Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals

(codification)

COM(2010)635 final — 2010/0309(COD)

2011/C 84/14

On 23 November 2010 the European Parliament and on 13 December 2010 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 (2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, on the

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals (Codification)

COM(2010) 635 fin – 2010/0309 (COD).

Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject in its earlier opinion CESE 582/2003, adopted on 14 May 2003 (1), it decided, at its 468th plenary session of 19 and 20 January 2011 (meeting of 19 January 2011), by 104 votes with seven abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned document.

(1)  EESC opinion on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92’, OJ C 208, p. 32 of 3.9.2003.