CELEX: 51987PC0052(02)
Language: en
Date: 1987-02-13
Title: 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

19.3.87                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                               NoC71/13
    (b) The following paragraph is inserted:                              (c) In paragraph 3, the expression 'Paragraphs 1 and
        '2 (a).     Member States shall refrain             from               2' is replaced by 'Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2 (a)'.
        adopting technical regulations on a subject
        covered by a Commission proposal for a Directive                                          Article 2
        for a period of 12 months from the date of its
        submission to the Council.                                     1.     Member States shall take the measures necessary to
        If the Commission ascertains that a communi-                   comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988
        cation pursuant to Article 8 (1) relates to a subject          and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
        covered by such a proposal for a Directive, it shall
        inform the Member State concerned of this fact                 2.     Member States shall ensure that the texts of main
        within three months of receiving the communi-                  provisions of national law which they adopt in the field
        cation.                                                        governed by this Directive are communicated to the
        These provisions shall not apply to a Member                   Commission.
        State which, having communicated the infor-
        mation required by Article 8 (1), is obliged to
                                                                                                  Article 3
        postpone adoption of the draft technical regu-
        lation concerned pursuant to Article 9 (2).'                   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
               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
                                 (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 February 1987)
                                                             (87/C 71/08)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
                                                                                                  Article 1
thereof,
                                                                       The provisions of Directive 83/189/EEC shall apply to
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                     the products listed in Annex II of the Treaty, subject to
                                                                       the following:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                       1. In Article 1 (1), the following meaning shall apply:
Social Committee,
Whereas Council Directive 83/189/EEC (') as amended
                                                                          '1.     "technical specification", a specification con-
by Directive . . . , lays down a procedure for the provision
                                                                          tained in a document which lays down the charac-
of information in the field of technical standards and
                                                                          teristics required of a product such as conditions of
regulations for a series of products other than agri-
                                                                          obtaining levels of quality, performance, safety or
cultural products;
                                                                          dimensions, including the requirements applicable to
                                                                          the product as regards terminology, symbols, testing
Whereas the national standards and regulations
                                                                          and test methods, packaging, marking or labelling;'.
applicable to agricultural products are also likely to
create barriers to the free movement of these products;
whereas, in order to prevent the emergence of such
barriers, a procedure for the provision of information                 2. In Article 8 (1), second subparagraph, the following
should also be provided for in this field as regards the                  shall apply:
products in question;
Whereas, in the light of experience, the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned Directive seems the                    'The Commission shall immediately notify the other
most suitable; whereas it should therefore be extended to                 Member States of any draft it has received; it may
cover the products listed in Annex II to the Treaty,                      also refer this draft to the Committee referred to in
                                                                          Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC or to the
                                                                           Committee responsible for the field in question for its
(l) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.                                        opinion'.
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3. In Article 9 (3) the following shall apply:                                                 Article 2
    'Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2 (a) shall not apply in those              1.   Member States shall take the measures necessary to
    cases where, for urgent reasons relating to the                 comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988
                                                                    and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
    protection of public health or safety, the protection of
    health and life of animals or plants, a Member State is         2.    Member States shall communicate the texts of the
    obliged to prepare technical regulations in a very              main provisions of national law which they adopt in the
    short space of time in order to enact and introduce             field governed by this Directive are communicated to the
    them immediately without any consultations being                Commission.
    possible. The Member State shall indicate in the
                                                                                               Article 3
    communication referred to in Article 8 the just-
    ification for the urgency.'                                     This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation setting an additional period for use of the special import
                         tariff quota for high-quality beef opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3495/86
                                                       COM(87) 58 final
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 February 1987)
                                                          (87/C 71/09)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                    An additional period for the use of the special
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and
                                                                    Community import tariff quota for high quality fresh,
113 thereof,
                                                                    chilled or frozen beef falling within subheadings
                                                                    02.01 A II a) and 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  Tariff opened for 1986 by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    3495/86 is hereby set corresponding to the period
                                                                    between the day on which this Regulation enters into
Having regard to the opinion of the European P a r - '
                                                                    force and the end of the fourth month following that in
liament,
                                                                    which it enters into force, in respect of the quantity of
                                                                    5 000 tonnes specified at (c) in Article 1 of Commission
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3495/86 of 13                   Regulation (EEC) No 353/86 (2).
November 1986 (') opened for 1986, as an autonomous
measure, a special import tariff quota for high quality                                        Article 2
fresh, chilled or frozen beef falling within subheadings            Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall
02.01 A I I a) and 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs              be determined in accordance with the procedure laid
Tariff; whereas this Regulation did not enter into force            down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
until 18 November 1986; whereas in consequence the                  805/68 ( J ).
period during which imports could be made under it was
                                                                                               Article 3
very short and did not prove long enough for the
quantities available for certain qualities to be used up;           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
whereas since it is in the Community's interest to                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
maintain harmonious trade relations with third countries             Communities.
an additional period during which meat of these qualities           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
may be imported under the quota should be set,                      directly applicable in all Member States.
                                                                    (2) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 21.
(«) OJ No L 323, 18. 11. 1986, p. 3.                                O OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.