Legal provisions of COM(1980)150 - Common rules for imports of whale products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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dossier COM(1980)150 - Common rules for imports of whale products (submitted to the Council by the Commission).
document COM(1980)150 EN
date January 20, 1981


Contents

Article 1

1. From 1 January 1982 the introduction into the Community of the products listed in the Annex shall be subject to the production of an import licence. No such licence shall be issued in respect of products to be used for commercial purposes.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission before 1 July 1981 of the names and addresses of the authorities competent to issue the import licences referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall immediately inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 2

1. A Committee on Cetacean Products, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee' is hereby set up, consisting of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as chairman.

The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

It may examine any question relating to the application of this Regulation, including the question of control, submitted to it by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

(1) OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 186, 19.7.1980, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 151, 30.6.1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 142, 30.5.1978, p. 1. (5) OJ No C 121, 20.5.1980, p. 5. (6) OJ No C 291, 10.11.1980, p. 46. (7) OJ No C 300, 18.11.1980, p. 13. 2. The following procedure shall be adopted for implementing this Regulation: (a) the Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the provisions to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft within a time limit set by the chairman having regard to the urgency of the matter. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of 45 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.

(b) The Commission shall adopt the provisions envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.

(c) If the provisions envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal with regard to the provisions to be adopted. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, within three months of the proposal being submitted to it, the Council has not acted, the proposed provisions shall be adopted by the Commission.

Article 3

1. At the earliest opportunity, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on whether the list of products in the Annex to this Regulation should be extended, and on the possibilities for supervising compliance with its provisions, together with proposals, as the case may be.

2. The Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission may decide to extend the list referred to in paragraph 1.

3. Pending such decision, Member States may take, in compliance with the Treaty, measures concerning whales or other cetacean products not covered by this Regulation for the protection of the species.


This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.