Council Decision 76/894/EEC establishing a Standing Committee on Plant Health. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 340, 9 December 1976, p. 25. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Institution Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract With a view to encouraging a close cooperation among Member States in matters of plant health, the present Decision provides for the setting up of a Standing Committee on Plant Health, which shall carry out the functions delegated to it by the measures adopted by the Council in respect of plant health. It shall further be entitled to examine any other question arising within the scope of those measures. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Repealed by Regulation (EU) No. 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2014 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Food quality control/food safety, Public health, Consumer protection, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Animal feed/feedstuffs, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX