CELEX: 51987PC0607
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-23
Title: AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 83/189/EEC LAYING DOWN A PROCEDURE FOR THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

No C 3/6                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                      7.1.88
                Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 83/189/EEC laying
                down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regu-
                                                            lations (')
                                                       COM(87)      607final
                (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty on
                                                       25 November 1987)
                                                          (88/C 3/06)
                    Preamble (no change)                             3.     Article 9 is hereby amended as follows:
                                                                     (a) In paragraph 1, the phrase 'Without prejudice to
Article 1                                                                 paragraph 2' is replaced by 'Without prejudice to
                                                                          paragraphs 2 and 2a'.
Directive 83/189/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
                                                                     New
New                                                                  This paragraph shall be completed as follows:
Add the following new paragraph to the end of the fifth                  'Prior to the expiry of the abovementioned deadline,
recital of the preamble of Directive 83/189/EEC:                         the Member State concerned shall report back to the
                                                                         Commission on the action it proposes to take on such
    'whereas the Member State concerned must take                        detailed opinions. The Commission shall comment on
    account of these amendments when formulating the                     this reaction before the definitive text is adopted.'
    definitive text of the measure envisaged;'
                                                                     (b) No change.
        No change.                                                   (c) In paragraph 3, the phrase 'Paragraphs 1 and 2' is
                                                                          replaced by 'Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a'.
        No change.
                                                                     New
2a (new)                                                             This paragraph shall be completed as follows:
                                                                         'The Commission shall take appropriate action in
Add the following text to the end of Article 8 (1):                      cases where improper use is made of the procedure
    'Where appropriate, Member States shall simul-                       referred to above.'
    taneously communicate the text of the basic
    legislative or regulatory provisions to which the draft          Article la (new)
    technical regulation refers.'                                    Add a new paragraph to the end of Article 11 of
                                                                     Directive 83/189/EEC:
2b (new)                                                                 'The Commission shall report annually to Parliament
Add the following new paragraph 5 to Article 8:                          on the results of the application of this Directive.'
    'The Commission shall take appropriate action, in the           Article 2
    event of a Member State failing to communicate any
                                                                     No change.
    of its draft technical regulations.'
                                                                    Article 3
(') O J N o C 7 1 , 19. 3. 1987, p. 12.                              No change.