Brussels, 20 Apr 2004

No. Cion prop.:
Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture
COMMON GUIDELINES
Consultation deadline: 23.4.2004

1. The abovementioned proposal for a Council Regulation was submitted to the Council on 22 December 2003.

2. The European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee delivered their opinions on 1 April and 31 March 2004 respectively.

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3. Without prejudice to the opinion of the European Parliament, the Special Committee on Agriculture reached unanimous agreement on the proposal at its meeting on 8 March 2004.

4. It agreed to suggest that the Council:

­ adopt the Regulation, as set out in finalised by the Legal/Linguistic experts of the Council, as an "A" item on the agenda for a forthcoming meeting;

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­ enter in the minutes of the Council the statement set out in the Annex.

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