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inginmindtheprincipleofthefreemovementofgoods.
ItislikewiseaxiomaticthattheCommission hasthe
powertoissueproceedingsintheCourtofJusticeagainstanyMemberStatewhichfailstotransposethe
DirectiveorDirectivescoveredbythepresentproposal
intonationallaw.Thisafterallisstandardprocedure.
DoneatBrussels,24March1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulations (EEC)No
2771/75onthecommonorganizationofthemarketineggs,No2777/75onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinpoultrymeat,No827/68onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincertainproductslistedinAnnexIItotheTreatyandNo2658/87onthetariffand
statisticalnomenclature andontheCommonCustomsTariff
(93/C129/03)
On10December1992,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon4March1993.TheRapporteurwas
MrStokkers.
Atits304thPlenarySessionheldon24and25March1993(meetingof24March1993),the
EconomicandSocialCommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
—define—undertheManagementCommitteepro­
cedure—thelistofproductseligibleforexport
refunds,
—extendthecommonmarketingstandardsapplicable
torawduckandgooselivertoanumberofprep­
arationsoftheseproductswhichwouldbeincluded
intheCMOforpoultrymeat,
—applyonlycustomsdutiestofutureimportsofpoul­
trymeatproducts.1.Introduction
1.1.TheCommission wishestoensuretheuniform
applicationoftheECrulesgoverningexternaltradein
eggsandpoultrymeat .Tothisend,certainamendments
areproposed—byanalogywithCommunitylegislation
onpigmeat—tothebasicregulationsinforceinthese
sectors.
1.2.Specifically,itisproposedto:
—incorporateimportlicenceprovisionsinthecom­
monorganizationofthemarkets(CMO)ineggs
andpoultrymeat,
—fillagapintheCombinedNomenclature with
regardto'eggproductsmanufactured fromincu­
batedordamagedeggswhichhavenotbeen
denatured',2.Comments
2.1.Theproposedmeasuresarearesponsetomar­
ketingrequirementsandfillcertaingapsinexisting
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2.2.TheCommitteethereforeendorsestheobjective 2.3.Thedateofentry-into-force oftheproposed
andcontentoftheCommissionproposal. amendmentsshouldbechanged.
DoneatBrussels,24March1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective91/67/EECconcerning
theanimalhealthconditionsgoverningtheplacingonthemarketofaquacultureanimals
andproducts(*)
(93/C129/04)
On4December1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon4March1993.TheRapporteurwas
MrSilva.
Atits304thPlenarySession(meetingof24March1993)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction
1.1.CouncilDirective91/67/EEC(2)wasadoptedin
therun-uptotheSingleMarketwithaviewtoavoiding
thespreadofdiseasesandensuringthattheproduction
andmarketingofaquacultureanimalsandproducts
developedsoundly.
1.2.UnderthetermsofthisDirective,theCouncil
isrequiredtoreviewtheDirective'sprovisionsandin
particularthelistsofdiseasescontainedinAnnexA,
onthebasisofproposalssubmittedbytheCommission
afterconsultationoftheScientificVeterinaryCom­
mittee.Thepurposeofthisreviewistoupdatethelists
ofdiseaseswhichmayaffectaquacultureanimalsand
productsandmayspreadduringmarketing.2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteewelcomestheproposedamend­
mentofDirective91/67/EEC.
2.2.Itwouldemphasizetheneedforaccurateinfor­
mation—basedonreliableepidemiological data—on
theextent,seriousnessandprofileofeverydisease
whichmayaffectfishandaquacultureproducts.
2.3.Thefindingsoftheepidemiological surveyinto
IHN—whichusedtobeconsideredanexoticdisease
rarelyfoundintheCommunity—showthatitispresent
andquitewidespreadincertainpartsoftheCom­
munity(3).
(•)OJNoC324,10.12.1992,p.16.
(2)OJNoL46,19.2.1991. (3)OJNoC124,21.5.1990.