5. Carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars ***III
A5-0128/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a scheme to monitor the average
specific emissions of CO2from new passenger cars (C5-0105/2000 4dash 1998/0202(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
Rdash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (C5-0105/2000),Rdash having regard to its position at first reading(
1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 348)(2),
Rdash having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(1999) 58)(3),
Rdash having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position(4),
Rdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(2000) 44 Rdash C5-0070/2000),
Rdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
Rdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,Rdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0128/2000),
1. Approves the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 98, 9.4.1999, p. 240.
(2) OJ C 231, 23.7.1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ C 83, 25.3.1999, p. 9.
(4) Texts Adopted of 2December 1999, Item 4.
6. Organisation of working time ***III
A5-0129/2000
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parl iament and Councildirective amending Councildirective 93/104/EC con-
cerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities
excluded from that directive (C5-0183/2000 4dash 1998/0318(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
Rdash having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission
statements (C5-0183/2000),C 59/92 EN 23.2.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 17 May 2000
Rdash having regard to its position at first reading(1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1998) 662)(2),
Rdash having regard to its position at second reading on the Council common position(3),
Rdash having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position
(COM(1999) 699 Rdash C5-0051/2000),
Rdash having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,Rdash having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
Rdash having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0129/2000),
1. Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Commission statements thereon;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 219, 30.7.1999, p. 231.
(2) OJ C 43, 17.2.1999, p. 16.
(3) Texts Adopted of 16 November 1999, Item 2.
7. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I
A5-0117/2000
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation laying down rules for the prevention
and control of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(1998) 623 4dash C4-0025/
1999 4dash 1998/0323(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION(1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
(Amendment 1)
Recital 1a (new)
(1a) Whereas, in view of the worrying reports of scien-
tific evidence that TSE infections may be transmittedthrough blood, and in view of the increase in the numberof TSE cases also outside the United Kingdom, Commun-
ity policy to prevent and reduce the spread of encephalo-
pathies urgently needs to be reconsidered in the light ofthese new discoveries;
(1) OJ C 45, 19.2.1999, p. 2.23.2.2001 EN C 59/93 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 17 May 2000