Commission, implementing powers: adapting provisions relating to committees, consultation qualified majority

PURPOSE : to adapt the provisions relating to Commission committees laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority). CONTENT : Decision 1999/468/EC repealed Decision 87/373/EEC. The provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers, provided for in the application of Decision 87/373/EEC should be adapted to bring them into line with the provisions of Decision 1999/468/EC: - the provisions of the instruments providing for recourse to the type I committee procedure established by Decision 87/373/EEC are replaced by provisions referring to the advisory procedure. With regard to this procedure, the instruments listed in the annex to this draft legislation are amended. - the provisions of the instruments providing for recourse to type IIa and IIb committee procedures are replaced by provisions referring to the management procedure. - the provisions of the instruments providing for recourse to type IIIa and IIIb committee procedures are replaced by provisions referring to the regulatory procedure.�