Formal minutes
Wednesday 17 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Mr Terry Davis
Jim Dobbin
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Mark Hendrick
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Anthony Steen
Mr Bill Tynan
|
The Committee deliberated.
* * *
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up
and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's
draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 5.14 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5.15 to 5.18 read, amended, and agreed
to.
Paragraphs 6.1 to 13.14 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 14 read as follows:
14 Materials intended to come into contact
with food
| (25073)
15113/03
COM(03) 689
| Draft Regulation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
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| Legal base | Article 95 EC; co-decision; QMV
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| Document originated | 17 November 2003
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| Deposited in Parliament | 24 November 2003
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| Department | Food Standards Agency
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| Basis of consideration | EM of 8 December 2003
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| Previous Committee Report | None
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| To be discussed in Council | No date set
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| Committee's assessment | Politically important
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| Committee's decision | Cleared
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Question put, That the preamble be read a second
time.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Mr Mark Hendrick
Mr Jim Marshall
| | Noes, 5
Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr Terry Davis
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Anthony Steen
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Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the
Ayes.
Paragraphs 14.1 to 16 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
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[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 January at half-past
Two o'clock.
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