Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^f1,

In cooperation with the European Parliament^f2,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^f3,

Whereas the provisions of Directive 87/22/EEC^f4 have now been superseded by the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products^f5 and by Council Directive 88/182/EEC of 22 March 1988 amending Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations^f6;

Whereas provision has been made in Directive 93/39/EEC^f7 for the continued management of marketing authorizations which have been granted by Member States following the opinion of the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products given in accordance with Directive 87/22/EEC;

Whereas, furthermore, provision has been made in Directive 93/40/EEC^f8 for the continued management of marketing authorization which have been granted by Member States following the opinion of the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products given in accordance with Directive 87/22/EEC;

Whereas Directive 87/22/EEC should therefore be repealed;

Whereas in the interests of legal certainty, provision should be made for the continued examination of applications for marketing authorization which have been referred to the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products or the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products in accordance with Directive 87/22/EEC before 1 January 1995,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: