CELEX: 51989PC0225
Language: en
Date: 1989-04-28
Title: Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the official inspection of foodstuffs (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC Treaty)

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Vol. 1989/0075
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                                                       COM ( 89 ) 225  final " SYN 76
                                                       Brussels , 28 April 1989
                  Re-examined proposai for a
                       COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
          on the official inspection of foodstuffs
      (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2) (d)
                      of the EEC Treaty )
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 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATOKY MEMORANDUM
The Commission sent its proposal to the Council on 23 December 1986
( C0M(86)747 final ).
As a result of Parliament 's decision on the proposal in question
( 18 November 1987 ), the Commission amended its text . The amendments were
sent to the Council on 26 February 1988 (0QM(88)88 final ). The Council
adopted a common position on 23 Janaury 1989 on the basis of the revised
proposal from the Commission . This position was transmitted to the
Parliament which voted in favour of one amendment at its April session and
this amendment is accepted by the Commission . The text of the amended
proposal annexed hereto tabes account of this amendment .
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                                Revised proposai
 for a Ccrunc.il Directive on the official inspection of foodstuffs .
 ( Presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2 ) (d ) of the
 EEC Treaty) .
 The Commission agrees to the common position of the Council as stated in
'Council document No 4457/89 of 30 January 1989 , subject to the following
 amendment :
 - following Article 12 , a new Article 12(a) shall be added :
  "Article 12(a )
 In order to ensure that the application of this Directive is uniform
 throughout the Member States , the Commission shall , within one year of its
 adoption by the Council , make a report to toe Council and to Parliament on
 ( a) the current standard of training provision for food inspectors in the
       Member States ;
 (b) the possibility of establishing Community provisions on what should
       constitute the basic and further training of inspectors ;
 ( o ) the feasibility of establishing Community quality standards for ail
       laboratories involved in inspection and sampling under this Directive
 (d )  the possibility of establishing a Community inspection service ,
       including opportunities for all institutions and persons involved in
       the inspections to exchange information . "