Judgment_paragraph 4 · É. R., O. O., J. R., A. R., B. P. R. and Others v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (T-138/03)

4The Community institutions have also, since July 1989, adopted provisions to deal with BSE. Most of these measures were taken on the basis of Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ 1989 L 395, p. 13) and Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ 1990 L 224, p. 29), which allow the Commission to take protective measures where there is a risk to animals or to human health.