Lord Bruce of Doningtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state, in respect of legislation published in the Official Journal of the European Communities for each of the years 1993 and 1994 whose titles are printed in bold type and preceded with an asterisk, the number of decisions, directives, regulations and recommendations (stated separately) on the authority of (a) the European Council and (b) the European Commission.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)According to the Commission's CELEX Database on Community legislation, and theOfficial Journal of the European Communities, legislative instruments produced by the Council and Commission in 1993 and 1994 fall into the following categories:
1993 1994 Council Commission Council Commission Directives 65 52 17 24 Regulations 325 1,160 180 1,579 Decisions 135 520 72 445 Recommendations 5 2 5 3 A breakdown which excluded those acts not printed in bold type with an asterisk in the Official Journal (i.e. relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters which are generally valid only for a limited period) could only be produced at disproportionate cost.