Avis de la Commission conformément à l'article 251, paragraphe 2, troisième alinéa, point c), du traité CE sur les amendements du Parlement européen à la position commune du Conseil concernant la proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil abrogeant certaines directives relatives à l'hygiène des denrées alimentaires et aux règles sanitaires régissant la production et la mise sur le marché de certains produits d'origine animale destinés à la consommation humaine, et modifiant les directives 89/662/CEE et 91/67/CEE
Date: 2004-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, food hygiene, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, marketing

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 28.4.2004 
COM(2004) 345 final 

2000/0182 (COD) 

OPINION OF THE COMMISSION 

pursuant to Article 251 (2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, 
on the European Parliament's amendments 
to the Council's common position regarding the  
proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  
AND OF THE COUNCIL 

repealing certain Directives on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the health conditions for 
the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended 
for human consumption and amending Directives 89/662/EEC and 91/67/EEC 

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2000/0182 (COD) 

OPINION OF THE COMMISSION 

pursuant to Article 251 (2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, 
on the European Parliament's amendments 
to the Council's common position regarding the  
proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  
AND OF THE COUNCIL 

repealing certain Directives on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the health conditions for 
the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended 
for human consumption and amending Directives 89/662/EEC and 91/67/EEC 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Article  251(2),  third  subparagraph,  point  (c)  of  the  EC  Treaty  provides  that  the 
Commission is to deliver an opinion on the amendments proposed by the European 
Parliament  at  second  reading.  The  Commission  sets  out  its  opinion  below  on  the 
amendments proposed by Parliament. 

2. 

BACKGROUND 

Date of adoption of the proposal1 by the Commission 

Date of the opinion of the European Economic and Social 
Committee2 

14.07.2000

28.03.2001

Date of the opinion of the European Parliament, first reading: 

03.06.2003

Date of adoption of the amended proposal. 

Date of political agreement in Council 

Date of adoption of the common position3 

Adoption by Parliament of the Recommendation  
for a second reading : 

23.07.2003

22.07.2003

27.10.2003

30.03.2004

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OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 132. 
OJ C 155, 29.5.2001, p. 39. 
OJ C 48 E, 24.2.2004, p. 131. 

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3. 

PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSAL 

Fifth  proposal  of  a  package  of  five  proposals  consolidating  and  updating  current 
Community rules on food hygiene. 

The proposal aims to: 

•  Repeal 17 Directives on food hygiene, 

•  Amend other Directives having a direct link to food hygiene, 

•  Introduce  a  saving  and  standstill  clause  in  order  to  ensure  that  essential 
temperature and microbiological requirements would remain in place and that the 
implementing rules based on the repealed Directives continue to apply. 

4. 

OPINION  OF  THE  COMMISSION  ON  THE  AMENDMENTS  BY  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

No amendments in second reading. 

5. 

CONCLUSION 

No amended proposal needed. 

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