Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (codified version) COM(2006) 749 final — 2006/0250 (CNS)
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: animal breeding, artificial insemination, cattle, codification of EU law, disclosure of information, intra-EU trade

28.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97/13

IPPC has the potential to bring about a steady improve-
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ment in the standards of operation of businesses across Europe
in a sensitive way that takes account of local conditions and
circumstances. But it is taking a long time to establish itself as a
significant force for change and improvement in environmental
performance of operation. If it is to retain the confidence both
of businesses and of the rest of civil society it is essential that it
be implemented transparently and enforced consistently across
Europe. Otherwise it will fail to establish a dynamic framework
for steady improvement of performance as the investment cycle

provides opportunities, will prejudice fair competition, and will
lead to growing distrust in the whole system as a means of
improving environmental performance and better environmental
quality across Europe.

Codification of existing legislation in the present Direc-
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tive is a useful step in itself. But it should be regarded as doing
no more than paving the way for the further measures that are
likely to be needed to improve implementation following the
current review.

Brussels, 15 February 2007.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive
on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (codified version)

COM(2006) 749 final — 2006/0250 (CNS)

(2007/C 97/05)

On 22 December 2006 the European Commission decided to consult the European Economic and Social
Committee, under Articles 37 and 94 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-
mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 25 January 2007. The rapporteur was
Mr Bros.

At its 433rd plenary session, held on 15 and 16 February 2007 (meeting of 15 February), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 184 votes to 1, with 16 abstentions:

1. Introduction

1.1
The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codifica-
tion of Council Directive 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977 on pure-
bred breeding animals of the bovine species. The new Directive
will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal
fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence
does no more than bring them together with only such formal
amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

2. General comments

2.1
The Committee regards it as very useful to have all the
texts integrated into one Directive. In the context of a People's

Brussels, 15 February 2007.

like the Commission, attaches great
Europe, the Committee,
importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law so as
to make it clearer and more accessible to ordinary citizens, thus
giving them new opportunities and the chance to make use of
the specific rights it gives them.

2.2
It has been ensured that this compilation of provisions
contains no changes of substance and serves only the purpose
of presenting Community law in a clear and transparent way.
The Committee expresses its total support for this objective and,
in the light of these guarantees, welcomes the proposal.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS