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Council Conclusions on Alcohol and Health
2980th EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL POLICY, HEALTH AND
CONSUMER AFFAIRS Council meeting
Brussels, 1 December 2009
The Council adopted the following conclusions:
"THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:
1. RECALLS
− Article 152 of the Treaty, which states that a high level of human health protection is to
be ensured by all Community institutions in the definition and implementation of all
Community policies and activities, and that Community action is to complement
national policies ;
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the Communication from the Commission on the Health Strategy of the European
Community;
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the Council Recommendation on the drinking of alcohol by young people
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invited the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to make full use of all
Community policies to address the matters covered in the Recommendation, inter alia,
the development at national and European level of comprehensive health promotion
policies addressing alcohol;
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Council Recommendation 2001/458/EC of 5 June 2001 on the drinking of alcohol by young
people, in particular children and adolescents, (OJ L 161, 16.6.2001, p. 38)
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the Council Conclusions of 5 June 2001 on a Community strategy to reduce
alcohol-related harm
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, reiterated in Council Conclusions in 2004;
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the support of the Council
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for the Commission's Communication on an EU strategy to
support Member States in reducing alcohol-related harm
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, including its priority themes
and actions and invitation to the Commission to report regularly, starting in 2008, on
progress at both EU and national level;
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that the European Court of Justice