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Coordination oftheposition ofMemberStatesin
respectoftheConvention oftheCouncilofEurope
concerning theprotection ofanimals
keptforfarming purposes
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
TheEuropeanConventionfortheProtectionofAnimalskeptforfarmingPurposes,
concludedundertheauspicesoftheCouncilofEurope-wasapprovedonbehalf
moftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitybytheCouncil(Decision78/923/EEC).
Article8oftheConventionprovidedforthesetting-upofaStandingCommittee
chargedwithworkingoutdetailedrulesforthepurposesofapplyingthis
Convention.
SincetheCommunityisnotyetacontractingpartytotheConvention,owingto
thefactthatithasnotsubmittedtheinstruments ofaccession,itisallowed
merelyobserverstatuswithoutvotingrights.However,fourMemberStates
(Germany,France,LuxembourgandtheUnitedKingdom)arealreadyinaposition
totakepartinthevotingofthisCommitteeonwhichtheyrepresent,inanycase,
themajorityofthevotes.
ItisthereforenecessarytocoordinatethepositionoftheMemberStatesfor
thenextmeetingoftheStandingCommittee,especiallysincethisCommitteewill
dealwiththeelaboration ofdetailedrulesconcerningegg-laying hens.
TheCommissionhasalready,onrequestfromtheCouncil,startedworkonthe
protectionofegg-layinghensincagesinviewoftheelaborationofareport
andpossibleproposalsonthismatter.
Therefore,whilemaintainingcontactwiththeworkoftheCommittee,itis
suitabletopreserveCommunitycompetencebyavoidingtheadoptionbyMember
StatesofdivergentpositionswhileawaitingtheresultsofCommunitywork.
(1)O.J.NoL323of17.11.1978,p.12

COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:Coordination ofthepositionofMemberStatesinrespectoftheConvention
oftheCouncilofEuropeconcerningtheprotectionofanimalskeptfor
farmingpurposes.
(1)A.ByDecision78/923/EECof19June1978theCouncilapprovedtheEuropean
Conventionfortheprotectionofanimalskeptforfarmingpurposesonbehalf
oftheCommunityastheConventionalreadyincludesclausesenablingthe
Communitytobecomeacontractingparty.
Article8oftheConventionprovidesfortheestablishment ofaStandingCommittee
toberesponsiblefortheelaboration andadoptionofrecommendations tothe
contractingpartiesforthedetailedapplicationoftheConvention.TheStanding
Committeehasnowbeenset-upandatpresentiscomposedofrepresentatives with
votingrights,namelyBelgium,France,Germany,Cyprus,Sweden,Luxembourgand
UnitedKingdom,theremainderoftheMemberStatesoftheCouncilofEuropeand
theEECatpresentonlyhavingtheobserverstatus.
TheAgendaofthenextCommitteemeeting(6-9May1980)forseesthe
elaborationofdetailedrulesconcerningegg-layinghens.
Th^Commission,onthebasisofaCouncilrequeston18September1979,has
startedworkontheprotectionofegg-layinghensincagesinviewofthe
elaboration ofareportandproposalstobesubmittedtotheCouncil.Itis,
therefore,necessarytoreservetheCommunitypositionpendingthetransmission
oftheseproposals,asalreadydecidedatthepreviousmeetingoftheCommittee
(27-30November1979).
B.Consequently theCommissionproposes:
-thattheCouncilagreesthatMember,Stateswillreservetheirfinalpositions
concerningtheelaborationofdetailedrulesforseenforthecomingmeetingof
theStandingCommittee,
-thatan"on-the-spot"coordination takesplace,asnecessary.
(1)O.J.NoL323of17.11.1978,p.12