CELEX: 51977PC0379
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-29
Title: Modifications of a Proposal for a Council Directive on bird conservation (Presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                     COM(77) 379 final.
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                    Modifications of a Proposal for a Council
                        Directive on bird conservation
              (Presented "by the Commission to the Council pursuant
               to the second paragraph of article 149 of the BBC Treaty)
CCM (77) 379 final
 ---pagebreak---            Modifications of a Proposs.1 for a Council Directive on bird, conservation
 A't the session of the European Parliament on 14 June , the Commission accepted a certain number of amendments
-to the proposal for a Directive on bird conservation. Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 »
 the Commission now proposes to the Council the following amendments - s
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                       THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMTIUNITIES ,
                                                      V   *
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Having; regard to the ,Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community , and in particular Articles 100            Economic Community , and in particular Articles 43
                                                                     «
 and 235 thereof ,                                              and 235 thereof
 Article 6                                                       Article 6
 The Ileniler States shall prohibit the sale , the keep­         The Member States shall prohibit the sale , the keep­
 ing for sale and the offering for sale of live or               ing for sale and the offering for sale of live or
 d-iad biids , with the exception of dead birds of the           dead birds , with ths exception of birds of tha species
 spe-.ies listed in Annex III during the periods in              listed in 'Annex 111 *
*whioh ti ey may be hunted .
                                                                   I
 Article 9                                                       Article 9
  1 * For certain specific species , the Member States           1 . For certain specific species , the Member States
 aay, in accordance with the procedure provided for              may , in accordance with the procedure provided for
  in paragraph 2 , derogate from the provisions of               in paragraph 2 , derogate fuom the provisions of
  Artidee 5 » 6 and 8 , if there is no other satisfactory        Articles 5 » 6 and 8 , if there is no other satisfactory
  point :. on for the following reasons :                        solution. and in particular for th© following reasons
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( c ) for tie purpose of scientific research , and for  ( c ) for the purpose of scientific research , and for
      teaching and rearing                                    teaching , rearing , and repopulation
£.     To this end , they shall submit such derogations 2.     To this end , they shall submit such derogations
to the Commission before implementation thereof ,       to the Commission before implementation thereof ,
accoinpanicd "by a full statement of reasons . The      accompanied by a full statement of reasons .      The
Commission , by means of a decision , may at any time   Commission , by means of a decision , may at any time
reyie.it that such a derogation be revoked r suspended  request that such a derogation be revoked , suspended
or annnded if it produces or threatens to produce       or amended if it produces or threatens to prodtfce
consequences jeopardizing the objectives pf this        consequences jeopardizing the objectives of this
Directive .   The Member State or States to whom such   Directive .    The Member State or States to whom such
 a decision is addressed may put the matter before       a decision is addressed may put the matter before
 the Council , which acting by a qualified majority ,    the Council , which acting by a qualified majority,
 shall decide if the derogation may be authorized and    after consulting the European Parliament , shall
 under what conditions .   The Commission 's decision    decide if the derogation may be authorised and under
 shall remain valid until the Council has acted .       Vhat conditions .     The Commission 's decision shall
                                                         remain valid until the Council has acted .
                                            j* •;*
 Article 11                                              Article 11
 The Member States shall forward to the Commission       The Member States shall forward to the Commission
 every two years starting from the date of notifica­     every two years starting from the date of notification
tion of this Directive a report on the implementation           of this Directive a report on the implementation
 of national provisions taken thereunder . This report  of national provisions taken thereunder . This report
 shall also contain a progress report on the work        shall also contain dotalls of the . current atato of
 referred to in Article 10 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                progress on the work referred to in Article 10 and
                                                               of any contraventions of national provisions adopted
                                                               in pursuance of this Directive and of . the nature and
                                                               scope of the penalties imposed .
Article 16                                                     Article 16
1 » Tho Member States shall bring into force the               1 . The Member States shall bring into force the
lavs , regulations and administrative provisions               laws , regulations and administrative provisions »
necessary to comply with this Directive within two             necessary to comply with this Directive within ono
jcors of its notification . They shall forthwith               year of its notification . They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof .                                inform the Commission thereof .
2 . The Member States shall notify to the Commission -v 2 . The Member States shall notify to thj Commission
the texts of the main provisions of national law which' the the texts of the main provisions of national law which
thoy adopt in the field covered by this Directive .            they propose to adopt in the field covered by this
                                                  ■  "         Directive in sufficient time to enable it to express
                                                               its opinion thereon .
following                  f! ?C!r
following recital be inserted   between 0f
                                        the the broaderinS
                                             second            the ieeal : basis for the Directive, it is proposed
                                                           of' recitals
                                                    and third                                             ^        that the
LrtiSTT      ndisturba^e °f biological balance could "have negative consequences for the common Irarket , in
l*irticular for agricultural production".