CELEX: 51987PC0609
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-01
Title: Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning export from and import into the Community of certain dangerous chemicals#Amended Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the Community within the framework of the OECD and UNEP the notification and consultation procedures concerning trade in dangerous chemicals#(submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty)

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                                             COM(87 ) 609 final
                                             Brussels , 1 December 1987
                             Amended Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION
             concerning export from and import into the Community
                         of certain dangerous chemicals
                          Amended Recommendation for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION
          authorizing the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the
            Community within the framework of the OECD and UNEP the
              notification and consultation procedures concerning
                          trade in dangerous chemicals
          ( submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance
                     with Article 149(3 ) of the EEC Treaty )
                        (p 0 ^            ^ 1
C0M(87 ) 609 final
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                            SUMMARY
The subject of the present proposal is the amendment of the
former proposal of the Commission following the opinion of the
European Parliament in accordance with Article 149 paragraph S
of the Treaty .
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 ---pagebreak---      Communication of Mr Clinton Davis to the Members of the
                              Commission
Subject : Amended Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning
           export from and import into the Community of certain
           dangerous chemicals
           and
           Amended    Recommendation      for    a  Council    Decision
           authorizing the Commission to negotiate on behalf of
           the Community within the framework of the OECD and
           UNEP the notification and consultation procedures
           concerning trade in dangerous chemicals
On 18 September 1987 the         European     Parliament   debated  the
proposals mentioned above .
At  the same time  it asked  for   some  amendments   to be made to the
original Commission text .     They mainly concern the addition of
the FAO ( Food and Agricultural Organization ) whenever the two
international organizations ( OECD and UNEP ) are mentioned in
the text and some other minor changes .
The Commission     followed    the    suggestions    of   the  European
Parliament and accepted 12 of the proposed amendments which are
the subject of the present proposal presented in accordance
with Art . 149 paragraph 2 of the Treaty .
Consequently , the Commission is invited to :
- adopt the present Amended Proposal
-  submit it to the Council
 ---pagebreak--- On 18 September 1987 the European Parliament debated the
- Commission proposal for          a   Council  Regulation concerning
   export from and import            into the   Community of certain
   dangerous chemicals
   and
- the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorizing the
   Commission to        negotiate on behalf of the Community within
   the   framework of     the OECD    and UNEP    the notification and
   consultation       procedures   concerning    trade   in   dangerous
   chemicals .
At   the same     time , it adopted the report drawn up on behalf of
the    Committee on     the Environment ,   Public Health and Consumer
Protection     and asked    for some    amendments to   be made  to the
original Commission text .
These amendments mainly concern the addition of the Food and
Agricultural Organization ( FAO ) to the other two international
organisations ( OECD and UNEP ) whenever mentioned in the text ;
the deletion of a recital stating that pharmaceuticals and
food    additives are     excluded from    the scope   of the proposal ;
expansion      of   a    recital   to   include  chemicals   which  are
regulated at national level ;           and an additional paragraph to
Article 6 stating that the directions for use of the dangerous
substance should be printed in the language most widely spoken
in the country of destination .
The     Commission followed the         suggestions of the European
Parliament and accepted 12 of           the proposed amendments .    In
accordance with Art . 149 para          2 of the Treaty it will now
amend its original proposal .
 ---pagebreak--- Amended proposal for a Council Regulation con cerning export from and import into
                   the Community of certain dangerous chemicals
Original text                        Modified text
Preamble and 1st to 4th              unchanged
récitals
5th recital  :
Whereas schemes for notification     Whereas schemes for notification
and information concerning           and information concerning
international trade in such          international trade in such
substances has been set up within    substances has been set up within
the framework of international       the framework of international
organisations , namely the           organisations , namely the
Organization for Economic            Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development          Cooperation and Development
and the United Nations               ( OECD ) .  the United Nations
Environment Programme ;              Environment Programme ( UNEP ( and the
                                     Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAQ ) ;
                                     addition of a new recital         :
                                     Whereas , both at the last meeting on the
                                     FAQ Code of Conduct on the Distribution and
                                     Use of Pesticides ( 1985 ) and at the last
                                     meeting of the ACP-EEC Joint Assembly
                                     ( .Septembfi.r_19.&6...in Greece ), the developing
                                     countries have called for export
                                     regulations incorporating a prior informed
                                     consent procedure
                                     ( Doc . ACP-EEC 0089 / 86 / Aï :
6th , 7th and 8th récitals           unchanged
 ---pagebreak--- Original text                     Modified text
9th recital s                     Delete this recital
Whereas it has been generally
agreed on the international
level that these notification
schemes should not apply to
pharmaceuticals and food
additives ;
10th recital  :
Whereas the export of chemicals   Whereas the export of chemicals
which are banned or severely      which are banned or severely
restricted under Community        restricted under Community legislation
legislation should be made        ansi/ar the legislation of one QC. more
subject to a common notification  Member States should be made
procedure which should permit the subject to a common notification
Community to notify third         procedure .... ( rest unchanged )
countries in regard to such
exports ;
llth to 16th récitals             unchanged
Articles 1 to 5(3 )               unchanged
Article 5(4 ) :
If the substances in question
are not marketed in the
Community at the date of the
notification , they may only be
imported into Community
territory by virtue of an
authorization given by the
Commission with regard to the
evaluation mentioned in           mentioned in paragraph 3 , in
paragraph 3 .                     consultation wi th the Member States
Article 6(1 ) and 6(2 )           unchanged
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original text                 Modified text
Article 6(3 )                 3 . The directions for use shall be
( not in original text )      printed in the language moat widely spoken
                              in the country of destination .
                              4 . The modalities of application of
                              paragraph 3 will be laid down by the ,
                              Commission .
Articles 7 , Θ and 9          unchanged
Annex I                       unchanged
Annex 11 , points 1 and 2     unchanged
Annex II , point 3 »
3 . Intended usee if known    3.   Intended uses
Annex II , points 4 , 5 and 6 unchanged
Annex II , point 7
7 . Summary of regulatory     7 . Summary of regulatory
restriction« in the Community restrictions in the Community and
and main reasons for such     the , reason « for such restrictions .
restrictions .
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    Amended Recommendation for a Cou ncil Decision authorizing the Commission
       to negotiate on behalf of the Community within the framework of the
            OECD and UNEP the notification and consultation procedures
                     concerning trade in dangerous chemicals .
Original text                         Modified text
Title  :
Recommendation for a Council          Recommendation for a Council
Decision authorizing the              Decision authorizing the
Commission to negotiate on            Commission to negotiate on
behalf of the Community , within      behalf of the Community , within
the framework of the OECD and         the framework of the OECD , UNEP and
UNEP , the notification and           FAQ . the notification and
consultation procedures               consultation procedures
concerning trade in certain           concerning trade in <i -
dangerous chemicals                   dangerous chemicals
Preamble , 1st , 2nd and              unchanged
3rd recitals
4th recital   :
Whereas it is therefore               Whereas it is therefore
necessary to begin negotiations       necessary to begin negotiations
within the framework of the OECD      within the framework of the OECD ,
and UNEP for the modification         UNEP and FAQ for the modification
and strengthening of existing         and strengthening of existing
procedures ; whereas these            procedures , whereas these
negotiations should take place        negotiations should take place
at the latest during the re ¬         at the latest during the re ¬
examination of the procedures         examination of the procedures
applied within these two              applied within these three
organisations ;                       organisations ;
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Original text                     Modified text
Sole article  :
The Commission is hereby-         The Commission is hereby
authorized , on behalf of the     authorized , on behalf of the
Community , to negotiate within   Community , to negotiate within
the framework of the OECD and     the framework of the OECD , UNEP
UNEP at the time of the revision  and FAQ . ( rest unchanged )
of procedures laid down by these
organisations with a view to
regulating trade in dangerous
chemicals
Annex  :
1 . Within the framework of the   1 . Within the framework of the
OECD and UNEP , the Community     OECD , UNEP and FAQ , the Community
shall negotiate , at the latest   shall negotiate , at the latest
during the revision of procedures during the revision of procedures
regulating the trade in dangerous regulating the trade in dangerous
chemicals with third countries ,  chemicals with third countries ,
a modification of existing        a modification of existing
notification procedures           notification procedures
comprising essentially the        comprising essentially the
introduction of the principle     introduction of the principle
of the prior informed choice      of the prior informed choice
of the authorities of the         of the authorities of the
importing country by means        importing country by means
of a swift procedure .            of a swift procedure .
2.  The Commission will submit    2 . The Commission will submit
regular reports to the Council    regular reports to the Council
on the state of progress of the   on the state of progress of the
negotiations in these two         negotiations in these three
organisations .                   organisations .
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