15. 3. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities NoLeé62/1 . (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/116/EEC of 17 December 1992 amending and updating Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat 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 proposals from the ’Commissiop M, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), ) Whereas poultrymeat is included in the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty; whereas production of and trade in poultrymeat constitute an important source of income for the farming population; Whereas in order to ensure the rational development of this sector and to increase its productivity, public health rules affecting production and placing on the market must be laid down at Community level; Whereas Directive 71/118/EEC (*) established the health conditions to be met for the purpose of trade in poultrymeat; (') OJ No C 36, 14. 2. 1992, p. 9; O] No C 84, 2. 4. 1990, p. 71; O] No C 276, 23. 10. 1991, p. 10; and O] No C 262, 14. 10. 1981, p. 3. (3) O] No C183, 15. 7. 1991, p. 56; and O] No C 129, 20. 5. 1991, p. 166. : () O] No C 332, 31. 12. 1990, p. §6. (*) O] No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (O] No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 48). Whereas the Community must adopt the measures intended progressively to establish the internal market comprising an area without internal frontiers over a period expiring on 31 December 1992; Whereas Directive 89/662/EEC (°) laid down rules on the checks to be applied with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular abolished veterinary checks at frontiers between Member States; whereas, where trade is concerned, these rules must apply to fresh poultrymeat; Whereas, to achieve this purpose, it is necessary to modify the rules laid down in Directive 717118/EEC in order to bring it into line with the new approach at Community level; Whereas prime responsibility for compliance with the requirements of this Directive should lie with producers and the authority should be obliged to monitor application of this principle on own-checks; Whereas the object of this adaptation must be in particular to standardize health requirements for the production, storage and transport of poultrymeat; Whereas it seems necessary to exclude certain types of direct sale from the scope of this Directive; Whereas this Directive should not apply to certain products sold directly by the producer to the consumer; (*) O] No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. Directive as amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (O] No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56).