CELEX: 51985PC0101
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-06
Title: AMENDMENTS TO A DRAFT COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING THE LEAD AND BENZENE CONTENT OF PETROL (COM (84) 226 FINAL)

No C 106/6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                       27.4.85
                                                                 II
                                                         (Preparatory Acts)
                                                    COMMISSION
              Amendments to a draft Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member
                                   States concerning the lead and benzene content of petrol (')
                                                        COM(85) 101 final
              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of
                                                 the EEC Treaty on 6 March 1985)
                                                          (85/C 106/06)
              (l) (COM(84) 226 final; OJ No C 178, 6. 7. 1984, p. 5.
                        ORIGINAL TEXT                                                           AMENDED TEXT
                           Article 4                                                               Article 4
 1.   Member States shall take all necessary measures to              1.    Member States shall take all necessary measures to
 ensure that both leaded as well as unleaded petrol are              ensure that both leaded as well as unleaded petrol are
 marketed throughout their territory from 1 July 1989                marketed throughout their territory from 1 October . . .
 onwards.                                                            (') onwards.
                                              Paragraphs 2 and 3 unchanged
                           Article 5                                                               Article 5
 From 1 July 1989 the content of benzene in leaded and               From 1 October . . . ( l ) the content of benzene in leaded
unleaded petrols shall not exceed 5 % by volume. Where               and unleaded petrols shall not exceed 5 % by volume.
Article 4, paragraph 2 is invoked this benzene limitation            Where Article 4, paragraph 2 is invoked this benzene
shall apply to unleaded petrol from the earlier date.                limitation shall apply to unleaded petrol from the earlier
                                                                     date.
                                                                     The Commission will examine the need for a sup-
                                                                     plementary reduction of the benzene content of unleaded
                                                                     petrol and will, as appropriate, make proposals.
                          Article 8                                                                Article 8
Member States shall not prevent or restrict the free circu-          Member States shall not prevent or restrict the free circu-
lation and marketing of petrol which is in conformity                lation and marketing of petrol which is in conformity
with the requirements of the present Directive.                      with the requirements of the present Directive.
Nevertheless, this shall not apply to petrol placed on the
market of a Member State by virtue of a waiver granted
under the provisions of Article 3.
                          Article 13                                                              Article 13
1.    Member States are invited to promote the widest                1.     Member States are invited to promote the widest
possible use of unleaded petrol by all existing vehicles             possible use of unleaded petrol by all existing vehicles
capable of running on such fuel, in particular for the               capable of running on such fuel and, to this end, to take
application of Article 4, paragraph 2 and, to this end, to           all appropriate measures compatible with the provisions
take all appropriate measures compatible, with the                   of the Treaty.
provisions of the Treaty.
                                                                     O The date must be the same as that for the first entry into
                                                                         force of the new standards for pollutant emissions from
                                                                         motor vehicles. It will be proposed by the Commission later.
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                          ORIGINAL TEXT                                                   AMENDED TEXT
                                                    Paragraph 2 unchanged
                            Article 14                                                       Article 14
                                             Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged
                                                                     2a. All the notifications made to the Commission
                                                                     pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be published by the
                                                                     Member States and made available to any person who so
                                                                     requests.
                            Article 15                                                       Article 15
1.    Member States shall adopt and publish the laws,                 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to               regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
comply with this Directive before 1 July 1985 and shall              comply with this Directive before 1 July 1985 and shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.                             forthwith inform the Commission thereof. These
                                                                     administrative provisions shall be published by the
                                                                     Member States and made available to any person who so
                                                                     requests.
                                                    Paragraph 2 unchanged
             Amendment of the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 81/602/EEC
             concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and of any substances
                                                   having a thyrostatic action (')
                                                        COM(85) 157 final
             (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of
                                                 the EEC Treaty on 3 April 1985)
                                                          (85/C 106/07)
             On 12 June 1984 the Commission submitted the above proposal to the Council. For the reasons
             indicated in the explanatory note the following amendments are made to the initial proposal:
             The following Article 5a is added:
                                                             Article 5a
                    1.     The Member States shall ensure that meat derived from farm animals to which have
                 been administered substances having an oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action for
                 fattening purposes, is identified after slaughter and bears a clear indication of this treatment.
                 2.      Member States shall ensure that the indication referred to in paragraph 1 is
                 reproduced clearly at all stages of preparation of meat until sale to the final consumer.
                 3.      Member States shall ensure that a mention including the indication referred to in
                 paragraph 2 is included on:
                 — the sales document in the case of meat destined for the domestic market,
                 — the health certificate referred to by Directives 64/433/EEC and 77/99/EEC in the case
                       of intra-Community trade.
                 4.      In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 measures may be adopted to
                 ensure the uniform application of this Article.'
             (') OJ No C 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 4.