31.12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 382/15 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 14 December 1988 amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (88/658/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 (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas, as a result of the adoption by the Council of Directive 83/90/EEC of 7 February 1983 amending Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems - affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat(*), Directive 77/99/EEC (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/87 (%), should be amended in order to harmonize the rules applicable to meat and meat products; Whereas Directive 77/99/EEC should be amended also in order to take account of scientific and technical developments; Whereas rules should be established for prepared meals in which meat products form: part of the composition; Whereas some meat products should remain excluded from the scope of the Directive; Whereas it has proved necessary to make provision - for hygiene rules to be followed with regard to containers, Whereas meat products intended for direct sale to -the consumer must be- labelled in accordance with Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December- 1978 on .the approximation of the laws of the Member States relatirig to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer (7), as last amended by Directive 86/197/EEC (8); (1) OJ No C 349, 31. 12.-1985, p. 43. {2) O] No C 46, 23. 2. 1987, p. 127. () O No C 189, 28. 7. 1986, p. 35. () O] No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 10. () O] No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. (¢) OJ No L 357, 19. 12. 1987, p. 1. () O] No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1. (%) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 38. Whereas -the procedures governing the inspection and approval of, and the withdrawal of approval from, establishments, and the procedure to be followed in the event of a dispute between Member States must be amended in order to harmonize them with the rules laid down in other directives in the veterinary field; Whereas the rules relating to inspections must take account of the essential ‘requirements of the internal market; Whereas it has been established that all the Member States have national rules governing the composition of meat products and limiting the additives that may be used for the manufacture of meat products; whereas the existence of different standards in this field may run counter to the essential requirements of the internal market; whereas a procedure should therefore be provided for whereby these standards concerning composition may be harmonized; whereas it is appropriate that the laying down of common rules governing the use of additives for meat products should be postponed until a decision is taken within the framework of the Community; Whereas Annex A to this Directive lays down the temperatures to be observed during cutting and wrapping of meat products; whereas the reference-to a procedure for establishing those temperatures may thus be deleted; Whereas provisions relating to animal health problems were laid down in Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (°), as last amended by Directive 87/491/EEC (1°), k . HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Articles 1 to 17 of Directive 77/99/EEC are hereby replaced by the following;: ‘Article 1 This Directive lays down health requirements for meat products intended for intra-Community trade. (*) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4. (1) OJ No L 279, 2. 10. 1987, p. 27.