212 | Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account The parties consulted welcomed the idea of a simplified, transparent and expedient common authorisation procedure. The involvement of the Member States in the authorisation procedure as compulsory relays between applicants and the Commission was criticised by the Member States. This “extra-step procedure” seems to be regarded as a bureaucratic complication that needlessly slows down the procedure. In consequence, this proposal abolishes the “letter-box” role of the national authorities in the common procedure. Some consumer organisations expressed the fear that replacin ...[+++]g codecision with the comitology procedure in the authorisation procedure for additives would reduce the current transparency. Nevertheless, use of the comitology procedure is desirable, as it establishes a common procedure for the three types of substance. Moreover, the codecision procedure currently applicable in relation to additives is an isolated case in food legislation as a whole, despite its use not being justified by a higher level of risk posed by additives. |

There were all of the attendant indications of gearbox and transmission failure.

The Commission's investigation indicated that minor competitive overlaps exist only as regards certain products in the automotive electronics sector (i.e. switches, entry systems, relays, fuse boxes, body controllers, information displays as well as the independent aftermarket sales) in the EEA.

4.4. Transmission from engine to gearbox, rear axle(s), transfer or intermediate gears (if fitted)

I. 4.1.2.2.- if the transmission has a double gear ratio (transfer gearbox or two-speed rear axle assembly), the gearbox must be engaged in the ratio allowing the highest vehicle speed.

Mr. David Price (Compton—Stanstead, PC): Mr. Speaker, for the second time in a week a Sea King was forced to make a precautionary landing due to a gear box problem.