17.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 184/23 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commis- sion (¥) (1999/468/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third indent of Article 202 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas: 1) in the instruments which it adopts, the Council has to confer on the Commission powers for the implementa- tion of the rules which the Council lays down; the Council may impose certain requirements in respect of the exercise of these powers; it may also reserve to itself the right, in specific and substantiated cases, to exercise directly implementing powers; the Council adopted Decision 87/373/EEC of 13 July 1987 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3); that Decision has provided for a limited number of procedures for the exercise of such powers; declaration No 31 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Amsterdam Treaty calls on the Commission to submit to the Council a proposal amending Decision 87/373/EEC; for reasons of clarity, rather than amending Decision 87/373[EEC, it has been considered more appropriate to replace that Decision by a new Decision and, therefore, to repeal Decision 87/373/EEC; the first purpose of this Decision is, with a view to achieving greater consistency and predictability in the choice of type of committee, to provide for criteria (*) Three statements in the Council minutes relating to this Decision are set out in O] C 203 of 17 June, page 1. () O] C 279, 8.9.1998, p. 5. (*) Opinion delivered on 6 May 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () O] L 197, 18.7.1987, p. 33. relating to the choice of committee procedures, it being understood that such criteria are of a non-binding nature; in this regard, the management procedure should be followed as regards management measures such as those relating to the application of the common agricultural and common fisheries policies or to the implementation of programmes with substantial budgetary implications; such management measures should be taken by the Commission by a procedure ensuring decision-making within suitable periods; however, where non-urgent measures are referred to the Council, the Commission should exercise its discretion to defer application of the measures; the regulatory procedure should be followed as regards measures of general scope designed to apply essential provisions of basic instruments, including measures concerning the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants, as well as measures designed to adapt or update certain non-essential provisions of a basic instrument; such implementing measures should be adopted by an effective procedure which complies in full with the Commission's right of initiative in legis- lative matters; the advisory procedure should be followed in any case in which it is considered to be the most appropriate; the advisory procedure will continue to be used in those cases where it currently applies; the second purpose of this Decision is to simplify the requirements for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission as well as to improve the involvement of the European Parliament in those cases where the basic instrument conferring implementation