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ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2092/91of
24June1991onorganicproductionofagriculturalproductsandindicationsreferringthereto
onagriculturalproductsandfoodstuffs
(92/C74/05)
COM(92)69final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon5MarchJ992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,WhereasArticle16(3),secondindentoftheRegulation
providesthepossibilitytodelaytheimplementation of
Article11onlywhereathirdcountryhasintroduceda
requestforinclusioninthelistinduetimebeforethe
abovementioned timelimit:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
Whereastheseprovisionscouldleadtointerruptionof
importsofproductswhereathirdcountryhasnot
presentedinduetimearequestforinclusioninthelist
referredtoinArticle11(1)(a);HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament , Whereasinterruptionsofimportsfromthirdcountriesof
productssatisfyingtheconditionsspecifiedinArticle11
(2)shouldbeavoided,inparticularbecausethese
productsmaybenecessaryforduepreparationof
composedproducts;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereastherefore,pendingtheinclusionofathird
countryinthelistreferredtoinArticle11(1)(a),
importersshouldobtainthepossibilityofbeingauth­
orizedtoimportfromthirdcountriesproductsshownto
beproducedunderproductionrulesandinspection
arrangementsequivalenttothoseprovidedinRegulation
(EEC)No2092/91,WhereasitfollowsfromArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2092/91(')onorganicproductionofagri­
culturalproductsandindicationsreferringtheretoon
agriculturalproductsandfoodstuffs,that,asfrom23
July1992,productswhichareimportedfromathird
countrymaybemarketedonlywheretheyoriginateina
thirdcountryappearinginalisttobedrawnupin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
thesaidRegulation ;whereasArticle11(2)specifiesthe
conditionswhichhavetobemetforathirdcountryto
beincludedinthelist;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article11ofRegulation (EEC)No2092/91is
completedbythefollowingparagraph :Whereasithasappearedthat,duetotheabsenceof
informationpresenteduptonowbythirdcountries,it
willnotbepossibletodecideoninclusionofthose
countriesinthelistwithintheabovementioned time
limit;
'6.(a)Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1the
importer(s)inaMemberStatewillbeauthorized
bythecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState (')OJNoL198,22.7.1991,p.1.

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wheretheproductsareimportedandthedetailed
informationontheproductionandinspection
arrangementsandontheguaranteesensuring
theireffectiveandcontinuedimplementation .
(c)OnrequestofaMemberStateoronaninitiative
fromtheCommission themattershallbe
introducedtotheCommitteereferredtoin
Article14forexamination .Where,afterexam­
inationitappearsthattheimportedproductsare
notproducedunderequivalentproductionrules
and/orequivalentlyeffectiveinspectionmeasures,
theCommissionshallrequesttheMemberState
havinggrantedtheauthorizationtowithdrawit.
Ifneedbe,itmaybedecidedaccordingtothe
procedureofArticle14thattheimportsin
questionhavetobestoppedormayonly
continueundercertainamendedconditionstobe
realizedwithinacertainperiod.
(d)Thenotificationasreferredtoinpoint(b)isnot
requiredwhereitconcernsproductionand
inspectionarrangements alreadynotified
accordingtopoint(b)byanotherMemberState,
unlesssignificantnewevidenceisgivenfora
reviewoftheexamination anddecision
mentionedunderpoint(c).'tomarketproductsimportedfromathird
countrynotincludedinthelistasreferredtoin
paragraph 1(a)providedthecompetentauthority
oftheimportingMemberStatewassatisfiedby
thedetailedevidenceitobtainedfromthe
importer(s)thattheimportedproductsare
producedunderproductionrulesequivalentto
thoselaiddowninArticles6and7andunder
inspectionmeasurestheeffectivenessofwhichis
equivalenttotheinspectionmeasuresreferredto
inArticles8and9,andthattheeffectiveand
continuedimplementation oftheseinspection
measuresisensured.
Theauthorization shallbevalidonlyaslongas
theabovementioned conditionsareshowntobe
satisfied.Itshallexpire:
—fromthetimeofinclusionofathirdcountry
inthelistasreferredtoinparagraph 1(a),or
—threeyearsafterithasbeengranted.Itmay
berenewedonlywhere,despiterequests
introducedbyoperatorstothethirdcountry's
publicauthorities,thiscountryhasnot
openedtheprocedingstoobtainitsinclusion
inthelistreferredtoinparagraph 1(a)of
thisArticle.
(b)WhereaMemberStateissatisfiedbythe
evidencegivenbyanimporter,itshall
immediatelynotifytotheCommissionandthe
otherMemberStatesthethirdcountryfromThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveontheapproximationofthelaws,regulationsandadminis­
trativeprovisionsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtolabellingofthematerialsusedinthemain
componentsoffootwearforsaletothefinalconsumer
(92/C74/06)
COM(91)529final—SYN378
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon10March1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle100a
thereof,WhereasincertainMemberStatesthereexistregulations
onfootwearlabellingwhicharedesignedtoprotectand
informthepublicaswellastosecurethelegitimate
interestsofindustry;
Whereasthedisparityofsuchregulationsriskscreating
barrierstotradewithintheCommunityandthereby
impedingtheestablishmentoftheinternalmarket;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,in
cooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament,