COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 26 November 1974 concerning consolidation of its Acts

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas, for legal clarity and convenience of interested parties, it is desirable to group in a single text those Acts of the Council which have been amended several times ; whereas therefore the Council has already undertaken, with the aid of the Commission, to publish by way of information the consolidated version of certain of these Acts ; whereas, without prejudice to this experiment and the enquiry into other possible methods of consolidation, a real legislative consolidation, involving the repeal of earlier Acts should so far as possible be effected, for reasons of legal security ; whereas it is desirable further to examine possible new procedures for the consolidation of Community legislation;

Invites the Commission to submit proposals for the consolidation of those of its Regulations or Directives which have been amended several times;

Undertakes to examine those proposals as quickly as possible, without bringing into question, during that consolidation, the substantive solutions contained in the consolidated texts.