FREE MOVEMENT AND MARKETING OF GOODS WITHIN
THE EU (6312/07, 6313/07)
Letter from the Chairman to Rt Hon Ian
McCartney MP, Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Foreign
Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry
Sub-Committee B considered these documents,
and your Explanatory Memoranda, at its meeting on 5 March 2007.
We strongly welcome the Commission's efforts
to remove any barriers to the freedom of movement of goods in
the EU, and share your support in principle for these initiatives.
However, we note your uncertainty over the interaction of the
draft Regulation with national law, and share your concern that
it should not obstruct the ability of a Member State to take action
in the interests of public safety. We would welcome a report from
you when you have considered these implications in more detail,
and when you have carried our your public consultation. We would
also be grateful to you if you could set out the Government's
plans for establishing the point of single contact mentioned in
your Explanatory Memorandum on the draft Regulation.
We are content to lift scrutiny on the Communication,
but will maintain scrutiny on the draft Regulation at this stage.
7 March 2007
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