European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on undesirable substances in animal feed (10593/1/2001 – C5-0413/2001 — 1999/0259(COD))
Date: 2001-12-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: animal nutrition, dangerous substance, food additive, food inspection, food safety

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COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

Wednesday 12 December 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

4.1. Community assistance may be provided to support the
activities referred to in Article 3, paragraph 2(a).

4.1. Community assistance may be provided to support the
activities referred to in Article 3.

Amendment 56
Annex, point 4.1

The actions to be taken may be funded by service contracts
following calls for tender (which shall not exceed 50 % of
total budget) or by subsidies for joint financing with other
sources. In the latter case the amount of Community finan-
cial assistance may not exceed 80 % of the expenditure
actually incurred by the recipient. To support projects in can-
didate countries, the Community may finance up to 100 % of
costs.

Amendment 57
Annex, point 4.3a (new)

4.3a. Within one year of the date of entry into force of this
Decision, the Commission shall take the necessary measures
to prepare, adopt and implement the changes and practical
arrangements required for the implementation of the general
objectives of the programme, together with appropriate struc-
tural arrangements to set up a coordinating centre for com-
prehensive and ongoing coordination of
the programme.
Expenditure on technical and administrative assistance in
respect of the structural arrangements and activities arising
therefrom shall be met from the overall budget of the pro-
gramme. For this purpose, the committee referred to in Arti-
cle 9 shall be consulted.

14. Undesirable substances in animal feed ***II

A5-0408/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on undesirable substances in animal feed (10593/1/2001 ’
C5-0413/2001 ’ 1999/0259(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

! having regard to the Council common position (10593/1/2001 ! C5-0413/2001),

! having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1999) 654) (2),

! having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(2000) 861) (3),

! having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(1) OJ C 178, 22.6.2001, p. 160.
(2) OJ C 89 E, 28.3.2000, p. 70.
(3) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 346.

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! having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

! having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0408/2001),

1.

Amends the common position as follows;

2.

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

COUNCIL
COMMON POSITION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4

Article 13, paragraph 2

Paragraph 1 shall not affect the right of Member States to
2.
authorise products intended for animal feed produced outside
the Community which do not fulfil the requirements of this
Directive to be returned to the exporting third country. This
return of products intended for animal feed to the exporting
third country may take place only after the competent auth-
ority of the exporting third country has been fully informed
of the reasons why, and circumstances under which, the pro-
ducts concerned intended for animal feed could not be put into
circulation in the Community.

Paragraph 1 shall not affect the right of Member States to
2.
authorise products intended for animal feed produced outside
the Community which do not fulfil the requirements of this
Directive to be returned to the exporting third country. This
return of products intended for animal feed to the exporting
third country may take place only after the competent auth-
ority of
the exporting third country has expressly agreed,
after having been fully informed of the reasons why, and cir-
cumstances under which, the products concerned intended for
animal feed could not be put into circulation in the Commun-
ity.

Amendment 2

Article 14, paragraph 1

Directive 1999/29/EC is hereby repealed as from … (*),
1.
without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States to
comply with the deadlines set out in Part B of Annex III
thereto for the transposition of the Directives listed in Part A
of that Annex.

Directive 1999/29/EC is hereby repealed as from … (*),
1.
without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States to
comply with the deadlines set out in Part B of Annex III
thereto for the transposition of the Directives listed in Part A
of that Annex.

(*) 18 months following the entry into force of this Directive.

(*) 6 months following the entry into force of this Directive.

Amendment 3

Article 15, paragraphs 1 and 2

Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive before … (*). They shall forthwith inform the Com-
mission thereof.

Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive before … (*). They shall forthwith inform the Com-
mission thereof.

The measures adopted shall apply as from … (**).

The measures adopted shall apply as from … (*).

(*) 12 months as from the entry into force of this Directive.
(**) 18 months as from the entry into force of this Directive.

(*) 6 months following the entry into force of this Directive.