Commission Directive 93/21/EEC

For a long time (at the time of the preparation of the manuscript of this chapter) there was not one final document but two major draft versions the last amended Commission Proposal of 24/10/2007 (Commission Directive 91/71/EEC) and the last Council Proposal for Political Agreement of 10/12/2007 (Commission Directive 93/21/EEC), which were the basis for discussion for the Council meeting (Agriculture and Fisheries) on Decanber 17-18, 2007. The major differences between the two versions (Commission Proposal and Council Proposal) available at the end of 2007 (at the time of the preparation of this manuscript), and the impact on essential oils will be outlined below. As a final Proposal of the European Parliament and the Council had just come available shortly before submission of this manuscript for publication (Council Proposal, July 15, 2008), also this final... 

Following 2 years of negotiation, the EU Council reached a Common Position on June 27, 2006 [16]. The new regulation replaces Directive 76/769/EEC, Commission Directive 91/155/EEC, Commission Directive 2000/21/EC, Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94. These Directives and Regulations should therefore be repealed. 

Commission Directive 2004/93/EC 21 September 2004, Amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC for the Purpose of Adapting its Annexes II and III to Technical Progress. 

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