;dashhavingregardtoRules86and97(7)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
;dash havingregardtotherecommendationoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarketand
theopinionoftheCommitteeonCulture,Youth,Education,theMediaandSport(A5-0008/2000),
1. GivesitsassenttotheapprovaloftheTreaties;
2. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthislegislativeresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommission,thegov-
ernmentsandparliamentsoftheMemberStatesandtheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganisation(WIPO).
4. Additives in feedingstuffs *
A5-0015/2000
Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feeding-
stuffs (COM(1999) 388 wdash C5-0134/1999 wdash 1999/0168(CNS))
Theproposalwasamendedasfollows(1):
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Citation 1
having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,andinparticularArticle 37thereof,having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,andinparticularArticle 152thereof,
(Amendment2)
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) Whereas if, on 1 April 1998, there was more than
one person responsible for putting an additive into circu-
lation, each such person will hold a provisional authorisa-
tion linked to it during the re-evaluation procedure,provided he makes an application for authorisation inaccordance with Article 9g(5);
(Amendment4)
ARTICLE −1 (new)
Article 7a (Directive 70/524/EEC)
Article −1
Article 7a of Directive 70/524/EEC is replaced by the fol-
lowing:
Article 7a
1. If an additive consists of or contains genetically
modified organisms within the meaning of Article2(1) and (2) of Council Directive 90/220/EEC of23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the envir-onment of genetically modified organisms(
1), it shall
be authorised only if it is safe for human health andthe environment.
(1) ThematterwasthenreferredbacktocommitteepursuanttoRule69(2).
(2) OJC307E,26.10.1999,p.38.29.11.2000 EN C339/129 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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2. In the case of genetically modified organisms
pursuant to paragraph 1, an environmental impactassessment shall be carried out in accordance with
Directive 90/220/EEC.
3. The procedures ensuring that the environmental
impact assessment and other relevant elements meetthe requirements of Directive 90/220/EEC shall be
introduced, on a proposal by the Commission, in a
Council Regulation based on the relevant legal basisin the Treaty. Pending the entry into force of such aRegulation, genetically modified organisms in feeding-stuffs may be authorised only if they have beenauthorised for placing on the market pursuant toDirective 90/220/EEC.
4. Articles 11 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC shall
no longer apply to genetically modified organismsauthorised in conformity with the Regulation referredto in paragraph 3.
5. The technical and scientific details for carrying
out the environmental impact assessment shall beadopted in accordance with the procedure under Ar-ticle 23.
(1) OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 15, as last amended by Directive 97/35/
EC (OJ L 169, 27.6.1997, p. 72).
(Amendment3)
ARTICLE 1
Article 9g(5), 2nd subparagraph (new) (Directive 70/524/EEC)
For persons responsible, on 1 April 1998, for putting an
additive into circulation, but not being the person referredto in paragraph 2, the provisional authorisation referredto in paragraph 1 shall be replaced by a provisionalauthorisation in accordance with paragraph 4, which willremain valid until the end of the evaluation of the dossiersubmitted by that person in accordance with this para-graph.
(Amendment5)
ARTICLE 1a (new)
Articles 14, 15 and 16 (Directive 70/524/EEC)
Article 1a
The following paragraph is added to Article 14, Article 15
and Article 16 of Directive 70/524/EEC:
Genetically modified additives shall be clearly identi-
fied as such on any label or any document, official orotherwise, which, under the provisions of this Direc-
tive, is affixed to or accompanies the additive, the pre-
mixture or the feedingstuff.C339/130 EN29.11.2000 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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