unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt
recommendations."
38) Titles IV, V, VI and VII shall be replaced by the following:
"TITLE X
Public Health
ARTICLE 129
1. The Community shall contribute towards ensuring a high level of
human health protection by encouraging co-operation between the
Member States and, if necessary, lending support to their action.
Community action shall be directed towards the prevention of
diseases, in particular the major health scourges, including drug
dependence, by promoting research into their causes and their
transmission, as well as health information and education.
Health protection requirements shall form a constituent part of the
Community's other policies.
2. Member States shall, in liaison with the Commission, co-ordinate
among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas
referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission may, in close contact with
the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such co-
ordination.
3. The Community and the Member States shall foster co-operation
with third countries and the competent international organizations in
the sphere of public health.
4. In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred
to in this Article, the Council:
- acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b,
after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions, shall adopt incentive measures, excluding
any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States;
- acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission,
shall adopt recommendations.
TITLE XI
Consumer protection
ARTICLE 129a
1. The Community shall contribute to the attainment of a high level of
consumer protection through:
(a) measures adopted pursuant to Article 100a in the context of the
completion of the internal market;
(b) specific action which supports and supplements the policy pursued
by the Member States to protect the health, safety and economic
interests of consumers and to provide adequate information to
consumers.
2. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 189b and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee,
shall adopt the specific action referred to in paragraph 1(b).
3. Action adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall not prevent any
Member State from maintaining or introducing more stringent
protective measures. Such measures must be compa