Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs
Date: 1993-10-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, administrative cooperation, food inspection, foodstuff, professional qualifications, research body

COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 

C0M(93) 550 final  - SYN 377 

Brussels, 28 October  1993 

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Re-examined  proposal 

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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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