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Having  regard  to the  report  presented  by  Mr 
Lecuyer; 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 113th  Plenary 
Session  of 26 and  27 September  1973  at the meeting 
on 26 September  1973, HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION: 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  approves  the 
proposal  for a Directive.  However,  it points  out that 
the words  'reduction'  and  'reducing'  in Articles  2 and 
5 are  inappropriate  and  trusts  that  they  will  be 
replaced  by the  words  'limitation'  and  'limiting' 
respectively. 
Done  at Brussels,  26 September  1973. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPPAS 
CONSULTATION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on the proposal  for a Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No 827/68  and 
Regulation  Nos  1009/67/EEC,  (EEC)  No 950/68  and  (EEC)  No 2358/71 
A. REQUEST  FOR  AN  OPINION 
At its 225th  meeting  held  on 23 January  1973,  the Council  decided  to exercise  its option 
of consulting  the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on the above  proposal  for a Regu-
lation. 
The request  for an Opinion  was  sent  by the President  of the Council  to the Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on 24 January  1973. 
B. TEXT  WHICH  WAS  THE  SUBJECT  OF  THE  CONSULTATION 
The text  which  was  the subject  of the consultation  has  not  yet been  published  in the 
Official  Journal  of the European  Communities. 
C. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
At its 113th  Plenary  Session  held  in Brussels  on 26 and  27 September  1973,  the Com-
mittee  adopted  its Opinion  on the text  referred  to above  by a unanimous  vote  of all 
the members  present  or represented. 
The text  of the Opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the letter  of 24 January  1973  from 
the President  of the  Council  of the  European 
Communities,  asking  the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee  to deliver  an Opinion  on the  'proposal 
for a Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 827/68  and  Regulation  Nos  1009/67/EEC,  (EEC) 
No 950/68  and  (EEC)  No 2358/71'; 
Having  regard  to  Article  198  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community; 
Having  regard  to the Decision  of its Bureau  on 25 
January  1973,  pursuant  to Article  22 of the Rules  of 
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Procedure  to entrust  the Section  for Agriculture  with 
the preparation  of an Opinion  and  report  on the 
matter; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinion  delivered  by  the 
Section  for Agriculture  at its meeting  on 5 July  1973; 
Having  regard  to the  report  submitted  by Mr Wick, 
rapporteur; 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 113th  Plenary 
Session  on 26 and  27 September  1973,  sitting  of 27 
September  1973; 
Whereas  the  market  in honey  is characterized  by 
insufficiently  organized  production  in  the 
Community  and  by  massive  and  well-organized 
imports  from  third  countries; 
Whereas  the  individual  Member  States  and  the 
Community  as such  will  sign  a convention  relating  to 
the International  Coffee  Agreement  on 1 October 
1973  and  whereas  a special  organization  of the 
market  does  not  appear  to be necessary  because  of 
the specific  situation  of the market  in coffee; 
Whereas  several  preconditions  for  the  inclusion  of 
pure-bred  breeding  animals  in the Regulation  are not 
satisfied; 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION: 
1. The  Economic  and  Social  Committee  is of the 
view  that  honey  should  not  be  included  in this 
proposed  Regulation.  The  case  for  establishing  a 
special  and  simplified  common  organization  of the 
market  in this  product  should  be examined.  This 
organization  would  have  to guarantee  sufficient 
protection  for Community  honey-producers. 
2. The  Committee  approves  the inclusion  of coffee 
in the proposed  Regulation. 
Done  at Brussels,  27 September  1973. 3. The  inclusion  of pure-bred  breeding  animals  in 
the proposed  Regulation  raises  a set  of  new 
problems. 
Firstly  an unambiguous,  uniform  definition  of the 
term  'breeding  animal'  would  be required.  Without 
this the  same  export  refunds  might  be granted  for 
animals  which  are not pure-bred  breeding  animals  as 
for those  which  are. 
Furthermore  an assessment  of the  case  for including 
pure-bred  breeding  animals  would  only  be possible  if 
the criteria  for  calculating  Community  refunds  on 
exports  of such  animals  were  discussed  along  with 
the present  proposal.  The  Commission  proposal  of 
24 May  1973  should  therefore  be submitted  to the 
Committee  for an Opinion. 
In this  context  the  Committee  points  out  that  the 
level  and  total  amount  of refunds  granted  to date  in 
the individual  Member  States  were  not  fully  recorded 
when  the  discussions  terminated.  The  Committee  is 
critical  of the  fact  that  the  Commission  submitted 
this proposal  to the Council  without  having  sufficient 
knowledge  of the  rules  for  giving  refunds  and  aid 
currently  applied  in the Member  States. 
For these  reasons  the  Committee  proposes  that 
pure-bred  breeding  animals  should  not  be covered  by 
the Regulation  under  discussion  but  by  a special 
arrangement  in which  the  term  'pure-bred  breeding 
animal'  should  be clearly  defined  and  refund  criteria 
laid down.  The  Committee  requests  that  it be 
consulted  on such  a proposal  for  a Regulation  on 
pure-bred  breeding  animals. 
4. The  Committee  does  not intend  to deal  in detail 
with  the  purely  technical  amendments  of the  Annex 
to the  proposal  under  discussion;  the  Committee 
does  however  ask  that  the  proposed  changes  in the 
Common  Customs  Tariff  be re-examined  in their 
entirety. 
The Chairman 
of the  Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPPAS