CELEX: 51987PC0607
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Date: 1987-11-23
Title: Amendments to the Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                          COM(87 ) 607 final
                                                          Brussels , 23 November 1987
                                  Amendments to the
                                     Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
   amending Directive 83 / 189 / EEC laying down a procedure for the provision
      of information in the field of technical standards and regulations
          ( presented by the
                      by the Commission
                             Commission pursuant
                                             pursuant toto the     third
                                                           the third     paragraph
                         of Article 149
                         of             149/ of th e ,EEC Treaty )
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                             EXPI.ANATORY   MEMORANDUM
In  ‘••eln'U'uv 198 7 the Commission submitted to         the Council      the
following     two  E'tv.'poaais :
                -  proposal     for a Council Directive amending Directive
                   83/ 189/ EEC laying down a procedure for the provision
                   of  information in the field of        technical standards
                   and regulations ,
                - proposal for a Council Directive laying down a
                   procedure for the provision of information in the
                   field of technical standards and regulations applying
                   to agricultural products .
                              ( COM ( 87 ) 52 final )
At its part-session in November 1987 the European Parliament ,
hiving been consulted by the Council ,           adopted the following
op in i ons :
                - request:    to the Commission to amend its first proposal
                   ( based mainly on Articles 100 A and 213 of the ESC
                   Treaty ) by incorporating the amendments adopted ,
                 - approval of the second proposal         ( based mainly on
                   Article /13 of the EEC Treaty ).
Oonsoquon t i.y ,  in accordance with the procedure laid down in the
third paragraph of Article 1 U 9 of          the Treaty ,  the Commission       i.3
amending the text of the first propose ], in order to incorporate
therein the amendments that it has accepted .
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   It should be pointed out that the object of the second proposal is
   to apply to agricultural products the same procedure as that
   provided for under Directive 83/ 189/EEC and the first proposal
   amending that directive .
4. The  ’oimnission feels that   these modifications will have the effect
   of strengthening the effectiveness of the procedure for the
   provision of information in the field of technical standards and
   regulations .  By and large ,  these’ amendments do no more than
   formalize rules or practices already operating under the existing
   procedure .  In addition , there will be provision for the
   presentation to Parliament of an annual report on the results of
   the application of the directive .
5- This proposal does not affect the financial memorandum annexed to
   the initial proposals .
6. The cooperation procedure shall be applicable .
 ---pagebreak---              Amendments to the proposal for a Council Directive
      amending Directive 83/ 1S9 / EEC laying down a procedure for the
                   provision of information in the field of
                    technical,     standards and regulations
                                          P re amble
                                        No change .
                                        Article    1
Directive 83/ 189/ EEC is hereby amended as follows :
New                    Add the following new paragraph to the end of the
                       fifth recital of the preamble of Directive
                       8 3/ 18 9 / E EC :
                       " whereas      the    Member State   concerned must   tal.e
                       account of         these amendments when formulating        the
                       definitive         text of    the measure envisaged ".
1.  No change .
C.  No change .
2a  ( new 1)           Add the following text            to the end of Article d(L ):
                       " Where appropriate ,          Member States shall
                       simultaneously communicate the text of the basic
 ---pagebreak---                        legislative or regulatory provisions to which the
                       draft technical regulation refers” .
2b ( new )             Add    the following new paragraph 5 to article 3 :
                       " : Yio C o:aii . L~.i rou' shall lake appropriate action , in
                       the event of a Member State failing to communicate
                       any of its draft technical regulations” .
3.  Article 9 is hereby amended as follows :
    a.  in paragraph 1 ,    the phrase "Without prejudice to paragraph 2 " is
        replaced by "Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 2a” .
New                    This paragraph shall be completed as follows :
                       " Prior to the expiry of the abovementioned
                       deadline ,         the Member State concerned shall report
                       back to the Commission on the action it proposes
                       to take on such detailed opinions .            The Commission
                       shall comment on             this reaction before the
                       definitive text is adopted ".
b.  No change .
c.  In paragraph 3 ,  the phrase " Paragraphs 1 and 2 " is replaced by
    " Paragraphs I,  2 and 2a M .
New                    1'hL.j paragraph shell be cornu le ted as foliov/s :
                       " The Commission shall take appropriate action in
                       cases where improper use is made of the procedure
                       referred          to above ".
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          Article           la    < N ew )
Add a new paragraph to the end of Article 11 of
Directive 3 3 / 1 8 9 / EEC :
" i'I'.e Conimi aa.i.on           aliali   report animali ./   to
F.i r !. Lanien t       on    the     results  of the epp.i. L .• a i; '.on of
1 11i3    D l L' a o t. i v e " .
          Arti cle
rJo    change .
          Article           3
No change .