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COMMISSION OFTHEEUHOPEAN COMMUNITEBS
COM(75)186 final
Brussels .29April 1975
AMENDMENT TOTHE
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
concerning "theapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
relating totherestriction ofthemarketing and
use ofcertain dangerous substances andpreparations .
(Amendment presented bytheCommission totheCouncil pursuant
toArticle 149 »second paragraph ,oftheEECTreaty )
COM(75 )186final

EXPLMATORY M3M0HAIIDUM
HavingregardtotheOpinion(1)oftheEuropeanParliamentontheCouncil
Directiveconcerningtheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStates
relatingtotherestriction ofthemarketinganduseofcertaindangerous
substancesandpreparations ,theCommissionconsidersitpropertoalter,
underthesecondparagraphofArticle149oftheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,itsoriginalProposal.
TheCommissionagreeswiththeamendmentproposedbytheEuropeanParlia­
mentaskingforthecompletionofArticle1(1).
Itisthereforenecessarytomodifythisparagraph.
AsconcernstherequestoftheEuropeanParliamenttoexamineassoonas
possibleotherdangeroussubstancesandpreparations and,whereappropriate ,
toincludethemintheAnnextothisDirective,theCommission'sdepartments ,
afterhavingmetthisrequestandafterhavingexaminedtheseothersubstance
havecometotheconclusionthatitwouldbeappropriatetoaddtothelist
oftheannexonemoresubstance,theuseofwhichappearstobedangerous
toman.
ThismeasurecorrespondstotheinitiativealreadytakenbytwoMember
States.
However,forthereasonssetoutinitslettertothePresidentofthe
EuropeanParliament ,theCommissiondidnotfeelabletoaccepttheother
amendmentproposedbytheParliament .
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(1)J.O.ÎToC60of13.3.1975p.49
(2)J.O.HoC125of17.1C.1974P.33

iDRAFTAMSJTOMSFT
totheProposalforaCouncilDirective
concerningtheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMember
>Statesrelatingtotherestrictionofthemarketingand
useofcertaindangerous .substancesandpreparations .
AmendmentmadeunderthesecondparagraphofArticle149oftheTreaty.
TheCommissionaltersitsproposalasfollows:
Article1,paragraph 1(newtext)
"(1)Withoutprejudicetotheimplementation ofotherrelevantCommunity
provisions ,thisDirectiveisconcernedwiththerestrictionofthe
marketinganduseofcertaindangeroussubstancesandpreparations
intheMemberStatesoftheCommunity,andinparticularthosewhich
areharmfultopublichealthandwhichpresentcharacteristics of
ecotoxicity .11
Annex(tobecompletedbythefollowing)
"2.Vinylchloride Maynotbeusedasapropellentfor
aérosolsmanyway.