Activites

• #2061
• 1997/12/15 Council Meeting
• 1997/05/07 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 1997/820
  • OJ L 117 07.05.1997, p. 0001
• #2000
• 1997/04/21 Council Meeting
• 1997/04/21 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1997/04/21 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1997/04/07 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #1995
• 1997/03/17 Council Meeting
  • 1995 summary

    After lengthly discussions the Council reached unanimous political agreement, on the basis of a Presidency compromise proposal, on a draft single Regulation based on Article 43 of the Treaty. It will be remembered that, further to the Opinion of the European Parliament, the Commission decided to combine the two original proposals based on Article 43 of the Treaty, which provides for a codecision procedure. The Council did not concur with the Commission on the issue of the legal basis for its proposal. The Commission said it deeply regretted the Council's choice.

• 1997/03/07 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0103
• 1997/02/19 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    The rapporteur insisted that the compulsory labelling of all products was necessary, including industrially processed products (sterilised tinned food). The creation of two markets should be avoided whereby consumers would be faced, on the one hand, with labelled products which were more expensive because they offered an additional guarantee and, on the other, similar products at a cheaper price because their consumption was riskier. Commissioner Fischler said that the regulation in question should provide a guarantee of origin for beef and cattle, from the farm to the consumer, in order to win the latter’s confidence. This was why a compulsory labelling system was needed. In this respect, as imposing such a procedure would require a certain degree of preparation, Mr Fischler considered it appropriate to implement an optional system for a transitional period. Finally, the Commission was prepared to accept Article 100a as the legal basis for the regulation in question but Mr Fischler underlined that, in this case, the current debate would amount to a first reading. As a result the Commission would be unable to act with the requisite degree of urgency in this area.

  • T4-0046/1997 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr PAPAYANNAKIS (GUE, Gk) Parliament amended the proposal for a regulation regarding the labelling of beef and beef products. It called for the proposal to based on Article 100a of the EC Treaty (internal market, co-decision procedure) instead of Article 43 of the EC Treaty (agriculture, consultation procedure). On the content of the proposal, Parliament confirmed its willingness for compulsory labelling for beef and beef products. The following information should appear on the label: - Member State, region of a Member State or third country of birth, sex, breed and method of breeding of the animal; - any genetic engineering techniques performed on the embryo or transgenic origin of the animal; - other information on antibiotics and stimulants administered; - Member States, regions of Member States or third countries where the fattening took place; If beef from different countries of origin is available at a point of sale, the origin of each piece should be evident from the labelling. Parliament also required: - the extension of labelling to processed goods containing beef and beef products within one year of the entry into force; - the imposition of administrative and financial penalties on any party failing to comply with the requirements of this Regulation; - the entry into force of the regulation on 1 July 1997 (instead of 1 January 1997); - Member States to submit annual reports to the Commission on the implementation of the regulation. �

• #1988
• 1997/02/17 Council Meeting
  • 1988
• 1997/02/05 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0037/1997
• #1985
• 1997/01/20 Council Meeting
  • 1985
• #1980
• 1996/12/17 Council Meeting
  • 1980
• #1963
• 1996/11/18 Council Meeting
  • 1963 summary

    The Council instructed the Special Committee on Agriculture to continue to examine the Commission’s proposals so that it could decide on these issues before the end of the year, provided that Parliament’s opinion was available.

• #1959
• 1996/10/28 Council Meeting
  • 1959
• #1952
• 1996/10/07 Council Meeting
• 1996/10/02 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(1996)0460 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to reinforce the provisions concerning the labelling of beef and beef products with a view to restoring consumer confidence in their quality. SUBSTANCE: the proposed regulation requires each operator or organization in the beef trade to submit a specification indicating the information to be included on the label and measures to be taken to ensure its accuracy. The specification must also describe the control system to be applied and the measures to be taken in relation to operators who do not comply with its provisions. The specification must establish the link between the identification of the carcase and cuts of meat or meat products with the identification of the individual animal from which it came. Mention is also made of the information which may be included on the label: information concerning the animal, including the method of fattening and other information in relation to feeding. �

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0460
• Debate in Council: 1959
• Debate in Council: 1963
• Debate in Council: 1980
• Debate in Council: 1985
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0037/1997
• Debate in Council: 1988
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0046/1997
• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0103
• Debate in Council: 1995
• : Regulation 1997/820
• : OJ L 117 07.05.1997, p. 0001

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)