European Economic and Social Committee 9 September 1998, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 amending and updating Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine'

C 407/230 EN 28.12.98 Official Journal of the European Communities APPENDIX to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee The following amendment was defeated in the debate: Point 3.4. Replace by the following: ‘3.4. In the Committee’s view, the new Regulation must be framed and implemented so as to preserve neutrality between participating and non-participating Member States.