Activites

• 2014/12/16 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T8-0074/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted by 640 votes to 53, with 6 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. Parliament adopted its position at first reading without making amendments to the Commission proposal. In December 2012, the Commission launched the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) to ensure a simple, clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for businesses, workers and citizens. In this context, the Commission has proposed to repeal Council Directive 93/5/EEC. The aim of Council Directive 93/5/EEC was to ensure the smooth running of the Scientific Committee for Food by promoting the scientific support from the Member States and by organising the cooperation with the relevant national bodies on scientific issues regarding the safety of foodstuffs.

• 2014/12/09 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A8-0059/2014 summary

    The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. It recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading taking over the Commission proposal.

• 2014/12/03 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/07/03 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/05/05 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2014)0246 summary

    PURPOSE: repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: with the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT), the Commission is committed to ensure a simple, clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for businesses, workers and citizens. The aim of Council Directive 93/5/EEC was to ensure the smooth running of the Scientific Committee for Food by promoting the scientific support from the Member States and by organising the cooperation with the relevant national bodies on scientific issues regarding the safety of foodstuffs. Following Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the scientific tasks entrusted to the Scientific Committee on Food have been taken over by the Scientific Committee and Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). EFSA has also become the competent body to promote scientific cooperation with the Member States and relevant national bodies operating in the fields falling within the Authority's mission. CONTENT: Council Directive 93/5/EEC has become obsolete and should be repealed.

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

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2014)0246
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0059/2014
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0074/2014

History

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