European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (COM(1999) 437 — C5-0168/1999 — 1999/0191(CNS))
Date: 2000-03-02
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Scotland, animal disease, aquaculture, fish, vaccination, veterinary legislation

4.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 346/77

Thursday 2 March 2000

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

3.
ment;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

4. Control of fish diseases *

A5-0036/2000

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community
measures for the control of certain fish diseases (COM(1999) 437 * C5-0168/1999 * 1999/
0191(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital 2a (new)

(2a)
It is necessary for the Commission to investigate
fully the source of ISA in Scotland, the possible spread of
the disease and the interchange between farmed and wild
salmon;

(Amendment 2)
Recital 2b (new)

(2b) No compensation has been made payable to salmon
farmers for the compulsory withdrawal of entire salmon
farms under Council Directive 93/53/EEC and commercial
insurance is not forthcoming because of third-party inter-
vention;

(Amendment 3)
Recital 2c (new)

(2c) The Scottish salmon industry faces an ongoing crisis
which will become more severe if no compensation is
available;

(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 42.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 4)
Recital 4

(4) A vaccination policy may offer a new tool for controlling
and containing ISA after an outbreak; at present no such
option is provided for under Community legislation;

(4) A vaccination policy may offer a new tool for preventing
ISA and for controlling and containing ISA after an outbreak;
at present no such option is provided for under Community
legislation and therefore no vaccine has been developed to
counter the European strain of ISA;

(Amendment 5)
Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The Commission and the Council must propose as a
matter of urgency the necessary amendments to Council
Decision 90/424/EEC (1) to provide for the specific addi-
tion of ISA and ensure prompt and adequate compensa-
tion, and funding for research and development into a
vaccine for ISA;

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.

(Amendment 6)
Recital 5

(5) Directive 93/53/EEC should therefore be amended accord-
ingly,

(5)
In the absence of sufficient scientific and technical
evidence and of adequate consultation with the salmon
industry and interested parties, and in order to provide
for an intermediate solution, Directive 93/53/EEC should
therefore be amended accordingly,

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Direc-
tive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases
(COM(1999) 437 * C5-0168/1999 * 1999/0191(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

; having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 437) (1),

; having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0168/1999),

; having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

; having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0036/2000),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

3.
ment;

4.

5.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 42.