The immediate effect was to make local authorities examine their existing provision.

We have included both new and existing provisions in these regulations.

Amendments 2, 3 and 4 expand on or slightly strengthen the existing provisions and are acceptable to the Commission.

Nor does it mean a compilation of all the stringent existing national provisions.

We say that we shall not extend the existing provisions.

A modest adjustment will be made to the existing provisions in relation to the veterinary controls to take this particular system into account.

The proposal will add to the existing provisions on the maintenance and regular inspection of spraying equipment.

On several occasions, it has already been called upon to deal with urgent problems that were impossible to solve given the existing provisions.

We therefore still need to plan new measures and to define additional approaches to complement the existing provisions.

The first priority is to ensure the most effective possible legislation to implement the Charter's existing provisions.