Activites

• 2002/03/06 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2002/2
  • OJ L 063 06.03.2002, p. 0023-0025
• 2002/01/28 Final act signed
• 2002/01/28 End of procedure in Parliament
• #2402
• 2001/12/19 Council Meeting
• 2001/12/11 Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading
  • T5-0663/2001 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the resolution by Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF (Greens/EFA) on the joint text of the conciliation committee. (Please refer to previous document). Under the new legislation, the Commission will issue a proposal, on the basis of a feasibility study, for a legally binding "positive" list of authorised feed materials, a long-standing demand of Parliament, by 31 December 2002 at the latest. �

• 2001/12/10 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2001/11/20 Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
  • 3653/2001
• 2001/11/11 Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
  • A5-0421/2001
• #2378
• 2001/10/29 Council Meeting
  • 2378
• 2001/10/11 Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
• 2001/08/20 Parliament's amendments rejected by Council
• 2001/04/05 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T5-0191/2001 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF (GREENS/EFA, D) on the common position relating to compound feedingstuffs. The aim of the amendment is to reinstate the Commission's original proposal by obliging manufacturers to list the specific contents of the material in the feed by percentage of weight rather than the general composition as laid down in the common position. �

• 2001/02/26 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A5-0079/2001
• 2001/01/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• 2000/12/21 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(2000)0780 summary

    In this amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs, the Commission has accepted four of the amendments proposed by the European Parliament relating to the following: 1) the introduction of a new paragraph relating to imposing on the manufacturer the obligation to keep all supporting documents required by the inspection authorities in order to verify the accuracy of declaration concerning the composition of compound feedingstuffs. This amendment reinforces the Commission's proposal; 2) facilitating labelling by making it possible to avoid having to change the labels if the manufacturer changes; 3) postponing until 01.01.2001 the implementation of the Directive, initially laid down as 30.06.2000. �

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Health and Consumers'}],
• #2322
• 2000/12/19 Council Meeting
  • 13292/1/2000 summary

    On 19 December 2000, the Council adopted a common postion with a view to the adoption of a Directive amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 91/357/EEC. Council Directive 79/373/EEC lays down rules for the circulation of compound feedingstuffs within the Community. As regards labelling, the purpose of Directive 79/373/EEC is to ensure that stock farmers are informed objectively and as accurately as possible as to the composition and use of feedingstuffs. Against this background, the main changes in the common position relate to the provisions on the detailed quantitative information that manufacturers must give regarding the composition of compound feedingstuffs for production animals. In particular, at the request of an individual customer, the manufacturer of a compound feedingstuff must provide that customer with a detailed list of all the ingredients used in the compound feedingstuff in question by percentage of weight. With regard to the amendments proposed by the European Parliament, all amendments were accepted entirely or partically except for two amendments. These two amendments relate to the time frame for the drawing up of a positive list of raw materials authorised for use in feedingstuffs and secondly, the deadlines proposed because the Council considered them too close to the date on which the future Directive would become applicable.�

• 2000/10/04 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T5-0432/2000 summary

    The European Parliament endorsed the report drafted by Mr Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF (Greens/EFA, D) on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs. Firstly, the Parliament gave its full backing to the Commission's proposal for mandatory, detailed labelling of the materials in animal feedingstuffs, issued as part of a raft of legislation heralded in the Commission's White Paper on Food Safety. In line with the Parliament's consistent position of demanding clear labelling to guarantee effective consumer protection at the same time as consumer choice, the Parliament has passed an amendment adding the requirement for manufacturers to produce internal company documentation as proof of the composition of feedingstuffs which may reduce the burden on Member States in terms of monitoring. Furthermore, the Parliament highlights that the BSE crisis and the recent dioxin crisis have shown one again that the safety of feedingstuffs can only be guaranteed by a binding definition of permissible feeding materials. Therefore, the Commission should submit to the European Parliament and the Council without delay an exhaustive list of permissible feed materials for feedingstuffs.�

• 2000/09/13 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0233/2000
• #X012
• 2000/06/30 Council Meeting
• 2000/01/21 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2000/01/07 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1999)0744 summary

    PURPOSE : to amend the Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs. CONTENT : As regards labelling, the purpose of the above-numbered Directive is to ensure that stock farmers are informed as accurately as possible about the composition and use of feedingstuffs. Until now, the Directive has provided for a flexible declaration arrangement confined to the indication of feed materials without stating their quantity. It was also permitted to declare categories of feed materials instead of the feed materials themselves. The BSE and dioxin crises over recent years have demonstrated the inadequacy of the current provisions. This proposal for an amended Directive imposes a compulsory declaration of detailed quantitative and qualitative information about the composition of feedingstuffs for production animals. A declaration of categories of feed materials is no longer sufficient. Different arrangements apply for pet animals.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Health and Consumers'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1999)0744
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0233/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0432/2000
• Council position published: 13292/1/2000
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(2000)0780
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0079/2001
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0191/2001
• Debate in Council: 2378
• Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A5-0421/2001
• Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3653/2001
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0663/2001
• : Directive 2002/2
• : OJ L 063 06.03.2002, p. 0023-0025

History

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