Activites

• 2008/03/20 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2008/27
  • OJ L 081 20.03.2008, p. 0045
• 2008/03/11 Final act signed
• 2008/03/11 End of procedure in Parliament
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• 2008/03/03 Council Meeting
• 2008/03/03 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
• 2007/11/14 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0520/2007 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by the report drafted by Gyula HEGYI (PES, HU) and made some amendments to the Commission’s proposal to amend Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny. These were designed to expand the list of areas where implementing measures would be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. These areas include the following: - the establishment of threshold levels for the presence of GMOs in products above which labelling is mandatory (Article 21(3));- conditions for the implementation of labelling provisions (Article 26(2)). With regard to safeguard measures, Article 23(2) will now state that, within 60 days of the date of receipt of the information transmitted by the Member State, a decision shall be taken on the measure taken by that Member State. For the purpose of calculating the 60 day period, any period of time during which the Commission is awaiting further information or is seeking the opinion of the Scientific Committee which has been consulted shall not be taken into account. The period of time during which the Commission is awaiting the opinion of the Scientific Committee consulted shall not exceed 60 days. Similarly, the period of time that Council takes to act in accordance with the regulatory procedure shall not be taken into account.Lastly, the text establishes that technical guidance notes will not be subject to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

• 2007/07/23 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0292/2007
• 2007/07/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2007/01/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2006/12/22 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2006)0920 summary

    PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology).PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC (CNS/2002/0298).The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutinyto be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements. This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument when it considers that the draft exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument, or that the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument or fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality.In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152). Each case has been assessed on its own merits, notably in view of the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector.Lastly, in accordance with the abovementioned statement, the Commission is proposing to repeal any provisions of these instruments that provide for a time-limit on the delegation of implementing powers to the Commission.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/', 'title': 'Environment'}, DIMAS Stavros

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2006)0920
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0292/2007
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0520/2007
• : Directive 2008/27
• : OJ L 081 20.03.2008, p. 0045

History

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