COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
C0M(93) 550 final - SYN 377 
Brussels, 28 October 1993 
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Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
on the subject of additional measures 
concerning the official control of foodstuffs 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d) 
of the EEC treaty) 
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Explanatory Memorandum 
The proposal regards a horizontal Directive relating to additional measures 
concerning the official control of foodstuffs as referred to in article 13 of 
Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs. 
The Commission adopted the proposal on 6 February 1992. It was sent to the 
Council on 10 February 1992. 
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection 
delivered its opinion on 9 November 1992, incorporating also the opinion of the 
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy, delivered 
on 15 April 1992. 
The opinion of the Economic and Social Committee was voted on 22 October 
1992. 
The opinion of the European Parliament was adopted on 10 November 1992. 
The Commission adopted an amended Proposal on 11 December 1992. 
The Council adopted the Common Position on 14 June 1993. 
At its Plenary Session, on 27 October 1993, the European Parliament voted a 
recommendation (document P 205.995) introducing 3 amendments. 
Amendment 1 
Obliges the Commission to bring forward proposals for the establishment of 
Community levels of competence for food control officials. 
The Commission felt that it would be against the principle of subsidiarity to go 
further than the general requirements on formation mentioned in the Common 
Position. It therefore rejected the amendment. 
Amendment 2 
Requires the Commission to present an annual report to the Member States and 
to the European Parliament on the implemention of article 5. 
The Commission accepted the amendment as it had no problems to include 
Parliament and to make the report on an annual basis. 
Amendment 3 
Requires that the Directive will not prevent the use of information in case of 
obligations under the Product Safety Directive or the Rapid Exchange of 
Information System. 
The Commission accepted the amendment in principle although the text is 
partly covered by the Common Position (art. 6 par. 7) 
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Re-examined proposal for a 
Council Directive 
on the subject of additional measures 
concerning the official control of foodstuffs 
The Commission is in agreement with the Common Position stated in Council 
document n° 4241/1/93 
1. Change article 5 paragraph 3 as follows. 
The Commission shall present an annual report to the Member States and to 
the European Parliament on the implementation of this Article. 
2. Add the following subparagraph to article 7 paragraph 3 (a) 
This Directive shall not prevent the use in the case of obligations under the 
Product Safety Directive or the Rapid Exchange of Information System of any 
information obtained pursuant to this Directive. 
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