Food Law News - FAO/WHO/WTO/Codex - 2001

EP Daily Notebook, 12 December 2001

EC accession to the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Report without debate on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(COM(2001) 287 - C5-0310/2001 - 2001/0120(CNS))

The proposal has been approved by the European Parliament. The following is the Resolution passed by the Parliament. The text of the Commission Proposal can also be seen at: COM(2001)287

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on on the accession of the European Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (COM(2001) 287 - C5-0310/2001 - 2001/0120(CNS))

The European Parliament,

• having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 287(1)),
• having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article37 and Article 300 (3), subparagraph 1 of the EC Treaty (C5-0310/2001),
• having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
• having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0383/2001),

1. Approves the Commission proposal;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.