25. 9. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 240/47 COUNCIL DECISION of 21 September 1993 amending Decision 88/408/EEC on the levels of the fees to be charged for health inspections and controls of fresh meat, pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC (93/513/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat ('), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Decision 88/408/EEC (%) imposes time limits on the application of some of those provisions; Whereas the application of the abovementioned provi- sions should be extended until 31 December 1993 so that an in-depth study can be made of all the arrangements relating to fees ; whereas reference should be made in this respect to the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 85/73/EEC (}) and Directive 92/116/EEC of 17 December 1992 and amending and consolidating Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (¥); Whereas it appears necessary to make a temporary dero- gation from the rules for conversion into national curren- cies of the amounts fixed in ecus on the grounds of the disturbances occuring in the European Monetary System ; Whereas certain provisions of Decision 88/408/EEC should be amended as a result of the adoption of Direc- tive 91/497/EEC of 29 July 1991 amending and updating Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Commuity trade in fresh meat to extend it to the production and marketing of fresh meat, and amending Directive  72/462/EEC(°), and Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the prin- ciples governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (¥), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 88/408/EEC shall be amended as follows : 1. in Article 2 (3), the part of the sentence which reads: ‘Until 30 September 1993, and without prejudice to invoking the possibility offered by Article 2 (2) of Directive 85/73/EEC,’ is hereby replaced by: ‘Until 31 December 1993, and without prejudice to invoking the possibility offered by Article 2 (2) of Directive 85/73/EEC, ; 2. in Article 2 (4), the part of the sentence which reads : ‘Until 30 September 1993’ is hereby replaced by: ‘Until 31 December 1993’; 3. in Article 2 (5), the part of the sentence which reads : ‘Until 30 September 1993’ is hereby replaced by: ‘Until 31 December 1993, 4. in Article 9, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following : ‘However, until 31 December 1993, the conversion rate to be adopted shall be that in force on 1 September 1992, Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 September 1993. For the Council The President A. BOURGEOIS () OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1985, p. 14. Directive as last amended by Directive 88/409/EEC (O] No L 1945, 22. 7. 1988, p. 28). () OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 24. () O] No C 325, 14. 12. 1991, p. 21. () O No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 69. Directive as amended by Directive 92/S/EEC (OJ No L 57, 2. 3. 1992, p. 1). () OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 92/438/EEC (O] No L 343, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27).