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Voting 
For:  43; against:  0, abstentions:  14. 
The following  passage  in the  Section's  opinion  were  deleted  following  the  adoption  of other 
amendments: 
Point  5.2 
'However,  bearing  in mind  what  was  said  in point  2.3.4.3.1  of the previous  opinion,  the Sec-
tion would  stand  by the ESC  recommendation  that  there  be one  selling  price  for agricultural 
alcohol  in the  reserved  sectors  and  in the  pharmaceutical,  perfumery  and  cosmetics  indus-
tries;  such  a scheme  would  be easier  to administer  and  monitor,  a fact  of crucial  importance. 
The requirements  of the pharmaceutical,  perfumery  and  cosmetics  sectors  could  be satisfied 
by granting  a rebate  which  ensures  that  agricultural  alcohol  is really  competitive  with  syn-
thetic  alcohol  in these  sectors.' 
Voting 
For:  43; against:  0; abstentions:  6. 
Point  5a. 
'5a. Reserved  sectors 
5a. 1.  As  the  perfumery  and  cosmetics  sector  gets  70%  of its supplies  from  agricultural 
alcohol,  the Section  feels  it should  reconsider  the view  expressed  in the last  sentence  of 
point  2.3.4.1  in its previous  opinion. 
The Section  feels  that  while  what  was  said  above  about  the price  of agricultural  alcohol 
for this  sector  should  stand,  the  draft  Regulation  should  modified  so as to allow  the 
Council,  after  the end  of the five-year  period  referred  to in the third  indent  of Article  9 
of the  proposal,  to decide  in the  light  of experience  whether  or not  the  perfumery  and 
cosmetics  sector  should  be included  definitively  among  those  reserved  for  agricultural 
alcohol.' 
Voting 
For:  22; against:  18; abstentions:  16. 
Opinion  on the proposal  for a Council  Directive  prolonging,  in respect  of swine  fever, 
certain  derogations  granted  to Denmark,  Ireland  and  the United  Kingdom 
The text  referred  to the Committee  has  been  published  in Official  Journal  of the Euro-
pean  Communities  No  C 295  of 24 November  1979,  page  2. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 20 November  1979  the Council  referred  the abovementioned  proposal  to the Eco-
nomic  and  Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  100  of the Treaty  establishing 
the European  Economic  Community. 
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B. OPINION  OF THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its opinion  on the above  matter  at its 
174th  plenary  session  held  in Brussels  on 12 and  13 December  1979. 
The full  text  of the opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the  Treaty  establishing  the Euro-
pean  Economic  Community,  and  in particular  Arti-
cle 100  thereof, 
Having  regard  to the request  made  by the Council 
of the  European  Communities  on 20 November 
1979  for an opinion, 
Having  regard  to the  urgency  procedure  provided 
for in Articles  46 and  47 of its Rules  of Procedure, 
Having  regard  to the  decision  taken  by its Section 
for Agriculture  on 29 November  1979  to propose  Mr 
Wick  as rapporteur-general  for this  matter, 
Having  regard  to Article  18 of its Rules  of Proce-
dure, 
Having  regard  to the  oral  report  submitted  by the 
rapporteur-general,  Mr Wick, 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 174th  plenary 
session  held  on 12 and  13 December  1979  (meeting 
of 12 December  1979), 1. The  Committee  regrets  that,  despite  earlier 
assurances,  the  Commission  has  been  obliged  to 
propose,  for  the  third  consecutive  time,  that  Den-
mark,  Ireland  and  the  United  Kingdom  be author-
ized to maintain  their  national  provisions  for afford-
ing protection  against  swine  fever. 
2. In  the  Committee's  view,  such  derogations  can 
only  be granted  by way  of an exception  as they 
inevitably  have  a disturbing  effect  on the freedom  of 
trade  which  must  exist  between  the  Member  States 
of the Community. 
3. The  Committee  would  refer  to its past  opinion 
on the  matter,  which  stated  that  Community 
arrangements  should  be adopted  by the end  of 1979. 
4. The  Committee  has  taken  note  of the  decision 
reached  by the Council  of Ministers  in principle  at 
its meeting  on  11  December  1979  whereby  the 
extension  proposed  by the  Commission  would  be 
authorized  but only  for a period  of six months. 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
by a large  majority  with  nine  votes  against  and  eight 
abstentions: The Committee  approves  this  compromise  formula 
on condition  that  this  extended  period  is used  to 
pave  the  way  for  the  implementation  of the  EEC 
provisions  to combat  swine  fever. 
Done  at Brussels,  12 December  1979. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Raffaele  VANNI 
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to the opinion  of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Defeated  amendment 
The following  amendment  was  defeated  in the course  of the discussions: 
Add to the end  of paragraph  4, the following: 
The most  relevant  precondition  in this  context  must  be the harmonization  to the highest  level 
of swine  fever  precautions  throughout  the Community.  Without  these  the disease  risks  posed 
by free  trade  would  be unacceptable.' 
Voting 
For: 30; against:  32; abstentions:  17.