Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/ 117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (COM(95)0491 - C4-0527/95 - 95/0255(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1996-09-20
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: animal product, foodstuff, infectious disease













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/ 117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (COM(95)0491 - C4-0527/95 - 95/0255(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 320 , 28/10/1996 P. 0260 





A4-0237/96Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food- borne infections and intoxications (COM(95)0491 - C4-0527/95 - 95/0255(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 1)ARTICLE 1 (-1) (new)Article 4(2) (Directive 92/117/EEC)>Text following EP vote>-1. Article 4(2) is amended as follows:"2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16, the provisions of this Article may be extended to cover the zoonoses and zoonotic agents listed in Annex I, points II and III and in Annex Ia.¨(Amendment 2)ARTICLE 1(7a) (new)Annex I, title (Directive 92/117/EEC)>Text following EP vote>7a. The title of Annex I is amended as follows:'LIST OF THE KNOWN ZOONOSES COVERED BY ARTICLE 4"(Amendment 3)ARTICLE 1(7b) (new)Annex Ia (new) (Directive 92/117/EEC)>Text following EP vote>7b. A new Annex is added:'ANNEX IaLIST OF THE POTENTIAL ZOONOSES COVERED BY ARTICLE 4- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)"Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/117/EEC concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (COM(95)0491 - C4-0527/95 - 95/0255(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(95)0491 - 95/0255(CNS) ((OJ C 13, 18.1.1996, p. 23.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0527/95),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0237/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.