CELEX: 51991PC0522
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 90/218/EEC on the placing on the market and administration of Bovine Somatotrophin ( BST )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      ,COM(91)522 final
                                      Brussels, 12 December 1991
                           Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL PECISIQN
      amending Decision 90/218/EBC on the placing on the market and
              admiidstratiQn of Bovine ScmatotrO]pnln (BST)
                   (presented by the Commission)
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                      Bovine Somatotroph in
  1. On 27th September 1989 the Commission presented a report to
     the Council      and   to   the Parliament    concerning   the
     administration of bovine somatotropin to dairy cows as a
     productivity aid to milk production<1).
      It proposed the establishment of an evaluation period up to
     the end of 1990 on the administration of BST in the
     Community. It also indicated that this period was considered
      to be the minimum necessary to assess the results of the
     ongoing studies and develop new arrangements to be adopted on
     procedures in relation to such products. By its decision
      90/218/EEC of 25th April 1990<2> the Council agreed to the
      request of the Commission and subsequently agreed by its
      decision of 4th February 1991(3) that an additional time up
      to 31 December 1991 was necessary to enable the studies under
      way to be completed and the results to be considered.
 2.    In the meantime several studies have been made into the
      various aspects of BST and a further interim report in the
      matter will be presented to the Council and to the Parliament
      shortly.
 3.   The Commission can indicate already that more time will be
      needed to arrive at definitive conclusions. Accordingly it
       is proposed that the Council decide to extend the existing
      evaluation period up to 31 December 1993. This will enable
      the Commission to present its further conclusions accompanied
      by proposals concerning future arrangements by 30th June 1993
      at the latest.
 4.  The Decision would have no financial consequences.
<D            CCOM (89) 379 final]
<2)          O.J. No L 116. 08.05.1900, p. 27
(3)          O.J. No L 37. 09.02.1991. P. 39
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 ---pagebreak---                                Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DBCISICN
       amending Décision 90/218/KBC on the placing on the market and
                administration of Bovine Somatotrqphin (BST)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EOROPEAN OCMMITHITIES.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee3,
Whereas by Decision 90/218/EHC of 25 Aprtil 1990 on the placing on the
market and administration of bovine somatotrophin4, as amended by Decision
91/61/EBC of 4 February 1991, the Council called on the Member States to
prohibit, until 31 December 1991, the administration of bovine
soaratotrophin on their territory by any means whatsoever to dairy cows in
view of the fact that the consequences of such administration were not yet
sufficiently clear;
Whereas the tine set for studying the effects and consequences of BST has
proved too short; whereas the research initiated, has only been partially
completed; whereas sufficiently representative results have not yet been
obtained, in particular from the point of view of animal health and
welfare; whereas in-<iepth studies should continue in order to secure the
additional data needed; whereas, finally, further deliberation is
necessary regarding some aspects of consistency with other Community
policies;
Whereas, in order not to anticipate the results of these studies, the
prohibition regarding the placing on the market and administration of BST
should be extended until a later date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1 QJ No C..
2 OJ NO C ..
3 OJ NO C..
4 OJ NO L 116, 8.5.1990, p.27,
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                                  Artlole 1
Decision 90/218/EEC is ameidefl as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
                                  "Article 1
   The Member States shall ensure that, until 31 December 1993, the placing
   on the market of bovine somatotrophin and its administration on their
   territory to dairy cows by any means whatsoever will not be authorized. "
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
                                  "Article 4
   The Commission shall, by 30 June 1993 at the latest, present the
   European Parliament and the Council with a report on the situation
   together with proposals for future arrangements. "
                                  Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member State:.
Done at ... ,                                           For the Council
                                                        The President
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