p. 27. o L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24. o o o [} P NN L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 37. LLLLLLeL ZZZZZZZ NS manufacturing industries of the Member States to ensure the availability of extracts and enzymes for human and veterinary medicine ; Whereas this means that Member States should be afforded the possibility of authorizing on a more liberal basis the importation from third countries of glands and organs, including blood, for pharmaceutical manufactu- ring purposes; whereas, with a view to ensuring the proper and specific use of such raw materials, authoriza- tion should be granted only when certain conditions, to be determined in accordance with a Community proce- dure, are fulfilled ; Whereas, in order to maintain Community preference, the same facilities should be applied in intra-Community trade in glands and organs, including blood, for pharma- ceutical manufacturing purposes under certain minimum conditions which ensure the proper and specific use of such raw materials ; Whereas by its Judgment of 16 November 1989 in Case 131/87 the Court of Justice declared void Directive 87/64/EEC (*) which covered the aforementioned matters ; whereas it is therefore necessary to adopt a new Directive on the appropriate legal basis; Whereas, given this situation, the deadline for transposi- tion laid down by Directive 87/64/EEC may be main- tained, ‘ () OJ No L 34, 5. 2. 1987, p. S2.