1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the
EC Treaty;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-
ment;
4. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;
6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
4. Controloffishdiseases*
A5-0036/2000
ProposalforaCouncildirectiveamendingDirective93/53/EECintroducingminimumCommunity
measures for the control of certain fish diseases (COM(1999) 437 ,dash C5-0168/1999 ,dash 1999/
0191(CNS))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION(1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 2a (new)
(2a) It is necessary for the Commission to investigate
fullythesourceofISAinScotland,thepossiblespreadofthediseaseandtheinterchange between farmedandwildsalmon;
(Amendment 2)
Recital 2b (new)
(2b) Nocompensationhasbeenmadepayabletosalmon
farmers for the compulsory withdrawal of entire salmonfarmsunder Council Directive 93/53/EECandcommercialinsuranceisnot forthcoming becauseofthird-partyinter-vention;
(Amendment 3)
Recital 2c (new)
(2c) TheScottishsalmonindustryfacesanongoingcrisis
which will become more severe if no compensation isavailable;
(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 42.4.12.2000 EN C 346/77 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(Amendment 4)
Recital 4
(4) A vaccination policy may offer a new tool for controlling
and containing ISA after an outbreak; at present no suchoption is provided for under Community legislation;(4) A vaccination policy may offer a new tool for preventing
ISAandfor controlling and containing ISA after an outbreak;
at present no such option is provided for under Communitylegislationandthereforenovaccinehasbeendevelopedto
countertheEuropeanstrainofISA;
(Amendment 5)
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) TheCommissionandtheCouncilmustproposeasa
matter of urgency the necessary amendments to CouncilDecision 90/424/EEC(
1) to provide for the specific addi-
tion of ISA and ensure prompt and adequate compensa-tion, and funding for research and development into avaccineforISA;
(1) OJL224,18.8.1990,p.19.
(Amendment 6)
Recital 5
(5) Directive 93/53/EEC should therefore be amended accord-
ingly,(5) In the absence of sufficient scientific and technical
evidence and of adequate consultation with the salmonindustry and interested parties, and in order to providefor an intermediate solution, Directive 93/53/EEC should
therefore be amended accordingly,
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncildirectiveamendingDirec-tive93/53/EECintroducingminimumCommunitymeasuresforthecontrolofcertainfishdiseases
(COM(1999)437,dashC5-0168/1999,dash1999/0191(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
Sdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1999) 437)(
1),
Sdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0168/1999),
Sdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,Sdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0036/2000),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the
EC Treaty;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-
ment;
4. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 342 E, 30.11.1999, p. 42.C 346/78 EN 4.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT