Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (codified version)'
C 214/72 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 98 Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (codified version)’ (98/C 214/19) On 27 March 1998 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal. The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 2 April 1998. The rapporteur was Mr Quevedo Rojo. At its 354th plenary session (meeting of 29 April 1998), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 113 votes to one, with seven abstentions. 1. The Committee approves the Commission proposal to codify Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat. The regulation has undergone a number of substantial amendments. The proposal to 2. produce a codified version is thus justified on grounds of rationality and clarity. The Committee is also pleased that the proposal meets a need which it has often 3. underscored in the past. Brussels, 29 April 1998. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Tom JENKINS