CELEX: 51986PC0032(03)
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ESTABLISHING A CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION PROCEDURE IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM

14.5.86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            NoClH/ll
               Proposal for a Council Decision establishing a consultation and coordination procedure in the
                                                         field of tourism
                                                       COM(86) 32 final/2
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 31 January 1986)
                                                          (86/C 114/12)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                       Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                At the request of a Member State or of the Commission,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                    the Member States and the Commission shall consult one
thereof,                                                             another under the conditions laid down by this Decision
                                                                     on any measure proposed by a Member State in the field
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   of tourism which may affect several Member States.
Having regard       to   the   opinion   of   the   European                                   Article 2
Parliament,                                                          The main objectives of the consultations provided for in
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                     Article 1 shall be:
Social Committee,                                                    (a) to establish jointly whether the matters concerned
                                                                         raise problems of common interest; and
Whereas the Council resolution of 10 April 1984 on a
Community policy on tourism (*) emphasizes the need                  (b) depending on the nature of these problems:
for consultation between the Member States and the
                                                                         — to examine the implications of the provisions
Commission on matters relating to tourism;
                                                                              proposed by the Member States and to arrive at a
Whereas consultation and coordination are useful means                        position with regard to them,
of facilitating cooperation between the Member States                    — to facilitate, where appropriate, the coordination
and the Commission with a view to achieving the                               of action by the Member States in pursuit of
objectives of the Treaty;                                                     common objectives.
Whereas each Member State should give the other                                                Article 3
Member States and the Commission the benefit of its
experience in the field of tourism;                                  With a view to the consultations referred to in Article 1,
                                                                     Member States shall notify the Commission, at the
Whereas, with a view to consultation in the field of                 preparation stage, of measures proposed by them. The
tourism, exchanges of information between the Member                 Commision shall inform the other Member States
States and the Commission should be ensured;                         thereof.
Whereas, where appropriate, the coordination of
                                                                                               Article 4
measures by the Member States in pursuit of common
objectives should be facilitated;                                    The information and consultations provided for by this
                                                                     Decision shall be covered by the obligation of
Whereas this procedure is without prejudice to the                   professional secrecy.
application of the specific provisions of the Treaty and
the exercise of such powers as the implementation of
these provisions may entail;                                                                   Article 5
                                                                     On expiry of a period of three years from the date of
Whereas the Treaty has not provided specific powers for              adoption of this Decision, the Council shall re-examine
this purpose,                                                        the consultation and coordination procedure with a view
                                                                     to amending it, if necessary, in the light of the
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                                              experience gained.
(') O J N o C 115,30.4. 1984, p. 1.