Comitology: modification of the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission

At its meeting on 3-4 September 1997, the Committee on Institutional Affairs finalized the list of subjects based on its current analysis which should, within the framework of the Amsterdam Treaty, facilitate the implementation of the Treaty once it is ratified. As regards the declaration on comitology to be included in the final act, the Conference called on the Commission to present Council with a proposal by the end of 1998, amending the Council decision of 13 July 1987. The European Parliament may ask the Commission to submit a suitable legislative proposal in accordance with Article 138 B, paragraph 2 of the EC Treaty and Article 50 of the Rules of Procedure.