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Modifications ofaProposalforaCouncil
Directiveonbirdconservation
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuant
tothesecondparagraphofarticle149oftheBBCTreaty)
CCM(77)379final

Modifications ofaProposs.1 foraCouncil Directive onbird ,conservation
A'tthesession oftheEuropean Parliament on14June ,theCommission accepted acertain number ofamendments
-totheproposal foraDirective onbird conservation .Pursuant tothesecond paragraph ofArticle 149 »
theCommission nowproposes totheCouncil thefollowing amendments -s
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMTIUNITIES ,
V *
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Having ;regard tothe ,Treaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Articles 100 Economic Community ,andinparticular Articles 43
«
and235thereof , and235thereof
Article 6
TheMember States shall prohibit thesale ,thekeep­
ingfor sale andtheoffering for sale oflive or
dead birds ,with thsexception ofbirds ofthaspecies
listed in'Annex 111 *
I
Article 9
1.Forcertain specific species ,theMember States
may ,inaccordance with theprocedure provided for
inparagraph 2,derogate fuom theprovisions of
Articles 5»6and8,ifthere isnoother satisfactory
solution .andinparticular forth©following reasonsArticle 6
The Ileniler States shall prohibit the sale ,thekeep­
ingforsale andtheoffering forsale oflive or
d-iad biids ,with theexception ofdead birds ofthe
spe-.ies listed inAnnex IIIduring theperiods in
*whioh tieymaybehunted .
Article 9
1*Forcertain specific species ,theMember States
aay,inaccordance with theprocedure provided for
inparagraph 2,derogate from theprovisions of
Artidee 5»6and8,ifthere isnoother satisfactory
point :.onforthefollowing reasons :

(c)fortiepurposeofscientificresearch,andfor
teachingandrearing
£.Tothisend,theyshallsubmitsuchderogations
totheCommissionbeforeimplementation thereof,
accoinpanicd "byafullstatementofreasons.The
Commission,bymeansofadecision,mayatanytime
reyie.itthatsuchaderogationberevokedrsuspended
orannndedifitproducesorthreatenstoproduce
consequences jeopardizing theobjectivespfthis
Directive.TheMemberStateorStatestowhomsuch
adecisionisaddressedmayputthematterbefore
theCouncil,whichactingbyaqualifiedmajority,
shalldecideifthederogation maybeauthorizedand
underwhatconditions.TheCommission'sdecision
shallremainvaliduntiltheCouncilhasacted.
j*•;*
Article11
TheMemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
everytwoyearsstartingfromthedateofnotifica­
tionofthisDirectiveareportontheimplementation
ofnationalprovisionstakenthereunder.Thisreport
shallalsocontainaprogressreportonthework
referredtoinArticle10.Page2
(c)forthepurposeofscientificresearch,andfor
teaching,rearing,andrepopulation
2.Tothisend,theyshallsubmitsuchderogations
totheCommissionbeforeimplementation thereof,
accompanied byafullstatementofreasons.The
Commission,bymeansofadecision,mayatanytime
requestthatsuchaderogationberevoked,suspended
oramendedifitproducesorthreatenstoprodtfce
consequences jeopardizing theobjectivesofthis
Directive.TheMemberStateorStatestowhomsuch
adecisionisaddressedmayputthematterbefore
theCouncil,whichactingbyaqualifiedmajority,
afterconsultingtheEuropeanParliament ,shall
decideifthederogation maybeauthorisedandunder
Vhatconditions.TheCommission'sdecisionshall
remainvaliduntiltheCouncilhasacted.
Article11
TheMemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
everytwoyearsstartingfromthedateofnotification
ofthisDirectiveareportontheimplementation
ofnationalprovisionstakenthereunder.Thisreport
shallalsocontaindotallsofthe.currentatatoof

progress onthework referred toinArticle 10and
ofanycontraventions ofnational provisions adopted
inpursuance ofthis Directive andof.thenature and
scope ofthepenalties imposed .
Article 16 Article 16
1»ThoMember States shall bring into force the
lavs ,regulations andadministrative provisions
necessary tocomply with this Directive within two
jcors ofitsnotification .They shall forthwith
inform theCommission thereof .1.TheMember States shall bring into force the
laws ,regulations andadministrative provisions »
necessary tocomply with this Directive within ono
year ofitsnotification .They shall forthwith
inform theCommission thereof .
2.TheMember States shall notify totheCommission -v2.TheMember States shall notify tothjCommission
thetexts ofthemain provisions ofnational lawwhich' thethetexts ofthemain provisions ofnational lawwhich
thoyadopt inthefield covered bythisDirective . theypropose toadopt inthefield covered bythis
■" Direc tive insufficient time toenable ittoexpress
itsopinion thereon .
following f!?C!r 0fthebroaderin Sof'theieeal basis fortheDirective ,itisproposed thatthefollowing recital beinserted between thesecond andthird recitals : ^
LrtiSTT ndisturba^e°fbiological balance could havenegative consequences forthecommon Irarket ,inl*irticular foragricultural production ". "