PURPOSE : to adapt the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission, laid down in European Parliament and Council instruments adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty.
CONTENT : Council Decision 1999/468/EC repealed Decision 87/373/EEC. The Council and the Commission agree that the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers, provided for in application of Decision 87/373/EEC should be adapted to bring them into line with the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC:
- the provisions of the instruments providing for recourse to type 1 committee procedure established by Decision 87/373/EEC are therefore replaced by provisions referring to the advisory procedure laid down in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC.
- the provisions of the instruments providing for recourse to type IIa and IIb committee procedures are replaced by provisions referring to the management procedure provided for in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC.
- the provisions of the instruments provided for by recourse to type IIIa and IIIb committee procedures are replaced by provisions referring to the regulatory procedure provided for by Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC.�