CELEX: 51985PC0683
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 72/464/EEC ON TAXES OTHER THAN TURNOVER TAXES WHICH AFFECT THE CONSUMPTION OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO: SIXTH EXTENSION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF HARMONIZATION

3 1 . 12. 85                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 349/43
               Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 7 2 / 4 6 4 / E E C o n taxes other than turnover tax
               which affect the consumption of manufactured tabacco: sixth extension of the second stage of
                                                                  harmonization
                                                               COM    (85) 683 final
                                  (Submitted     by the Commission    to the Council on 12 December             1985)
                                                                  (85/C 349/08)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      Whereas the special criteria applicable during the third stage
                                                                              are dealt with in a proposal for a Directive presented by the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the E u r o p e a n                  Commission ( 4 ); whereas the Council has n o t yet acted on
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100                     that proposal;
thereof,
                                                                              Whereas, in these circumstances, an additional extension of
                                                                              the second stage is necessary; whereas n o specific time limit
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                            should be placed on this extension,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 Committee,                                                                                                   Article 1
                                                                              Article 10 (a) (1) of Directive 7 2 / 4 6 4 / E E C     is hereby
 Whereas, under Council Directive 7 2 / 4 6 4 / E E C ( ' ) , as last
                                                                              replaced by the following text:
 amended by Directive 8 4 / 2 1 7 / E E C ( 2 ), the transition from
 one stage of harmonization to the next is to be decided on by                     ' 1 . The second stage of harmonization of the structures
 ihe Council on a proposal from the Commission;                                    of the excise duty on manufactured tobacco shall run
                                                                                    from 1 July 1 9 7 8 . '
 Whereas the second stage of harmonization, introduced by
 Council Directive 7 7 / 8 0 5 / E E C ( 3 ), expires on 31 December
 1985;                                                                                                        Article 2
 (•) OJ No I. 303, 31. 12. 1972, p. 1.                                        This Directive is addressed to the M e m b e r States.
 (2) OJ No I 104, 17. 4. 1984, p. 18.
 (3) OJ No L 338, 20. 12. 1977, p. 22.                                        (") OJ No C 264, 11. 10. 1980, p. 6.
               Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 7 7 / 9 9 / E E C on health problems affecting
                                                     intra-Community trade in meat products
                                                                COM(85)     678 final
                                   (Submitted    by the Commission     to the Council on 12 December            1985)
                                                                  (85/C 349/09)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     Whereas, as a result of the adoption by the Council of
                                                                              Directive 8 3 / 9 0 / E E C of 7 February 1983 amending
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the E u r o p e a n                 Directive 6 4 / 4 3 3 / E E C on health p r o b l e m s affecting
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 4 3                            intra-Community trade in fresh meat (')i Council Directive
 thereof,                                                                     7 7 / 9 9 / E E C ( 2 ), as last amended by Directive 8 1 / 4 7 6 /
                                                                              EEC (*), should be amended in order to h a r m o n i z e the rules
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                           applicable to meat and meat products;
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                              (') OJ No L 5 9 , 5. 3. 1983, p. 10.
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                      (2) OJ No L 26, 3 1 . 1. 1977, p. 85.
 Committee,                                                                   (5) O J N o L 186, 8. 7. 1981, p. 20.