NoC40/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.2.92
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective89/396/EEConindi­
cationsormarksidentifyingthelottowhichafoodstuffbelongs(')
(92/C40/05)
On2September1991theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100AoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
5November1991.TheRapporteurwasMrGardner.
Atits291stplenarysession(meetingof27November1991)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeunanimouslyadoptedthefollowingOpinion.
1.TheCommitteeacceptstheCommission'sproposal,whiledeploringthereasons
forit.
DoneatBrussels,27November1991.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
FrancoisSTAEDELIN
OOJNoC219,22.8.1991,p.11.
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveonrestrictionsonthemarketinganduseof
certaindangeroussubstancesandpreparations
(92/C40/06)
On27November1991theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
5November1991.TheRapporteurwasMrBeltrami.
Atits291stplenarysession(meetingof27November1991)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.TheproposedCouncilDirectiveconcerning
restrictionsonthemarketinganduseofcertaindanger­
oussubstancesandpreparations istobeseenasa
'legislativeconsolidation'ofCouncilDirective76/769/
EECandthe12subsequentamendmentsthereto.2.Bycombiningtheseprovisionsinacomprehensive
'singletext',theCommissionishelpingtoclarifyand
makemoretransparentasetofscatteredprovisions
whicharecurrentlydifficulttoconsult.

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3.Havingascertainedthatthereisnochangeinthe
substanceofthetextstobeconsolidated ,theCom­mitteeendorsestheproposalandwelcomesthisattempt
atrationalization .
DoneatBrussels,27November1991.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
FrancoisSTAEDELIN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionconcerningtheconclusionoftheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia
inthefieldoftransport(*)
(92/C40/07)
On28June1991theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle75oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforTransportandCommunications ,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingthe
Committee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon13November1991.TheRapporteur
wasMrsBredima-Savopoulou .
Atits291stplenarysession(meetingof27November1991),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionbyamajorityvote,withoneabstention.
TheagreementbetweentheCommunityandYugo­
slaviainthefieldoftransportwassignedon24June
1991.HencetheCommittee'sOpinionissomethingof
aformalityasthereisnoprospectofanyproposed
changesbeingtakenintoaccount.Underthesecircum­
stancestheCommitteewouldconfineitselftothefol­
lowingobservations .
1.Theagreementwillpermitthecoordinateddevel­
opmentoftransportbetweentheterritoriesofthetwo
contractingpartiesandencourageroadandrailtransit
betweenGreeceandtherestoftheCommunity ;its
signingisthereforetobewelcomed.
2.TheCommitteeisdeeplyconcernedbyandwishes
toseeanearlysolutiontothecurrentpoliticalcrisisinYugoslavia,whichhasgraverepercussionsforthe
transportoftheCommunity'sexternaltradethrough
YugoslaviatoGreeceandtheMiddleEast.TheCom­
mitteealsonoteswithconcernthatGreece'sexportsto
otherECMemberStatesaswellasthetransportofEC
passengers (tourists)toGreeceviaYugoslaviaarebeing
seriouslyhampered;itcallsontheCommunitytotake
alternativeactionifthecrisispersists.
3.TheCommitteenotesthatthenegotiations
betweentheCommunityandSwitzerlandandAustria
culminatedon21October1991intheconclusionofan
agreementinprinciplewhichwillalsofacilitatetransit
betweentheCommunityandGreecethroughYugo­
slavia.
4.The10-yearagreementbetweentheCommunity
andYugoslaviaprovidesforanannualcumulative5%
increaseinthetotalnumberoftransitauthorizations (J)OJNoC181,12.7.1991,p.5.