Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AGRI | MUSTIN-MAYER Christine (ARE) | |
Opinion | ENVI | TAMINO Gianni (V) | |
Opinion | JURI | GEBHARDT Evelyne (PSE) |
Legal Basis EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 037
Activites
- 1999/08/24 Final act published in Official Journal
- #2199
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1999/07/19
Council Meeting
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1999/07/19
End of procedure in Parliament
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1999/07/19
Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
- #2190
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1999/06/14
Council Meeting
- #2151
- 1998/12/14 Council Meeting
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1998/01/09
Modified legislative proposal published
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COM(1997)0747
summary
The proposal fully or partially incorporates 64 amendments adopted by Parliament at first reading. In particular the Commission accepted the amendments aiming for a general prohibition of the use of genetically modified organisms and products derived therefrom in the production and processing of organic products. This was in line with the views the Commission received on this question from most of the Member States as well as from the directly concerned professional organizations. �
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COM(1997)0747
summary
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1997/05/14
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T4-0230/1997
summary
In adopting the report by Mrs Marie-Christine BARTHET-MAYER (ARE, F), the European Parliament endorsed the Commission's proposals on the monitoring of the quality of the organic production of agricultural foodstuffs. The report emphasizes the need to encourage sustainable agriculture, based on a land-plant-livestock balance, preserving biodiversity, ensuring high quality and increasingly using renewable energies. It calls for the regulation to enable the Member States to apply specific rules that take account of the particular features of their agricultural sector. On the other hand, it proposes that various modifications or additions should be made, especially as regards the following aspects: - greater opportunities for monitoring products and increased independence and powers for the monitoring bodies; - improvement of labelling: presentation by the Commission, by 1 January 1998, of a European logo linked to the monitoring carried out by an inspection authority accredited by an independent organization; - prohibition of the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and of viral live vaccines in organic agriculture; - prevention of distortions of competition that might occur among the Member States. �
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T4-0230/1997
summary
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1997/05/13
Debate in Parliament
- 1997/04/22 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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1996/09/16
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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1996/07/26
Legislative proposal published
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COM(1996)0366
summary
OBJECTIVE: the object of the proposal is to supplement Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 by laying down harmonized rules on organic production of agricultural products and special provisions specific to livestock production as regards inspection. SUBSTANCE: the proposal lays down general principles for organic livestock farming, covering: - recognition of the interdependence between stock farming the soil with a view to ensuring responsible management of effluents and favouring feed produced on the holding; - consideration for the welfare of the livestock, in particular by eschewing systematic mutilation and eliminating stress during transport and slaughter; - choice of breeds which are adapted to local conditions, search for biological diversity, and the use of natural service; - obligation to manage the whole livestock production unit in accordance with the principles of organic production. The proposal also lays down specific rules for the various types of stock farming concerning: - the origin of the animals, - the rules for conversion from conventional to organic stock farming, - animal feed, - animal-health treatment and care, - animal housing and living environment. Finally, it lays down special provisions specific to livestock production as regards inspection (livestock records). �
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COM(1996)0366
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0366
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0156/1997
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0230/1997
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0747
- Debate in Council: 2151
- : Regulation 1999/1804
- : OJ L 222 24.08.1999, p. 0001
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