Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (Recast)’

COM(2010) 359 final — 2010/0194 (COD)

2011/C 48/33

On 8 July 2010 the European Parliament and on 7 September 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 directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (Recast)’

COM(2010)359 fin – 2010/0194 (COD).

Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject in its earlier opinions CES 807/2000 and CESE 1360/2002, adopted on 13 July 2000 (1) and on 11 December 2002 (2), it decided unanimously, at its 465th plenary session of 15 and 16 September 2010 (meeting of 15 September), to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned documents.

(1)  ESC opinion on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for vegetative propagation of the vine’, OJ C 268, p. 42 of 19.9.2000.

(2)  EESC opinion on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials’, OJ C 85, p. 43-44 of 8.4.2003.