31.7.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 229/144 |
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for an amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling’
COM(2012) 162 final — 2011/0229 (COD)
2012/C 229/29
On 10 May 2012 the European Parliament and on 26 April the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the
Proposal for an amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling
COM(2012) 162 final — 2011/0229 (COD).
Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal, it decided, at its 481st plenary session of 23 and 24 May 2012 (meeting of 23 May 2012), by 154 votes to 1 with 7 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
Brussels, 23 May 2012.
The President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Staffan NILSSON