A4-0050/96

Decision on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Regulation concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (C4-0490/95 - 00/0426(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the common position of the Council (C4-0490/95 - 95/0426(COD)) ((OJ C 320, 30.11.1995, p. 1.)),

- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 315, 22.11.1993, p. 139.)) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(92)0295) ((OJ C 190, 29.7.1992, p. 3.)),

- having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(93)0631) ((OJ C 16, 19.1.1994, p. 10.)),

- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0050/96),

1. Amends the common position as follows;

2. Calls on the Commission to support Parliament's amendments in the opinion it is required to deliver pursuant to Article 189b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament's amendments, amend its common position accordingly and definitively adopt the act;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.

(Amendment 53)

Article 2, 2nd paragraph (new)

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The exclusions from the scope of this Regulation referred to in indents (a) to (c) shall only apply provided the safety level as defined in this Regulation is laid down in Directives 88/344/EEC, 88/388/EEC and 89/107/EEC.

(Amendment 54)

Article 5, 2nd paragraph (new)

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With respect to labelling, the provisions of Article 8 shall apply.

(Amendment 55)

Article 8(1)(a), first subparagraph

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(a) any characteristic or food property such as:

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(a) any characteristic or food property such as:

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- composition,

- nutritional value or nutritional effects,

- intended use of the food,

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- composition,

- nutritional value or nutritional effects,

- intended use of the food,

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which renders a novel food or food ingredient significantly different from an equivalent existing food or food ingredient.

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which renders a novel food or food ingredient different from an equivalent existing food or food ingredient.

(Amendment 51)

Article 8(1)(d)

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(d) the presence of a genetically modified organism within the meaning of Directive 90/220/EEC where, according to a decision adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of this Regulation, it does not correspond solely to modification of its agricultural characteristics.

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(d) the presence of an organism genetically modified by genetic engineering methods or the presence of a genetically modified organism within the meaning of Directive 90/220/EEC.

(Amendment 52)

Article 8(3)

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3. Any detailed rules for implementing this Article, including those for the definition of the agricultural characteristics referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13.

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3. Any detailed rules for implementing this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13.

(Amendment 48)

Article 15, 1st paragraph

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This Regulation shall enter into force twelve months following the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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This Regulation shall enter into force 90 days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.