Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency

COM(2013) 943 final — 2013/0451 NLE

2014/C 226/13

On 12 February 2014 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 31 and 32 of the EURATOM Treaty, on the

Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency

COM(2013) 943 final — 2013/0451 NLE.

Since the Committee has already set out its views on the content of the proposal in question in its opinion CES-6207-2013_00_00_TRA_AC, adopted on 16 October 2013* (1), it decided, at its 497th plenary session of 25 and 26 March 2014 (meeting of 25 March), by 127 votes to 7 with 13 abstentions, not to draw up a new opinion on the subject, but to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned document.

(1)  * EESC opinion NAT/621 on the Draft proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency, OJ 2014/C 67/39, page 183 of 6 March 2014.